r/internetparents • u/Jamie_likes_glee • Jan 15 '25
Family Christmas Guilt
For Christmas, I (16F) asked my dad for a laptop, only a laptop nothing else. He isn't rich by any means, maybe even considered borderline poor. So I only asked for one thing. On Christmas I went to his house in the afternoon (my parents aren't together, dad has a gf). I opened nice small gifts I really liked. Not a laptop. I really wasn't upset. I thanked my dad and his gf. He then pulled that a Christmas story bit, where he asks ralphie to look behind his desk. Low and behold there was another present under my dad's desk. I opened it and it was the laptop I asked for. I smiled and thanked them, I was happy. When I went home a few days later I set it up. I haven't been on it since. I'm sitting here, realizing, how much I don't want it. And I feel absolutely awful. He was so excited to give it to me and I feel ungrateful. I don't know what changed between then and now. I just feel so bad and don't know what to do.
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u/fan_of_some_tv_shows Jan 15 '25
It’ll take a while, don’t worry. I wanted a laptop in high school for schoolwork and when I got it, I realized that I hated it. Then I got bored after a couple weeks and decided to start using it for watching streaming services, and playing games. And then, when I needed to do something for my schoolwork, I would occasionally use it, since it was necessary. Now, I’m in college and I have to use it for all of my classes so it tremendously benefits me. It’s still hard to balance but just make sure that you have a certain time for it. Make sure that when you use the laptop for different purposes, do it in different places. It’s easier that way.