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It’s one thing to give your child a bunch of gifts to open on Christmas morning. Every parent understands the joy of seeing their little one unwrap their presents with a huge smile.
However, it’s another thing to present them with an unreasonably massive pile of wrapped goodies. This is what a Kansas mom did with her children, which went viral on social media. Safe to say, many who saw it weren’t pleased and had choice words for her actions.
The woman, however, defended her actions. Scroll down for the entire story.
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She wraps more than 200 presents each year and puts them on display for her children to enjoy
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She posted images of the mountain of gifts on social media, which went viral
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People tend to immediately dislike someone who appears to be spoiled by their parents
Amanda, the woman in question, later spoke with PEOPLE to explain her viral photo. According to her, it was a “giant optical illusion” that made it look like she had a mountain of gifts in her living room. In reality, the 200 gifts on display included presents for friends and relatives, as well as for her three children.
Amanda also noted that it was simply a visual of presents, a tradition in her family since she was a child.
What likely garnered negative reactions from people online was the idea that Amanda may be spoiling her children. According to psychiatrist Dr. Fredric Neuman, a spoiled child who eventually grows up “is likely to seem unpleasant, even obnoxious, to the people around them.”
“Being spoiled suggests to most people a desire for more and more possessions, and that is indeed one aspect of being spoiled; but another is an unwillingness to conform to ordinary social expectations,” Dr. Neuman wrote.
Parents can immediately sense if they are raising a spoiled child, especially one who is used to being showered with gifts. According to child psychologist Dr. Michele Borba, signs include being more inclined to receive than to give, never being satisfied with what they have, and demanding things ASAP.
“They’re used to having all the toys in the world, but it’s never enough. They always want more, more, more,” Dr. Borba wrote in an article for CNBC.
Dr. Borba included a few tips to help children unlearn spoiled attitudes they may have picked up, the most important one being to focus on giving, not getting. She advised setting limits on material items and teaching the child to accept gifts with politeness and appreciation.
As for Amanda, hopefully, she isn’t spoiling her children as much as it may have seemed in the viral photos. Her explanation wasn’t a good look, either.
People in the comments didn’t have very nice things to say
There were some who defended the woman
The mom finally responded, mostly with indifference
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One commenter pointed out how her kids may turn out
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She reiterated that it was a family tradition, while also mentioning her adult son
Another commenter had some choice words
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She then explained that the display of gifts was more of an “optical illusion”
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However, some weren’t buying her explanation
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago
Even if the gifts are for friends, her extended family, AND her kids, she's posting it on social media because she WANTS the attention and the clout. If it was a "lifelong family tradition", she could just, you know, NOT post it online for attention. I'm also LOLing that she said "Christmas is about Jesus" when it's literally a mangled pagan "holiday" (winter solstice), not Christian at all XD If Jesus was real, Biblical scholars tend to agree that he was born in the springtime, not on December 25th.
Ace 6 days ago
It's the idea that Jesus would support this excess that I fond most annoying about that. Yeah, whatever you want to believe is fine, and I've no problem with it being Christmas, yule, saturnalia or whatever other midwinter festival you may choose to identify with, but using "it's all about Jesus" as an excuse for this ridiculous over-consumption is just sickening.
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Bubblebee 6 days ago
This is just wasteful and that's it. Even the wrapping paper alone... I can't. This is disgusting. And her explanations how it's art etc. - just bs.
Emilu 6 days ago
She's not exactly going to say that her eldest turned into a spoilt shit, is she? This is just... asinine, whether it's for one child or not. I'd much rather give my hypothetical children a quarter (or less) of those gifts and donate the gifts to kids that aren't as fortunate. Even if she donates to causes otherwise, a show like this obviously means she'd have no issue donating more.
roddy 6 days ago
This looks like the manifestation of some sort of mental illness. A kind of hoarding obsession focused on Christmas. The kids must feel absolutely overwhelmed. Opening presents becomes almost a chore, and they can't really appreciate what they get because they are too distracted by needing to open another. It's all about lavish display and waste. A disgusting overindulgence.
Gordon 6 days ago
I only went nuts for one Christmas. That was the Christmas my Sister died. She had 3 kids and those kids got every gift under the sky for that Christmas. I wasn't the only one who went overboard as did my Mother, my ex-BIL....you get the idea, but, I haven't had the need to go overboard since.
Lynchamigsakta 6 days ago
No matter her explanation and justification this is just distasteful, the pictures honestly make me slightly physically ill because it's so gross
Tiffany 5 days ago (edited)
They can do whatever they want. But after so many you get exhausted and then it stops being fun. I know because I've done this once ( came close to it ) shopping a*******n, impulsiveness, hyper focused and a sense of euphoria and maybe a sense of accomplishment. It's a weird mix. Maybe fills an empty hole. I learned it's actually empty and meaningless and doesn't feel wholesome at all. Less is more. You Value and Appreciate it more. It's a lesson people need to learn on their own.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago
Even if the gifts are for friends, her extended family, AND her kids, she's posting it on social media because she WANTS the attention and the clout. If it was a "lifelong family tradition", she could just, you know, NOT post it online for attention. I'm also LOLing that she said "Christmas is about Jesus" when it's literally a mangled pagan "holiday" (winter solstice), not Christian at all XD If Jesus was real, Biblical scholars tend to agree that he was born in the springtime, not on December 25th.
Ace 6 days ago
It's the idea that Jesus would support this excess that I fond most annoying about that. Yeah, whatever you want to believe is fine, and I've no problem with it being Christmas, yule, saturnalia or whatever other midwinter festival you may choose to identify with, but using "it's all about Jesus" as an excuse for this ridiculous over-consumption is just sickening.
Load More Replies... Bubblebee 6 days ago
This is just wasteful and that's it. Even the wrapping paper alone... I can't. This is disgusting. And her explanations how it's art etc. - just bs.
Emilu 6 days ago
She's not exactly going to say that her eldest turned into a spoilt shit, is she? This is just... asinine, whether it's for one child or not. I'd much rather give my hypothetical children a quarter (or less) of those gifts and donate the gifts to kids that aren't as fortunate. Even if she donates to causes otherwise, a show like this obviously means she'd have no issue donating more.
roddy 6 days ago
This looks like the manifestation of some sort of mental illness. A kind of hoarding obsession focused on Christmas. The kids must feel absolutely overwhelmed. Opening presents becomes almost a chore, and they can't really appreciate what they get because they are too distracted by needing to open another. It's all about lavish display and waste. A disgusting overindulgence.
Gordon 6 days ago
I only went nuts for one Christmas. That was the Christmas my Sister died. She had 3 kids and those kids got every gift under the sky for that Christmas. I wasn't the only one who went overboard as did my Mother, my ex-BIL....you get the idea, but, I haven't had the need to go overboard since.
Lynchamigsakta 6 days ago
No matter her explanation and justification this is just distasteful, the pictures honestly make me slightly physically ill because it's so gross
Tiffany 5 days ago (edited)
They can do whatever they want. But after so many you get exhausted and then it stops being fun. I know because I've done this once ( came close to it ) shopping a*******n, impulsiveness, hyper focused and a sense of euphoria and maybe a sense of accomplishment. It's a weird mix. Maybe fills an empty hole. I learned it's actually empty and meaningless and doesn't feel wholesome at all. Less is more. You Value and Appreciate it more. It's a lesson people need to learn on their own.
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