Today, my 6-year-old nephew opened his Christmas gift. The first words out of his mouth were, "This is cheap." FML
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Today, I gave my nephew a toy car as a gift. He opened it, looked at it for two seconds, and then spent the next hour playing with the cardboard box it came in. Apparently, I could’ve saved $20 and just bought him a box. FML
Today, it was my brother's birthday. I was short on money but got him a present anyway. After opening it, he looked at it and said, "I didn't really want this." FML
Today, the first gift I opened was from my uncle. It was $80 in clothes that I'd bought for myself a week earlier. 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, my son told me the Christmas letter he wrote to Santa was a joke and he didn't want the stuff he asked for. I already bought everything. FML
Today, I carefully wrapped my nephew's birthday present so it would look perfect. He thanked me, pushed it aside, and spent the next two hours pretending the empty cardboard box was a spaceship. FML
Today, I finally bought the toy my two year-old son always wanted. He would always tap on the TV when the commercial for it would appear. I gave him the gift, and he started playing with the bag it came in. FML
Today, my son was playing with a piece of plastic wrapping and trying not to let it fall to the floor as if it were a balloon. This is after he got some kick ass gifts for Christmas. Kids. FML
Today, I opened my Christmas presents with my husband. One of the things he got me was a ball gag. "Yeah," he said with a grin, "That one's more for me but I didn't wanna buy myself headphones." Cue our son asking me what it was. FML
Today, I was on the phone with my friend, when my four year old nephew came in, asking who I was talking to. I told him it was Santa Claus, so he insisted on talking to him. I handed over the phone and I hear, "Santa is fake. Grow up." I spent the next two hours with a screaming child proving Santa exists. FML
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dancinwookie 21
You know what else is cheaper? No gift at all. See how much he likes that.
babyblueyes 27
I'd take it back and say " ok nothing for you then"
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Comments (117)
celiiceegee 6
We bought my 3 year old nephew a NinoTab and he threw it in the trash 'cause "He want iPad" and his parents just brushed it off -.-
DanielleinDC 34
Ungrateful little brat. I would have taken the gift back and made sure it went to a more deserving child or someone who would be grateful for any gift at all. Loserman67 has the right idea, giving it to the son of a neighbor who was laid off.
U_GotitDude 18
Santa went cheap on him again
maz95 17
I would've taken it back from him telling him that I'd given the wrong present. Then I'd replace it with a pair of socks :)
twinkiefeets 17
I hope his parents corrected him and fast!!!
OrangeKnife 10
Children these days, always expecting something expensive like a PS3 or Xbox 360 and IPods and all that shit, Christmas gifts aren't mandatory next time the little brat can buy his own gift. :|
Epikouros 32
Maybe your nephew was an ungrateful brat, or maybe you could have given a better gift than one block of Lego that your dog chewed up. We don't know.
witchdoctor1 9
We don't even know what the present was
DanielleinDC 34
It doesn't matter what the present was! A 6-year-old kid should know enough to say "Thank you" even if he doesn't like the gift. Clearly the kid's parents neglected to teach him some very basic etiquette.
gc327072 31
^they shouldn't have brushed it off, but those knockoff tablets are definitely NOT iPads.
witchdoctor1 9
Moments like this is where I'd go "I got another 1 for you. Close your eyes" take back the present and when he opens I'd flick him on the nose and say "merry Christmas". When i was a kid in our house. You'd be lucky to even get clothes! Hell. You'd have 1 tv in the entire house, and watch what your parents or elders put on. You'd get the paddle if you lipped off. Or no supper. And there was no ordering out, or credit cards that we could use. We went without. Kids these days got it so easy...
nancem 7
Maybe this is the time that his parents should tell him that there are starving children in Africa that don't even have food let alone a gift on Xmas morning. Greedy little jerk
duckiegirl21 10
There are children starving everywhere. Why do people always use Africa as an example for poor children?
CharresBarkrey 16
77 - It's just a saying. Although I agree with you, we need to help our own before other countries.