The kid doesn’t get what he wants and he is pissed. - Spoiled
The kid doesn’t get what he wants after having the joy of look what I got great present. - Not spoiled - Sucky shit parents.
I didn’t watch it - the description was enough. It seems needlessly cruel. I do not enjoy humor that makes people sad.
That’s just cruel!
Well, apparently the alleged brother never posted the second video with actual unwrapping. On the other hand, Engadget saying he never got it is based on thinking they were in contact with the family but never confirmed. They said once they were sure, they would post again…and I don’t see any further update, so it appears to me as open-ended as the video and original description- “My mom decides to buy my brother an Xbox 360 for christmas. We leave that night and return the next morning to find he has sneaked a look…just as my mom thought he would, this is the result…and yes he did get the game i will try to post the second video”
I’d really, really like to believe the full story is that they came right back in with the game when they walk off camera. It would make so much more sense (especially the family’s comments) than just doing that to a child. Still cruel tho.
I will admit that, as a parent, I’ve pulled something somewhat similar to these pranks, but there’s always the expected payoff at the end.
Example: several years ago, when money was really tight, oldest daughter wanted a pair of Vans sneakers, which were going for ~$60.00 a pair. I’d told her, again and again, we could not afford a single gift that expensive. We managed, through saving money and shopping sales, to get her the Vans she wanted. But I wanted to screw with her a little bit. So I took the shoes out of the shoebox, and filled it with art supplies (she was into art at the time) and wrapped it up. When it was time to play the “guess the gift game” (a game we always play a few days before Christmas, when the kids guess what’s in each package and we mark the package with a Post-It note and then see how close they were to being right, on Christmas morning), of course she recognized the size and shape of a shoebox, and guessed “A pair of Vans”. I reminded her again that Vans were awfully expensive, and not to get her hopes up.
Fast forward to Christmas morning. She unwrapped the box, got the art supplies, and said “Well, thanks. I like to draw!” It was clear she was being as gracious as possible. But after all the gifts were unwrapped, I said to my husband “Gee, honey, didn’t we leave one thing in the trunk of the car?” and he went out to get it, and there were the shoes she wanted.
By now, though, my kids know that I would not fake them out with something they really want and then not come through! That’s just cruel.
That’s cruel and not funny at all.
If it were a prank on an adult, I still wouldn’t be particularly funny, but not as cruel. To get a kid all excited thinking that they just got this fantastic, awesome, big gift - and then they don’t get it is just mean.
Even assuming that that’s true, does the punishment fit the crime?
At least kiddo gets to pick the nursing home when he gets older…
If I were a betting woman, I would bet every cent that the kid is gonna get his overpriced crap. It is nestled somewhere in a closet or car trunk or whatever.
IMHO, parents shouldn’t mock their children. If they want to punish them, that’s fine, but they should do it with respect.
Even worse, parents should *never *act like they enjoy handing out punishment. That’s not parenting, that’s bullying.
Wow. Poor kid. That’s just cruel.
See this video for what could’ve been if he actually did get one. It’s worth it! “(tearfully) You bought an XBox 360? For me? To keep forever? Thank you soooooo much!”
“I must cost you a fortune.” Haha. That was nice to watch.
That is a vile way to “teach a lesson” and such passive-aggressive lessons, in my opinion, do more harm than good. If you want to teach a naughty child a lesson, you tell him what he did wrong, why it’s wrong, and what the consequences will be. You have an honest discussion, rather than a sneaky comeuppance which probably sends the wrong message because it suggests “revenge” rather than “consequence.”
Return the XBOX with the kid’s full knowledge or simply tell him that since he snooped, he’s not allowed to have it until the holidays are over. Cruelty is not a particularly helpful tool.
That is precisely the point I meant to convey, the missing ingredient is respect. In order to teach any lesson that has value, you need to respect your student and demonstrate that you have faith in their ability to learn. Particularly with moral lessons. You can’t bully/beat a moral compass into someone.
Edit: How long is the time frame for being allowed to edit posts?
Awwwwwwwwwwww…
Now that filled me with a little hope for humanity for once, almost in time for Christmas.