+Laffenwright why not?..it's your social media accounts. It's for sharing what you like. You shouldn't be judged for buying your kids a lot of gifts, in the same manner someone is judged for posing naked on IG.
***** most social media outlets are designed to share with folks you know actually. A comment section, like this forum, is totally different than FB and IG, for example. At any rate, I shouldn't care what anyone had to say about something so trivial as how many gifts are under MY tree, for MY kids. What makes it worse is people would talk just as much crap if there were too few gifts. Smh
***** Uhhh, yeah. ANd it's fine to end the conversation. But the only people who really have fully public profiles are public figures and celebrities. Normal people have privacy settings. Normal people have jobs and employers, coworkers, and other people who they may not want to see their posts. My page is very private for that reason, can barely search for me. But even those without such strict settings are usually sharing photos and such with the people who follow them. You don't usually sign on to FB and end up on some random strangers page to see their gifts.
+HeyMyLifeIsLibby so celebs can buy their kids $50000 shoes and $400000 cars and when a random lady buys her kids a couple of present, it's a big deal...some1 explain
+ßrandon You could still spend the same amount of money on them though just split the cost of the gift in half. One better gift or just 2 ok gifts. Quantity vs quality.
In regards to the last portion of the conversation -- do you guys remember last year during the Secret Santa, Loni's gift to Tamar was an outfit for Logan and Tamar said "you know Loni, that's nice but where's mine?!" 😂 it reminded me of that
Maybe the mother didn't have that much and was less fortunate growing up and she didn't want her children to go through that. Some parents like to spoil their kids and if that mother wants to give her children everything they want than that is her business and nobody else's.
Yep, that's kinda like when we were growing up. We didn't have a lot of food come Christmas or birthday time and now what we're all older and can afford things, we go all out and have lots of different types of food and cakes for special occasions.
+bmilprncss22 I don't think Tamera is lying. Tamera probably spends Christmas with her whole family which includes Tia , her son, husband and Tahj and her parents and probably many more so....I'm sure it has many gifts under their tree but Tamera only gives her children one gift each.
HOW ARE YALL GONNA TELL SOMEONE TO DONATE THEIR HARD EARNED STUFF TO CHARITY... AS IF YOU HELPED THEM RECIEVE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. You don't know how the mother got the gifts, what the kids have been going through, and whether they even deserve them or not. Get out of her house, walk down her porch and go sit in your car cause it's NONEEEE of your business.
Laura Croft yeah but no one said they didn’t do that, they just claim that buying them all those gifts is excessive. For all we know they could’ve donated twice that but that’s besides the point, we need to mind our own business when it comes to how people spend Christmas with their families.
SPEAK IT LONI!!! Single people w/o children always have to shell out so much money, yet they only get one gift. I get a group gift for "families." A bin of popcorn and a couple of movies for the family.
+Michie Oo it's ridiculous but also valid. Some parents cant afford to get their children more than one gift, simply cant afford to. When the kids compare later on, some would wonder why 'santa' got mark a brand new bicycle and a new ipad while Sam got some socks. I would say give small gifts from 'santa' and say the rest is from the parents specifically.
She can spend HER money on HER children however she pleases. My son's tree will probably look very similar. Some people buy gifts through the year and that adds up. Even if she didn't do that though: if you got it like that, do you.
Oh and Loni IS PREACHING It. Anyone else remember Sex and the City, where Carrie had to buy one of her married friend's another gift for having another baby and then Carrie's shoes got stolen and asked for either the cash or a new pair of shoes? It's really the same thing. Society is structured in a way where single people get left out in situations like this. I may have a partner but I side with Loni and I do the single gift per family thing if I can't afford more, and if they don't like that, well that just saves me the expense of ever buying their ungrateful ass another gift. :)
Just re watched the series and I loved how Carrie registered herself at Manolo and made that heffa repurchase her shoes. Lol. I would have done the same thing.
my thing people don't even know what are under the wrapping paper. My family wraps up everything including socks. So when you think about if she wraps of clothes, shoes, and toys for three kids. Plus she said those weren't all theirs. p.s. what if she don't buy them a lot through the year and Christmas is the time she overflows.
