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Confronting Mother on Christmas gift?
My stepbrother and I were each allowed to open one Christmas gift early. My stepbrother received these really cool "Hulk" hands (from the Incredible Hulk) as his gift. What I received was this crummy rawhide wallet. It seems unfair to me. Should I say anything to my Mom about my perception that my stepbrother got the much better gift?
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- ?Lv 610 years agoFavorite Answer
how old are you? what is the wallet worth? is it worth a lot of money? i have seen leather stuff for sale. it is expensive. maybe you could sell it and buy something nice for yourself, maybe she thinks you are too mature for toys.
it stinks to feel jealous. ask her sometime why she got you a wallet.
did you ever tell her what you wanted? how well does she actually know you. if she doesn't know you very well, why is that? what part do you play in the gap between you two?
it is sad when a step parent favors their own kid above their step children. she may feel your dad favors you over her son. if so she may be taking it out on you and being a jerk.
if she wants to hurt you, it could either be because you have shown her rejection or are cold to her, or there is a problem with her and your dad and is taking it out on you, or maybe she thinks you are mean to her son so she is punishing you. think about all these things, and if any of it sounds familiar, think about ways that you can make life better for all of you by trying harder to bond with them. it is hard no matte what tho, to live with dysfunctional people.
i hope i was of some help. hopefully your other gifts will make up for it. but if she is playing games i know it hurts and it's not fair.
i hope the rest of your Christmas is better.
- AntstLv 710 years ago
No, you shouldn't say anything. That would make your mother feel awful. It would be a rude and immature thing to do, and it could damage your relationship with your mother.
Parents can't read kids' minds. Your mother probably thought you'd love a wallet. They are expensive. She probably had no idea you'd like what your brother got.
Also, you have other presents to open later. Maybe you got stuff that you'll love and you haven't opened it yet.
Finally, you don't need your own Hulk hands. You can borrow your brother's sometimes.
Just let it go. Don't ruin Christmas for everyone by acting angry and selfish. We all get horrible presents sometimes and the thing to do is say "thanks" and then keep quiet. Don't hurt your mother's feelings. Good luck.
- GlennLv 510 years ago
If it makes you feel any better My father-in-law hasn't bought me a birthday or christmas present for the last 5 years
Beside don't you have other gifts coming?
- Anonymous10 years ago
Honestly I don't think you should tell her like that. Don't compare her to your step mother or she will get real mad. That's happened to me before but what I do is make it obvious that I don't like the gift. Just remember like people say "it's the thought that counts"
Source(s): ... - Anonymous10 years ago
Put the f'ing b1ch in her place tell her to get you a good a good present or youll take you're stepbrothers present and beat him with it. If she gets mad then you'll have to beat her with the smash hands and say you're hulk and you can't f'ing control yourself when you get angry
Source(s): I did this to my mum she dead now - 10 years ago
You should be grateful that your mother even tried to give you a present.
- 10 years ago
wow. that sounds snobby. just. dont. tell. her. anything. that would make her feel awful.