'My mum bought me useless gifts I didn't want - I wish she hadn't bothered'
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It's always nice to receive gifts at Christmas, but one woman was left 'upset' at what her mother gifted her. Despite asking her for the last three years to not get her anything, she was ignored and was still handed a couple of gifts from her mum. While she would have much preferred her to donate the money to charity, it's something her mum wouldn't accept.
But her feelings have caused a mixed reaction online, with many people telling her to just accept it and move on, even though she said she wants to declutter and thinks it's "disrespectful" she wasn't listened to. She took to Mumsnet to share her dismay and explained: "I asked my mother this year not to buy me anything for Christmas - this is the third year of asking. I said that if she really wanted to get us something, then please make a charity donation on our behalf and buy some lego/ toys for a local food bank collecting.".
The woman said her mum buying gifts for her grandchildren is enough, and further added she has a "house full of stuff" that she's trying to get rid of. "I don't need anything and genuinely am happy if it's just my kids having presents. It's enough for me! I have all the stuff I could ever need and I don't want more stuff when I am desperately trying to declutter years of stuff.".
However, she said her mum had ignored her wishes and said she didn't want to donate to charity and instead bought her things she didn't need, including a pashmina she will "never wear", a bag she will never use and other gifts, including toiletries. The post detailed: "I know this might sound ungrateful but it really upset me. I am desperately trying to declutter. She also bought me stuff that she likes but feels like it's for the person she wants me to be and I am not. She knows this too.".
