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While different cultures celebrate the holidays in different ways, many have one thing in common. Presents! Covered in pretty paper, maybe even tied up with a bow or ribbon, it's usually not the surprise inside but the thought that matters. Yes, material possessions are nice but another person thinking of you and trying to make you smile? That's a whole lot better. To most.

Because some kids still haven't figured it out and all they care about is how expensive or how cool their gift is. Don't get me wrong, I understand that it's normal for children to occasionally feel like the world revolves around them but getting a new car and dreading it because of its color? That's just plain entitlement.

So, to remind you to remain humble and thankful, Bored Panda compiled a list of boys and girls who didn't.

#1

Does This Count? Stop Buying Consoles For Yourselves. My Kids Need Them For Xmas

Does This Count? Stop Buying Consoles For Yourselves. My Kids Need Them For Xmas

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Kanuli
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got the Accessory set for the gameboy color which I bought myself, for Christmas back then. And it was perfect...

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To learn more about this type of behavior, we contacted Talya Stone, media maven who now runs digital magazines Motherhood: The Real Deal and 40 Now What.

"Sadly, I believe that gratitude and humility don't come naturally to children these days because we worship at the altar of consumerism, and children in the western world are used to having pretty much everything they want, and a lot of the time it's on-demand," Stone told Bored Panda.

"Moreover, when parents want their children to enjoy the luxuries and perhaps every comfort and opportunity they didn't have as a child without any kind of struggle or wanting for anything in the mix, unfortunately, this can be a breeding ground for ingratitude and insolence. So yes, parents these days actually need to work even harder to instill gratitude and humility in their children simply because children in this modern world have it too good."

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Just Get Them What They Ask For

Just Get Them What They Ask For

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C. Wade
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't overthink it, return them, get her a pair of bootleg cabled Apple earphones, the $1.50 kind. See how she likes them lol

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#3

Strangers Won't Give My Kid AirPods Or Money? Thanks For Ruining His Christmas

Strangers Won't Give My Kid AirPods Or Money? Thanks For Ruining His Christmas

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A B C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Uh, Pandas, if y'all don't give me 20 bucks, you're selfish and ruin my Christmas! You don't know me, but that doesn't matter. Send money. /s 🤦‍♀️

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Girl Asks For New 4k TV Because The One Her Parents Got Her Wasn't Good Enough

Girl Asks For New 4k TV Because The One Her Parents Got Her Wasn't Good Enough

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Stone touched upon something very important. Overindulgence. The consequences of spoiling your kids aren't pretty. Research shows that it leads to self-centeredness, greed, and unwillingness to be held accountable for actions, to name just a few of the unpleasant traits seen in children and adults who got too much, too often. And the fact that we are more affluent than previous generations has a lot to do with it!

"It's important for parents to teach [their kids] basic principles that can help to counteract the overindulgence as well as trying not to overindulge them in the first place," Stone highlighted.

"Children these days are so used to getting what they want without having to work for it. So get them to do some chores and pull their weight around the house from an early age (not for money though!), teach them gratitude and how to say thank you, ensure they have boundaries for behavior and discipline when it's called for, teach them manners, educate them about those in the world who have less or nothing, and be sure that you raise them to understand the value of money."

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#6

Basically This Kid Asked If He Was An A-Hole For Breaking His Switch Because His Mom Wanted To Treat Herself; 20/10 That Kid's An A-Hole

Basically This Kid Asked If He Was An A-Hole For Breaking His Switch Because His Mom Wanted To Treat Herself; 20/10 That Kid's An A-Hole

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#7

Seriously?

Seriously?

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Vorknkx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh no, the poor kid won't be allowed onto the playground due to outdated hardware :D

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Psychotherapist Amy Morin said that while it's important to address a child's ungrateful behavior, parents also have to keep in mind that it's normal for the little ones to be a bit egocentric at times. However, over time, these moments should become less frequent, not more.

