Mom Shares What Her Kids’ ‘Delusional’ Christmas Gift Lists Look Like, Goes Viral
Coming up with creative ideas for how to surprise your kids on Christmas can be quite a challenge. For one, their interests are constantly changing as they grow. Not only that, but social media can have quite an effect on their preferences, too. Sometimes, in a not-so-great way.
Case in point, mom Annabel (@cocobelle2000) recently went viral on TikTok after sharing her daughter’s and son’s Christmas lists. To say that the lists are unrealistic is putting it mildly. As the mom quipped, her kids probably think that their family lives in a different tax bracket. Scroll down for the full videos, as well as the internet’s reactions.
Social media influences some kids quite a bit when it comes to their holiday gift lists
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One mom went viral after venting about all the things that her 9-year-old daughter wanted for Christmas this year
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“I just found out that my nine-year-old thinks we live in a different tax bracket”
“Here are some examples of things that she put on her Christmas list this year.”
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“Another pair of shoes for $122”
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“I don’t know what this is. But I don’t own anything like this for $42”
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“Girl, shut up. Come on”
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“This girl is nuts. She’s nine”
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“Oh hell no. $85. Girl, I use, like, Nivea for my face. I don’t think she’s gotten the memo about inflation and the economy right now”
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“Anyone else dealing with this? There’s not even a single toy on the list.”
You can watch the viral video in full right here
@cocobelle2000 #greenscreen #over40mom ♬ Elf – Main Theme – Geek Music
Some kids copy influencers because they think it will make them happy and popular
The mom’s original witty video garnered 109.9k likes and, at the time of writing, was viewed 1.5 million times and counting. Meanwhile, her follow-up clip about her son’s Xmas wishes got 31.4k views.
Some parents found the entire situation very relatable because their own kids are growing up and suddenly don’t want toys as presents anymore.
This can be quite a bittersweet moment for parents. On the one hand, growing up is inevitable. On the other hand, such a sudden change in interests and hobbies can be hard to digest.
What’s worrying, however, is when children start asking for expensive gifts that are most clothes, shoes, and cosmetics. This raises a couple of important issues.
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First of all, it shows that they’re starting to think more and more about how the world around them perceives them. They want to leave a good impression. However, because they’re still small, they focus on the superficialities and aesthetics, not what truly matters—a person’s character, values, and trustworthiness.
The second issue is that these kids might not even want these things. But they feel that they should want them because of the media they consume.
They see their favorite influencers wearing these clothes, talking about these cosmetics, and promoting these shoes in their social media feeds. Naturally, the younger audience comes to the conclusion that not only is it ‘good’ to want these things, but that they’re somehow not complete without them.
People are social beings to their very core, so we’re obviously concerned about our reputations and relationships with others. Many of us want to be adored, respected, and popular. It’s a natural instinct that plays into the importance of everything social in our lives.
However, this can be taken too far if someone only ever does what they think will make others like them. It betrays deep insecurities and leads to a less-authentic version of oneself.
Becoming popular because you wear the ‘right’ shoes and jacket is fleeting. Fashion and social media trends are constantly changing. Just because you drop several hundred dollars on a fly look now won’t matter much in a few months, weeks… or even days. Chasing popularity through style is a never-ending race.
Social media overuse and too much screen time can have lots of negative effects on kids
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Consuming too much social media can have hugely detrimental effects on children’s development and self-esteem. It can make them feel like they’re ‘not good enough.’
As Kid Matters Counseling notes, kids can develop body image and confidence issues. What’s more, they might deal with anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.
If they also post on social media, they have negative comments, criticism, cyber bullies, and internet trolls to contend with, too. Many children do not have the emotional resilience needed for this.
So it’s in parents’ best interest to at least partially moderate their munchkins’ internet use. That’s easier said than done, of course. But helping your kids have a healthy relationship with tech is more important now than ever.
We’ve recently covered on Bored Panda how it’s recommended that children under the age of 2 have no screen time at all. Kids between the ages of 2 and 5 should only spend an hour or less in front of screens per day, and it all has to be supervised by their parents, guardians, or siblings.
