Woman Storms Out of Family Dinner After Parents Gift 'Favorite' Older Sister a Car: 'I Felt So Hurt'
"I was shocked. She doesn’t even need a car—she lives with my parents and works remotely," the woman writes in a Reddit post
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Daughter receiving car keys in stock photoA 25-year-old woman says she stormed out of her family's Christmas dinner after her parents gifted her 28-year-old sister a car.
In a Reddit post, the woman writes that her older sister has always been "the favorite," adding that growing up, "she got the best clothes, extra money for outings, and more attention. I didn’t let it bother me much—at least, not until this past Christmas."
"For context, I’ve been saving for years to buy a car. I work full-time, live on my own, and have been carefully budgeting to finally afford one. My parents know this and even joked about 'helping me out' with a car someday," she adds.
Cut to Christmas dinner, when her parents began to distribute gifts, including sweaters and gift cards for her. When it was her sister's turn, "they announced they’d bought her a brand-new car."
"I was shocked. She doesn’t even need a car—she lives with my parents and works remotely," the woman adds.
The woman writes that she couldn't stop herself from asking why they bought her sister a car — but didn't buy one for her.
"My mom said, 'She’s the oldest; she deserves it,' and my dad added, 'We’re sure you’ll get there on your own,' " she writes. "I felt so hurt and unappreciated. I said, 'Wow, okay,' got up, and left. Now my family is calling me ungrateful for ruining Christmas and making it all about me."
The woman's sister later texted her, "saying she didn’t even ask for the car, but I made things awkward by storming out. My parents haven’t reached out at all."
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Two women arguing at home in stock photoShe ends her post with a question to other social media users: "Was I wrong to leave, or were my feelings justified?"
Reddit users have chimed in, with many arguing the woman's parents are in the wrong.
"I would give your sweater and gift card back and tell them if they aren't going to even try to treat you equally then you don't want their gifts," one person wrote.
Added another: "It almost feels cruel - like they wanted to hurt you on purpose or drive a wedge between you and your sister."
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