Mom gifts 16-year-old daughter a waxing kit for her birthday, cries when she's not excited about it: 'I guess I’m just the worst mom ever.'

Not every gift is given with good intentions.

Have you ever received a gift that was a thinly veiled insult? Buying someone a subscription to Jenny Craig sends a cruel message about their weight loud and clear. Getting your partner a pack of chewing gum or a 20-oz bottle of Diet Dr Pepper for their birthday clearly communicates that you didn't care enough about them to put in the time and effort to choose a meaningful gift. You don't have to spend a lot of money on someone, but if it's clear your gift took absolutely no thought or effort, you might've been better off refraining from giving them a gift at all.

It's one thing to be a genuinely unskilled gift-giver who cannot for the life of you figure out what to get for your friends and family, but if you buy something that's just plain cruel to the recipient, you can't expect them to act all happy that you went to the effort of buying them a gift. There's a reason many parents don't want their kids to open their birthday presents at their birthday party in front of all their friends. If they react negatively, they don't want everyone to be a witness to that.

via Ramsés Cervantes

_{Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.}
Advertisement
The mom in this story takes the theatre of opening presents a step further. She insists on filming her daughter's reactions to her insulting birthday presents and posting them on Facebook for all to see. When her daughter isn't overcome with joy after being given leg wax, she throws a fit.
Am I wrong for not acting excited enough when opening my birthday gifts?

via u/Disastrous-Pace5638
via u/Disastrous-Pace5638
via u/Disastrous-Pace5638
Advertisement
via u/Disastrous-Pace5638
via u/Disastrous-Pace5638
Advertisement
via Curated Lifestyle (Unsplash+)

_{Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.}
via u/Disastrous-Pace5638
Advertisement
via u/Disastrous-Pace5638
via u/Disastrous-Pace5638
via Marks of Mana

_{Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.}
Advertisement
via u/TrifleGlittering7870
via u/Connect-Thought2029
via u/katzklaw
Advertisement
via u/CamilleYun
via u/MerlinBiggs
via u/geekylace
Advertisement
via u/DisastrousWeb8112
via u/Only-Breadfruit-6108
via u/Life_Gift_3931
Advertisement
via u/trucksandbodies