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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."

Just Get Them What They Ask For

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C. Wade 2 years ago (edited)

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

151points

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

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A B C 2 years ago

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 🤦‍♀️

155points

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

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Philly Bob Squires 2 years ago

I'd break her phone and laptop and tell her to buy her own s**t!

23points

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."

This

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Libstak 2 years ago

What's the bet dad doesn't replace it, like ever.

126points

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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James016 2 years ago

Yes, you very much are

104points

Seriously?

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125points

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Vorknkx 2 years ago

Oh no, the poor kid won't be allowed onto the playground due to outdated hardware :D

68points

ELIJAH MAY 2 years ago

hehehe

1point

Id row 2 years ago

Reason #499 why I prefer cats to kids.

9points

Navindu Wijewardena 2 years ago

Me here reading this on my secondhand iPhone 6s

4points

Jjjane20 2 years ago

Me reading this on 4 or 5 years old definitely not IPhone with broken screen.

0points

Mazer 2 years ago

When your ego is permanently linked to material stuff

4points

Vicky Z 2 years ago (edited)

I would tell them you'll get the even newer model! The 25!! When you grow up and buy it yourself!

4points

Lynn Morello 2 years ago

Oh No, kid would be in a situation where he/she had NO Mobile Phone.

3points

im.bored.person 2 years ago

im 14 and i have an iPhone 6S. my parents offered to get me a new phone but i said no since it still works great.

3points

Vicky Zar 2 years ago

Ok, I get being disappointed but insulting your family because of it? Is that cool now?

3points

HorrorEyeArcade 2 years ago

i did fine with a 6 for years. you can deal with an 11

1point

LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago

The word you were looking for was "thank you." I'm constantly amazed at the crap kids get away with now. If I talked like that to my parents I'd probably still be grounded 20 years later.

1point

Tobias the Tiger 2 years ago

Sometimes I'm really shocked with the ways folks my age talk to adults (most notably parents and teachers). The way some people at my school talk back to teachers, and have even bragged about giving another teacher an outright mental breakdown are really horrible.

0points

Arctic Fox Lover 2 years ago

K they're both literally the same phone

1point

Sofia Murat 7 months ago

Reminds me of one child I know, only she actually gets everything she wants, but she isn't mean, I helped her with her homework, she got it all pretty quickly though.

0points

ViFi 1 year ago

imagine having a phone! my mom didn't let me have one till age 16!!

0points

Josurf 2 years ago

"...cause we are living in a material world....." 🎵🎶

0points

Terry Tobias 2 years ago

I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge right now that I bought from Ebay a few years ago. I like it and it works great. I won't upgrade until the OS is obsolete. I can't afford the S22 that's coming out or even one newer than mine. I'd like to have a new phone but it's not going to happen, so in the meantime I'm thankful for what I've got!

0points

Honey Slime 2 years ago

Guess it's time to call adoptive services.

0points

Hi, I'm Mars! 2 years ago

And here I am with my 5 year old phone that needs replacing but it still works so....

0points

Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago

Gonna miss every single monthly new version until they can buy an iPhone themselves. In the meantime, tough it out😢

0points

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.

Let's hope that next Christmas will be easier than this one!

Oh My God, What A Spoiled Brat

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R. U. Sirius 2 years ago

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... :/

62points

Bumblebee Didn’t Want To Be In Their Possession

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C. Wade 2 years ago

Meme/satire

66points

#10

Some Kids Are The Worst Kind Of Choosing Beggars

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C. Wade 2 years ago

I'll happily take them off your silly spoiled hands :)

75points

#11

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

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119points

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Philly Bob Squires 2 years ago

Next car would be a 1996 Geo Metro...

75points

#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

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Orange Is Aging 2 years ago

Take the whole child back

71points

#13

Entitled Kid Jealous Of His Mom Getting A Car

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GenericPanda09 2 years ago

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

108points

#14

I Have No Words

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BAN CAPITAL LETTERS 2 years ago

that depends on her age... has the warranty on your daughter expired?

164points

#15

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

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Lauren Caswell 2 years ago

#SayNoToYourKidAndBeAGoodParent

221points

#16

Entitled Rich Kid Asks For Birthday Money

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C. Wade 2 years ago (edited)

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.