Talya Stone also provided a few examples of how to achieve it:

  • Limit the number of presents they receive in the first instance;
  • Donate some presents to charity or disadvantaged children or better yet take them round to give food and drinks to the homeless;
  • Put some of their toys/gifts away then give it back to them so that they learn to appreciate them;
  • Educate them about saying please and thank you and why it's important to be grateful;
  • Instill a daily gratitude practice to help cultivate an attitude of gratitude;
  • Demand an appropriate level of respect in your family and ensure you are modeling this too;
  • Have them write thank you letters/make thank you videos for every present they receive.
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Let's hope that next Christmas will be easier than this one!

#8

Oh My God, What A Spoiled Brat

Oh My God, What A Spoiled Brat

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R. U. Sirius
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This parent lack of knowing how messed up their kid is in terms of expectations/reality/gratitude/etc. is alarming af. And they think someone is just gonna hand them over a new/nearly newcar b/c of how messed up their kid expectations are? Smh... Why do people as dumb as this parent have kids... It should be a crime or something... :/

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#9

Bumblebee Didn’t Want To Be In Their Possession

Bumblebee Didn’t Want To Be In Their Possession

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#10

Some Kids Are The Worst Kind Of Choosing Beggars

Some Kids Are The Worst Kind Of Choosing Beggars

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#11

Spoiled Brat Wrecks Car Because It Wasn’t The One He Wanted

Spoiled Brat Wrecks Car Because It Wasn’t The One He Wanted

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#12

So I Just Let Malique Open Up One Christmas Gift An He Had The Audacity To Tell Me To Take These Back. Oh Okay I'll Take It All Back

So I Just Let Malique Open Up One Christmas Gift An He Had The Audacity To Tell Me To Take These Back. Oh Okay I'll Take It All Back

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Entitled Kid Jealous Of His Mom Getting A Car

Entitled Kid Jealous Of His Mom Getting A Car

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GenericPanda09
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah...... parents can do that when they work and earn the money...... tough life huh.

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#14

I Have No Words

I Have No Words

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Lauren Caswell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ring the police. Take the phone. Consequences! Or she will think stabbing is how to get stuff

Yort
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A huge amount of quora questions are fake because a lot of these people are somehow making money off it.

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Persephone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Question what you did wrong while raising her or if she has a psychological disorder. Normally people don't even think of hurting their parents, let alone stabbing.

Orange Is Aging
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You and James016 posted the exact same comment and you have very similar profile pictures. I thought you were the same person!

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Rissie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Late abortions are an option depending on the state you live in.

Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Press charges and let the courts get her the help she obviously needs. Then go get the help you obviously need—-you raised her, you should’ve already had her in therapy.

AJ
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Umm... go to a hospital??? Then send her to juvie

Tamra Stiffler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. Your own child STABS you, and you're asking what you should do about it in an online forum? There are way more problems here than what type of phone her daughter got. Jesus.

Roger Haywood
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have her arrested. Never giver her anything again as you have clearly spoiled her.

George C.P.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How did she got to do this? I bet it's not the first stupid action she does.

Steven Dirkson
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, first off, call a doctor, and then get a therapist for your daughter. Finally, return the phone and buy a flip phone off of Ebay. Hope this helps!

Julie Aaaa
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Get you BOTH in for EXTENSIVE therapy. Ground her until graduation.

ThatSunniChick
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am I the only one who is disturbed by the fact that this person is turning to Quora for this?!? Like seriously I've been stabbed let me wait by my keyboard to see if someone posts some helpful advice to this thread...

Gptls
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stabbed?! Well, I'd call the police, and let her have the full consequences. And I'd revoke the phone, and immediately begin looking into tough love options, because she's either going to grow up or lose a family.

Wednesday
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think in the Bible, abortion of children is perfectly legal until they are 18. In the real world, however, that would get you jailed... and the little heathen would probably live.

CultOfBambi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unless the kid has been a sociopath since birth the parent(s) can only blame themselves for letting it get to this.

Carol Emory
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

File charges, file for a restraining order, and if you have any credit cards or means of financially supporting her, cut her off now. Daughter or not, don't put up with it.

im.bored.person
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i woner how long the daughter would last in juvie without a phone?

