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Christmas is not supposed to be all about gifts.
I understand that receiving gifts is a lot of fun, and who doesn’t enjoy free things? However, many people place too much emphasis on receiving gifts and not enough on what Christmas is all about. Teenagers are especially prone to ungrateful behaviour. Many teenagers spend the holiday season focusing on what they want rather than appreciating what they already have. This sense of entitlement can lead to negative conduct, especially when it comes to receiving gifts for Christmas. Kids may not realise how much thought and effort was put into selecting a gift for them. And because they haven’t started working yet, they are unaware of how difficult it is to make money in today’s economy.
Regardless, it’s critical to remember to express appreciation and gratitude for the gifts you receive. However, it is also important to note that we, as a society, are often too quick to judge teenagers. We always assume the worst and rarely give people the benefit of the doubt. It’s possible that we’re attempting to hide our own flaws or feelings of guilt by blaming everything on a child. At least that is what appears to be happening in the following story. You see, the original poster (OP) was very excited about Christmas but received no gifts from her parents. As you can probably guess, this resulted in some drama, but not the kind you’re envisioning.
Scroll down to read the entire story and form your own conclusions about whether the teen is truly ungrateful.
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This particular story has a bad start.
We get the impression that the OP is ungrateful.
However, in her own words, she didn’t get any presents from her parents.
Her aunt was none too happy when the OP used the word ‘only’.
This caused OP’s mother to get angry and have a private conversation with her.
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Things didn’t stop there, as the aunt had some advice to give as well.
OP also cleared up some things that people were getting confused about.
Regardless of how much the OP tries to explain her position, I have to say that she knew exactly what she was doing when she used the word ‘only’. I’m not assuming she’s not grateful for what she has, but it’s not uncommon to see teenagers act like this. However, I believe her mother is simply feeling guilty about not getting OP anything and is attempting to cover it up. At the very least, I hope it is guilt rather than anger at being embarrassed in front of others. So, I have to say that no one comes out of this drama looking particularly good.
However, the update didn’t change most people’s perspectives.
A lot of people think that the OP should have been more grateful.
After all, the economy isn’t doing too well right now.
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The simple fact is that her parents didn’t give her anything.
It was her brother who got her the gifts.
To be fair, the OP’s words were badly chosen.
This story had the comment section split.
It seems the story is more complicated than it first appeared.
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She only told the truth.
Her age should be taken into consideration as well.
The answer is nothing.
It might be guilt, or it might be something else.
I would have to agree with this assessment.
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What are your thoughts on how OP articulated her feelings? Do you think her mother is overreacting? Or do you think that OP was just being ungrateful? Let us know in the comments section below, and don’t forget to share this story with your friends so they can add their thoughts as well.
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