Also, Christmas comes but ONCE per year. It's not like she has a crazy tree every year. Maybe she wants her kids to think that SANTA read their letters.
maybe she can AFFORD it now, like she , or her parents were never able to. Maybe she always wished her tree looked like that as a chiled and since she is able to provide, she WANTS to! nothing wrong with giving a lot of gifts for Christmas, as long as your lights don't get cut off in January!
Those parents have done absolutely nothing wrong. They can purchase their children whatever and however much they want. If those children are spoiled, so what. That family is not obligated to donate anything. I can put myself in the same boat as Freddie's mom. I honestly LOOOOOOOVVVEEEE to give and I have no limits. It's understandable that most families can't do all that for their children but that is not those parents' fault.
It's funny because on Christmas me and my siblings always got at least 10 or more gifts and now that I'm getting older I don't think that's necessary. One gift per person seems reasonable. I agree with Tamera. If I have kids they're only getting one or two gifts. Christmas is not about presents, it's about Christ, praising him for saving us and helping others the way Jesus would want us to. That means volunteering and going to church to worship.
the mom was on GMA this morning and said that during the year she doesn't buy them anything n when she sees stuff on sale (eg. a shirt that was $30 reduced to $5 etc. lotions,body wash etc. ) n she said the total for everything was $2000+ . it seems like a lot but who are we to say she can only buy a certain amount. like my parents used to say "Christmas comes but once a year".
+Stephanie Matheson and when you count the amount parents spend on kids towards the year, $2000 is nothing compared to it. A man was having a discussion with his wife the other day at my work place and i overheard him saying that $3000+ on gifts for 2 kids for Christmas is already enough. apparently the kids were asking for more, but the reality is to each his/her own. life is too short
If the mother wants to spoil her kids that's her choice . who are people to judge her for buying that much gifts .Growing up I was the only child till I was 12 and I got that much gifts plus many more . The reason why my mom wanted to get me lots of gifts is because she didn't have that when she was little .People really need to know facts before they speak on someone .
That's why gifts should be given when the heart moves one to give. It does not have to cost money and should not be saved for a certain day of the year. Love 24/7, 365days/year and show your love in every possible way. You never know, your loved one may not live to see that special day of the year, or that specific occasion.
The picture didn't offend me and to each his own however my initial reaction was that that's alottttt of gifts in a wasteful sense. I don't want my kids to grow up spoiled, entitled or addicted to consumerism/materialism and I think in America we have become obsessed with things.
+Jo Jo I agree. So many kids in this generation are becoming too materialistic for example: Teenagers are making their parents pay like 600+ for a pair of yeezy's just because they're the new ''it'' shoes now.
+Victor Ochoa Did I said it affected in any kind of way, No. I'm just saying in general teenagers are becoming too materialistic, if anybody parents can buy them expensive stuff more power to them. But, once this generation grows up and they're the ones who got to the bills then they're going to realize they shouldn't have made their parents waste so much money on materialistic things just because it was trending.
I'm from the UK and over the last couple of years mothers have started a competition of who can get and show off the most presents on Christmas, birthdays and even Easter! I agree with tamera that its easy to loose sight of what's important!
I enjoy Christmas quite a bit and try to focus more on the time spent together throughout the season than the gift giving on 2 days of the month. I give every niece and nephew, brother, sister, Dad, one big/requested gift or a whole bunch of great gifts I think they'd enjoy. When you add it up in my family everyone's covered and feels special but not spoiled. Adults should still get gifts, that's why the magic of Christmas is lost on people as they get older, they're excluded from the things that create joy. Go ice skating, decorate your home, give to others selflessly, watch a corny holiday movie and cook with your friends and family it's impossible to not find something to recieve that time of year.
I'm not sure if this happens with anyone else but in my family the younger kids usually get piles of gifts and the older you got the less gifts you would get. This was because as you get older your tastes change and the gifts you want tend to be more expensive. We recently started the 4 gift challenge where everyone gets 4 gifts. Something you want, something you need, something to wear and something to read. It's truly an amazing thing because not only is it saving money for the adults but it teaches kids to be more appreciative about what they get.
Those gifts the mother brought isn't only for her kids, it could be for friends and family as well. For me I agree with Tamera that you don't need a lot of Christmas presents and just one is enough, but some people like a lot of presents and if they want to buy a lot of gifts then its their choice.
i'm glad my parents taught me not to be so materialistic and shallow. all those meaningless THINGS. just gonna end up in the junkyard one day. no value. but Christmas gifts are nice for the kids. just don't go overboard like this lady did, your kids will start to become entitled and rotten.