The reality is something jaw-dropping, however. According to the CDC, American kids who are between the ages of 8 to 10 spend roughly 6 hours in front of screens. Every. Single. Day.
Meanwhile, children aged 11 to 14 spend 9 hours per day. This number drops a bit for 15 to 18-year-olds who spend 7.5 hours looking at screens per day, on average. This massive amount of time using tech means that these kids, tweens, and teens aren’t doing other things, like socializing, learning new skills, or exercising.
The mom later shared what her 12-year-old son asked for Christmas and it’s equally bad
I‘m sharing my delusional 12-year-old’s Christmas list. He started off really strong with this sweatshirt called A Bathing Ape. I thought I was up with the trends. I have no idea what this is. But I also have no idea why he would possibly think that we would spend $300 on a sweatshirt that says ‘bathing ape’. Bro, you smell like you need to bathe.
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“Get a job. He needs to get a job. If you think I’m gonna buy you a $300 pair of shoes made by Kanye West”
Bro, shut up.
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“Again with this bathing ape s**t. $96.”
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“And this dingy shirt for 100 and something dollars”
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“I told him he better update that list or there’s going to be nothing under the Christmas tree for him. Who do these kids think that we are? Like, does he think that I’m like moving bricks for El Chapo across the US that this is what he’s gonna get for Christmas? Bro, this is a tough economy and we’re house poor. Like, let’s be realistic.”
Here’s the TikToker’s follow-up video
@cocobelle2000 #greenscreen delusional Christmas list #over40mom #christmaslist ♬ original sound – Annabel Macias Havill
The internet had a lot to say about the two clips
Yes, half these ideas probably came from the sht influencer mommy watches on tiktok
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You must not whine about your kids Delulu expectations, if you cancel all social media, so they don’t start thinking they need dewy glowy skin, expensive shoes etc. How they will get this infos? Check your kids internet behavior. And your own too. My kid too has extra ordinaire wishes, but they are not based on some influencers bs. They are based on some youtubers bs.
Yup. You are the adult; they are a child. Put on your adult pants, put your foot down and stop claiming victimhood.
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You're the adult. Try parenting instead of shaming your kids for likes.
A 9 year old has a very shaky grasp about money and what these numbers mean. Now I have no clue what on earth delulu is or means but imo it's time to take the phone away from that kid. Where else but social media could she have seen all this stuff advertised?
Delulu = Delusional. I know her kids are young but I think she needs to talk to them about money. “This is how much the bills are for the house, electricity, water, internet, food, petrol, etc. I only have this much disposable income each month. There is no way that I can afford things this expensive. Plus, you’re 9. You don’t need an expensive skincare routine. This is what I, and most other people (except millionaires) use. Cheaper skincare from the supermarket”
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Oh, so 9 year olds have not a big grasp of money? What a surprise! I'm so glad my Mom didn't use me to feed her attention seeking when I was 9 and asked for a pony... Also, how does a 9 year old even know about such stuff?
Hell, you should of seen me with Sears catalog in 1976. Kids have no concept of money.
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Also wanted, My Little Pony, Pound Puppies, My Child Dolls (competitors of Cabbage Patch Kids), Troll dolls, etc... NOTHING I wanted cost more than $30
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My parents would have given me 'the look' (which means not a chance in hell) had I presented this list to them. And then I'd have had the lecture on how some children would be lucky to have anything for Christmas...
I'm currently a teen, and I don't think I've had a wish list in about six years. I don't 'need' anything specific, and I know my parents know me and what I like. If that means a bunch of Indigo/Chapters giftcards? Even better!
As a teen cash was best for me ... 150-200€ by parents and grandparents together I think. But that was 20 years ago.
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Why do people think we want to look at them point at things. Just show the thing and keep your dopey face behind the camera where it belongs
Ue, PLEASE! I can't even see what this woman is talking about because her stupid head is BLOCKING every item. One time there was a tiktok on a missing person documentary and the girl making it had her entire face blocking the missing person. I was thinking, "Oh wow that's effective."
