Parents playing a crule joke on son on Xmas day

[Parker]

My mother gave out one time a box of Joy, Pride, and Glad---all were wrapped up, and those who got them, ended up getting the joke...but everybody thought that they were getting something diff...

And furthermore, kid did need some winter clothes...instead of a video console...I would have given him some books and a pick for his unruly ass hair...

[tu_holmes]

Hardly some issue... I bet after the fact, dad gave him a PS3 or some shit.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

They're toughening him up for the real world.  You people who are so against child cruelty are the ones who are turning America into a total pussy nation.

Like many teenagers, I worked during the summers to save up money for shit I'd want to buy during the year.  When I was 16, my grandfather was going to take the 3 grandkids on a road trip to Florida to do the whole Disney/Epcot/Universal thing during the final week of summer vacation. 

To me, that was perfect timing.  I would merely quit my job a week earlier than initially planned and go on the trip with my grandfather, cousin, and sister before returning to school the following week. 

My parents, however, weren't having it: "You committed to work there until a certain date and you need to honor that commitment." 

This was not some high-level internship or anything like that.  I was working at Dairy Queen on the Outer Banks. 

Now THAT was cruel.

I'm not going to tell you that I was happy I didn't get to go, but I am glad that I'm able to pass important lessons about commitment on to my daughter, who is already demonstrating tremendous leadership in her peer group.

Its a trust issue plain and simple. This kid will probably grow up never trusting a soul. Depression/anxiety are all in his future. He won't know how to handle his emotions and will probably father enough kids to fill a basketball team.

[epic_alien]

doesnt matter,

the kids works at a car wash and still has the same stupid haircut, but more emo now

[Rome]

For all those people out there who say "you can't blame the parents for the way you turn out in life" have no clue the damage these people can do. These poor little guy is going to have serious trust issue's.

Exactly!
This will not end well and the parents will rue the day they decided to become comedians at their child's expense!