Mother Gets Upset Over A Horrible Gift And Decides To Cancel Her Family's Future Gift-Exchanging Tradition

What were the girlfriends thinking?

Sophia

Published in Christmas
8 Jan 2022

Mother Gets Upset Over A Horrible Gift And Decides To Cancel Her Family's Future Gift-Exchanging Tradition

One Christmas gift was so bad that it put an entire family tradition on shaky ground.

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A Reddit user shared how a holiday exchange with her husband’s side of the family turned awkward after she received a cheap, thoughtless present, along with comments that stung even more. What should have been a simple seasonal moment quickly turned into a bigger argument about respect, effort, and whether the tradition was worth keeping at all.

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Now the family is split, and the gift exchange may not survive the fallout. Read on.

First time celebrating Christmas with their sons and their sons' SOs

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The awesome gifts that the sons received

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The worst gifts

What made the gift even worse

The old couple have differing opinions about the gift the original poster received.

That gift exchange already sounds tense.

She ultimately wants to stop the gift-giving event, but her husband tells her that she'll end up being the a**hole in the whole situation.

She had to further explain her side.

Something's fishy with the son's girlfriend.

The eldest son's situation

The real reason behind the absurd gift

Letting the girlfriend handle the gift purchase was such a bad idea.

The girlfriend even wants to cut all ties with the original poster because she is a stepmom.

Things only got messier from there.

No more gift-giving event. It's probably for the best.

A redditor had to hear more details about the story.

If only this user saw the updates.

There is a reason why she's odd. She hates the mom.

What the girlfriend did was absolutely rude. You can't even call that a gift.

Sadly, it was intentional.

Some commenters were not surprised at all.

This feels like the standoff over whether to let a brother’s new girlfriend join the family dinner.

The tradition deserves another chance for this user.

This is what you call a gift—something that's really useful.

Those were horrible gifts indeed.

Communication is key.

Sadly, he's head over heels for this girl.

With such thoughtless actions, being honest about how hurtful they are is important.

It's definitely odd if the previous ones were thoughtful gifts.

For others, it's best to solve the root problem first before letting go of the tradition.

Lowering the value of the gifts might be a good idea as well.

Other users want to exact revenge.

But it's not ideal to stoop down to the level of the girlfriend.

What a man in his early '20s should be buying as a gift.

The original poster's husband needs to have a talk with the boys.

This redditor agrees to drop the rope. If she'll end up with a thoughtless gift, then it's better not to receive anything at all.

Other redditors are wondering about it too.

The girlfriend really hates her boyfriend's mom.

The clueless boys.

The entitled girls.

Ultimately, the tradition ends.

And it's understandable. Plus, with such thoughtless girlfriends, it's probably best not to receive anything at all.

The tradition can always come back once the situation improves. Grandchildren will always make these events happier, so it's probably best for them to hold off until new members of the family arrive.

That holiday tradition may be over for now.

Want more gift-exchange fallout? See how my host called out a friend’s ungrateful behavior.

First time celebrating Christmas with their sons and their sons' SOs

The awesome gifts that the sons received

The worst gifts

What made the gift even worse

The old couple have differing opinions about the gift the original poster received.

She ultimately wants to stop the gift-giving event, but her husband tells her that she'll end up being the a**hole in the whole situation.

She had to further explain her side.

Something's fishy with the son's girlfriend.

The eldest son's situation

The real reason behind the absurd gift

Letting the girlfriend handle the gift purchase was such a bad idea.

The girlfriend even wants to cut all ties with the original poster because she is a stepmom.

No more gift-giving event. It's probably for the best.

A redditor had to hear more details about the story.

If only this user saw the updates.

There is a reason why she's odd. She hates the mom.

What the girlfriend did was absolutely rude. You can't even call that a gift.

Sadly, it was intentional.

The tradition deserves another chance for this user.

This is what you call a gift—something that's really useful.

Those were horrible gifts indeed.

Communication is key.

Sadly, he's head over heels for this girl.

With such thoughtless actions, being honest about how hurtful they are is important.

It's definitely odd if the previous ones were thoughtful gifts.

For others, it's best to solve the root problem first before letting go of the tradition.

Lowering the value of the gifts might be a good idea as well.

Other users want to exact revenge.

But it's not ideal to stoop down to the level of the girlfriend.

What a man in his early '20s should be buying as a gift.

The original poster's husband needs to have a talk with the boys.

This redditor agrees to drop the rope. If she'll end up with a thoughtless gift, then it's better not to receive anything at all.

Other redditors are wondering about it too.

The girlfriend really hates her boyfriend's mom.

The clueless boys.

The entitled girls.

Ultimately, the tradition ends.

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