When it comes to choosing the perfect gifts for your family, this can be a real challenge, especially when it’s for the kids. Maybe you want to pick something they’ll love, but the stakes feel even higher—either they might not be thrilled with what you got, or, in a few cases, they might get overly attached to it. This can create a whole new set of challenges.
Story 1
After a year of begging, I got my kid a kitten for Christmas. But within a week, I realized the kitten was more trouble than I expected. Food disappeared from the counter, pillows were shredded, and my favorite plant was mysteriously tipped over.
I reached my breaking point when I walked into the kitchen to find my kid spilling juice all over the carpet. “The kitten made me do it!” she cried, holding the kitten like an accomplice. I was speechless.
Story 2
I got my son a walkie-talkie set for Christmas, and he was thrilled. He and his friend Emma spent hours running around the neighborhood, pretending to be spies. I thought it was harmless fun, but a week later, Emma’s mom called me, furious.
“Your son’s behavior is inappropriate!” she yelled. Confused, I asked what happened. Turns out, my son had been using the walkie-talkie to hide in the bushes and scare Emma with ghost noises.
She was so frightened that she refused to go outside alone anymore. I sat my son down and explained how his prank had hurt Emma’s feelings. He felt awful and apologized to her the next day.
Story 3
Story 4
I bought my son the special “slime” soap. He literally squeezed it down the drain in the shower, because watching it go down is apparently more exciting than using it again. © what-the-wha / Reddit
When my daughter was about 4 (she’s 23 now), my younger brother thought it would be absolutely hilarious if he bought my daughter a drum set.
Needless to say, neither me nor my wife were particularly thrilled about that. And we promised revenge. Yesterday, when my 3-year-old niece opened the big box from her uncle and aunt, my brother’s eyes got as big as a dinner platter as he saw that we had actually returned the favor by buying HIS daughter a 4-piece drum set.
…The story doesn’t end here, it continues on the next page 👇
