Woman Throws Away Parent’s Christmas Decorations Due to ‘Lack of Space’ Storing Them, Parents Go No Contact After Finding Out, Creating Hardships for the Holidays

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Dec 14, 2024 2:00 PM EST

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Christmas is a time for everyone to come together and celebrate. Even people who don't celebrate Christmas can't help but be swept up in the joyous Christmas spirit with colored strings of lights all around and fireplaces rolling. And when it comes to Christmas decorations, some people have bins upon bins for storing decorations because they have so many. When you decorate for Christmas, you go all out. That means the inside of the home, as well as the outside. 

In this Reddit thread, the story follows a family and their decorations. The original poster (OP) is a woman who claims she doesn't celebrate Christmas, although her family does. They've asked her to hold onto their decorations, only to find out after a few months that she's thrown them all away. You'll have to read the full story below for all the juicy details. 

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    If they had listened to me and brought a storage unit or found another family member to hold the stuff this wouldn't have happened but they didn't. S
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    r/AITAH 12 hr. ago . Vegetable-Badger-229 I threw out all the family Christmas decorations last year and now my parents are P ED
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    1 28F was given all the family Christmas decorations and the family tree last year before my parents sold the house and went on a 7 month long vacation.
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    I had told them I didn't want the Christmas decorations as I do not celebrate Christmas and don't put up any decorations. I also do not have the space to keep the decorations long term, I suggested they pay for a storage unit for the stuff but they decided against it. They said it was cheaper to have me keep it in my
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    house even though the stuff was taking up space in my office making it difficult for me to access my things.
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    A few weeks into their trip I had already tossed out the Christmas decorations and sold the tree on FB marketplace. Parents are now asking for the stuff back and I had to let them know I threw it out. This caused major issues and they are refusing to talk to me.
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    If they had listened to me and brought a storage unit or found another family member to hold the stuff this wouldn't have happened but they didn't.
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    I live in a small two bedroom house with basically no storage, I'm pretty minimalist so the lack of storage never bothered me until they decided to drop off the decorations on me.
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    Anything else they wanted to keep was given to my nana (mums mum) to hold on to, but mum didn't want her Christmas decorations to be muddled with my nanas. Hence why she gave them to me
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    Alarmed_Horse... • 11h ago • Info: How did the decorations get into your apartment in the first place? Why would you have taken them if you intended to throw them away? Did they bring the things in without your knowledge and then leave right after?
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    peakpenguins 12h ago. Top 1% Commenter Did you tell them you were going to throw it out if they gave it to you? I get why you don't want to store their stuff, but hopefully you communicated that you will not be storing it for them...
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    NYCStoryteller • 11h ago YTA. You should have told your mom NO, these have to go to nana's house too, because I will toss them. I don't want them cluttering my house up.
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    Since you didn't do that, the only acceptable decision would have been to SEND THEM TO NANA YOURSELF or drive them over if you live close enough.
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    Your parents expected you to keep their heirlooms safe. while they were gone. They weren't yours to sell or give away or toss.
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    Salty Activity8... 11h ago⚫ YTA.. Wow, they have every right to be ped. Why didn't you just take them to your Nana's? I wouldn't talk to you either.
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    MorticiaLaMou... • 10h ago • YTA 100%. You didn't tell your family you would throw their items away - you said you didn't want them, and then still proceeded to take them. That is complete AH behavior. I don't know if these were heirloom pieces or things they've collected
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    and enjoyed over the years, but either way it was horrible for you to throw them away. It seems like it was only meant to be a temporary setup as well, since they didn't want their decorations being mixed up with your grandmother's. You couldn't hold onto them
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    for a bit? Really? That's pretty cold. Definitely TA here.
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    lapsteelguitar • 12h ago. Top 1% Commenter You should have been direct & honest, and told them you would throw the stuff away. You did not do this. You just said you didn't want it, then you accepted it. Implying you were OK with storing it all.
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    Law3W 8h ago • YTA. Whoa. Could have said no. Instead you made some stupid anti holiday statement and screwed your family. Hope they have fun without you.
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    • Ashamed_Quie... 11h ago • YTA Stop being a doormat and learn the word "no". You took their stuff knowing you were going to toss it. You should have just said no.
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