Nothing says holiday cheer like someone cutting you off in February over gift drama. TikToker Ashly (@isaac_higgintoot) found that out the hard way after she had a fallout with a friend over how much she didn’t spend.
Her friend spent two months in the Bahamas with her husband and five kids for Christmas, so they decided to exchange gifts when they returned.
They came back in February and got together for their gift exchange, but she hasn’t talked to Ashly since. She tried messaging her friend a few times, but she didn’t respond.
So, she messaged her again, asking if she wanted to hang out. Finally, she messaged back, saying that she did not want to hang out.
Ashly hadn’t realized that she was mad at her. She just figured that her friend was busy with her kids.
When Ashly asked what happened, her friend told her why she was mad. Apparently, Ashly only spent $20 on her kids. She clarified that she had spent $20 on each kid, plus $20 on her and $20 on her husband, which came out to a total of $140. She only spent $80 on her own family.
Her friend insisted that she should’ve spent at least $50 on each kid so they would feel valued. Ashly told her that she could find herself some rich friends because she was struggling with her bills.
In response, her friend said that it wasn’t about the money; it was about the children.
The kicker was that her friend gifted her a $30 item, and she had actually gotten it for free, so she didn’t spend any money on her. People in the comments were firmly on Ashly’s side.
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“I have five kids. I’m surprised when my friends give my kids anything because that’s a lot! And when the friend is single or married without kids, I feel bad because of the imbalance. This person isn’t your friend. She’s a user,” commented one person.
“I had a friend like that as a teenager. My friend used to get mad at me and my mom if we spent like $20 on a birthday/Christmas gift for her, while she would buy me something cheap from the dollar store. She came from a low-income family, while I came from a middle-class income family. I broke off that friendship once high school finished,” shared another.
“You are better off without that immature and disrespectful friend, and also, it is not your responsibility to make her children feel valued. That is her job as their mother,” pointed out a third.
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