Thefishtankguy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stab her back. With a big knife. Let her know how it feels, except worse

Lucas Angerer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

STABBED?!?!?!?!?!?!😳😳😳😳😳 AYYOOO SEND HER TO JAIL!!!

Jill Bussey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Take the gift back to the shop and then spend the refund on something she can't use. A spa day for yourself for instance.

Annie Bieber
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A. Call the Police...B. Move w/o leaving a forwarding address...YOU gotta be kidding me...in what Universe is this right & wbuhyateef in what Universe does ANY Parent seek advice on what to do cause their kid stabbed them...?

Lara Treadwell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this even a question? How has this kid got so warped they think stabbing people gets them what they want?!

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#15

"My Son Must Have A £25k Car As A Present, It's An Emergency"

"My Son Must Have A £25k Car As A Present, It's An Emergency"

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Entitled Rich Kid Asks For Birthday Money

Entitled Rich Kid Asks For Birthday Money

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C. Wade
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a one way ticket to station You Ain't Getting Sh*t And I'm Never Talking To You Again. Please mind the gap.

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#18

When You Want Only One Present In The World

When You Want Only One Present In The World

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Luther von Wolfen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My kid literally just wants their grandparents to use their correct pronouns. They didn't even make a list of stuff they wanted for Christmas.

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#19

Sorry Mom

Sorry Mom

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That's That Christmas Spirit

That's That Christmas Spirit

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#21

He Only Got 6 Gifts

He Only Got 6 Gifts

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A B C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I were involved, this entitled douche would get exactly five pieces of coal next year.

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Entitled Girl Is Mad That Her Parents Are Taking Her To Disneyland Instead Of Taking Her To The Mall To Buy More X-Mas Presents

Entitled Girl Is Mad That Her Parents Are Taking Her To Disneyland Instead Of Taking Her To The Mall To Buy More X-Mas Presents

By the way,  she already bought some and is now demanding more, even though she’s getting a ton on the 25th too.

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Vicky Z
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even though i hate her attitude, i don't understand why a parent would force Disneyland to their child if they don't want to go

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#25

It's So Difficult To Feel Christmas Spirit

It's So Difficult To Feel Christmas Spirit

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A B C
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because we all know Christmas is only about getting cars. THAT is the true Christmas spirit. /s

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#26

Better Gave Him An iPad

Better Gave Him An iPad

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The World Of Presents Can Be Very Unfair

The World Of Presents Can Be Very Unfair

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This Girl I Used To Know From Middle School Hasn't Aged Well

This Girl I Used To Know From Middle School Hasn't Aged Well

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#31

Arthur's Jumper Is Finished And He Hates It

Arthur's Jumper Is Finished And He Hates It

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Kirsten Kerkhof
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not sure I'd call him a brat. It's a pity about the hard work and the yarn that went into it, but he is not a Weasley. Kids don't have to love all the clothes that are put on them.

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#32

On USPS Adopt A Santa Letter. Because Clearly, This Child Wants A Tattoo Gift Certificate

On USPS Adopt A Santa Letter. Because Clearly, This Child Wants A Tattoo Gift Certificate

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snipergun
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do assume that parent wrote that part... Hampster cage... Yeah. Not sure who is really the one to blame here.

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Casual Christmas Excuse

Casual Christmas Excuse

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Just Painted My 3 Year - Old Brothers Jeep Red Cause He Only Wants To Drive It If Its Red, Now He's Crying Cause He Wants It White Again

Just Painted My 3 Year - Old Brothers Jeep Red Cause He Only Wants To Drive It If Its Red, Now He's Crying Cause He Wants It White Again

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Shelli PL
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly not sure he’s a brat but rather a youngling that would cry because water is wet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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#35

Worst Present Ever, Mama

Worst Present Ever, Mama

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Luther von Wolfen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think a 5yo is in the same category as a 20yo who didn't like the color of the car they got. The mom is right - meet 'em where they're at.

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