Teenager Has a MELTDOWN!😱 #shorts #story #school #storytime #brother #sister #parenting #birthday

[klee_.fangirl]

I have mixed feelings about this one. It's common decency to be grateful for what you get and at least act like you like it when you don't. I do think that the sister is in the wrong for being ungrateful but I don't eNtIrElY blame her for how she reacted because her parents know what she likes and wants and deliberately didn't get her any of those things because they don't care about their interest in art, but the person who bought the markers is not the a-hole for taking them back.

[lime.]

The little sister has clearly been facing issues at school. Humans tend to let out their bottled emotions on families and the ones they love the most because they are the most likely to forgive them. She’s probably had bottled emotions for who knows how long and finally snapped. This doesn’t excuse her from behaving this way, and the parents or somebody should definitely talk with her once she’s calmed down. The older sibling had good intentions but ultimately didn’t help the situation. Getting the one good gift taken away surely didn’t help especially when she was still angry. I appreciate the siblings for caring though.

[fireflyfaze]

How can they not see that trying to repress something their child is really interested in is just gonna make her angry? Especially when they’re spending the same amount of money on things that are completely not what she wants. It’s kind of like a “fuck your interests” slap in the face in my opinion

[ggng]

I personally think he’s not exactly a bad apple, but also not a good one.
As someone who’s an older sibling of a child who hasn’t had a father figure for the larger part of their life, I understand the feeling of having to parent your younger sibling when your parents aren’t able to.
But at the same time, I feel he should’ve tried to talk it out with his parents and his younger sister before going to such an extreme measure.
I feel the parents are bad apples for not giving the daughter the support she so clearly needs, even going so far to belittle her outlet, and something she felt passionate about.
The little sister definitely would benefit from therapy and a bit more tough love and supporton the parents side.

TLDR; i believe his lesson was well intended, but I feel he could’ve gone about it in a better way.

[gaxalee]

I personally see nothing wrong with telling someone you don’t like a gift they gave you...if you’re polite about it(ex. “This was really sweet but not really my style. Thank you for thinking of me though.”).
Revoking privileges is the natural consequence to awful, rude behavior. If she wants over $100 worth of art supplies, she needs “over $100 of art supplies” behavior.

[SUBMCHN]

The seconds I heard "Copics" in this situation, my jaw hit the fucking floor. I would've been fucking DEVASTATED if I'd been having a horrible time at school, had a bad birthday, and then found out I got COPICS, only to then have them taken away

[mwilson]

i think she could have talked it over with them and an outburst was completely uncalled for but with how it sounded her year had been pretty rough and she didn’t have anyone to talk to. i think that the outburst was rude and shouldn’t be brushed off but she’d probably just been holding a bunch of stuff in for way too long. i’m not saying this as an excuse but for anyone that hasn’t experienced this, it’s really frustrating when parent automatically assume everything is “just a hobby” and they don’t want to waste money on it, they don’t have to use their life’s savings on it but a little bit of care would help. it’s also frustrating when they think they know best and get you stuff that you would’ve liked 3 years ago and nothing off your list, even though they requested one.

[Maddie-lswr]

I don’t really know, she could’ve been a bit nicer with reacting to the gifts, but the parents were quite rude too about how they knew she liked art and didn’t care. They knew what she wanted and didn’t care to get her it. She would’ve been more grateful if she saw what (person who submitted this) gave her.

[AnotheraccountonYT]

I would recommend her parents taking her to a therapist - this is in the nicest way possible!

Ok so maybe not a therapist per say but someone who could talk to her about her mental health.

