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
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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, I got my 11-year old son the NERF Elite 2.0 Shockwave RD-15 Blaster that he has been begging for as his birthday gift. Guess who the primary target is. 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, after creating a swear jar for my son, I came back to find a $20 bill in it and him saying, "How much does that buy?" 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 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
Today, I bought my son a nice car for his 18th birthday. When I gave it to him, he just got mad and told me that if I really wanted to spend that much money on him, I should've used it to help him pay for college. FML
Today, my 12 year old son came home from school and informed me that he bought an air guitar for $20. He honestly thinks this is a good price. FML
Today, I gave my 7-year-old a snowglobe. I had spent the last week deconstructing it, putting an action figure of his favorite cartoon character inside, and then putting it back together. Later, I find it smashed into pieces because he wanted to "play with the toy it came with." FML
Today, I invited my boss and his family over for dinner. As usual, I bought his kids Christmas' presents, nothing too fancy though. This year, he had one more that wasn't here last year. So I just pulled something from under the tree to hand him. He opened it on the spot. It was my son's PS3. FML
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PsychoBitch666 8
What a brat.
enormouselephant 15
Kids these days! So spoiled!
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roachyroo 5
My son got the same things for his birthday. He was quite happy. It sucks when they don't appreciate things. I would not have hesitated taking it back.
daytoday21 10
You gave your son these same presents? Very strange...
RedPillSucks 33
yes, they were donated by OP after the sons comments
pradip 26
Kids these days are more desperate for electronic stuffs, but still his response is cruel.
Eelam_star 2
Sometimes it disgust me seeing these parents buy their eight year olds iPhone and iPads. My parents bought me a phone when I was in gr.12 and had a part time job to pay for phone bills. That made me appreciate money more better.
NeonPopRocks 14
69- Yeah, sometimes it disgusts me too, unless the kid really needs it. (Autistic, ETC....)
winnerme123 8
If you read the 69 with the comment it sounds dirty.
xXxIracebethxXx 14
#116 - And if we read your comment, it sounds like an immature dirty pervert thinking like a disgusting pig.
onlychildFTW 34
No it doesn't 116
CuriousAlien 7
You should laugh and say "Oh you poor thing, you thought these were for you. Oh no! I just wanted your opinion, so I can give it to the Salvation Army later today. I'll give you your real gift after you wash the dishes, vacuum the house, and clean the windows and your room." After that give him those little McDonald toy play thingies. Or take him on a trip To a homeless shelter. Make him see how blessed he is to even RECEIVE a gift on his birthday. I'm pretty sure after that, he would be grateful for what he has.
pradip 26
Wash the dishes, vacuum the house, are you sure? He's just 8 years old.
Awsumuzzie 12
22, "just?" Is there something else that should be done at that age?
sniken 14
Only 8? An 8 year old should have no problems doing any of the tasks mentioned above. I was put to mowing the lawn at his age. Took a good 6-7h of my time every week.
pradip 26
^ The things i've seen done by a 8 year old is play with friends, grab some stuffs from nearby shop or neighbor, help while elders are gardening or cleaning the house; i didn't know those were common. Now I get an idea of what all I could make my kid do.
jarockstar27 10
8 year old are capable to clean....
Sweetpea22 14
I washed the dishes, cleaned my room, dusted the living room, and walked the dog by myself at 8. If you never did house work 22, then you were a spoiled little brat
pradip 26
^ I never did house work at 8. Lol I'm not a spoiled little brat. Nobody asked me or wanted me to do house work.
RedPillSucks 33
then you probably were spoiled as a child. I had to help with the house work when I was young also. this was a common thing in many households. sadly nowadays people don't give their kids chores.
CuriousAlien 7
Even if he's never done a chore in his life, he's gonna learn today.
jesustitts 20
My four year old niece made a mess so my older brother made her sweep it up. She whined saying she was too small, if you can make a mess, walk, and talk than you can clean up a mess. I started chores the second I could see over the sink. I was a tall child so around age 6 or 7, anyone who lets their kids get away with not doing chores at age 6-12 is just asking for a lazy little ******** of a child. I had to clean my own room when I was 5. Not making beds but picking up toys and learning to make beds and sweep and such.
Mirorbo 27
If I would have said that, my parents would have taken my new gifts to Goodwill and donated them right in front of me. Probably a few other things of mine as well. But I didn't have much growing up. I still appreciate what little I have now. I don't know what's happening to make children less and less grateful for the things they get.
vibernum 17
The parents are raising them in a way that they expect everything they want to be handed to them... It's simple, it's the parents not knowing how to raise their kids.
FailingKing 4
Kids these days...
Awsumuzzie 12
Omg, at 8 years old? I'm sorry your son was so selfish. When I was young, my birthday gift was choosing my favorite meal and drinks that day. The sad part is, who is your son going to play with? All the kids are too busy playing with electronics indoors instead.
Enslaved 38
You made an interesting point. Nerf guns aren't very much fun unless you have someone else to play with.
DjeePee 25
Maybe it's an idea to let him make a wishlist? As long as he puts not only expensive gifts on that list, you can still choose what to get him - and you're certain he'll like it.
SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18
I think the issue is that the kid was being ungrateful. I can halfway understand if the kid never expressed interest in a nerf gun; still an inappropriate response on his behalf. I remember being 14, and my mom asked me one day what I thought of a pair of shoes (they were one of those "fad" shoes, that they advertise to teens). I told her honestly that they were uglier than satan's asshole after eating taco bell. A week later, she went out an bought me a pair. $60 wasted. I didn't like them, but I acted damned grateful and even wore them for a few days.
DjeePee 25
I agree, I find it friggin' scary that someone that young isn't happy with those presents. But still, there's no chance OP will stop buying presents, so a wishlist could be a help for her.
tinysocks 11
Totally not the point tho, this kid gets multiple presents, i don't care what they are, you say thank you and appreciate what you receive as a gift, i don't care if it's instant coffee and stirrup pants.
Anubis_81 21
Ungrateful prat. You have raised a real good son there lady. :/
maddygirl820 10
Kids are just ungrateful and spoiled these days. Sorry OP
minidinosaurgoes 9
Bitch, when i was his age, i had a neopet and play doh!
ICastillo 25
What the ***** a neopet? All I had was sticks and rocks to play with.
Trisha_aus 15
I'm glad I had friends to play with..outside..soaking up the sun..getting messy..kids are missing out on real fun staying indoors playing on their computers. Computers are going to be there for a long time, same goes for phones, iPads etc.