I used to get a lot of stuff as a kid. A bunch would be things I needed line clothes. And with 2 other sobbing, plus grandparents, aunts uncle's, it would look like that. And we didn't even have that much money. But it really adds up.
I think it's beautiful and if you can afford it and what to do it.... Then go for it! I come from a huge family and our tree was in a room loaded with presents!
*ONE* gift Taemera? ONE? I mean, good for her if that's what she wants to do it's her life of course and I respect that. But you know, not all gifts are expensive. My cousin has around 9 gifts under the tree right now and some cost $11 bucks, a few are $20+, and the rest around like smaller stuff around 4-$9. I just think you need to teach your child gratitude, empathy for those who have less, the true meaning of Christmas and the love people show when giving gifts. I don't even like getting gifts, I'm happy with a few dollars from my aunts and uncles. But I *LOVE* buying gifts for my younger cousins, I remember being a kid and I want them to enjoy Christmas.
Omg people are so disgusting! Really?! People are mad because she love Christmas and love making her kids happy. My family never celebrates Christmas, but you know what, I gave friends that do and they give me gifts anyway. So to show my gratitude, I give my friends Christmas presents even though there is no Christmas in my house. Seriously when did giving gifts become a crime?! Ugh!
I think it depends on the cost of the gift. If it's 1 100+ gift where as someone else gets five cheaper gifts then it makes sense. It's all about what that kid wants tbh. If one kid wants a PS4 and the other wants just clothes, the second kid is gonna have more gifts, even if it costs the same.
I live in one of the poorest places in the country and my family had NOT a lot of money at all, but we still got tons of gifts. It is okay to give your kids a lot of gifts just have to teach them not to only worry about the gifts.
Frankly, I don't see how anyone has the audacity to be offended or even have an opinion about this. This is her life, her children, her money and there you have it! She seemed excited and proud to get her babies gifts for Christmas. Leave it to ignorance to spoil the happiness. I know in my house growing up. Christmas was big for us because we didn't really get all throughout the year either. We got back to school clothes, Christmas was the biggie, birthday, Easter out fit and 4th of July outfit and that was that. We never wanted for anything and we were very happy! I have a 4 year old and she does get throughout the year because I struggled very hard her first 3 years of life and prayed and cried often because I couldn't get her much. HOWEVER, she was ALWAYS happy and had the basic essentials provided. When my career advanced and my coins came up, I began to buy more things for her. As I do this, I am teaching her to be grateful and how to work and earn it as well. My baby girl had a nice Christmas, not a big one but she received the one thing she wanted the most (baby alive doll) with a few bonus gifts. I felt bad for a second because I felt I didn't do enough, but as I tripped over a toy she left in the hall and looked in her well stocked room I knew she was alright. Just like my good friend said "Baby Jesus got 3 gifts, my children are no better than him. They are getting 3 gifts. It's his birthday, not theirs." Anyways, I digress. People need to get out of their feelings about other people's lives and tend to their own lives.
That's excessive. All those gifts for only 3 kids? They could donate some of those gifts. At the end of the day children are happy with what they get, even if they don't get a lot. Each year the parents will have to top themselves. And the kids might throw a tantrum if they don't get what they want. Talk about pressure.
lol love how people want to tell others how to spend their money like get over it. You don't know her life. She might be making up for lost time or maybe she finally has the money to buy her kids everything she wants. Chill and take several seats.
+Empressive But, who are we to tell a parent how much money they can spend on their kids? If the parents worked hard all year, saved, and made a conscience decision to give these kids all those gifts then, it's that family's business and not the publics. The court of public opinion is getting out of control with feeling like it can call anyone to task over even the smallest infraction. As long as the parents paid for those gifts and didn't steal them, what business is it of ours?
