He And His Boyfriend Decided To Take Back The Expensive Christmas Gifts They Bought After His Younger Relatives Made Really Rude Remarks About His Boyfriend
If you spent a lot of money to get someone a nice Christmas gift, and then they were rude to you before opening it, would you be tempted to take it back?
One man and his boyfriend decided to take back the expensive gifts they got for his younger relatives after they made rude comments about their orientation and refused to apologize.
He’s 31 and has a long-term boyfriend who’s 30-years-old. He has a big family comprising eight cousins and around 20 nieces and nephews. His boyfriend hasn’t had any contact with his own family for over a decade, so he’s been spending the holidays with him and his family since before they started dating.
Since he and his boyfriend both work high-paying jobs, they like to splurge on holiday gifts, especially the ones for his younger cousins, nieces, and nephews.
This year, they had an early Christmas celebration since they couldn’t see everyone around the actual holiday.
“It was held at me and my boyfriend’s new house [and it was] the first family event we’ve had here,” he explained.
“My boyfriend really wanted to take part in the gift giving, so he went all out with gifts, spending an average of 100 dollars per person. He was so excited to give everyone their presents since we spent not only [a lot of] money but also a lot of time picking everything for everyone.”
Their Christmas celebration started off really nice, with everyone having a good time and getting along. But then, the vibe changed when he and his boyfriend overheard some of his relatives making fun of his boyfriend.
His teenage cousin and niece called his boyfriend “too gay to function,” which he tried shaking off because he knew it was a funny quote from the movie “Mean Girls.” But then, things got worse.
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“Another cousin came in and began making harsher jokes, which the kids laughed at,” he recalled.
“These ‘jokes’ brought my boyfriend to tears, and I refused to let that slide. When the gift trading began, I took the three aside and let them know that I wasn’t happy with their comments and that they weren’t okay to say. I told them to apologize to my boyfriend because it was unfair to him, and they refused because they were just jokes that we weren’t meant to hear.”
He told his relatives he didn’t care if his boyfriend wasn’t supposed to hear them, that they still needed to apologize. They refused once again, so he told them they wouldn’t be receiving their presents from them since they were being disrespectful.
Suddenly, his relatives began apologizing, clearly showing they were more interested in getting their presents than making his boyfriend feel better.
Then, his youngest cousin began telling his older relatives that he was withholding a bunch of their gifts, and everyone started getting mad at him. A bunch of his relatives began making a big fuss about the situation, and when it became clear that no one was planning to apologize to his boyfriend, he decided to put his foot down. With the help of his sister, he kicked those relatives out of his house.
“When they tried to grab their presents before leaving, I stopped them and rushed them out the door,” he added.
“The whole thing fell apart after that, and it all ended very abruptly.”
After his Christmas gathering ended in chaos, he wondered if he was too harsh with his family.
Should he feel bad for kicking his family out, or were they wrong for making offensive comments?
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