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This sounds more like the mom put together this supposed Christmas list. Either way, there were many Christmas's I wasn't able to get everything on my kid's list. Sometimes, I had to deviate off the list. She was obsessed with Bryer horses and accessories and Schleich horses. These are not cheap figurines. One thing we instilled was that Christmas is not just about getting everything you want. I was very open about finances and budgeting. She still had trouble grasping the concept of what we could afford.
The fact that it's a nine year old that wants an expensive skin care thing amazes me. When I was nine I just wanted legos and sketch books.
Parents handed their children their phones at what....birth so they got some 'quiet time' - what did they think was going to happen? Of course there is targeted advertising? Parents invited that monster in willingly and eagerly and the wish lists are merely a reflection of that. You don't get to be all indignant about this. You have a choice - take away the phone/laptop etc and engage with your children - nope that is the only choice.
Tell me you used a phone to babysit your kids without telling me.
I thought Delulu was the manufacturer or the style... Nope, not giving up my last brain cells to understand this rubbish...
Frugality is a value taught by good parents. My mom took me shopping and taught me rules like "no article of clothing should cost over $20". She taught me to have contempt for overspenders and would say things like "people who waste money like that probably don't have any money in the bank". She taught me to equate mindless consumption with poverty and frugality with wealth and intelligence. As an elderly woman, I still feel like Athena, Goddess of Wisdom whenever I go out in my $1 Walmart clearance rack pants. I also roll my eyes and feel revulsion when I see people with designer stuff, but I try to avoid judging them too harshly. After all, we should have compassion for people with intellectual disabilities.
She might as well get rid of her daughter's friends too because a lot of you are wanting to punish her daughter for wanting things. She's nine years old! She doesn't know about how much money her parents have, nor should she. When I was a kid and the gameboy came out, that's all I wanted. My mom was a single mom working two jobs so she said I could either have a bunch of cheap stuff or one expensive thing. Christmas morning I saw a huge box which is what she used to fill with smaller presents; I wasn't knowing our finances because I was a child, but I was given the option. This mom isn't shaming her child, she's venting and you're criticizing her for it. She's allowed to without you all berating her. You're all being hypocrites.
Another stupid TikTok post of some idiot sticking their fat ugly faces into their phone cameras and pointing. Stop with this garbage, no one cares about these idiots.
It would have me seriously reflecting on my parenting. My 8yo still wants Barbies and Lego, but we've had moments that made me look at how we got to that behaviour and how we need to handle it to turn it around because I didn't want to parent a kid like that five years down the line.
1. Shaming your kids online for clout is not fine. 2. This is basically how you raised them.
Yes, these children are under the spell of social media, influencers and schoolmates. In this case it would also seem that the parents are remiss in not letting their children know the cost of things versus their economic situation. I'm old, but my parents made it abundantly clear that some things I asked for as gifts were not affordable.
lol. This is what happens when you raise iPad kids. They grow up in the hyper capitalist world of influencers shilling them s**t that they don't need which is also forcing them to grow up too fast. Why are 9 year olds asking for fucken skincare for Xmas? Like.... wtf? This is what also happens when you allow your kids to use TikTok. Which is just one big advertisement.... it's Amazon but instead of scrolling through listings, you're scrolling thru ppl peddling those items to you & doing so in a way that is highly manipulative & preys on your insecurities in order to make you feel like you are being left out if you don't consume these items. It's so gross.
Says more about her than the kid. Cra**y parenting. The kid has made this list because of the way she has been raised.
I feel like she (the mom) doesn't really care tho. Like its expensive, but its what she wants. It's not like you have to give her everything on the list. It brings her joy
Who cares?! Just because it's on their x-mas list doesn't mean you have to buy it. Don't these parents remember going through the Toys R Us catalog and circling everything?
