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<p>When this woman is furious on Christmas, she asks <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/zuk08z/aita_for_not_appreciating_a_gift_from_my_husband/" target="_blank">Reddit:</a></p><h1>&quot;AITA for not appreciating a gift from my husband?&quot;</h1><blockquote> <p>It could be funny if it wasn&rsquo;t so sad to me. My husband of 8 years lost his earphones and always borrows mine, so I decided to get them new ones for Christmas.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>He also mentioned that he would like to have a better speaker to use in our kitchen and living room, so I got him one as well. Just for context, I never listen to music at home because I&rsquo;m already constantly overstimulated caring for three children.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>You&rsquo;ll never guess what he got &bdquo;me&ldquo; for Christmas. Earphones and a speaker. Believe it or not, the exact same ones, so now we have two of each. I guess at least I know I got him exactly what he wanted&hellip;</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>He started laughing his ass off, but to me it felt like a slap in the face, especially after the difficult year we&rsquo;ve had.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>I couldn&rsquo;t believe he&rsquo;d get me something only he would be using, something that wasn&rsquo;t actually for me. So I said a little dryly: &bdquo;Huh, so I got you something you wanted and you got you something you wanted. That <em>is</em> funny&ldquo;. Literally the worst gift ever.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>He snapped and left the room. I iced him out for a while. Later he explained that we had agreed we&rsquo;d only give each other a small gift and he thought it was something practical. AITA for still being a little hurt over this?</p> </blockquote><h2>Let&#39;s find out.</h2><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/auntofmillions/" target="_blank">auntofmillions</a> write:</p><blockquote> <p>NTA He def bought something for himself. Hope you&#39;ve taken them back to get something you want.</p> </blockquote><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/lizbumm/" target="_blank">lizzbum</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>NTA - I would be hurt as well. You feel completely unseen and not taken seriously. You sound like the primary care giver and it&rsquo;s a thankless job.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>All we need is some acknowledgement from our partners and not some half ass excuse for paying no attention. Release your guilt for being rightfully pissed!</p> </blockquote><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Almond_cutebanana/" target="_blank">almondcutebanana</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>NTA If he was thinking of giving you something practical, it must have been something practical for you. Maybe a spa day or something that will help you listen to the silence for a few hours.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I am a full time mother of 3 and I understand what it feels like to be overstimulated all day and not even be able to listen to half a song because you are overwhelmed. You should try to talk to him about how you feel and he should apologize.</p> </blockquote><h2>Looks like OP&#39;s husband is TA. Any advice for this poor wife?</h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Wife is furious at husband after he gets her 'the worst Christmas gift ever.'

When this woman is furious on Christmas, she asks Reddit:&quot;AITA for not appreciating a gift from my husband?&quot; It could be funny if it wasn&rsquo;t so sad to me. My husband of 8 years lost his earphones and always borrows mine, so I decided to get them new ones for Christmas.  He also mentioned that he would like to have a better speaker to use in our kitchen and living room, so I got him one as well. Just for context, I never listen to music at home because I&rsquo;m already constantly overstimulated caring for three children.  You&rsquo;ll never guess what he got &bdquo;me&ldquo; for Christmas. Earphones and a speaker. Believe it or not, the exact same ones, so now we have two of each. I guess at least I know I got him exactly what he wanted&hellip;  He started laughing his ass off, but to me it felt like a slap in the face, especially after the difficult year we&rsquo;ve had.  I couldn&rsquo;t believe he&rsquo;d get me something only he would be using, something that wasn&rsquo;t actually for me. So I said a little dryly: &bdquo;Huh, so I got you something you wanted and you got you something you wanted. That is funny&ldquo;. Literally the worst gift ever.  He snapped and left the room. I iced him out for a while. Later he explained that we had agreed we&rsquo;d only give each other a small gift and he thought it was something practical. AITA for still being a little hurt over this? Let&#39;s find out.auntofmillions write: NTA He def bought something for himself. Hope you&#39;ve taken them back to get something you want. lizzbum writes: NTA - I would be hurt as well. You feel completely unseen and not taken seriously. You sound like the primary care giver and it&rsquo;s a thankless job.  All we need is some acknowledgement from our partners and not some half ass excuse for paying no attention. Release your guilt for being rightfully pissed! almondcutebanana writes: NTA If he was thinking of giving you something practical, it must have been something practical for you. Maybe a spa day or something that will help you listen to the silence for a few hours.  I am a full time mother of 3 and I understand what it feels like to be overstimulated all day and not even be able to listen to half a song because you are overwhelmed. You should try to talk to him about how you feel and he should apologize. Looks like OP&#39;s husband is TA. Any advice for this poor wife?

When this woman is furious on Christmas, she asks Reddit:  &quot;AITA for not appreciating a gift from my husband?&quot;   It could be funny if it wasn&rsquo;t so sad to me. My husband of 8 years lost his earphones and always borrows mine,...