We all love surprises, especially when it comes to Christmas gifts. But what happens when a gift mix-up leads to a rollercoaster of emotions and a potential relationship crisis? This is the story of a 19-year-old who thought they received an amazing Christmas gift from their brother, only to find out it was meant for someone else! Let’s dive into this holiday drama and see how it all unfolded.
The Mysterious Christmas Gift
A Gift for a Designer
Assumptions and Excitement
The Big Purchase
An Early Christmas Surprise
Confusion and Annoyance
The Unintended Recipient
Embarrassment and Tears
A Softie Brother’s Decision
Making Amends
The Happiness of a New Tablet
A Friend’s Harsh Opinion
The Beans are Spilled ️
A Relationship on the Rocks
A Plea for Civility
The Great Tablet Debacle: Who’s in the Wrong? ♀️
So, our protagonist ends up with a fancy new tablet that was meant for their brother’s girlfriend, Q. After a friend spills the beans, Q is furious, and it causes a rift between her and the brother. Was it wrong to keep the tablet, or should our protagonist have given it up? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this holiday drama…
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YTA for assuming and crying over a gift not meant for you
OP is called out for being emotionally manipulative
YTA for opening someone else’s mail and throwing a tantrum.
Apologize and make it right. YTA took advantage of kindness
OP’s entitlement and lack of gratitude makes them TA
Insisting on fairness could have avoided this tablet mix-up.
Commenter called out for being the a**hole. Yikes.
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Sibling steals niece’s gift, justifies it, and manipulates emotions. YTA.
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Sibling gift mix-up leads to tablet trouble. YTA verdict.
Return the tablet, YTA. Don’t blame E for exposing you.
Sibling gift mix-up leads to YTA verdict and family drama
Harsh criticism for a crying 19-year-old over a tablet mix-up
YTA for stealing and guilt-tripping, stunning lack of self-awareness
Don’t open other people’s mail! YTA, grow up
Crying over a gift mix-up leads to self-reflection. YTA
Commenter called out for childish behavior.
Commenter calls out OP for being a manipulative YTA.
Sibling rivalry at its finest, YTA gets called out
YTA for keeping the tablet and causing a relationship disaster.
Self-entitled person steals gift, called out for being a**hole
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Brother’s ambiguous gift leads to family drama. ESH.
Commenter called out for being a thief and manipulative
YTA? Uh-oh, someone messed up their Christmas gift!
Sibling drama: Emotional manipulation and a tablet mix-up
Gift mix-up leads to emotional abuse accusation. Yikes!
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Caught red-handed: opening mail and keeping gifts. YTA
Thief gets caught and cries.
Mistakenly kept brother’s tablet, refused to return it. YTA.
YTA called a manipulative brat, no replies.
A present mix-up leads to accusations of theft. YTA
Commenter accused of being manipulative for crying to brother
Commenter calls out OP for stealing tablet, offers advice.
Commenter calls out OP for entitlement and manipulation.
Commenter calls out someone for behaving like a child
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Commenter calls out OP for being the a**hole with evidence ️♀️
Commenter calls out someone’s behavior as greedy and pathetic
Commenter calls out OP for being a ‘massive a**hole’
Don’t be the a**hole, give the tablet to Q
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Opening someone else’s package is a federal crime. YTA.
Commenter calls out OP for stealing and being a brat
♀️ When YTA ruling backfires and leads to tears
Commenter calls out OP for stealing tablet and manipulating brother
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YTA assumed gift was for them, threw tantrum. YTA big time.
Don’t open Christmas presents early without permission. YTA
Sibling tablet mix-up leads to gift-giving drama
Don’t ruin the surprise, YTA
Commenter calls out someone as the a**hole.
Sibling rivalry gone wrong. YTA and a thief!
Commenter calls out someone’s bad behavior as the a**hole
Opening someone else’s Christmas gift and crying for it? YTA
Sibling rivalry over tablet gift. YTA accused of selfishness.
Sibling gift mix-up leads to tearful entitlement. YTA. ♂️
Recipient of misdelivered gift refuses to return it. YTA behavior.
Commenter is called out for being the biggest AH
