He’s spreading Christmas jeer.
Penniless parents who can’t afford holiday toys for their tots deserve a fate worse than Santa’s “naughty” list, says an unsympathetic critic, who’s virally bashing folks for being broke.
“If you can’t afford to buy your kids Christmas presents, then you don’t deserve kids,” Sam, a dad and dog lover, from the UK, ranted to his over 392,000 TikTok viewers — dividing the internet with the white-hot take.
The blunt Brit argued that cash-strapped moms and dads have “12 months to do Christmas [shopping],” adding that they should “start doing your Christmas shopping in January.”
“There are no excuses,” Sam spat. “Everybody can afford Christmas because everybody has the same 12 months to do Christmas.”
The influencer’s position on presents notwithstanding, ‘tis the season that most people — namely in the US — go into debt, according to new research.
A whopping 65% of Americans say it’s nearly impossible to know how much to “safely” spend during Yuletide time, even after they’ve spent months saving, per the survey. What’s more, 35% of those polled confessed that they’ve “accumulated holiday debt in years past,” with 31% expecting to slip into debt this holiday season.
To avoid landing in the red, one moneyless mother of four recently told her brood Santa doesn’t exist, dashing their belief in the big red guy, as well as their hopes of getting any goodies under the tree.
It’s a parenting sin the likes of Sam aren’t willing to pardon.
“No kid should ever go without Christmas presents,” he barked, urging mothers and fathers to forgo their personal indulgences — such as beauty treatments, cigarettes and alcohol — in order to make the morning of December 25 one to remember. “Nobody in this world can have any excuses about not being able to afford Christmas presents for their kids.”
However, not everyone shared Sam’s pitiless perspective.
“The pressure put on parents to get their children the up-to-date gear is ridiculous!” commented a critic, noting that child-rearing is perennially costly. “The expense isn’t once a year!”
“Wow, I disagree with this,” wrote a mother of six, “the cost of living and having to provide shoes, clothes and the basics is hard enough.”
“What I don’t get is you saying, ‘If you can’t afford gifts, they don’t deserve kids,’” growled an equally peeved onlooker. “The fact is, Christmas isn’t all about money. It’s about family doing games, having Christmas dinner and giving them kids memories.”
A separate objector deemed Sam’s scolding “very harsh,” pointing out, “things happen. Circumstances change. I dont ever buy a thing for myself. I dont go out. I dont get nails done. [I have not] had a haircut in years. Yet still can’t afford to save [money for Christmas].”
“Cost of living is so expensive these days, and kids are living in a world that is becoming greedy and always expecting more,” wrote another. “It’s not as simple as you make it sound.”
Sam’s supporters, however, praised his no-nonsense stance on the touchy topic.
“I totally agree,” chimed one woman. “I’m a single parent, and whatever my child wants, he gets. I just start in advance as I only work part-time.”
“Couldn’t agree more!” cheered another fan. “It’s not hard to just buy little things throughout the year, children should always come first!”
“You have all year to get them babies something!” another commented, in part. “There is absolutely no excuse…WTF get a grip!”
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