Family Maliciously Complies When Asked To Give Their Nieces And Nephews Expensive Gifts
They say that revenge is a dish that’s best served cold. Or is it? Some people think it’s best served gooey, doughy, and water-balloony!
Redditor u/rustybathtub brought a smile to people’s faces after they shared his cunning plan for Christmas this year. You see, their brothers and sisters “basically ordered” him and his wife to buy their nieces and nephews expensive gifts because they believe they’re very well off. The couple thought it was unfair that they were treated this way just because they’re financially responsible, so they came up with the messiest, most fun way to get their revenge on their entitled relatives.
Scroll down and have a read exactly what this vindictive vengeance entails, Pandas! It might give you some great ideas the next time someone tries to boss you around and guilt you into buying them gifts.
Oh, and keep in mind that there are limits and crystal clear boundaries, even when it comes to fun revenge. That line? It’s made of glitter and drum sets. Yup, glitter and drums are far too much and should be considered Weapons of Mass Disruption in any household.
After being ordered to buy expensive gifts, one redditor decided to mess with their entitled family members by… making a mess
Image credits: Lars Plougmann (not the actual photo)
He shared exactly what he plans to buy his beloved nieces and nephews to get back at their parents
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Here’s a bunch of other awesome suggestions for gifts that people had
The author of the post gave an update to all of his eager readers
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Redditor u/rustybathtub’s post on the devilishly technical r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit was a roaring success, netting over 34.8k upvotes and over 3.7k comments in 8 days. In short, the post blew up. And I can see why—it’s well-written, snappy, witty, and is one of the best things I’ve read all month.
The post looks like something out of a movie trailer where they list all the equipment our protagonist will need on their mission to save the day. Though instead of spy gadgets and gear needed for heists, you have play dough, kinetic sand, gooey slime (oh no! Not the gooey slime!), water balloons, and nerf guns.
Honestly, the kids are going to be thrilled playing with all of these things. Their parents? Definitely not as much! Hopefully, they’ll have learned not to pressure anyone into buying their kids gifts just because they’re ‘well off’ in the future. I don’t think they’ll miss the message.
The author of the post joked that all of this could actually be the start of a new Christmas tradition in their family. And traditions are vital when it comes to maintaining close ties to your relatives.
Earlier, Lenore Skenazy, the president of Let Grow, a nonprofit organization that promotes childhood independence, told me that traditions nourish families and give a sense of who we are.
“If the family members were far-flung, the sort of ‘obligation’ to get together annually would keep the family from drifting too far apart. That’s why holidays are so important—they often bring families back together, knitting them together with shared memories,” Lenore explained to Bored Panda why traditions are so important.
“We are the family that always sings this particular song, makes this particular food, gathers for this particular event, or even honors our elders—dead or alive—in this particular way. Just as religions have special holidays, activities, do’s and don’ts, so do families—and they serve a similar purpose: defining and binding a group by what they share,” she said.
“Traditions can be ridiculous—I have a friend whose family always falls to the ground and ‘dances’ on their backs at any get-together. Traditions can harken back to roots, as I’m trying to do myself, by cooking the foods my aunts made, as did generations before them,” Lenore opened up.
“They can be fun—a beach house every summer. They can be quirky—always cooking chicken in beer on Mother’s Day. And they can fall by the wayside and still be revived. Just because you skip a year, or two, or 10, doesn’t mean you can’t start doing something meaningful again. Your kids will love it—they’re hardwired for meaning and continuity. Creating traditions with them enriches their lives and yours.”
Here’s what some internet users had to say about the entire revenge gift idea. Some of them even shared their own similar experiences
I got a small care basket wrapped with a glittered bow. Beautiful, professional quality but an absolute mess as soon as you start untying the bow. Glitter is an infestation.
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Let the gifting wars begin! Looks like some interesting,messy and loud gifts are going under the trees this year.
If the parents didn't work in health care at night, I'd suggest the screaming goat from Amazon.
Want to make real battle royale? Buy ONE gift for them to share. If it's something loud, like a drum set, better.
OP comes of as a complete d**k in my humble opinion. Being able to blow that much cash on gifts just to annoy someone is literally the definition of being well off. Also; making the kids part of their sibling rivalries is just plain stupid and harmful for the kids. Try adulting and speaking to your sister. You are both the arseh0le.
Theatrical suppliers sell glitter by the kg. Guaranteed that the kids will love it and the parents will never ask again.
When my husband and I were first married, we were dead broke. It was hard at Christmas to come up with gifts for people that we could afford. For his cousin's kids, I made bags of stuff mostly from the dollar store, but it was well-thought out for each kid (journals, drawing stuff, lip balm, cute socks, candy, etc.). The kids have said our gifts are better than those that have money. It's not about the money, it's about the thought behind it.
Its a pity he doesn't want to interrupt their sleep (although admirable) because those toys you have to yell at to get them to move I'm sure were designed by someone who wanted revenge on a sibling with kids. Little kids will love them I'm sure but they sound like the worst idea ever if you happen to live with those kids.
I simply don't get invited around children . . . as an artist by day, wild dresser, world traveler and my own band, I am considered an evil influence on kids. Parents with their eye on college and corporate life for their kids don't want them to see me happy and productive living my own life. Cuts way back on their calling me for anything.
That's an awful request to make, no matter how well off you are. The only time we ask for something expensive is if we're in need of something where quality is important but we can't afford it. This year, it was a bookshelf for my daughter, whose book collection has outgrown her other one.
