My "push" present was a baby. Best present ever. My husband did also come through. He bought me champagne, soft cheese and sushi.

Expensive "push" presents are for the superrich, but "not worthy" makes this guy look bad. Go with "You and this baby are worth everything, but we can't afford X". And talk about the car. If you have only one car, a second car may be a realistic "need" if one partner is using that car to commute to work, and the other is trying to grocery shop with a stroller, newborn, diaper bag, etc.

my push present was hat he admired and loved my body with each transformation that happened during three pregnancies, that he supported my strange food choices during pregnancies and being a great dad and husband by lending me some space for alone time. A good marriage is not about demanding expensive things or praepregnant body..it's about support each other and appreciation for their part of wirk. you can't buy that

Pathetic people getting stupid ideas from other pathetically greedy people. You don't get a gift for having a child, you don't get a gift from your spouse for getting married. Just STOP

A "push gift" sounds like a very entitled and snobbish thing to do. I'm definitely with the husband on this one.

My push present was the massive hormone flux giving birth to SUPER FRAGILE ANXIETY WOMAN 🤸‍♀️ And a partner who initially had no clue how much energy a baby physically extracts from breastfeeding, being all sulky over the Dirty Dishes and Clean Laundry mountain ranges.

Push presents are just about the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of. You wanted to have babies you don't get it deserve expensive a*s presents for having them. You should be thankful when you have a healthy baby because unfortunately not everybody does. I was very happy and surprised when my husband brought me flower arrangements with stuffed animals in them that I sat on the dresser when we came home. The entitlement is getting crazier and crazier every day.

Really weird to me that people are focusing on him saying she's not worthy when he is literally just repeating the words she said back to her. Or do some of you guys think, yeah, there are some people out there who are deserving of a car because they chose to have a baby...? Ambushing your partener and trying to guilt trip them into purchasing you a new car out of their PERSONAL savings is massively manipulative. Saying, "Hey we need a second car because of the baby" is incredibly different from, "I'M having the baby WE chose to have so I deserve a car out of YOUR savings."

Sure! Lets take people posting their fake life's on tiktok as the norm. (How much better would the planet become if there was no tiktok and no instagram)

Friendly reminder to check the point totals on the YTA comments vs. the NTA comments. Always telling. What I'm very confused about here is dude has to DIP INTO HIS PERSONAL SAVINGS to buy a car?? First of all, how much in personal savings do you have???? Secondly, why is your personal savings different from her savings? That sounds like your marriage is already in a hard place if you've got thousands stored away that she has no access to. Maybe she's wanting to see if you're willing to share your money with her? I agree, she looks real bad here, but it looks more to me like there's some root-issue marriage s**t around money going on than anything. She might still be ungrateful and expect too much, but that's where you start to actually solve this argument.

So if she was pregnant with triplets she'll get a bus!?nta

First time I've heard the term "push present". You got a baby. What the hell else do you want?

He seems more like a jerk than an a*****e. Does HE have his own car? Car they afford to get her a new car, JOINTLY owned? If not, say so, but at least realize she's gonna need some wheels to get around safely going forward.

I've had 3 kids, no push presents Time to sit down my hubby and ask for retroactive gifts LOL

A push present isn't the issue, the language of the wife not being "worthy" of the gift is the problem. His language was disparaging, he needed to just state the fact that their family budget does not allow for such a thing, if they were wealthy, yes, of course but the priority is the immediate needs of the baby and mums home care right now, or something sensible like that.

Back in 1965, I got married at the young age of 16 and my first baby was born in 1966. It was a boy and the best thing I ever did for him was to name him after his 2 grandfathers, William (my dad) and Edward ( my father-in-law). My father-in-law came into my hospital room to see the new baby and me and brought with him an envelope containing 2- $100 bills. I was totally surprised. I certainly never expected it. I cried over his kindness because in 1966, $200 was quite a bit of cash for a young mother. As soon as I was home with the baby and well enough to move around, my husband and I went to the bank and started an account for the baby. Move ahead 2 yrs. and here comes the second baby, also a boy. Again my father in law was so happy the baby and I were both in good health and that this baby was also a boy, that he presented me with a second gift of $200, which also went into the bank for the newest member of the family. He continued adding to those accounts the rest of his life.

a lot of people above are only focussing on the gift of the child which he could have said better but they totally ignored the card, flowers and jewellery he was going to buy for her. So he was going to buy something, just not the car she wanted.

