Today, I went to visit some family out of state for my niece's birthday. I couldn't think of what to get an 8-year-old so I got her a Barbie doll. Everyone else got her money, iPods, game consoles, etc. When she got to mine she asked "how do I turn it on?" Then threw it away when she couldn't. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my 8 year-old niece gave me back a Fluttershy plush I gifted her 4 years ago. When I told her it was a gift from the heart, she insisted on exchanging it for something of equal value. FML
Today, my 3 year old kid wanted to do something nice. I told him he could pick up some of his toys. He washed my new Iphone instead. FML
Today, my teenage daughter faked a suicide because I bought her a Samsung instead of an iPhone for her birthday. FML
Today, I took away my 8-year-old daughter's toy for throwing it too many times. She then said, "I need a beer." FML
Today, I found an old toy that I gave to my daughter several years ago. It was still unopened, and long forgotten, so I decided to re-gift it to one of my friend's children. My daughter immediately remembered her "favorite" toy and started crying inconsolably. FML
Today, my son turned 8. We watched as he unwrapped a $55 Nerf gun, extra 'bullets', new shoes and a school bag with his favorite TV character on the front and a action figure inside. As he finished he looked me straight in the eyes and says, "That's great ma, but seriously what'd you get me?". FML
Today, I bought my niece a huge stuffed teddy bear for her birthday because I wanted to be the cool aunt/uncle. She hugged it, smiled, and then immediately hugged the gift bag instead, because apparently it made a "funny" crinkly noise. I have officially been defeated by packaging. FML
Today, my 8 year-old adopted daughter told me she wants me to take her back so another family can adopt her because I don't give her enough toys. FML
Today, my 14 year-old daughter is so selfish that on her sister's birthday, she found the present, assumed it must be for her, opened it, then destroyed it when she saw it was frozen Anna and Elsa dolls because she hates Frozen. Her sister loves Frozen, and hasn’t stopped crying over Anna’s severed head. FML
Today, I threw a pillow at my 8 year-old cousin while play-fighting. She gave me a look, then muttered, "You don't have any girlfriends and the girls that talk to you probably have no taste." FML
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GingerNinja7 17
Kids these days are so ungrateful, it makes me sick
kaosps2 11
Give her an empty box next year.
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Rosemary072098 11
Faith in humanity lost
Odyy_fml 7
it's perfectly fine to have a lot of possessions as a kid, but when she can't put any effort into the smaller, finer things then she becomes a colossal ****.
xgetxbentx 13
Well, you could have always asked her parents what else she was getting or if she was interested in anything specific. That being said, generally a Barbie is great for an 8yr old girl and your niece sounds like an ungrateful, spoiled brat. So fyl for sure. I guess next year just don't bother. It doesn't sound like you're that close anyways, so if she's not going to be polite, you shouldn't waste your money. Sounds harsh, but child or not, someone needs to teach her not to act like that. She could easily have said thank you and then secretly exchanged it for something else if she didn't care for it. At least then your money still would have went towards something she enjoyed.
Brie_Nicole 3
Don't worry OP. Certain kids are just raised differently. Some are into barbies and playing house still and some are given the luxury of having electronics and are not raised with good manners. It's not your fault and don't take it personally.
LUFT 12
oh my goodness...she seriously didn't know what a Barbie was? what happened to the younger generations???? 0.o
baileymarie102 6
Kids now a days.
simsgirlgem 25
wtf okay obviously this little girl who is around my own nieces age has been raised on Tech but why haven't her parents taught her you accept a gift without complaining as you didn't have to get her anything FYL for having a sibling who doesn't teach their child good values
xRezSynn 15
I'm really worried about this generation.
blueknight1st 26
Who the **** buys an 8 year old an ipod or even a video game console?
Omniprism 15
Holy shit. How spoiled can a child get. And rude I might add. I would be super pissed.