‘Here’s a List’ : Entitled Rich Lady Expects Her Sister to Buy Her Kids Gifts, but Won't Return the Favor Because She's 'Saving up for Vacation'

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Eleonora Bader
Dec 7, 2022 12:00 PM EST

Along with holidays comes turkey, gravy, pie— and a hearty helping of family drama. Not everybody can afford to buy expensive gifts for their family members, and that's fair and totally legitimate. What boggles our minds is that some people's brains don't seem attached to their heads. Instead, they're floating about in space somewhere, perhaps even sucked into a big black hole.

 

Sigh… the holidays really bring out the true colors in some people, and boy do they shine. We were scouring the AITA subreddit, when we happened upon an infuriating post written by someone who is too kind. She was sharing her struggles with her wealthy sister, who thought it was totally fine to ask her to buy her kids gifts — yet refused to buy presents for her daughters in return because she was 'saving up for Europe'. Just… why? According to the user's post, her sister could well afford to give her daughters a small gift. Scroll down to read the drama that ensued.

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    Font - r/AmIthe Asshole . Posted by u/Spirited_Event4546 17 hours ago AITA for not buying my nieces Christmas gifts?
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    Font - My sister (40f) has two kids (16f, 14f). I (36f) have 2 kids (6f, 5m). This year, my sister asked if we can not exchange gifts because she is saving up to take her kids on an extravagant vacation this spring (Europe), and wants to put the money that she'd use on gifts towards the trip. I say sure, no
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    Font - problem. Fast forward to last week. She sends me a list of some of the things her daughters would like for Christmas. I respond and say thanks, but I am not getting them anything as you said you wanted to skip gifts this year.
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    Font - She tells me she thought I'd still be getting the girls gifts. So I say okay no problem, here is what my kids would like. She corrects herself and says she would not be buying me or my kids gifts as she's trying to save money for her trip as we had previously discussed, but she still thinks I should
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    Font - buy her daughters gifts. I was appalled. It's not like she can't afford to buy my kids gifts. If that were the case, I'd absolutely still buy her kids gifts. She is choosing not to buy them gifts to spend the extra money on her own kids. No problem, but why should I still
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    Font - spend extra money on her kids then so they can get a nice vacation and extra gifts? I thought about getting them a small gift card or something anyways, but decided against it as I didn't want my sister to feel bad for not getting my kids anything. Im not wealthy. I could
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    Font - afford to get them something anyways, but I also have plenty of bills I could use the money for. I told my sister if she wants me to get her kids gifts, I expect her to get my kids something, even something small, in return. She said no and called me an AH because "it's not her daughters'
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    Font - fault they are going to Europe so she doesn't have the extra money to spend on my kids this year". I caved and got them gift cards (because it's not their fault my sister is being a jerk), and told my sister, but then she was mad that I spent less than usual on them. AITA?
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    Font - pfashby · 16 hr. ago Pooperintendant [55] ΝΤΑ S You know what? I would buy your nieces the most obnoxious Christmas gifts. Like a karaoke mike, or a boom box. Something they would love that would just make your sister's life absolutely miserable.
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    Font - Spirited_Event4546 OP · 15 hr. ago Maybe you're on to something with this. Perhaps I'll get the girls each their own Bluetooth speaker. They'd probably actually enjoy them, and then my sister would have to listen to their loud music and she'd hate that.
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    Font - CutEmOff666 14 hr. ago Let me give you a list of annoying gifts to give your nieces that don't tend to cost a lot of money: Option 1: Bath bombs
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    Font - feisty_bookworm · 14 hr. ago Keep the cards. Get one speaker between them, let your sister referee who uses it. She'll enjoy that nta 4 ↓ 1.8k Reply Share
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    Font - They get all over the bath and the bath may need cleaning. Make sure to pick something colourful that will get colours all over the bath. Also pick ones with plants in them which will get all over the bath tub.
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    Font - Option 2: Coloured hair spray There is a good chance they will spray this stuff all over the bathroom when they use it and is a nuisance to clean the bathroom when it gets all over the sink, the floors and especially the walls.
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    Font - Cleantech2020 - 12 hr. ago Partassipant [3] You should not have caved. Your sister is selfish. Why is it your kid's fault tht she wants to take her kids to a european vacation??? Throw
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    Font - the same logic to her. NTA. People like your sister boggle my mind. 26 B Reply Share
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