When one person proposes to another, can the proposal be considered a gift? Many couples want the moment they get engaged to be special and memorable, so a lot of people plan it during a time that is already special in itself–proposing during a birthday, Christmas, or even Valentine’s Day. The question is, if you …
Seguir leyendo Man plans to propose to his girlfriend on Christmas, but doesn’t buy her a Christmas gift since “the engagement is enough”, friend calls him out: ‘Proposing is not a present‘
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Dad refuses to buy birthday and Christmas gifts for his kids’ half-siblings, claiming they are not his problem, their Mom demands otherwise: ‘She’s relying on me to pick up the slack’
Every birthday and every Christmas, kids all over the world wait for one thing and one thing only – the presents. Sure, the Christmas break from school is awesome, the birthday cake is fun, and who doesn’t love all the attention? But the real deal is all the gifts you get, the things for which …
Seguir leyendo Dad refuses to buy birthday and Christmas gifts for his kids’ half-siblings, claiming they are not his problem, their Mom demands otherwise: ‘She’s relying on me to pick up the slack’
Pregnant mom gives early holiday present to 20-month-old daughter without consulting husband: ‘With the new baby, I don’t think I’ll really get to enjoy watching my daughter getting her gift’
Communication is key, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Sometimes we find ourselves hiding things from the ones that we love, even if we don’t really mean to. They just might be too difficult to bring up, and we don’t quite have a way around it. This can happen in even the strongest relationships. Maybe …
Seguir leyendo Pregnant mom gives early holiday present to 20-month-old daughter without consulting husband: ‘With the new baby, I don’t think I’ll really get to enjoy watching my daughter getting her gift’
3rd grader cries after his teacher gifts him a new pencil case and pencils, says he doesn’t know how to be grateful for it: ‘It’s just that I already have pencils. Is this your whole gift?’
There’s a lot of theatrics involved when receiving a gift. Most of us are genuinely incredibly grateful when somebody thinks highly enough of us to get us a present, but our reactions can get over the top. I’ve been drilled from day 1 of being alive that no matter how you feel about a gift, …
Seguir leyendo 3rd grader cries after his teacher gifts him a new pencil case and pencils, says he doesn’t know how to be grateful for it: ‘It’s just that I already have pencils. Is this your whole gift?’
‘All the siblings got checks for $350, so I don’t think a card was too much of an expectation’: Girlfriend of 3 years buys Christmas gifts for all of her boyfriend’s family members, his family doesn’t get her a single gift for the 2nd year in a row
Complaining about not getting presents always feels a little bit wrong, even when you’re in the right. You’ve always got the idea that nobody is entitled to presents running through your head, not to mention the training your parents gave you in childhood to always show gratitude for a gift no matter if you hate …
Seguir leyendo ‘All the siblings got checks for $350, so I don’t think a card was too much of an expectation’: Girlfriend of 3 years buys Christmas gifts for all of her boyfriend’s family members, his family doesn’t get her a single gift for the 2nd year in a row
Dad allows his 5 and 7-year-old kids to open their Christmas presents before their mom woke up at 8:30, mom screams and cries at her husband: ‘I was completely deprived of the joy of seeing their faces when they open their presents’
I come from an open one-Christmas present-at-a-time family. I’m sure that that statement fills many of you with a shudder. I’ve seen so many posts about the horror of marrying into an everyone watches you for your reaction while you open your present family, but I cannot imagine doing it any other way. We only …
Seguir leyendo Dad allows his 5 and 7-year-old kids to open their Christmas presents before their mom woke up at 8:30, mom screams and cries at her husband: ‘I was completely deprived of the joy of seeing their faces when they open their presents’
Parent calls out sneaky mother-in-law when she takes credit for Christmas gifts they purchased for their children: ‘[She] tried guilt tripping [me]’
Going Christmas shopping for your loved ones is a lot more difficult than folks think. You want to find the perfect gift for someone—one that they might brag about to their friends so they feel bad (kidding). As a parent, shopping for your kids might be one of the most exciting times of the year. …
Seguir leyendo Parent calls out sneaky mother-in-law when she takes credit for Christmas gifts they purchased for their children: ‘[She] tried guilt tripping [me]’
Mom criticizes 16-year-old son for celebrating Christmas and accepting gifts from his paternal grandparents after they excluded his step-siblings and half-siblings: ‘I told her I wasn’t missing Christmas with my family’
I hate reading about situations where a child is stuck in the middle of adult problems. It is common to use children as bargaining chips in conflicts that have nothing to do with them, especially regarding visitation rights and blended families that they never asked to be born into. This makes it easy for children …
Seguir leyendo Mom criticizes 16-year-old son for celebrating Christmas and accepting gifts from his paternal grandparents after they excluded his step-siblings and half-siblings: ‘I told her I wasn’t missing Christmas with my family’
Ex-husband scolds the mother of his 3 children for not getting a Christmas present for the 4-year-old daughter that resulted from his affair: ‘He took out this dollar store doll and he told me that was all he could afford for his daughter’
A sad reality of the holiday season is that not every child will be visited by Santa equally. Some kids receive Dudley Dursley-esque quantities of presents, all of which have a fat price tag attached. Other kids will be lucky if they get socks and a cheap toy from the dollar store on the 25th. …
Seguir leyendo Ex-husband scolds the mother of his 3 children for not getting a Christmas present for the 4-year-old daughter that resulted from his affair: ‘He took out this dollar store doll and he told me that was all he could afford for his daughter’
25-year-old daughter refuses to contribute $500 to mom’s ‘family gift’, which turns out to be a new car for her 28-year-old brother: ‘She just assumed we’d all go along with it’
Sometimes, you never know your sibling is the golden child until your parents spell it right out before you. That’s not very jolly, but that’s the way things roll on this website. One of the worst things a parent can do is lie to their children and go under their noses to ensure that their …
Seguir leyendo 25-year-old daughter refuses to contribute $500 to mom’s ‘family gift’, which turns out to be a new car for her 28-year-old brother: ‘She just assumed we’d all go along with it’