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Mom backed online for taking back nephew’s Christmas present and regifting to son
A mom was backed online after confessing to taking her nephews present and giving it to her instead for Christmas.�
The mom explained that the decision led to a family argument after she took her nephew’s gift from under the tree and handed it to her son.
She shared the dilemma to Reddit in a popular Am I The A**hole post. Despite the post initially being shared three years ago, the “AITA for taking back my nephew’s Christmas present” post recently featured in various viral TikToks.�
“AITA for taking back my nephew’s Christmas present”
In the post, the mom explained that she has long had a strained relationship with her sister, but that she usually attempts to keep the peace.
On her sons 11th birthday, the poster bought her son a game console that he wanted and now, he plays it non-stop. Her sister on the other hand is bad with money and usually has to borrow money to buy things for her son. Knowing this, the Redditor decided to go all out on her nephews Christmas present as a treat for him and purchased the very same gaming system.
Yesterday my sisters family came to visit. My son asked me if they could go play video games. I said yes and reminded them to be careful, she wrote. About 30 minutes later my son comes running to me crying. I asked him what was wrong and he led me to the front hall. When we get to the stairs I see the new system smashed on the floor. Someone had thrown it from the upstairs and it was now smashed to pieces.
The son, she wrote in the post, claimed that his cousin threw it down the stairs. The cousin began to laugh and call the game a stupid baby toy that hed seen people break online.
My sister came in and I told her what happened. I explained that this was an expensive system and that her son needed to be disciplined for what he did. I told her I wanted her to pay for what her son broke, wrote the mom.
She laughed and said no. She says I shouldnt have let them play unsupervised. That it was my fault and that I am a bad parent. She said my son will get over it and that it was not important.
The moms punishment for her nephew
After seeing her son so upset over the broken gaming system, the mom decided to teach her nephew a lesson by giving his gift to her own son. I walked over to the Christmas tree and grabbed the system that was meant for my nephew. I pulled the gift wrap off and it gave it to son and told him to go upstairs and set it up, she explained.
The sister however was less than happy with the decision when told that the gift was originally meant for the nephew. I then laughed and told her that was her son’s Christmas gift. Since it wasnt important and it was just a stupid baby toy they obviously wont miss it. I then told them to leave, reads the post.
After asking them to leave, the mom said she was inundated with calls from her family members criticizing the decision to give the present away.�
AITA members however supported the mom
Despite her own family not agreeing with her, the mom was backed by Reddit users in her popular post.�
Do not buy this kid anything, ordered one user. He is 13 years old and knows right from wrong. And if he doesnt this is his first lesson – actions have consequences.
If I had smashed anyone elses system at 13 or younger I would have been held responsible for and punished for my actions. Your sister sounds as selfish as the child she is bearing. She gaslighted you to make you feel bad about her uncontrollable son, agreed another user.�
Another user however reasoned that perhaps regifiting the gift in front of everyone may have been unnecessary: I dunno that I’d have made a show of giving your son the new game console while they were still there (and from under the Christmas tree? It’s not even Thanksgiving yet!), but the nephew breaking your son’s console just for the sake of being an asshole and your sister’s reaction were wholly unacceptable. I personally wouldn’t let them come back over to your house.
