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To not buy my Stepson a Christmas present

57 replies

Wilberforce2 · 20/12/2013 11:01

SS is 16 lives with us and we get on really well but last night he had a major strop and is now refusing to talk to me! We were all having dinner and were talking about Christmas presents when SS asked what I was getting him, told him he had already had his presents from us which was £300 earlier in the year towards a football season ticket and then £150 cash last week to buy clothes with (these were both things he had requested for his presents because he doesn't actually need or want anything else). Well this did not go down too well and he said that those were presents from his Dad, he has bought me a Christmas present so is therefore expecting something in return! As far as I am concerned me and his Dad are a couple and the £450 he has had was from both of us, he then started on about how our 5 year old has more presents from us which yes he does but they certainly haven't amounted to £450 in fact not even half of that! He is 5 he wants board games and ninja turtles not money for clothes!

It ended with him storming off saying that he can't believe how out of order I am not buying him anything and he is now not going to give me my present! DH in complete agreement with me and told me to ignore him but he has really made me feel a bit shit like I should have bought him a present from me but then when I think about it that just feels weird! Me and DH wouldn't get our ds separate presents so why would it be different for dss?

So AIBU? Should I go and get him something or just leave him to have his teenage strop?!

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sapfu · 20/12/2013 13:18

Wander around singing 'Huff yourself a merry little christmas' and 'we wish you a huffy christmas'.

Then write the same in his card. Yes, I'm very childish. OK, no, don't really. (just think it)

Still, good work, you and your dh.

Can he be persuaded the season ticket money was from you and the cash from your dh?

I expect next year he'll have a lot less than £450 spent on him.

SatinSandals · 20/12/2013 13:23

There seem to be lots of people that you need to treat like a toddler at Christmas, and he is one of them-ignore.

tombakerscarf · 20/12/2013 13:24

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Christmaspuddingaddict · 20/12/2013 13:27

YANBU. It sounds like he has done very well for himself present wise and is just trying it on. I would ignore the demand for another present, and let him get on with stropping.

whois · 20/12/2013 13:47

I'd have got him a token gift, chocolate, new socks, sethikg like that.

Holdthepage · 20/12/2013 13:47

Never, ever give a teenager their Christmas present early, no matter how desperate they are. They have very short memories, when it suits them, & can always spot an opportunity to acquire more stuff.

sashh · 20/12/2013 13:53

OP

Does he normally get YOU anything for Christmas? If this is the first time he could think it is a big deal.

I he doesn't then yes let him sulk.

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