126points

#17

Spoiled Nowadays Kids

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Allen Lavine 2 years ago

There's a word out there it's called "no" use it

114points

#18

When You Want Only One Present In The World

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Luther von Wolfen 2 years ago

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.

130points

#19

Sorry Mom

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Philly Bob Squires 2 years ago

Go live in an orphanage... maybe you'll get some peanuts in your stocking...

93points

#20

That's That Christmas Spirit

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Jihana 2 years ago

The term "Christmas haul" alone makes me angry...

116points

#21

He Only Got 6 Gifts

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A B C 2 years ago

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

71points

#22

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.

polypolypolydia Report

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Vicky Z 2 years ago

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

78points

Everything Wrong With This Generation

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Lauren Caswell 2 years ago

Aha and look who's a meme now 😆

96points

#24

No iPhone For You

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Philly Bob Squires 2 years ago

You get Nokia brick... and you like... or else! LOL

44points

#25

It's So Difficult To Feel Christmas Spirit

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71points

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A B C 2 years ago (edited)

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

57points

#26

Better Gave Him An iPad

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Annie Bieber 2 years ago

Probably the most grateful kid on here...and THAT ain't sayin much...

53points

#27

This 10-Year-Old's Christmas List

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BAN CAPITAL LETTERS 2 years ago

spelling lessons

207points

#28

The World Of Presents Can Be Very Unfair

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66points

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A B C 2 years ago

Oh no, ONLY diamond earrings it is. F*cking hell.

49points

#29

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

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Mica Silvia 2 years ago

I have no idea what this girl wants..What is/are "balancies" ?

45points

#30

Santa Needs Help

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Annie Bieber 2 years ago

Wish in one hand....😈

28points

Arthur's Jumper Is Finished And He Hates It

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Kirsten Kerkhof 2 years ago

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.

218points

#32

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

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snipergun 2 years ago

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

47points

#33

Casual Christmas Excuse

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13 2 years ago

Say WHAT? 😲

27points

#34

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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34points

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Shelli PL 2 years ago

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

141points

#35

Worst Present Ever, Mama

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Luther von Wolfen 2 years ago

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.

134points

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

Waaahhhh, my mum and dad are still living so I still haven't got my inheritance. Hmph, its not fair.

29points

Vicky Zar 2 years ago

I think some people misunderstood your sarcasm Foxxy

12points

Dianellian 2 years ago

This was awful to read. Horrible people.

19points

Annie Bieber 2 years ago

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Helenium 2 years ago

You know all these kids were spoilt by their doting parents then when the kids act up the parents are angry, when its how they were raised you cant expect any thing different

13points

Pia kjærgaard 2 years ago

It ALL ENDS WITH THE PARENTS!! They STARTED IT!!!

1point

Pa4040 2 years ago

These people remind me of Dudley from Harry Potter. Equally obnoxious. But its the parents' fault for allowing such behavior to fester. I only hope I do a better job as a dad.

9points

Tobias the Tiger 2 years ago

Oh yeah, was thinking of "24 gifts? But last year I got 25!"

2points

Rose the Cook 2 years ago

A few of these have appeared more than once before as with some other posts.

8points

UpupaEpops 2 years ago

At this point, I don't want Apple products because I don't want to be associated with the kind of people that seem to have them. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Seriously, Apple is becoming the BMW of the tech world. I had a classmate who bought himself a new laptop every semester because he said he couldn't show his face around his friends with a Mac older than that. It took serious effort on my part to not to murder the little s**t.

5points

Kanuli 2 years ago

And there a friend had an old laptop which I put a SSD and more ram in and it was good another at least 5 years...

3points

kjorn 2 years ago

i couldn't past the 4-5 first. makes me want to hit my screen.

4points

Andrew Good 2 years ago

Last year i was given hot glue sticks and a t-shirt for Christmas while i saw my sisters getting loads of gifts, then when it was time for the very last present i got a 200$ lego. It looks amazing on my shelf

4points

Sinkvenice 2 years ago

This is one of the many reasons why I don't have children. F**k that. I'd much rather spend all that money on myself and my family and friends.

4points

Belandriel 2 years ago

Most of these will be failures who want to earn 1000 $ an hour without any qualification.

