‘Every year I get a $15-$25 gift card for a place I don’t go or never visited’: Cheap father gives adult son a Ruby Tuesday gift card despite the restaurant not existing in their city

I understand that not everybody is a fantastic gift-giver. Most people are not like me…someone who heard my sister talking about drinking glasses she desperately wanted on the Monday before Christmas and had them wrapped and ready for her to open on Christmas Day. Most of us can’t give gifts to save our lives, so …
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‘She started ranting about how I made her look bad to her kids’: Daughter-in-law insults grandmother for buying too many Christmas presents for her grandkids

It’s easy to lean into resentful feelings, especially over the holidays. You can look up all of your family members, old college friends, and unimportant acquaintances on Facebook and easily feel that you’re not doing enough for your kids. After all, don’t they deserve a perfect Christmas with expensive presents much more than the bratty …
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‘No one ever gifts the father baby stuff’: Expecting dad buys his wife $2000 stroller for Christmas, gets chewed out for counting baby items as gifts for her

You should strike a certain balance when buying gifts for an expecting mother. She’s going through a massive shift in her life, and you don’t want to reduce her to this new duty she’s taking on. If I was pregnant and the only things people could think to get me for Christmas were novelty t-shirts …
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‘I don’t **** with thieves’: Mom cancels Christmas after catching her 6-year-old stealing $70 from her purse

When you’re a kid, the threat of being put on the naughty list is usually enough to make you be on your best behavior for that last month of the year. I wholeheartedly believed in the surveillance state of Santa and was a bit paranoid that any wrong move I made would result in me …
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Christmas Day Memes To Open Up on Christmas Morning

Merry Christmas! The most hyped holiday of the year has finally arrived, and I hope you all are spending it doing precisely what you want to do. I’m sure a lot of us are at our homes or our parent’s homes, sitting around the tree and exchanging presents like there’s no tomorrow. That’s all well …
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20+ Santa Claus Memes for True Believers Putting Up Their Stocking on December 24th

Meme makers have made a lot of different enemies over the years, but by far the most Christmassy have to be the so-called Santa Deniers. A few years back, some intrepid memers ended up taking aim at all those cynical human beings who decide the ultimate purveyor of presents and festive cheer isn’t actually real. …
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‘This is so sad’: Mom’s neglected stocking on Christmas morning exposes holiday gender dynamics

Holidays run on moms. I know this is a sweeping generalization, but it’s one I’m prepared to make. It’s especially true in my family, where my mom singlehandedly does the shopping, decorating, hostessing, and most of the cooking during the holiday season. It’s easy to take for granted because she seems to enjoy it, but …
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20+ Elf (2003) Memes For Buddy The Elf Fans Celebrating The Christmas Classic’s 20th Anniversary

If there’s one Christmas movie I’ve seen more than any other, it’s Elf. The 2003 comedy starring Will Ferrell came out 20 years ago, and I still can’t stop replaying the DVD and laughing at the same gags repeatedly. There’s something so enjoyable about a man breaking all social norms in the service of being …
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«You’re not supportive»: Bookworm asks boyfriend to make him a book advent calander for Christmas, boyfriend totally shuts him down

It’s a bit awkward to ask your partner to do an expensive romantic gesture for you. Usually, it has to come from within. When I was in high school, I was dating a Jewish person and decided to get them eight gifts for all of the eight days of Hannukah. If you’re Jewish, you know …
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«The gift card was going to pay for new tires»: Selfish boss opts for office Christmas party instead of gift cards despite that being what the majority of employees wanted

When I was a kid, I was given very clear instructions before birthdays and Christmas morning. My parents would always give me and my sister «the talk»: The «no matter what you feel about the gift, say thank you and don’t tell them if you don’t like it» talk. It is so important for people …
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