Birthdays are supposed to be filled with joy, laughter, and cherished memories. But for one unlucky teen, their sweet 16 turned sour faster than a forgotten glass of milk! Buckle up, because this birthday tale is about to take a wild ride on the drama llama! When a long-awaited gift comes with strings attached, it’s bound to cause some family friction. Let’s dive into this birthday blunder and see if this teen’s reaction was justified or just a case of teenage angst!
A Not-So-Sweet 16th Birthday Surprise
Birthday Breakfast & School Celebrations
Family Dinner & Gift Time
Money Gifts & The Big Reveal
️ The Dream Desktop… With a Catch
Saving Up for the Dream
Mom’s Shocking Revelation
Confusion & Frustration
Siblings Hogging the ‘Gift’
Confronting Mom About the ‘Gift’
️ Mom’s Angry Response
The Phone Analogy
Stepdad’s Reaction & Accusations ️
Off to College Without the ‘Gift’
The Birthday ‘Gift’ That Keeps on Giving… to Everyone Else!
Well, well, well… looks like this birthday boy got a raw deal! Instead of getting a shiny new desktop all to himself, he got a ‘family computer’ in disguise. ️ Talk about a gift with strings attached! And when he called out his parents on their sneaky move? ️ They had the audacity to call HIM ungrateful! The nerve! But wait, it gets better (or worse, depending on how you look at it)… Not only did he barely get to use his so-called ‘gift,’ but his siblings got their own presents without any sharing required! And the cherry on top of this birthday cake disaster? He didn’t even get to take the desktop to college! Yikes, talk about a family feud in the making! Let’s see what the internet has to say about this birthday blunder… ️
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Support for NTA Commenter’s Justified Outrage
Unfair gift-giving! NTA’s parents are the a**holes.
You deserve first dibs on your birthday gift
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Parents take away birthday gift, gaslight and refuse to admit fault.
Victory for the son! NTA and parents are wrong
Not the a**hole for wanting to own your gift
Birthdays are for you, not for your family’s cheap needs.
Receiving a gift and then being told you can’t use it?
Birthday gift taken away? NTA explains it all
Birthday gift taken away, glad others made up for it
Betrayed by parents giving gift then taking it away
A high-end gaming computer as a birthday gift? NTA!
Commiserating with OP on awful parents.
Sell the computer and buy something else. NTA wins.
Make a deal beforehand for family gifts to avoid conflict
Dad tries to claim son’s birthday gift, causing a rift
NTA explains why giving one gift to someone on their birthday is unacceptable.
Birthday gift for son taken away, comment suggests funny revenge
Dad defends OP, calls parents ‘AHs’ for taking gift back
Individual birthday gifts > shared gifts. #NTA
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Curious about the justification for taking back the birthday gift?
User suggests sabotaging computer after NTA judgement.
Petty revenge ideas in response to unjust gift revocation
Stepdad speechless after NTA’s amazing point
Sibling gift-giving drama, being called ungrateful for expecting reciprocity.
Sharing a PS2 with a younger sibling gone wrong. ♂️
A birthday gift should be for the person having the birthday Don’t ruin it like this dad
Birthday gift taken away? NTA. Siblings hogging it? Frustrating.
Sneaky move…
Sharing personal experience and empathizing with OP’s situation.
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Parents give son a birthday gift, then take it back. NTA
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Parent admits fault for taking back son’s birthday gift
A brutal yet satisfying response to entitled parents.
Parents take away birthday gift, commenter calls them ‘dickheads’
Receiving a gift and having it taken away? Relatable experience.
A sympathetic mom apologizes on behalf of all moms.
Similar situation in AITA post: shared family computer for birthday.
Parents use son’s birthday as excuse to buy a family computer
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Gifted a desktop computer for birthday, but it wasn’t his.
When birthday gifts go wrong
NTA considers destroying gift after parents take it away
Sharing gifts with siblings, but finding solace in friends ❤️
Sarcastic NTA comment suggests getting revenge on ungrateful parents
NTA commenters call out parents for fake gift-giving
Feeling unwanted by parents on birthdays
Controlling parents take away son’s birthday gift
Recipient doesn’t owe gratitude for a gift they didn’t receive.
When a gift is a slap in the face
Thoughtful gift-giving matters, NTA for distancing yourself.
When parents forget your birthday, even turkey jerky suffices ♂️
NTA. Parents give ‘gift’ that was actually a household purchase.
Disappointing gifts and siblings, relatable You’re NTA.
Bass guitar taken away from OP by parents, regrets following their decision
Gifts with strings attached: a mom’s selfish gift-giving habits
Ignoring backhanded gifts on birthday, asking for absence =
Sharing one computer is normal, but communication could have helped. NTA.
NTA. Parents give son computer as gift but take it back
Birthday gift or family computer? NTA feels robbed.
Unfair gift-giving? Commenter says NTA in computer debacle!
Parents give false gift, take it away. NTA for son.
Take control of gifting and make every holiday for you! NTA
Family takes away birthday gift, commenter supports OP’s decision
Commiserating with a relatable NTA experience
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Petty revenge is the best revenge