Growing up poor when I’m older and have a damn good job I’m getting all my damn family and kids and I’m giving as much as I damn want my tree finna be filled to the damn TOP! And that ain’t cuz I wanna spoil anybody it’s cuz I want to give for gods sake
Me and my siblings never had lots, at Christmas, Dad and mama made sure we had new clothes, new shoes at Christmas and had a lovely time.. it was special, we are 3 girls and 2 brothers.. We never went anywhere, dad always said it was family time, and it was great, grand pa would come over, he told us lots of stories etc.. We never had presents under the tree, the presents were they clothes we wore... Good times... Now am married, have kids 8,12 and 16 and we do buy them lots of presents but not over the top.. at least 3 or 4 each, whatever else they don't need, we take to Charity.. I think the mama who bought lots of presents for her kids is OK, but she needs to keep it real.. God forbid, she can't afford one time... then what?? At the end of the day.. DON'T SPOIL THEM.. HAPPY NEW YEAR
I have to say our tree looked like that when I was a kid. My two sisters and I were adopted. And since we never had a Christmas before then, My mother just spoiled us to make up for the 7 years we went without.
*IF* my child is doing good in school, helping me at home without me asking...ETC. *Bestttt believe my babygirl OR babyboy WILL be " spoiled "* as long as I can afford it ( in Gods name 🙏🏽 ) and even if I cant, I would do everything in my power to make sure they *STILL have the best christmas* ever. 👏🏽 I don't even think the mom should've replied to the hatred. I agree with her as long as the kids are well behaved. Simple. ( I hope she donated to old ones to the less fortunate tho ) I hope she also reminds the children its not all about getting but giving AS WELL.
I have 7 children we use to give our kids 10 gifts a Christmas 5 large and 5 small so that alone was 70 gifts under the tree them you add in the gifts the kidsmade is plus family members you can easily end up with 150 gifts under the tree!! it's not excessive. "Santa" only brings one gift to each kid because I want the kids to know we worked hard to get them these things.
I totally agree with Loni lol, it really doesn't turn out a fair game for singles, especially when they have to gift for plenty off of one individual's income. I'm also surprised at Tamar's reaction. If she was the type to "count gifts" why does she find it alarming or strange to gift your children evenly at a small dosage. If that's all they know, they won't grow up expecting more or greedily comparing themselves to their siblings.
Man, when I was younger it would be Christmas presents EVERYWHEREEEEE! Like literally the whole living room would be packed with presents. It's her money, her kids, her family. Let her do her.
Actually the only giving gifts to people's kids I can relate to... My sisters and I have an agreement that once we had kids no more giving gifts to each other and it works for really well for us.
hmm I have never thought about this partially because i don't have kids yet & also because I don't see why it's a discussion piece about what you choose to give to anyone. I give from my heart to my family, it could be one it could be more. I guess we will use our own discretion when deciding of what things our kids want to get and every parent gets to make thay choice for themselves.
This is excessive for just three kids, including a few other family members. Kids won't be able to play with all those toys. They will only choose one or two favorites and the rest are history lol.
Well i am a single child, and my tree was always full of gifts. But the thing is Christmas was that time of the year (apart from my birthday, when I usually used to get one gift) that my family bought me a bunch of thibgs so...
Okay so I'm in the middle on this. I do agree that it's her family and her money & I think she can buy as many or as little gifts as she wants. And I have never been one of those overtly sensitive "I get offended by everything" kind of people, because honestly I'm not offended at all by this. BUT I do think that this picture did not need to be posted online. The mother could have easily kept this to themselves. Like what could be the reason for posting this other than wanting to brag, and that's not right either. Just like how the people judging her aren't right. There's some wrong on both sides.
That's what I was saying!!! Like why did she even post in the first place? To brag on how many presents she bought?!?! She should have known people were going to say something. I mean come on, it's not normal to see that many presents under the tree.
+Jujubee doesn't give them the right to judge. And she can buy as many presents for HER kids with HER money as she wants. No one should care how normal or abnormal it is.
Why does anybody post pictures of their Christmas tree? Because they want to, it's what they do for the holidays, whether they have a boat load of presents under it or not. She wanted to post a Christmas tree picture and she has every right to do so, now very true she did have it coming for those "overly sensitive" people and their rude comments, but I think she handled the situation quite well
Well like I said, I'm neutral. I'm not saying she's right and I'm not saying the people talking about her are right. I can see the negative on both sides. But to be fair there's a difference between posting a picture of a normal modest Christmas tree with a decent anoint of gifts & the picture that this lady posted. You can't deny that that's a bit excessive. It is what it is. At the end of the day a lot is still a lot and a little is still a little.
