Birthdays are supposed to be special, right? A day when you receive gifts that are just for you. But what if your gift turns out to be for the whole family, and you barely get to use it? This teen’s birthday took a sour turn when his parents gifted him a high-end desktop, only to insist it stays in the living room for everyone to use. ️ Let’s dive into this birthday drama!
Birthday Morning
Gift Time!
Favorite Dinner ️
The Big Reveal ️
Setting Up the Desktop ️
The Catch
Siblings Take Over
Confronting Mom
Mom Loses It
Stepdad Steps In ♂️
Turning the Tables
Stepdad’s Response
Siblings’ Gifts
The Kicker
New Celebrations
Birthday Gift or Family Affair?
So, our birthday boy receives a high-end desktop as a gift, only to find out it’s not really his. His mom insists it stays in the living room for everyone to use, and his siblings hog it all day. When he confronts his mom, she calls him ungrateful. He even tries to reason with his stepdad, but to no avail. ♂️ The kicker? He couldn’t even take the desktop to college! Now, he celebrates his birthday away from home with friends. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
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NTA. Commenters sympathize with OP and criticize parents’ behavior.
Engaging analogy, NTA. Gift was for family, not birthday boy.
NTA, but your siblings need to learn to share
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Parents gaslit and wronged OP, best to avoid insufferable contact
Parenting gone wrong. NTA for rejecting the ‘gift’.
Commenter and reply agree that parents’ insult was pathetic
Not his gift, not his problem. NTA
Commenter empathizes with OP’s disappointing birthday gift experience.
Teen suggests selling unwanted gift, sparks curiosity in commenter.
Misunderstood birthday ‘gift’ sparks family conflict
Parents give fake ‘birthday gift’, NTA gets real gifts from others
A hedgehog as a birthday gift? NTA, that’s just sad.
NTA comment receives bromantic support
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NTA. Parents gifted son gaming computer for birthday, not family use.
Commenter sympathizes with OP and calls out parents’ behavior.
Sell the computer and buy something else. Not the a**hole.
Make a deal with the birthday kid beforehand
Father claims gifted PS4 is his, causing rift with son
Birthday gift meant for whole family? NTA’s hilarious solution
Commenter supports OP’s decision and condemns the gift giver.
Teen stands up for himself and demands his owed gift
NTA for rejecting ‘birthday gift’ that wasn’t for you
Family uses teen’s birthday as excuse to buy computer. NTA.
Family gifts shouldn’t be given as birthday gifts. NTA
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Father defends teenager’s decision to reject ‘family’ computer gift
Petty revenge ideas for bad gift-giving parents.
NTA commenter suggests breaking the unwanted gift for revenge
Stepdad gets roasted by stepson for selfish ‘gift’
Sibling gift-giving drama: NTA for feeling unappreciated
Commenter agrees with rejecting fake birthday gift
Sibling rivalry over gifts can be tough. NTA.
Group gifts can be tricky, NTA for rejecting it
Respect boundaries: NTA for rejecting unwanted ‘gift’
NTA. Birthday gift should have been just for you
Teen receives family computer as birthday gift, not for him
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Sneaky move or dishonest? Commenter suggests selling unwanted gift.
Sharing a bunk bed with older sister, empathizes with OP.
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Parent’s well-intentioned gift turns into a family computer.
The real gift is the freedom to tell them off
Teen stands up to unreasonable parents over ‘birthday gift’
20 years later and still salty about a fake gift
Commenters agree: parents were in the wrong
A heartfelt apology from a mom to a disappointed teen
Shared PCs as birthday gifts: YTA or NAH?
Teen’s parents use his birthday as an excuse to buy a new family computer. Gaslight him and make him out to be the bad guy. Commenter sympathizes and calls out parents’ terrible behavior.
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Gift not for him, NTA. Family show-off,
Family feud over small gift, commenter says NTA
When a birthday gift is just a household appliance
Teen rejects ‘birthday gift’ and considers destroying it
Regifted presents led to no birthday celebrations and loneliness
Commenter thinks OP is not the a**hole
Teen rightfully refuses ‘birthday gift’ that wasn’t for him
Short and sweet: NTA says it all
Savage response to ungrateful parents.
Gift for him, but not really? NTA calls out hypocrisy
Short and sweet, this commenter is not the a**hole!
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Feeling left out of gift-giving? NTA shares their experience ❤️
Controlling gift or reasonable rules?
Birthday gift or not, holding a grudge is justified
Birthday gift or new computer? Definitely not the a-hole
Commenter supports rejection of ‘family gift’ on teen’s birthday
Getting a non-gift for your birthday? NTA for being pissed
Gifts for the home or to be shared are not gifts
Teen prefers turkey jerky over fake birthday gift
Gifts with strings attached are not gifts. #NTA
Navigating narcissistic parents in r/raisedbynarcissists
Teen rejects parents’ fake gift, saves up for own computer
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Gaming laptops FTW! NTA for rejecting fake gift
Teen stands up to selfish parents, better off without them
Teen gets ‘birthday gift’ not for him, NTA for rejecting it
Don’t let anyone guilt you into giving away your belongings
Mom used my discount to buy me Gap clothes for Christmas
Family’s backhanded gift-giving justifies ignoring them on birthdays
Sharing one desktop is normal, but parents could have helped. NTA
NTA. Comment suggests getting revenge gift for dad.