We had a similar situation with an obnoxious and “new money/faux rich” ex-SIL. She thought leaving the farm and combine in Kansas for a marriage that got her a career as a hair stylist and a double-mortgaged house in California meant she was a Kardashian. With four nieces of the same age from 4 brothers, she wanted assurance we all spent the same on each child and no cheap or generic toys. So we went to the kitschy 5 & Dime and a local toy shop and got the retro or vintage-style, wooden musical instruments. Kazoos, wooden xylophones, tambourines, bongos, slide whistles and recorders. Then we got all the novelty toys like you see at World Market. Spent a great deal on annoying toys. The ex-SIL was expecting a nice, pricey item or two.
Fingerpaints. Musical instruments. Craft kits with loads of small parts.
A small, child sized accordion was purchased for our son. He is 12 and won't let me get rid of it. Slime making kits are wonderful revenge. So not only SLIME but the mess of MAKING it as well.
They forgot some sort of instrument- drums, recorder, flute--- whatever, as long as it's loud
And an expensive Flying V, a grand piano or a Bluetooth loudspeaker or a drumming kit well, no more silent night!
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Anything with melting chocolate! Like a kids chocolate factory set!!! My cousin wanted to kill me!!
So the OP lets his siblings dictate whether he will buy gifts for others? REALLY??? It must be true, then, that men are becoming emasculated as time goes on. If he can't say NO, it's not going to happen, then something is terribly wrong in his world. "Christmas" is nothing but a pagan rite started thousands of years before Christ was born, and has nothing whatsoever to do with His birth, not that anyone pays attention to history. But why go to the lengths and expense for a stupid day that means nothing at all in any way to anyone but the merchants who are all too happy to take your money, and to the children who are being shown and taught how to be greedy little money beggars?????
My niece was really into "Frozen" a few years back. She got the requisite books, but also an "Elsa" recorder.
I got a small care basket wrapped with a glittered bow. Beautiful, professional quality but an absolute mess as soon as you start untying the bow. Glitter is an infestation.
Load More Replies... Let the gifting wars begin! Looks like some interesting,messy and loud gifts are going under the trees this year.
If the parents didn't work in health care at night, I'd suggest the screaming goat from Amazon.
Want to make real battle royale? Buy ONE gift for them to share. If it's something loud, like a drum set, better.
OP comes of as a complete d**k in my humble opinion. Being able to blow that much cash on gifts just to annoy someone is literally the definition of being well off. Also; making the kids part of their sibling rivalries is just plain stupid and harmful for the kids. Try adulting and speaking to your sister. You are both the arseh0le.
Theatrical suppliers sell glitter by the kg. Guaranteed that the kids will love it and the parents will never ask again.
When my husband and I were first married, we were dead broke. It was hard at Christmas to come up with gifts for people that we could afford. For his cousin's kids, I made bags of stuff mostly from the dollar store, but it was well-thought out for each kid (journals, drawing stuff, lip balm, cute socks, candy, etc.). The kids have said our gifts are better than those that have money. It's not about the money, it's about the thought behind it.
Its a pity he doesn't want to interrupt their sleep (although admirable) because those toys you have to yell at to get them to move I'm sure were designed by someone who wanted revenge on a sibling with kids. Little kids will love them I'm sure but they sound like the worst idea ever if you happen to live with those kids.
I simply don't get invited around children . . . as an artist by day, wild dresser, world traveler and my own band, I am considered an evil influence on kids. Parents with their eye on college and corporate life for their kids don't want them to see me happy and productive living my own life. Cuts way back on their calling me for anything.
That's an awful request to make, no matter how well off you are. The only time we ask for something expensive is if we're in need of something where quality is important but we can't afford it. This year, it was a bookshelf for my daughter, whose book collection has outgrown her other one.
We had a similar situation with an obnoxious and “new money/faux rich” ex-SIL. She thought leaving the farm and combine in Kansas for a marriage that got her a career as a hair stylist and a double-mortgaged house in California meant she was a Kardashian. With four nieces of the same age from 4 brothers, she wanted assurance we all spent the same on each child and no cheap or generic toys. So we went to the kitschy 5 & Dime and a local toy shop and got the retro or vintage-style, wooden musical instruments. Kazoos, wooden xylophones, tambourines, bongos, slide whistles and recorders. Then we got all the novelty toys like you see at World Market. Spent a great deal on annoying toys. The ex-SIL was expecting a nice, pricey item or two.
Fingerpaints. Musical instruments. Craft kits with loads of small parts.
A small, child sized accordion was purchased for our son. He is 12 and won't let me get rid of it. Slime making kits are wonderful revenge. So not only SLIME but the mess of MAKING it as well.
They forgot some sort of instrument- drums, recorder, flute--- whatever, as long as it's loud
And an expensive Flying V, a grand piano or a Bluetooth loudspeaker or a drumming kit well, no more silent night!
Load More Replies... Anything with melting chocolate! Like a kids chocolate factory set!!! My cousin wanted to kill me!!
So the OP lets his siblings dictate whether he will buy gifts for others? REALLY??? It must be true, then, that men are becoming emasculated as time goes on. If he can't say NO, it's not going to happen, then something is terribly wrong in his world. "Christmas" is nothing but a pagan rite started thousands of years before Christ was born, and has nothing whatsoever to do with His birth, not that anyone pays attention to history. But why go to the lengths and expense for a stupid day that means nothing at all in any way to anyone but the merchants who are all too happy to take your money, and to the children who are being shown and taught how to be greedy little money beggars?????
My niece was really into "Frozen" a few years back. She got the requisite books, but also an "Elsa" recorder.
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