3points

Kanuli 2 years ago

Weak. Come back when you aren’t sure if there’s anything to eat at Christmas, and cry about presents 😉

3points

Annie Bieber 2 years ago

Well said!! 🎯👏👏

2points

Milan 2 years ago (edited)

Huge recycling of posts. Saw many times here on BP….

3points

Lauren 2 years ago

The last ones who are little kids are just that - little kids who are bratty and can grow out of it. Once you but double digits and are still a brat it feels like a lost cause at that point

3points

TheartfulDutchGinger 2 years ago

My daughter had a friend who was spoiled rotten. Each time my daughter got a little present,the girl would tell her it was a stupid gift and she had way better things. Eventually my daughter was sick of it and broke off the friendship. The girl didn't want to accept that. She kept sending my daughter messages on WhatsApp and social ,and when she got blocked she would make a new profile ,just to ask why mu daughter didn't want to be her friend. She even said my daughter would regret it,because there wasn't a better friend in the world. I stepped in and told her to stop or I would go to her parents. But she didnt care. Then i said i would call the police for stalking. At that point I didn't know what else to do. Since the girl was about 14,that scared her off. A while ago I saw that girl with her dad,having a temper tantrum, because her dad didn't have enough money to buy her something. She was 18 then.

2points

స్టీఫెన్ ఆండ్రూ 2 years ago

The kids are only like this because they've seen the same behaviours modelled by their parents or because their parents have been completely useless and allowed or even encouraged this behaviour. Teach your kids to be good humans! It's a fundamental requirement of being a parent.

2points

Annie Bieber 2 years ago

We were very poor...I got clothing essentials from "Santa"...one new outfit from Gramma & was thankful...A friend in '79 awoke to a ribbon in his room to follow...thru the house he went...out to the garage to discover a yellow Ferrari...he was 24...which BTW he totalled in a DUI accident. Thankfully he hurt no one...and yeah...Mommy and Dad replaced it w/a new one. 🙄

2points

Buren 2 years ago

I only made it to #6 and they wonder why I don't want kids.

2points

Vicky Zar 2 years ago

No, I can't read on. It's just too much

2points

Menacia Jones 2 years ago

Kids aren't born this way, it's all poor parenting.

1point

greenbean 2 years ago

I'm so pissed after reading this that in order not to hate an entire generation and all kids altogether I'd love to read some heartwarming stories of your normal, sweet, loving kids. Thank you.

1point

Deborah Rubin 1 year ago

I think this post reeks of bad parenting.

0points

celery g 2 years ago

never had kids, but damn you reap what you sow, literally in these scenarios, ugh! dumping a car in the river, getting stabbed, wtf! raising f*****g sociopaths!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

0points

Helen 2 years ago

I couldn't make myself to read all the above. My brain stopped and refused to process more of this nonsense. The saddest on all this still is, that the world we live in, in all its fairness and postivity, even considers such people and spend time on them.

0points

Nagaina 2 years ago (edited)

My daughter is sooooo happy when she gets new socks. Of course, she also gets a proper presents as well...

0points

LSR 2 years ago

A toast to all the f*****g imbeciles who are now longing for "why didn't I use a f c k i n g condom?"

0points

Maria Mendez 2 years ago

So nauseating ALL OF IT!!!

0points

Blackadams 2 years ago

One thing about African parents(nigerians im sure of)....they will smack you right in the face,and woule give your gift to someone else if you complain about what they used their earned money to buy you...honestly,this made me appreciate the little things.

0points

Ladedah 2 years ago

And people wonder why I never want kids 🙄. Dogs are way better. I can literally take the sock off my husband's foot, throw it across the room, and my dog's face looks just like Christmas morning. He gets equally excited about $20 squeaky toys. But the happiest faces come from $5 edible bones or picking up his leash and harness. Dogs are seriously the sweetest, most grateful kids a person could have.

0points

Veronica Sjöberg 2 years ago

They should remove those about young kids (like the 3yr old). But with older kids... well. You need to talk about money and where it comes from. It's okay to be disappointed but still be grateful for what you get. And as a parent you need to learn your kids how to properly handle your emotions. It's ok to be sad, angry etc but if you break things or sell off things cheap it will be consequences. Like you won't get a new one for example (like a lot of these kids expect...). Also; it's never a "right" to get a specific gift. A gift is a thing someone decide to give you out of free will, it's not something you have any "right" to demand.