As a hoarderphobe, that photo is of nightmares. Kids get excited about getting a lot of gifts initially, but eventually pick the one or two they really like and forget about the others. Not to mention that anything less than that in future years will be a disappointment. I would've preferred to get a couple of reeeally good ones, quality over quantity.
But it depends what it is..if gifts were a iPhone 6,I pad,hoover board,money,gift cards,new clothes..that's 7..and you're telling me thats not a lot?ok...?even 4 gifts is a lot
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That lady should not have to explain herself to anybody. Those are her kids and her money, and if her wants to spoil them..then so be it.
+Laffenwright why not?..it's your social media accounts. It's for sharing what you like. You shouldn't be judged for buying your kids a lot of gifts, in the same manner someone is judged for posing naked on IG.
***** most social media outlets are designed to share with folks you know actually. A comment section, like this forum, is totally different than FB and IG, for example. At any rate, I shouldn't care what anyone had to say about something so trivial as how many gifts are under MY tree, for MY kids. What makes it worse is people would talk just as much crap if there were too few gifts. Smh
***** Uhhh, yeah. ANd it's fine to end the conversation. But the only people who really have fully public profiles are public figures and celebrities. Normal people have privacy settings. Normal people have jobs and employers, coworkers, and other people who they may not want to see their posts. My page is very private for that reason, can barely search for me. But even those without such strict settings are usually sharing photos and such with the people who follow them. You don't usually sign on to FB and end up on some random strangers page to see their gifts.
***** cute use of Phil, but much tio late to be effective.
@@thickyvick f social media a whole bunch of people judging others lives
Loni:thats unfair for single people!!!
Tamar: u betta gt u somebody then 😩😩😂😂😂😂 lmao!
+J Brown yooo.. i died! it was so perfectly timed at the end!
+Laffenwright You stay on Loni jock huh?
But was I the only one living for Tamera low-key checking Tamar and her privilege at the door, though? OOOP!
+HeyMyLifeIsLibby so celebs can buy their kids $50000 shoes and $400000 cars and when a random lady buys her kids a couple of present, it's a big deal...some1 explain
glory zipamor exactly!!!
Oh my gosh, Tamar really said "Don't do that for me I like two" I'm screaming 💀
+ßrandon You could still spend the same amount of money on them though just split the cost of the gift in half. One better gift or just 2 ok gifts. Quantity vs quality.
ßrandon 😂😂😂
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She can spoil her kids if she wants to that's nobody else's business
I say the same
exactly
+Supernatural is life right. thank you
Yes! I love how people love offering unsolicited parental advice. LOL!
For real like its Christmas if parents wants to spoil their kids on Christmas then let them.
In regards to the last portion of the conversation -- do you guys remember last year during the Secret Santa, Loni's gift to Tamar was an outfit for Logan and Tamar said "you know Loni, that's nice but where's mine?!" 😂 it reminded me of that
+Isa Chaidez Watch that vid yesterday xD
+Isa Chaidez lol..yes indeed! Tamar was NOT here for it!
+Isa Chaidez Lmao yes she is def the christmas princess. She was not here for it at all.
Maybe the mother didn't have that much and was less fortunate growing up and she didn't want her children to go through that. Some parents like to spoil their kids and if that mother wants to give her children everything they want than that is her business and nobody else's.
I was thinking the exact thing.
so true..
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+MsBrooklyn11232 trueeeeeee!!
Yep, that's kinda like when we were growing up. We didn't have a lot of food come Christmas or birthday time and now what we're all older and can afford things, we go all out and have lots of different types of food and cakes for special occasions.
I'm agree with Tamar. I guess my kids will be spoiled.
I love Tamera but I cant imagine her giving her children each one gift
+bmilprncss22 i don't believe that either. Tamar put her on thes pot, and I think she lied.
+Phil West tamar said dont make me take a picture of your tree...😩😩😩😩 y she bust her out like that lmao!!
Because Tamar keeps it real an she knows Tamera is lying lol.
+bmilprncss22 I don't think Tamera is lying. Tamera probably spends Christmas with her whole family which includes Tia , her son, husband and Tahj and her parents and probably many more so....I'm sure it has many gifts under their tree but Tamera only gives her children one gift each.
+Chris Wilson Exactly.