IMHO THEY (mother and father) need to talk to the kids about greed and what Christmas is supposed to mean. We started with out kid young, and stressed about the kids who get nothing , and stories such as the Gift of the Magi. We made GIVING more important than receiving. Kids Love to open gifts - one year we were really broke could oNLY afford one decent gift for our kid and the niece that was dumped on our doorsrtep ( her father told us not to buy her anything (A.H.)). I wrapped boxes of lint, and soda cans, and anything I could think of for "fun" - after the room was a mess and they had gotten junk and socks - THEN we brought out the real gifts. Both kids cried ( they did not expect anything). For me it was the BEST Christmas.
When i was 9, i asked for LEGOS, stuffed animals, and American girl doll clothing. Oh and books. Lots and lots of books.
When I was nine, I was asking for a furby. Social media and peer pressure has really gotten to these kids, and it scares me just how young some of these kids can be who want to act older. I saw a post the other day about a girl who used to live dolls suddenly asking for clothes for Christmas the year she joined middle school. Bullies and social media can seriously influence kids. 😵💫
Yes, half these ideas probably came from the sht influencer mommy watches on tiktok
Load More Replies... You must not whine about your kids Delulu expectations, if you cancel all social media, so they don’t start thinking they need dewy glowy skin, expensive shoes etc. How they will get this infos? Check your kids internet behavior. And your own too. My kid too has extra ordinaire wishes, but they are not based on some influencers bs. They are based on some youtubers bs.
Yup. You are the adult; they are a child. Put on your adult pants, put your foot down and stop claiming victimhood.
Load More Replies... You're the adult. Try parenting instead of shaming your kids for likes.
A 9 year old has a very shaky grasp about money and what these numbers mean. Now I have no clue what on earth delulu is or means but imo it's time to take the phone away from that kid. Where else but social media could she have seen all this stuff advertised?
Delulu = Delusional. I know her kids are young but I think she needs to talk to them about money. “This is how much the bills are for the house, electricity, water, internet, food, petrol, etc. I only have this much disposable income each month. There is no way that I can afford things this expensive. Plus, you’re 9. You don’t need an expensive skincare routine. This is what I, and most other people (except millionaires) use. Cheaper skincare from the supermarket”
Load More Replies... Oh, so 9 year olds have not a big grasp of money? What a surprise! I'm so glad my Mom didn't use me to feed her attention seeking when I was 9 and asked for a pony... Also, how does a 9 year old even know about such stuff?
Hell, you should of seen me with Sears catalog in 1976. Kids have no concept of money.
Load More Replies... Also wanted, My Little Pony, Pound Puppies, My Child Dolls (competitors of Cabbage Patch Kids), Troll dolls, etc... NOTHING I wanted cost more than $30
Load More Replies... My parents would have given me 'the look' (which means not a chance in hell) had I presented this list to them. And then I'd have had the lecture on how some children would be lucky to have anything for Christmas...
I'm currently a teen, and I don't think I've had a wish list in about six years. I don't 'need' anything specific, and I know my parents know me and what I like. If that means a bunch of Indigo/Chapters giftcards? Even better!
As a teen cash was best for me ... 150-200€ by parents and grandparents together I think. But that was 20 years ago.
Load More Replies... Why do people think we want to look at them point at things. Just show the thing and keep your dopey face behind the camera where it belongs
Ue, PLEASE! I can't even see what this woman is talking about because her stupid head is BLOCKING every item. One time there was a tiktok on a missing person documentary and the girl making it had her entire face blocking the missing person. I was thinking, "Oh wow that's effective."
Load More Replies... This sounds more like the mom put together this supposed Christmas list. Either way, there were many Christmas's I wasn't able to get everything on my kid's list. Sometimes, I had to deviate off the list. She was obsessed with Bryer horses and accessories and Schleich horses. These are not cheap figurines. One thing we instilled was that Christmas is not just about getting everything you want. I was very open about finances and budgeting. She still had trouble grasping the concept of what we could afford.
The fact that it's a nine year old that wants an expensive skin care thing amazes me. When I was nine I just wanted legos and sketch books.
Parents handed their children their phones at what....birth so they got some 'quiet time' - what did they think was going to happen? Of course there is targeted advertising? Parents invited that monster in willingly and eagerly and the wish lists are merely a reflection of that. You don't get to be all indignant about this. You have a choice - take away the phone/laptop etc and engage with your children - nope that is the only choice.