0points

Vicky Z 2 years ago

If you don't upvote this comment you will ruin my Christmas!!!😭😭😭

0points

Noah Lamens 2 years ago

0points

Damon 2 years ago

To be fair, I’m still scarred by the Christmas mum gave my brother and I an Atari instead of a Nintendo.

0points

gunter biggun 2 years ago

These kids should get nothing! They probably don't go to church!! They'll be piggybacking Diwali and Hanukkah next!!

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d bradley 2 years ago

the link between them all seems to be access to the internet with their phones

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

Waaahhhh, my mum and dad are still living so I still haven't got my inheritance. Hmph, its not fair.

29points

Vicky Zar 2 years ago

I think some people misunderstood your sarcasm Foxxy

12points

Dianellian 2 years ago

This was awful to read. Horrible people.

19points

Annie Bieber 2 years ago

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Helenium 2 years ago

You know all these kids were spoilt by their doting parents then when the kids act up the parents are angry, when its how they were raised you cant expect any thing different

13points

Pia kjærgaard 2 years ago

It ALL ENDS WITH THE PARENTS!! They STARTED IT!!!

1point

Pa4040 2 years ago

These people remind me of Dudley from Harry Potter. Equally obnoxious. But its the parents' fault for allowing such behavior to fester. I only hope I do a better job as a dad.

9points

Tobias the Tiger 2 years ago

Oh yeah, was thinking of "24 gifts? But last year I got 25!"

2points

Rose the Cook 2 years ago

A few of these have appeared more than once before as with some other posts.

8points

UpupaEpops 2 years ago

5points

Kanuli 2 years ago

And there a friend had an old laptop which I put a SSD and more ram in and it was good another at least 5 years...

3points

kjorn 2 years ago

i couldn't past the 4-5 first. makes me want to hit my screen.

4points

Andrew Good 2 years ago

4points

Sinkvenice 2 years ago

This is one of the many reasons why I don't have children. F**k that. I'd much rather spend all that money on myself and my family and friends.

4points

Belandriel 2 years ago

Most of these will be failures who want to earn 1000 $ an hour without any qualification.

3points

Kanuli 2 years ago

Weak. Come back when you aren’t sure if there’s anything to eat at Christmas, and cry about presents 😉

3points

Annie Bieber 2 years ago

Well said!! 🎯👏👏

2points

Milan 2 years ago (edited)

Huge recycling of posts. Saw many times here on BP….

3points

Lauren 2 years ago

The last ones who are little kids are just that - little kids who are bratty and can grow out of it. Once you but double digits and are still a brat it feels like a lost cause at that point

3points

TheartfulDutchGinger 2 years ago

2points

స్టీఫెన్ ఆండ్రూ 2 years ago

2points

Annie Bieber 2 years ago

2points

Buren 2 years ago

I only made it to #6 and they wonder why I don't want kids.

2points

Vicky Zar 2 years ago

No, I can't read on. It's just too much

2points

Menacia Jones 2 years ago

Kids aren't born this way, it's all poor parenting.

1point

greenbean 2 years ago

I'm so pissed after reading this that in order not to hate an entire generation and all kids altogether I'd love to read some heartwarming stories of your normal, sweet, loving kids. Thank you.

1point

Deborah Rubin 1 year ago

I think this post reeks of bad parenting.

0points

celery g 2 years ago

never had kids, but damn you reap what you sow, literally in these scenarios, ugh! dumping a car in the river, getting stabbed, wtf! raising f*****g sociopaths!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

0points

Helen 2 years ago

0points

Nagaina 2 years ago (edited)

My daughter is sooooo happy when she gets new socks. Of course, she also gets a proper presents as well...

0points

LSR 2 years ago

A toast to all the f*****g imbeciles who are now longing for "why didn't I use a f c k i n g condom?"

0points

Maria Mendez 2 years ago

So nauseating ALL OF IT!!!

0points

Blackadams 2 years ago

0points

Ladedah 2 years ago

0points

Veronica Sjöberg 2 years ago

0points

Vicky Z 2 years ago

If you don't upvote this comment you will ruin my Christmas!!!😭😭😭

0points

Noah Lamens 2 years ago

0points