My "push" present was walking up and down steep stairs to wash cloth diapers and baby clothes. Then cook meals and clean house. The second time it was to be left alone to "rest" with a newborn and a 3 year old while my husband went out to eat so he wouldn't bother me. I had a frozen TV dinner. Then I got to go up and down steep stairs to wash cloth diapers and baby clothes. I cooked and cleaned the next day because I got to "rest" the day I came home.

The YTAS are obviously spoiled rotten, they need to ask their mom if they got a push present, it wasn't around when they gave birth, they popped the kid out because they wanted to that was a present in itself

Push present? Right up there with gender reveal parties - ridiculous.

From her request (a car exclusively for her use) I'd guess they currently share a car, so yes, though it seems extravagant on the surface, her ask is a valid one which would benefit the entire household. Even if the car wound up being in both names, there would be little harm in it being deemed "hers" exclusively, so his little "it'd be OUR car" thing irritated me. The push present thing has, historically, been for wealthy women with marriage contracts, and they would receive endowments of money, property, heirloom jewelry, etc. for producing a child. It's been a while since I've seen it, but I believe there's a scene in the film "The Duchess" where the duchess is immediately cut a sizable check for having a baby. Since most women do not have marriage 'contracts' and prenups it's never been a formal thing for the middle or lower classes. But still, SOME sort of appreciation seems a mark of a healthy relationship, and that she has to ask for it gives pause

Stop letting these tiktok whores fill your heads with stupid nonsense b******t. You wanna collectively cancel every single person that speaks to men, but somehow this vapid, entitled, braindead retardation is okay? gtfo

The entitlement of these AHs on TikTok is ridiculous and the idiots who follow them are just as idiotic. The idea of getting a house or a care as a “push present “ reeks of entitlement. Nobody forced her to breed. She did it of her own free will. Where’s the press for the father who has to work to support that entitled brat and her kid?

A "push present"? Wow... can it get any more ridiculous these days?

What the hell is this? Is his wife from some sort of obscenely wealthy family that she felt a CAR as a "push present," whatever the f**k that is, is a reasonable gift? Also, he didn't say "you're not worthy". First, she was the person who brought up worth, and then what he said was "none of us, individually speaking, is worthy of what she’s asking for." That's pretty understandable.

My push present was... mmm nope nada. All this talk about she does the work, yes true but everything should be jointly decided. My husband completely did the nursery and wouldn't let me lift a finger. That counts!

It's a nice gesture but nobody forced her to get pregnant. If it's that much trouble, don't do it.

Push present? How about any actual present? Apparently my husband 'can do better' than me - and I am not even worth the 'considering'. My 'present' or 'gift' for birthday... or Christmas... he couldn't be bothered to think, ask, or care. Just "get it yourself, and send me the invoice." He'd like to be known as 'a great hard-working husband' btw.

Wow...... wife is 1000% the a s s h o l e! Red flags all the way! Destined for divorce probably.

Selling our personal data now. AND annoying us with a barrage of popups about it. The eventual creep of greed into what started as good intentions is always interesting.

What matters more than one present is the general attitude after the baby is born. What good is an expensive present if dad doesn't change diapers, doesn't get yummy (special) favorite food for mom, does carry the baby and comfort it when it's crying? So many little ways showing appreciation. This matters way more than one present...unless you need expensive presents for an exit fund. Then again, talking about finances, maybe the dad paying into mum's pension while she stays at home, all that is preferable and shows how much the dad appreciates the mother of his child.

I had 2 C Sections, in fact I have had to have over 50 surgeries from health issues, but I always say the C Sections were the best because I got a present after them. The baby is your present.

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Unless hubs or SO is a billionaire, women needs to rethink their demands.

Something nice/beautiful/tasty in your own budget would be nice. Not to thank the mom, but to appreciate her. My mom got a washer and dryer :').

My "push" present was a box of disposable diapers so I didn't have to use cloth right away, and I absolutely loved it!

F*****g influencers should all set themselves on fire and jump off a f*****g high cliff.

Wow.......just wow. How about a healthy baby? I am clearly from another era without babymoons, gender reveal parties, and push presents. Particularly after the heartbreaking and devastating loss of of our first baby, my husband and I celebrated the subsequent arrival of a healthy baby! (I think our "kids", all 6 over 30 years old would agree: There is nothing better to celebrate than a healthy baby!)

If they don't already have 2 cars, I don't think it is an unreasonable request. 1 car household with a newborn, especially if there is no real public transportation nearby, is a nightmare. Not to mention his attitude is appalling.

Ah yes, American consumerism moving into childbirth like expecting people to buy $2000 cellphones