Picture this: it’s Christmas, and you’re a parent with 50/50 custody of your 15-year-old daughter. You’ve got a second Christmas planned for when she returns from her mom’s, but on the big day, she calls you, upset that she’s been left out of the gift-giving extravaganza happening at her mom’s house. Her siblings are receiving expensive gifts, while she’s been given a measly bag. You decide it’s time to make things right, but will your actions cause even more drama? Let’s find out…
50/50 Custody Christmas Conundrum
Second Christmas Plans
A Call for Help
Gifts Galore for the Siblings
Mom’s Twisted Sense of Fairness
Generous Family to the Rescue
No Miserable Christmas for My Daughter! ♂️
Gifts Delivered, Ex Explodes
Standing My Ground
Dad Delivers Gifts, Ex Detonates
In a desperate attempt to make his daughter feel included, our hero decides to deliver all the gifts from his generous family to her on Christmas Day. He’s not about to let her sit there, miserable, while her siblings open their lavish presents. But when he arrives at his ex’s house with the gifts, she explodes in anger, accusing him of showing off and undermining her. Our dad stands his ground, insisting he just wants to make his daughter happy. The ex demands he take the gifts back, but he refuses, saying he’ll take them when he takes his daughter back. ️ Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
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Fairness in gift-giving debated among commenters, with caution advised
Father stands up for daughter against toxic mother. #ParentingGoals
Parental favoritism sparks pettiness in Christmas drama ESH ♂️
Bringing all the presents hurt family relations. ESH
Toxic parenting competition ruins the true meaning of Christmas
Single mom’s struggle to provide fair gifts to her kids
Putting your daughter first , NTA. Show her she’s loved
Parental conflict affects innocent kids. ESH for being petty
Father takes revenge on ex-wife at daughter’s expense. YTA
Ex-wife punishing daughter for having dad & family with money. NTA.
Spoiled daughter, poor communication, and expensive gifts. ESH.
Ex’s lack of communication leads to daughter’s disappointment – NTA
ESH: Dad tried to help daughter but ended up making siblings feel bad.
Going overboard: NTA but could’ve waited. Ex is definitely TA
Generous dad accused of playing favorites with gifts
Disappointing gifts from mom led to drastic measures
Blended families & wealth inequality – valuable lessons for kids.
Advocating for equity over equality, but ESH in this situation ♀️
Daughter’s entitlement ruins Christmas, everyone’s an a**hole.
Excluded daughter’s dad gets revenge on other kids. ESH.
Ex is in the wrong, daughter will cut her off ♂️
Christmas turned into a drama-filled ordeal for everyone involved
Dad saves daughter’s Christmas
and is praised for it.
NTA suggests custody revision for daughter’s sake
Gift-bombing daughter to make siblings feel bad makes you ESH
Both parents behaved poorly, putting kids in the crossfire
Co-parenting fails as Christmas gifts cause conflict ♀️ ♂️
Petty parenting: ESH, but daughter still gets presents, right?
Father prioritizes daughter’s feelings, ex’s justification falls short. #NTA
Divorced parent uses Christmas to one-up ex-spouse. ESH
ESH – Communication was lacking, but one-upping with gifts isn’t healthy
NTA. Co-parenting is not a competition
ESH. Ex is wrong for unequal gifts. Dad wrong for gift delivery.
Negative commenter receives no support from replies.
Ex tries to save money on daughter’s gifts, dad saves Christmas
Child of divorce explains the situation and suggests a better solution
Unequal gifting causes family drama, dad’s response escalates it. ESH.
ESH, lack of communication and overreacting to gifts
Mother’s favoritism causes daughter to be excluded. NTA.
Let her decide! NTA for standing up for daughter.
Daughter caught in petty crossfire of dad’s Christmas gesture. ESH.
Father saves Christmas for daughter amidst favoritism concerns.
Dad’s Christmas hack: AirTags on gifts to avoid psycho mom
Mom should prioritize equal gifts for her children. #NTA
Mother unfairly deducted daughter’s Christmas present budget, NTA dad saves day
Father rightfully gives daughter Christmas gifts, ex is emotionally abusive
Co-parenting mishap leads to hurt for innocent daughter. ESH.
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Both parties need to grow up and not fight over gifts
Breaking the mold Dad’s got his daughter’s back
Dad’s fair gesture leads to ex’s blowup. NTA.
Daughter prefers dad’s house over unfair mum’s. NTA.
Disappointing parental favoritism can lead to resentment and hurt feelings.
NTA. Ex is awful. Get full custody to protect daughter
Don’t sink with her ship ♂️ let her burn her own down
Daughter unfairly treated by mother on Christmas, dad saves day
Using children to fight over petty sh*t is AH 101
Parenting gone wrong. Teaching cruelty or kindness to children? ESH.
Equal gift-giving during Xmas, not pettiness.
Sharing gifts equally is important for children of divorced parents
Teaching giving instead of receiving
Parenting dispute leads to entitled children.
Ex can’t handle daughter getting gifts, dad NTA
Dad was NTA for buying daughter more gifts than mom.
