Yeah, that probably didn’t sound like music to your ears. You’ve been pampered enough, loved and spoilt enough. Geez, by your 18th birthday, you should’ve already woken up to that reality.
Adulthood is here.
You aren’t that little rascal who used to run around in their nappies. You were tiny, little, innocent, and fully dependent on Mom and Dad, but you now have a beard, hormones, debt, and a whole lot of responsibility.
When the Gifts Quietly Disappear
If you have noticed that your Christmas gifts have been becoming fewer and fewer by the year, then that’s your sign. Your parents just didn’t know how to tell you. From Santa, bringing you a PlayStation, to the tooth fairy leaving you cash, only for the last holiday to feel like a regular Sunday. The whole universe has been giving you signs; the truth is that you are now old. It’s a challenging truth to acknowledge.
Nothing came for free.
Yet another realisation to ponder on. Think about it: do you really think everything your parents gave you was free? Weren’t we told in school that “nothing in this world is really free”, followed by the occasional “don’t talk to strangers”?
Wait, you thought this was free? Funny. Your parents have been investing in themselves; they saw an asset worth investing in, literally from a young age, and that was you. You do realise that you are going to be the one taking care of them, making sure they are well fed and snug before sleep, and maybe getting them a dream house or supporting them even more – that’s if they’re that picky.
Now they want the gifts.
That sigh of the eye, that smirk of the lip, and all those other clues you get on holidays or on your parents’ birthdays were your parents trying to emphasise that the roles have changed, and now they want a bit of pampering, gifts, and presents. Don’t we all?
They were probably wondering when it was going to click. I mean, you are out or leaning towards the end of your education, you have got a job, you get paid on a regular basis, and you still live in the family house, rent “free”.
This Christmas…It’s On You.
So this festive season, the question shouldn’t be, ‘What am I going to receive from my parents this holiday? It should be, ‘What am I going to buy for my very own parents?’ Gone are the days when it was on the house; this Christmas…it’s on you.
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Merry Christmas to you; you got this.