I had shit mental health and I still do I mean I sometimes had suicidal thoughts but due to the fact I was in a loving home and had support I luckily never came close to acting on it but I know some friends ( my age or a year older so 13-14 ) who have cut themselves and tried to kill themselves because they didn’t think they could talk to anyone about it. Anyway that is besides the point I found that have a medical professional in school that I could talk to really helped with my mental health and helped me enjoy school and life more so maybe that would help her too

[wolfkid]

I have mixed feelings on this one because I can completely understand why she’d be “ungrateful” for some stupid journal when she specifically asked for art supplies and they even spent the exact same amount of money on other gifts while deliberately ignoring what she actually wants. The parents are indeed bad apples, but at the same time I get the older siblings side on some level, the parents are probably nicer towards them because they like this kids interests or something stupid like that so they probably have a better connection and to go along with that the older sibling is probably just trying to teach their younger sister manners. But honestly I’m much more on the younger sisters side.

[beingMakaylaBailey]

No I get mad too when I tell someone i want something specifically and they get me something else. I would literally rather not get anything at all. Then waste money on things I don’t need or won’t use.

[Mike]

100% not a bad apple. I actually applaud this. Too many kids these days are ungrateful. If my son was a snot when receiving gifts from anyone I would make sure everything was returned or given to charity. He appreciates the $20 lego his mom got him, the simple art stuff Grandma got him, and the Xbox I got him for Christmas all the same. If he wouldn't have appreciated the smaller stuff it would be dad's Xbox.

[delaneydoessinging]

Since she's going through a tough time, she should be cut some slack. Hey parents seem to just truly not understand what's going through her head. She should probably see a therapist.

[SunBeeSmoked]

Idk, if she really did tell her parents exactly what she wanted, it was the same amount of money, and they just got her a bunch of stuff she didn’t want that is incredibly frustrating and really says that the parents don’t listen to her.

[livingalife]

Yes, you are. I have a many family members thst are into art. Good quality art supplies are expensive. The little sister should understand that the parents tried to get her more stuff rather than 1 or 2 great quality items. The parents definitely should support what they refer to as her hobby. I am on a fixed income and raising my niece 12 snd nephew 10. My niece asks for expensive art supplies as well. I usually get her 1 great quality item on her birthday and at Christmas, the rest is lesser quality items. I feel as the older sister you should let her parents handle the situation as they see fit. Her sister will come around, and it would have been more appropriate for the sister to let her know she doesn't like the way she is treating her parents. She gave the gift, she cant take it back. She can however tell her any future purchases if great quality art supplies will nit happen until she learns to appreciate what she has. Bullying affects kids more than you know, she is probably getting teased about the cheaper items and doesn't know how to deal with it. A councellor might help in this situation.

[DarkProtector]

YTA. After venting her frustration about getting gifts she doesn’t want and after explicitly telling them she does not want she blew her fucking fuse. This is a normal part of life and she should not be punished for losing her shit when her boundary had been repeatedly pushed. She was ignored repeatedly and had a normal reaction to it. Don’t take away the one thing that she got that she actually wanted or else that will cause trust issues in the future

[nathenewendzel]

Everyone in the party was a jerk and not because of the gifts being given. The parents were jerks for telling their older daughter not to spoil her younger sister with good art supplies just because they viewed art as a hobby, the older sister for taking back her gift (You never ever take back a gift. It's incredibly bad manners.), the younger daughter for being a jerk about the things she received (Say thank you and save up for the things you want that you don't get.)

[mariek]

Taking back a gift is rude, regardless of the situation. If her gift really came from her heart, she’d have empathy for her sister and love her regardless of her going through a flop era.

[sharonyoung]

My daughter use to do that to my grandkids. The would ask for a specific pair of shoes, or makeup, and mom would buy two or three pair of cheap shoes or drugstore makeup. My daughter, the mom, thought quantity was better than quality. 😢😢😢

[Savvy.]

I think it was crappy to take back the only gift she’d actually have enjoyed. I mean, it’s hard to say without more context about the family dynamics and financial situation; but the kid’s 14. She probably felt unheard and it hurt her feelings. Kids can’t earn much money so gift giving holidays are their only chance at getting the things they really want.
It also seems like the parents don’t value her wants and passions. They ignored her requests for her birthday, and don’t help her get art supplies.
I think the OP was raised by parents who might just be withholding people, and treated their sister the way they were treated.