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Christmas is an event everyone anxiously waits for throughout the year. It’s about putting all the stress aside and cherishing all the good things in life, creating new happy memories to cherish on the next Christmas, and then of course the gifts. Although the main gist of it is about the families getting together and spending some quality time, parents still like giving their children presents on this day, and children anxiously wait for them.
Everyone gets excited when Christmas comes closer but Reddit user u/CapnDonkey kept getting concerned and nervous with the big day approaching. OP was under a lot of financial stress when the year’s Christmas approached. He felt a terrible feeling in his stomach thinking about putting up a fake tree for Christmas and not being able to put any gifts for anyone under it.
Considering himself a failed husband and father for not being able to generate financial stability within his family, OP decided to just skip that year’s Christmas. The thought of doing so troubled him so he shared his story with the community members of the infamous subreddit “Am I The A$$hole?” to know if the decision he is about to take is right or wrong.
Scroll down below to read the story!
Source: u/CapnDonkey
1. Are Christmas and financial stability linked? Point to ponder.
2. OP hasn’t been in the best of financial states.
3. Putting up a Christmas tree and not being able to put any gifts under it is something OP didn’t support as an idea.
4. So he is planning to just let Christmas slide. He is daughter is only 2 so she won’t even remember.
5. Calling himself a failed husband and father, he asked the AITA community if this was a good choice.
Source: u/CapnDonkey
The internet mutually decided it wasn’t right of OP to cancel Christmas just because he didn’t have many to make it fancy. Here are some of the comments shared on the story:
6. Just decorate your tree with the stuff you already have. It won’t cost anything. Besides, Christmas is about memories so even if you don’t put up a tree, it is fine.
Via StragglingShadow
7. Although that is what we have made this festival all about, Christmas is not about material objects.
Via ajo31
8. Sympathies with OP, but this is not how you deal with financial distress. Christmas is a festival that takes us far away from such stress.
Via CassandraCole
9. About three weeks later, very close to Christmas, OP shared an update
10. OP started off with a bang by sharing he decorated the Christmas tree.
This picture makes me really happy. It would have made me feel so terrible had OP actually gone on and canceled the Christmas. This is because his definition of celebrating Christmas was so wrong. He was so focused on fulfilling the material needs of the festival not realizing it is all about a nice chit-chat over a delicious dinner.
I am excited about this update. I want to know what OP thinks now, has he changed or is he still going to remain an AH? Scroll down below to continue reading!
Source: u/CapnDonkey
11. OP got in talks with an advisor to set up a financial budget. Good move!
12. OP got recommended to meet 2 separate therapists to which he agreed.
13. They have moved in the direction of cost-cutting and have started off by selling everything that is not relevant for them to use anymore.
14. Delighted about this!
15. This direction is only going to take OP and his family onwards and upwards.
16. Look at OP, doing charity work as well. You go, brother.
17. All this activity allowed OP to buy some gifts for his daughter to open on Christmas morning.
18. I have a feeling the grandparents would have covered OP even if he hadn’t gotten any gifts for his daughter.
19. OP will know doing these good things for the community, he will only benefit from all this in the long run.
20. I like the cell phone policy.
21. Thanks to you OP for realizing the right direction and committing to it.
22. Trust me, OP. This one would be the fanciest.
Source: u/CapnDonkey
People were delighted to read the update:
23. The update really did warm every heart it went through.
Via ollieclark
24. I’d say four.
Via wildcardgirl47
25. Become the example to set the example.
Via 18freckles
I really hope you guys enjoyed this one. Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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