HOW ARE YALL GONNA TELL SOMEONE TO DONATE THEIR HARD EARNED STUFF TO CHARITY... AS IF YOU HELPED THEM RECIEVE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. You don't know how the mother got the gifts, what the kids have been going through, and whether they even deserve them or not. Get out of her house, walk down her porch and go sit in your car cause it's NONEEEE of your business.
Kim’s Gone Keto yeah they did the other top comment has in its replies talking about donating them
Laura Croft yeah but no one said they didn’t do that, they just claim that buying them all those gifts is excessive. For all we know they could’ve donated twice that but that’s besides the point, we need to mind our own business when it comes to how people spend Christmas with their families.
Those people probably didn’t donate to charity themselves
swaggpro17 PERIOD POOH 👏🏽
Loni is speaking the truth right now. Tell it loni TELL IT 💁🏼💁🏼💁🏼💁🏼💅🏻
SPEAK IT LONI!!! Single people w/o children always have to shell out so much money, yet they only get one gift. I get a group gift for "families." A bin of popcorn and a couple of movies for the family.
I cant believe people are so upset by this woman pic till she had to justify the reason, its pathetic
+Michie Oo i agree... people should be allowed to do whatever they wanna do with their hard earned cash.
+Ti. Sonders {tinalyzing} Absolutely. The mother giving her kids a lot of gifts have nothing to do with everyone else's family.
People are just jealous however, I do believe if you can afford all them gifts than you should be able to give some to the needy.
+Michie Oo it's ridiculous but also valid. Some parents cant afford to get their children more than one gift, simply cant afford to. When the kids compare later on, some would wonder why 'santa' got mark a brand new bicycle and a new ipad while Sam got some socks. I would say give small gifts from 'santa' and say the rest is from the parents specifically.
Karma Farrah That's a good point. Had never thought about kids comparing gifts from Santa.
She can spend HER money on HER children however she pleases. My son's tree will probably look very similar. Some people buy gifts through the year and that adds up. Even if she didn't do that though: if you got it like that, do you.
Oh and Loni IS PREACHING It. Anyone else remember Sex and the City, where Carrie had to buy one of her married friend's another gift for having another baby and then Carrie's shoes got stolen and asked for either the cash or a new pair of shoes? It's really the same thing. Society is structured in a way where single people get left out in situations like this. I may have a partner but I side with Loni and I do the single gift per family thing if I can't afford more, and if they don't like that, well that just saves me the expense of ever buying their ungrateful ass another gift. :)
I was annoyed for Carrie those shoes were expensive and her friend had the nerve to have an attitude on top of that
Just re watched the series and I loved how Carrie registered herself at Manolo and made that heffa repurchase her shoes. Lol. I would have done the same thing.
+Jordan Taylor Hahaha I LOVED this! Especially the "saving yourself the expense of another gift for ungrateful people". AGREEEEED.
my thing people don't even know what are under the wrapping paper. My family wraps up everything including socks. So when you think about if she wraps of clothes, shoes, and toys for three kids. Plus she said those weren't all theirs.
p.s. what if she don't buy them a lot through the year and Christmas is the time she overflows.
my thoughts exactly 👍👍
Also, Christmas comes but ONCE per year. It's not like she has a crazy tree every year. Maybe she wants her kids to think that SANTA read their letters.
+Phil West Right and plus we have no right to judge
maybe she can AFFORD it now, like she , or her parents were never able to. Maybe she always wished her tree looked like that as a chiled and since she is able to provide, she WANTS to! nothing wrong with giving a lot of gifts for Christmas, as long as your lights don't get cut off in January!
Those parents have done absolutely nothing wrong. They can purchase their children whatever and however much they want. If those children are spoiled, so what. That family is not obligated to donate anything. I can put myself in the same boat as Freddie's mom. I honestly LOOOOOOOVVVEEEE to give and I have no limits. It's understandable that most families can't do all that for their children but that is not those parents' fault.
