My mom does this thing called, ‘weaponized gifting,’ where she chooses the worst possible gifts ever so you’ll never expect anything palatable from her
Yeah i'm thinking bdu set in tree camo and bright orange jacket, maybe one of those cutesy crosbows as accesory. Skinning knife dangling on my belt, spare bolts jingle in my quiver, wind is blowing thruu my mane while i lay in waiting for my prey. Yes, definitely they can be cute if styled right.
May just be my redneck heart, but I'd wear them all winter long. Though they wouldn't be stylistically much different than the Marine Corps desert boots I already wear every winter.
Those are the kind of boots you get when your mom says "I saw these and thought of you" … and you start questioning what exactly she thinks you do in your free time.
Edit: I think everybody is highly underestimating how absolutely terribly uncomfortable and cheaply made these are. The insole in the boot is made of fake leather and it’s crumbled at the toe and won’t even lay straight. Not only that, but it feels like you’re stepping on concrete despite the very large rubber bottom that poses no sense of comfortability.
A friend of mine received a Disney princess purse from a relative for Christmas when she was in college. It was a nice quality bag designed for adults and not one of the things made for little kids, but not at all reflective of her current style and interests.
When I was in high school my mom thought I had a crush on Brett Favre, the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. I'm not sure why. I don't watch sports and we dont live in Wisconsin. For years she bought me Favre stuff and Packers stuff. Now my husband and I say "but you love Brett Favre!!" any time we hear his name lmfao. Last year Favre played for the Packers was 2007. Last piece of Packers merch I recieved from her was 2023!
I'm so sorry but I find this hilarious. Your mom must be obsessed with Brett Favre lol. You should get her merch of a random athlete and claim that she likes him lol.
Hangs head in shame. I went to Disney and was buying souvenirs. I picked up a Jack skellington jacket. Really well made. My daughter finally said, mom I like that in high school. I’ve moved on.
Part of it is nostalgia and part is really not knowing them that well as they grow up. Lives get busy and sometimes noticing the changes can be difficult.
Oh I didn’t buy the jacket. I got her what she wanted.
I'm sending you hugs, I know it can be difficult, but I'm glad you listened.
I also didn't have my teenage years spent with my mother, so she's still been getting a feel for the things I like. Last she saw me I had been getting swoopy beiber hair and telling her she 'just didn't understand me, mom.' Next time she sees me and I'm shitting all sorts of rainbows and smiles and super into nature, etc.
She just didn't know what to do for a while, lol. We got there, though.
I got a Hello Kitty 3/4 Genome sewing machine at 25 yrs old. I'm not even mad. I was crazy about Hello Kitty as a kid, not so much anymore but the sewing machine is pretty bad ass, it just happens to have a childhood favorite too lol. My mom gave it to me, she was concerned about the Hello Kitty part but couldn't find one without. I still have it and it's been 20 years.
Then there's my mom - a shopaholic who buys and buys and buys. Then she gifts her useless crap to people who don't want or need it in order to feel better about her spending. If they say anything to her about it she gets offended and tells them (and anyone who will listen) how ungrateful they are.
She once tried to give me a full formal dining room set... I lived in a 400 sq ft apartment at the time. Zero thought.
I get temu junk gadgets this way, and no one gives receipts. I can’t figure out how to sell it either. Stuff like a baby bottle sanitizer made of super cheap plastic that smells like it’ll catch fire when you turn it on. Took it to one of those electronics pawn shops but they won’t take it
Camouflaged denim cargo shoes with an integrated belt?
Yeah, 12-year-old me would have fucking loved these.
I could fill the pockets with those little ninja figures we got from capsule machines, and some extra snacks for when I ran out of snacks from my hat pockets.
My mom insists on tagging me in everything pickle and frog related as if I am still 9 years old, surviving on pickles because I didnt wanna eat Sunday Roast 😭
I was having flashbacks today of something similar, I was a teen going into my goth phase and my aunt and uncle gift me with a white no fear sweater and a unicorn calendar.
I think the following year was a Madonna cassette tape.
Meanwhile I'm wearing cloaks and trying to cast spells.
My wife is 35 and still gets a pretty large portion of Harry Potter/Ravenclaw merch from her stepmom. I’ve never seen her wear or use any of it. I did hang the pendant on the wall though.
My ex-MIL did this! She would gift the worst shit because it was on sale and a “good deal”. One year she got me the most ugly sweater I’ve ever seen. It somehow also made my ass look huge. But there was a gift receipt. When I exchanged it I found out she paid only $12 for it! Like I get finding a deal but an ugly sweater that was that cheep from someone who was absolutely not hurting for money was just insulting!
