Entitled Mom Demands Expensive Gifts From Her 4 Children As Thanks For Giving Birth To Them Every Year On Their Birthdays

It's not a shocking fact that OP (original poster) is not the a**hole in this situation. OP is 25 years old and the eldest among her three siblings, who are aged between 10 and 18 years old.

Even when they were young, the kids were expected to give their mom a gift annually on their birthdays as a way of thanking her for carrying and birthing them. If one of her siblings was celebrating their birthday, OP was also required to gift their mom something.

So she receives four gifts on each of her children's birthdays, plus one from her husband. Now that they are older, OP is beginning to doubt whether their birthdays are really for them or if they are merely a celebration of their mother.

Oh, and the older the siblings have become, the more expensive the gifts get. Their mom does not accept handmade gifts from her adult children; she expects them to go all out for her birthing gift.

The prime example of this unfair tradition occurred recently on OP's birthday. She received clothes and some much-needed dishware for her new apartment, which she highly appreciated.

Meanwhile, their mom, who gave birth to OP 25 years ago, received a brand new MacBook from their father. All the other siblings followed suit and gave their mom her gifts.

OP's two teenage siblings are both working and were expected to gift mom something pricey. Before the party, OP's 16-year-old sister talked to her to apologize for not getting her a sweater, which OP loved, instead of something nicer.

It turns out the teenage girl had to spend $300 on a necklace their mother had been heavily hinting at. She felt compelled to get it because she knew their mom would feel insulted if she bought her something she didn't want.

OP absolutely lost it during her party after her mom finished opening all of her expensive presents. Their mom started to cry, and their dad kicked OP out of her own party.

The entitled mother is now refusing to talk to OP, but she's posting on her Facebook account.

She's reposting quotes about letting go of toxicity in your life, how blood does not mean family, and the challenges of being a mother. The mother's sister is doing all the talking for her.

She has been calling OP to tell her that she's a piece of sh*t for disrespecting her mother and that OP is a selfish, narcissistic child for being jealous of all the presents her mom received. The mom's side of the family is all ganging up on OP, and she is now somewhat convinced she was wrong.

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A lot of Redditors were shocked but curious about OP's family traditions and asked her a lot of questions.

creqmpufff

Apparently, this is not the only event their family spends big bucks on.

ThrowawayBirthdayx96

It's just good manners to give your mom a gift for pushing you out of her loins. Barf.

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If she tries hard enough, she can make an argument for birthing America during the 4th of July.

BitterHelicopter8

Why can't they just pass down recipe books like regular families?

Jtoots76

It's a learned behavior.

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OP elaborated on her mom's gift-giving ways.

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Maybe it's a cultural thing that we are not privy to.

lunchesandbentos lunchesandbentos

OP is Caucasian, and this is not a typical tradition.

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Mom definitely framed herself as the victim in this situation.

DisciplineCertain397 DisciplineCertain397

She talked to them first and had the chance to share only her side of the story, and of course, the aunt will be on her side if she participates in this silly tradition as well.

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New business model unlocked.

p3ngwin

OP's other siblings will get older soon enough and realize how messed up this is.

dinkelbeeeerg

It's unreasonable and rude to demand a $300 gift from someone.

BrownDogEmoji

Why is the dad going along with this? Is he making up for something?

VividEfficiency7347

The mother is the ~main character~ in everyone's life.

I-am-here-what-next

Parents: do not be like this.

Glittercorn111

Right? Kids should get gifts during Mother's Day...

whimsypooh

... she won't be a mom without them.

TheyKnowWeAreHere

After reading OP's answer that the mom does not give presents to her own mother during her birthday, Reddit has come to the conclusion that she is a hypocrite.

JoeyShinx

OP needed to know that she does not owe her mom anything for giving birth to her.

Primary-Criticism929

That was the only thing she was right about.

retired-penguin

It's time for OP to share her side of the story on her own Facebook account and rightfully call her mother out.

BOSSBABY33

They really do, and OP's mom is a prime example.

moanaw123

Especially after 25 years, your children's birthdays are not about you at all.

brown_eyed_gurl

Poor kids didn't choose to have her as a mother, but she chose to have them.

drwhogirl_97

After Reddit talked some sense into her, OP finally realized she needed a LOT of therapy.

ThrowawayBirthdayx96

This story is the first chapter of what not to do in a parenting book. Not to be an armchair psychologist, but the mom sounds like a complete narcissist.

Even though it took OP 25 years to stand up for herself, it's better late than never. Fortunately, her siblings will soon be old enough to realize what OP did, but that poor 10-year-old will have to work two jobs by the time he's a teenager to buy mom expensive presents yearly.