They made her wrap up gifting rather than wrapping gifts.

'My gf occasionally dyes her hair blue/pink, septum piercing, very colorful clothing and big accessories. It's just her personality, nothing crazy'

Giving up a kid for adoption is extremely challenging for everyone involved – mainly for the child and the parents. It is not something anyone would be able to understand. The decision to give up a child is final and cannot be reversed, so parents who decide to go through with that need to be 100% sure that is what they want, which seems to be almost impossible. For the parents in this Reddit story, it really was impossible, so they gave up their daughter while still fully believing they would…

A petty consolation prize

"We haven't taken him yet. She knew that."

"I don't even celebrate Christmas"

it never gets any easier

If they wanted the window seat so bad, they should have paid extra to reserve it...

'Oh no, maybe it wasn't your shade'

No grandchildren? No problem!

Never look down your nose at the guy who makes more money than you in tips

Gift-giving is not everyone's skill, but most adult humans can be sure about one thing: Trash is not an adequate present for any occasion.

They see his parents on Christmas Eve and then spend Christmas Day at your house–what more do you want?

Like father, not like son?

"She’s since brought it up multiple times, saying I’m ‘hoarding toys from actual children’ and making her feel unwelcome."

'[Apparently] I was being selfish for keeping something so meaningful to our family locked away'