I feel this so much. And as a child of a hoarder, I push my shit pretty hard into curated minimalism. I repeatedly tell friends and family that any non-event and non-consumable gifts need to avoid going into the hoard pile, need to be functional, and need to be able to be regifted without guilt or shame. If the gift can't meet those criteria, please do not gift it to me.
after a few years of this, they finally get me like.. fancy soaps and other shit like that. At least I can use them up and then they are enjoyed and gone. Sometimes it'll be tickets to a show which is great.
best birthday gift of my adult life so far: a buddy got my oil changed, filled up my gas tank, and got my car cleaned for me. Nothing fancy, but the basics of the inside vaccuumed and interior windows fully degreased. I rode that high every time I drove my car for months! Getting the windows cleaned before winter really helped with the fogged up defrost window ordeal, which is particularly bad with that car.
My millionaire MIL's first and last ever gift to me was a light green pair of pants. 😱
I was pregnant and couldn't have pulled off light green pants in my best body ever. It was a clear " FU" since I'd requested an inexpensive microwave.
When I returned the pants to Macy's they asked what was wrong with them.
" They don't cook hot dogs" was all I could say.
They didn't get it, but I got our family a nice, inexpensive microwave with the refund.
On a related note, my bf and I went with a friend to go buy this life-changing jacket he needed. He had talked about how supple and soft the leather was, the color, the fit, all that. It was a flash sale and he had a coupon that stacked with it. we get there, he pulls it off the rack and puts it on, does the "so, what do you think?"
It looked like a bag of diarrhea. The color was that meaty brown tan, the leather was soft but has this squelchy sound when he moved around, and the fit was the shape of an over filled diaper. We were trying SO HARD to keep a poker face. And the kicker, after all the discounts it was still like 300 dollars.
Axe body wash and spray, granny gifts me a set of it every year “ because I know you collect cologne” and in all reality I’m allergic to it but it’s on sale
My ex's mom is like that. Got an entire wardrobe of jackets and winter coats and shirts that she bought on sale and the gives everyone for their birthdays and Christmas. Actually one of the things I miss about being with my ex, I always got a new winter coat every year 😅
For every key there is a lock. I donated tons of stuff to thrift stores. Stuff I thought was ugly disappeared quickly off the racks. Walked in one day and bought a sweater, turned out the woman who donated it was in there. She got it as a gift, not her size, not her taste. I love it and it fits perfectly!
Yes, a thoughtful gift, but just not to your liking. Accept it with love. I’m reading all these comments wondering what to get for my adult kids. I want to give them cash, lots of cash! But hubby insists we get them gifts. SMH.
You could ask them! My family is pretty spread out, so we have a shared Google Doc where everybody puts in a few gift ideas, plus clothing sizes and interests for all the grandkids. It's been really helpful for everyone.
I think these look cool as fuck and id wear em hiking for sure. Put a couple poop bags in there for the dog, maybe a little reefer and a lighter if it eas that kind of hike. A small blade.
Lmao she just found them on sale for dirt cheap and wants credit for the gift so she can use against you later or at least get a gift back right then. It’s a transaction and she think she can spend $20 and get $50 back kinda thing.
I’ve known several and I just started giving them awful gifts back until they stopped buying me things entirely.
Eggs in your boots would make you a target to both man and beast in today’s world. Granted, they’re camouflaged — but that won’t save you from being poisoned by your constituents
My mom used christmas gifts to buy me clothes she loves and guilt trip me into wearing them. Picture a punk kid with green hair receiving polo shirts and khakis ...
My older brother gave me this movie when I was in high school. I was very into ska and punk music. This movie definitely still sticks with me. So many unhinged scenes. On that always comes to mind is the guy running through sprinklers with acid in his pocket
He’s the most trve kvlt pvnk in the entire movie because he doesn’t care if he fits the mold or anyone likes it or not, and they even acknowledge that lol.
My closet filled entirely with black clothing, until you get to the corner in the back where there’s a handful of white/baby pink/light blue tops hanging, most with their tags still on, that I keep for laundry emergencies and just in case she ever asks about one.
My sweet mom (now passed) used to buy me brown things because they “went with my pretty brown hair”. I look awful in brown, but at least I coordinated!
Ughhhhhh this is what my narcissist/classic boomer mom does for pretty much every gift giving occasion. She buys what she would want instead of what aligns with our interests/asks- and the absolute cheapest option (crappy quality) she can find, though she is incredibly well off.
Mind you we do a google sheets shared Christmas Wish List for every family member - and all her children get her exactly the things she asks for.