It's funny because on Christmas me and my siblings always got at least 10 or more gifts and now that I'm getting older I don't think that's necessary. One gift per person seems reasonable. I agree with Tamera. If I have kids they're only getting one or two gifts. Christmas is not about presents, it's about Christ, praising him for saving us and helping others the way Jesus would want us to. That means volunteering and going to church to worship.
loni is speaking all types of volumes right now. yaaaas gurl preach
I would hate to be Tamera's child😂😂
the mom was on GMA this morning and said that during the year she doesn't buy them anything n when she sees stuff on sale (eg. a shirt that was $30 reduced to $5 etc. lotions,body wash etc. ) n she said the total for everything was $2000+ . it seems like a lot but who are we to say she can only buy a certain amount. like my parents used to say "Christmas comes but once a year".
+Stephanie Matheson and when you count the amount parents spend on kids towards the year, $2000 is nothing compared to it. A man was having a discussion with his wife the other day at my work place and i overheard him saying that $3000+ on gifts for 2 kids for Christmas is already enough. apparently the kids were asking for more, but the reality is to each his/her own. life is too short
Stephanie Matheson makes sense now.
If the mother wants to spoil her kids that's her choice . who are people to judge her for buying that much gifts .Growing up I was the only child till I was 12 and I got that much gifts plus many more . The reason why my mom wanted to get me lots of gifts is because she didn't have that when she was little .People really need to know facts before they speak on someone .
This Christmas is sure gonna be epic for these kids! Merry Christmas everyone 🎄
Tamar at the end "you better get you somebody then" lmaooooo!
That's why gifts should be given when the heart moves one to give. It does not have to cost money and should not be saved for a certain day of the year. Love 24/7, 365days/year and show your love in every possible way. You never know, your loved one may not live to see that special day of the year, or that specific occasion.
The picture didn't offend me and to each his own however my initial reaction was that that's alottttt of gifts in a wasteful sense. I don't want my kids to grow up spoiled, entitled or addicted to consumerism/materialism and I think in America we have become obsessed with things.
+Jo Jo I agree. So many kids in this generation are becoming too materialistic for example: Teenagers are making their parents pay like 600+ for a pair of yeezy's just because they're the new ''it'' shoes now.
+Victor Ochoa Did I said it affected in any kind of way, No. I'm just saying in general teenagers are becoming too materialistic, if anybody parents can buy them expensive stuff more power to them. But, once this generation grows up and they're the ones who got to the bills then they're going to realize they shouldn't have made their parents waste so much money on materialistic things just because it was trending.
Tam Tam , Tay Tay and little munchkin look gorgeous.
I'm from the UK and over the last couple of years mothers have started a competition of who can get and show off the most presents on Christmas, birthdays and even Easter! I agree with tamera that its easy to loose sight of what's important!
I enjoy Christmas quite a bit and try to focus more on the time spent together throughout the season than the gift giving on 2 days of the month. I give every niece and nephew, brother, sister, Dad, one big/requested gift or a whole bunch of great gifts I think they'd enjoy. When you add it up in my family everyone's covered and feels special but not spoiled. Adults should still get gifts, that's why the magic of Christmas is lost on people as they get older, they're excluded from the things that create joy. Go ice skating, decorate your home, give to others selflessly, watch a corny holiday movie and cook with your friends and family it's impossible to not find something to recieve that time of year.
Y’all really on parents asses for everything!! I don’t care I hope I’ll be blessed enough to gift my kids like this if they’re deserving
I 100% AGREE WITH LONI... It's not fair for single people!
Tamar at the end..."You betta get you somebody then" LMAOOOO #DEAD damn Tay
I'm not sure if this happens with anyone else but in my family the younger kids usually get piles of gifts and the older you got the less gifts you would get. This was because as you get older your tastes change and the gifts you want tend to be more expensive. We recently started the 4 gift challenge where everyone gets 4 gifts. Something you want, something you need, something to wear and something to read. It's truly an amazing thing because not only is it saving money for the adults but it teaches kids to be more appreciative about what they get.
Those gifts the mother brought isn't only for her kids, it could be for friends and family as well. For me I agree with Tamera that you don't need a lot of Christmas presents and just one is enough, but some people like a lot of presents and if they want to buy a lot of gifts then its their choice.
Dont make me take a picture of your tree dawg,😂 I'm dying!!!
i'm glad my parents taught me not to be so materialistic and shallow. all those meaningless THINGS. just gonna end up in the junkyard one day. no value. but Christmas gifts are nice for the kids. just don't go overboard like this lady did, your kids will start to become entitled and rotten.
Mind your buisness. She can buy as nuch kids as you want. You sound less grateful and more jelaous.