Tell me you used a phone to babysit your kids without telling me.
I thought Delulu was the manufacturer or the style... Nope, not giving up my last brain cells to understand this rubbish...
Frugality is a value taught by good parents. My mom took me shopping and taught me rules like "no article of clothing should cost over $20". She taught me to have contempt for overspenders and would say things like "people who waste money like that probably don't have any money in the bank". She taught me to equate mindless consumption with poverty and frugality with wealth and intelligence. As an elderly woman, I still feel like Athena, Goddess of Wisdom whenever I go out in my $1 Walmart clearance rack pants. I also roll my eyes and feel revulsion when I see people with designer stuff, but I try to avoid judging them too harshly. After all, we should have compassion for people with intellectual disabilities.
She might as well get rid of her daughter's friends too because a lot of you are wanting to punish her daughter for wanting things. She's nine years old! She doesn't know about how much money her parents have, nor should she. When I was a kid and the gameboy came out, that's all I wanted. My mom was a single mom working two jobs so she said I could either have a bunch of cheap stuff or one expensive thing. Christmas morning I saw a huge box which is what she used to fill with smaller presents; I wasn't knowing our finances because I was a child, but I was given the option. This mom isn't shaming her child, she's venting and you're criticizing her for it. She's allowed to without you all berating her. You're all being hypocrites.
Another stupid TikTok post of some idiot sticking their fat ugly faces into their phone cameras and pointing. Stop with this garbage, no one cares about these idiots.
It would have me seriously reflecting on my parenting. My 8yo still wants Barbies and Lego, but we've had moments that made me look at how we got to that behaviour and how we need to handle it to turn it around because I didn't want to parent a kid like that five years down the line.
1. Shaming your kids online for clout is not fine. 2. This is basically how you raised them.
Yes, these children are under the spell of social media, influencers and schoolmates. In this case it would also seem that the parents are remiss in not letting their children know the cost of things versus their economic situation. I'm old, but my parents made it abundantly clear that some things I asked for as gifts were not affordable.
lol. This is what happens when you raise iPad kids. They grow up in the hyper capitalist world of influencers shilling them s**t that they don't need which is also forcing them to grow up too fast. Why are 9 year olds asking for fucken skincare for Xmas? Like.... wtf? This is what also happens when you allow your kids to use TikTok. Which is just one big advertisement.... it's Amazon but instead of scrolling through listings, you're scrolling thru ppl peddling those items to you & doing so in a way that is highly manipulative & preys on your insecurities in order to make you feel like you are being left out if you don't consume these items. It's so gross.
Says more about her than the kid. Cra**y parenting. The kid has made this list because of the way she has been raised.
I feel like she (the mom) doesn't really care tho. Like its expensive, but its what she wants. It's not like you have to give her everything on the list. It brings her joy
Who cares?! Just because it's on their x-mas list doesn't mean you have to buy it. Don't these parents remember going through the Toys R Us catalog and circling everything?
IMHO THEY (mother and father) need to talk to the kids about greed and what Christmas is supposed to mean. We started with out kid young, and stressed about the kids who get nothing , and stories such as the Gift of the Magi. We made GIVING more important than receiving. Kids Love to open gifts - one year we were really broke could oNLY afford one decent gift for our kid and the niece that was dumped on our doorsrtep ( her father told us not to buy her anything (A.H.)). I wrapped boxes of lint, and soda cans, and anything I could think of for "fun" - after the room was a mess and they had gotten junk and socks - THEN we brought out the real gifts. Both kids cried ( they did not expect anything). For me it was the BEST Christmas.
When i was 9, i asked for LEGOS, stuffed animals, and American girl doll clothing. Oh and books. Lots and lots of books.
When I was nine, I was asking for a furby. Social media and peer pressure has really gotten to these kids, and it scares me just how young some of these kids can be who want to act older. I saw a post the other day about a girl who used to live dolls suddenly asking for clothes for Christmas the year she joined middle school. Bullies and social media can seriously influence kids. 😵💫
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