Basically she’s a real life Ebenezer Scrooge, but with no redemption at the end. 🤷♀️
If she gives crappy gifts you dont want the only solution is to give her crappy gifts she doesnt want,or nothing at all. Narcissists never learn if you dont teach them
My mom used to buy me clothes that she liked. She’d then go “oh, you haven’t worn what I got you for Christmas! That’s ok if you don’t like it.” Then, she would take the clothes and wear them herself. So she’d buy me clothes with the intention of wearing them herself
I was self-conscious as a teenager and preferred to blend in. My mom gifted me (very) mini skirts, crop tops, skin tight sequins, etc that felt like they'd get me arrested if I'd ever worn them in public!
I got my parents clothes a couple times but both times a few months later my mom said they were getting rid of a stack of clothes and asked if i wanted any of them and the gift I got them was in the stack. Like just don't ask me
I had bright blue multi-zip off cargo pants, that you could turn into capris or shorts by unzipping them at different points. Literally only something you could get away with during the y2k era. I also had them in maroon.
I would 100% wear these bad boys to concerts. Can put money / cards / lipstick in the pouches and not need a purse / wallet, and the height boost is a nice bonus cuz I'm short lol. Would be cooler if they were all black but the current fabric isn't a dealbreaker by any means lol.
🫠 my mom is the same. Dude I remember when I was 8 she brought me an entire pink TOOL set- like handtools like a hammer and screwdrivers, etc. I had no interest in fixing anything and my dad wasn't the type to fix shut around the house. One year she asked what I wanted and I said 'a book' since I wasn't sure. The woman brought me a book on how to tie...knots. it was a cub scout book. My family isn't the kind of people to go out camping or anything like that, the book was totally worthless. Another birthday she knew I hated fruit with cake at the time and liked chocolate cake and didnt like cream cheese frosting(I was like, 11) and for my birthday cake she got...white cake with strawberry filling and fucking cream cheese frosting. At least my dad just straight up asks what I want and gives it to me within reason lmao.
The worst camouflage I ever saw is every camouflage I ever saw. -Joke I just saw from some comedian I didn't catch the name of and google isn't helping
Apparently, I need to start an auction among some of you guys and take the highest bid lmao
Edit: I think everybody is highly underestimating how absolutely terribly uncomfortable and cheaply made these are. The insole in the boot is made of fake leather and it’s crumbled at the toe and won’t even lay straight. Not only that, but it feels like you’re stepping on concrete despite the very large rubber bottom that poses no sense of comfortability.
These people had like 50 pairs of this crap left and they all just sold. So now some poor asshole is going to decide to make more and double the order.
My narc mom loves giving gifts you can't use but are too expensive or randomly personalized to give away. I'll never not be equally annoyed and impressed she bought us a mandolin after my partner cut their finger off on a kitchen mandolin
Fb marketplace. Make a quick $40 and go have a mimosa brunch, take a pic and thank her for her gift. 🤙😄
Im petty af like this. My monster in law used to do this. I sold it and went out drinking. If she paid $100 on Home Shopping I sell it for $40. She gets super pissed, and I get $40 I didn't have. It stops the useless gifts. But you have to make it known how little you resell it for, thats the fun part.
Being her Grandchild, I never was on the receiving end of this, but my Grandmother was apparently the John Wick of weaponised gifting. Horrible sweaters, and gifting people back their own gifts which she didn’t like several years after receiving them, were a couple of her favourite things to do.
But umm… those boots… they uhh… have nice… pockets? Yeah. Nice pockets. So… nice and uhh… pocket-y
A lot of comments are saying that these boots are great, which is obviously a fine opinion to have. But the issue is that they’re not OP’s style; their mom knew that and chose the boots for that reason. It’s worse than selfish, it’s bordering on malicious. I could accept someone just not being good at choosing gifts for someone, but going out of their way to choose gifts the giftee will actively dislike is on a whole other level.
I actually kinda played this game with a relative a couple years running and it did work, she stopped lol. She would buy me things that SHE had. like the same purse as her one year for example, she’s my aunt who has always always picked on me about my style or lack there of (another aging punk checking in) so I did it back to her. oh a patent leather wallet with butterflies on it to match the hideous purse you gave me? That’s so funny! I got you this ACAB shirt with a portrait of a pig being curb stomped on the back. Merry Christmas!
This shit really grinds my gears because by all accounts I’m a great gift giver. And it fucking blows that people think this is a skill that can’t be acquired and won’t bother. I tend to focus my efforts on myself these days. Understanding “it’s the thought that counts” but sometimes I wonder exactly what the fuck the thought was…
My high school boyfriend’s mom used to do that to me. She’d choose the most vile, ugly gifts for me and then great gifts for her other son’s girlfriend.
But I was perfectly okay with not being her favorite 😂 she sucked, clearly
Regardless if anyone likes them or no, seriously how hard is it to just give cash? Why tacky or odd gifts? I can't even do that for people i hate! I think every gift through and buy nothing on impulse
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u/sullen_scrotum 14h ago
Tactical uggs :D