Not that parents are lining up across the country for Kindles and Nooks, but this video of a kid receiving a real, live book for Christmas and throwing a tantrum is a sign of the times, to say the least. He's all, Really? A book with a story where you have to read and turn the pages yourself? Really, Mom and Dad? You took the time to wrap this sh*t?
You can't really blame the kid, though. We've all been there, right? I'll never forget the eighth night of Hanukkah, 1990, when I ripped off shiny wrapping paper to find -- to my surprise and utter disappointment -- a set of magnets. I was all, Really? Magnets, some of which stick together and others that push each other away? You took the time to wrap this sh*t?
I get it, kid. It's iPad season, and a page-turner ain't gonna cut it.
P.S. Do they make those pajamas for adults? WANT.
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12.22.10
By feefifoto
If that were my child I certainly wouldn't be laughing. I'd have him in his room so fast his head would spin and I'd take away all the gifts. It's pathetic that his parents find his ingratitude amusing.
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12.24.10
By Rick
Amen!
12.24.10
By amelie
what parents? Oh you mean the idiotic excuses for adults that filmed this brat showing his intelligence and manners. Let's hope one day they are dependant upon this sorry, sad child and get what they deserve for being lousy parents.
12.24.10
By Jose
The sad part of it all is that parents are reponsible for teaching their children to be considerate, kind and humble..This poor child is being raised to be selfish and rude and they are laughing about it. Wake up people your sending the wrong message
12.24.10
By Lynn
...and then when he grabs the next present, the dad says "I don't think those are books"....almost as if he is apologizing for the other gift or scrambling to say something to make the kid feel better and forget about the books. These are our future leaders. God help us.
12.24.10
By Stacy
Right! I feel the same way...Christmas or no, you do not allow your children to behave in such a way. What if he was not at home, such insulting behavior could break a grandparents heart.
I would've sent him straight to his room and not allowed him to open anymore presents without explaining to him why that behavior is unacceptable and how he should correctly handle disappointment. It's a shame his parents thought this was amusing and it is doubly shameful that this boy will someday be an adult who never had such rude behavior corrected. We wonder what this world is coming to, nothing good if we don't raise our children to behave properly and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
12.24.10
By Nancy
Ohmigod, I was appalled when I saw this--to actually laugh when your child behaved like that? Those parents should be ashamed for even posting it on youtube. I'd be totally embarrassed and ashamed that my kid was acting this way. Did you see the Wii box right next to him? Looks like this family has a lot of growing up to do!
12.24.10
By Mary
I agree with the above posters. This child is an ungrateful brat and if he was MY child, I would give his a$$ a good pounding before loading up all those fancy gifts and donating them to kids in need or returing the gifts and giving money to charity. Either way, I would make that little bastard go with me so that
A) he would realize such ungratefulness would not be tolorated and B) that there are kids in the world that have it a lot rougher than him.
And that kid would have to do a complete 180 in his attitude before i would EVER buy him another present again. in fact, I think spending some time volunteering at church and with underpriviledged kids would do this little snot a world of good. There are kids in this world who don't know where their next meal is coming from and he's upset he got books?! WTF?!?
And for the record, i was a "spoiled" child growing up. I was an only child for 16 years and my parents would fill the house full of gifts at Christmas. It would take me at least 3 hours to unwrap everything, but I was always thankful for everything i received and never acted like this kid. Shame on those overindulgent parents!
12.24.10
By Chief
Oh, no, no, no, no,no! These parents lost this kid at 6 months. Not one of my children (9 of em) EVER acted this way. Why, because parenting starts at birth not 6, 9, 12, 15. This is a perfect display of what is wrong with America; lousy parents and a lack of skills to parent.
12.24.10
By dmollykins
Hey, I agree with you whole-heartedly. Every, and I mean every, one of his gifts would be gone, he'd get a good tanning, and i'd make him come with me, as I donated his gifts to charity. This little whinner will be a brat, and an a**hole later on in life. Probably grow up to be a doctor or lawyer.
12.24.10
By RAS
Sad that this is how so many "pathetic parents" bring up their monsters now..to be spoiled self centered brats. As a person who is "40-something" I caught a good cuffing from my parents when I acted up. We need to go back to teaching our children how to behave and appreciate things and as far as the parents that posted this because they are amused...they need a good smack along with their brat.
12.24.10
By Jim L
That was not worth posting
It is not a tantrum, it is not funny, not cute and certainly not worth taking up my bandwidth here
Bah humbug
12.24.10
By Charlie Goose
Totally agree with you, feefifoto. Heck, if I raised that kind of stink, my father would've used the book to beat me unconscious. He would consider that ironic.
12.24.10
By Dan
I agree completely! the problem isn't the kids, it's the parents who allow their children to act like this in the first place. the kids don't have clue what Christmas is all about to begin with, remember? CHRISTmas!!! The kids nowadays have no gratitude or respect because that is what their wimpy parents teach them. "Let them express their independence" or "I don't believe in punishing my child, it is detremental to their freedom of expression" OMG! And they wonder why we have such idiots in the world today. They have no sense of right or wrong and think the world should be handed to them on a silver platter. They don't respect law, people or themselves for that matter. Thankfully my kids are grown now and two of them joined the military and the oldest girl has already served 4 tours in Iraq and one in South Korea. She is now a mother herself and KNOWS that disipline when children are young is crucial to teach them the difference between right & wrong. A woman yelled at her once in a store when her child got out of hand because she swatted the baby on the butt and my daughter told to Piss off and that it was none of her business. The lady turned and grumbled as she walked off to her own child who was screaming at the top of his lungs that he wanted a motorcyle NOW (he was about 3-4 years old). he kept screaming and screaming and all the mother would do is say "if you don't stop yelling we won't get your ice cream" over and over and over again. pathetic.......
12.26.10
By denise123
These parents did the right thing. You have to let the idea of not getting ALL toys sink in! In a matter of minutes, he was getting over it. How long do you think it would take, to get over having your parents grab you, and spank the 'HAPPY' right out of you and spoil the entire holiday? Oh, how about a LIFETIME!!!
YOU CAN'T BE THE BRAT AND BEAT YOUR CHILD INTO YOUR PERFECT HUMAN, IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN.
12.24.10
By Ladydobermann
And this, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a child of our future.
12.24.10
By Diana
I could not agree more..if this was my child I sure would not be laughing. I would hate to see him when he is 12 or 13 if this is how he is acting at 4ish. Sad Sad Sad!!
12.24.10
By plainclaude
Congratulations, you're raising a future asshole.
12.24.10
By Lorna
I agree. Kids will be kids, but parents need to be parents.
12.24.10
By sagoth
All of you commenters are top-notch modern Socrates and have the world's problems all figured out. WAKE UP, YOU MORONIC SAD SACKS!
The parents are no differnt than the majority of you all:
Keeping up with the Jones next door, gotta have all the modern devices & state-of-the-art personal junk you all call necessities i.e. cell phones, pc's, tv's & reception, updated cars &, appliances, etc. the list goes on & on & on...
You've put this country into a financial he*ll hole by living on borrowed money & time. Change starts in the mirror!!