I used to get a lot of stuff as a kid. A bunch would be things I needed line clothes. And with 2 other sobbing, plus grandparents, aunts uncle's, it would look like that. And we didn't even have that much money. But it really adds up.
Tamar looking like Toni here with that hair and makeup.
I can't believe people are actually mad over this as tamar would say have several seats
I think it's beautiful and if you can afford it and what to do it.... Then go for it! I come from a huge family and our tree was in a room loaded with presents!
*ONE* gift Taemera? ONE? I mean, good for her if that's what she wants to do it's her life of course and I respect that. But you know, not all gifts are expensive. My cousin has around 9 gifts under the tree right now and some cost $11 bucks, a few are $20+, and the rest around like smaller stuff around 4-$9. I just think you need to teach your child gratitude, empathy for those who have less, the true meaning of Christmas and the love people show when giving gifts. I don't even like getting gifts, I'm happy with a few dollars from my aunts and uncles. But I *LOVE* buying gifts for my younger cousins, I remember being a kid and I want them to enjoy Christmas.
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All I got to say is that many gifts around a lit up Christmas 🎄 tree is a fire hazard lol 😂
lol Loni says it's not fair for single people Tamar told her you meet you somebody then 😂
Tamar at the very end 😂😭😭
Omg people are so disgusting! Really?! People are mad because she love Christmas and love making her kids happy. My family never celebrates Christmas, but you know what, I gave friends that do and they give me gifts anyway. So to show my gratitude, I give my friends Christmas presents even though there is no Christmas in my house. Seriously when did giving gifts become a crime?! Ugh!
But everyone's different tho Tamera? You give 1 gift in your family, that's YOU.
Loni always keeps it real! Lol it really is not fair for single people!
I think it depends on the cost of the gift. If it's 1 100+ gift where as someone else gets five cheaper gifts then it makes sense. It's all about what that kid wants tbh. If one kid wants a PS4 and the other wants just clothes, the second kid is gonna have more gifts, even if it costs the same.
I live in one of the poorest places in the country and my family had NOT a lot of money at all, but we still got tons of gifts. It is okay to give your kids a lot of gifts just have to teach them not to only worry about the gifts.
Uhhh If you can afford it, you can afford it - tf 😂 that's no one else's business
Frankly, I don't see how anyone has the audacity to be offended or even have an opinion about this. This is her life, her children, her money and there you have it! She seemed excited and proud to get her babies gifts for Christmas. Leave it to ignorance to spoil the happiness. I know in my house growing up. Christmas was big for us because we didn't really get all throughout the year either. We got back to school clothes, Christmas was the biggie, birthday, Easter out fit and 4th of July outfit and that was that. We never wanted for anything and we were very happy! I have a 4 year old and she does get throughout the year because I struggled very hard her first 3 years of life and prayed and cried often because I couldn't get her much. HOWEVER, she was ALWAYS happy and had the basic essentials provided. When my career advanced and my coins came up, I began to buy more things for her. As I do this, I am teaching her to be grateful and how to work and earn it as well. My baby girl had a nice Christmas, not a big one but she received the one thing she wanted the most (baby alive doll) with a few bonus gifts. I felt bad for a second because I felt I didn't do enough, but as I tripped over a toy she left in the hall and looked in her well stocked room I knew she was alright. Just like my good friend said "Baby Jesus got 3 gifts, my children are no better than him. They are getting 3 gifts. It's his birthday, not theirs." Anyways, I digress. People need to get out of their feelings about other people's lives and tend to their own lives.
I can't even listen to Adrienne in the beginning bc Tamar getting scolded by Tamera lol too funny listen yah
That's excessive. All those gifts for only 3 kids? They could donate some of those gifts. At the end of the day children are happy with what they get, even if they don't get a lot. Each year the parents will have to top themselves. And the kids might throw a tantrum if they don't get what they want. Talk about pressure.
That's very true. Donating toys to the less fortunate is a great idea.
You donate then
GlamourGoddess2U I have already. I do it every year.
lol love how people want to tell others how to spend their money like get over it. You don't know her life. She might be making up for lost time or maybe she finally has the money to buy her kids everything she wants. Chill and take several seats.
+Empressive But, who are we to tell a parent how much money they can spend on their kids? If the parents worked hard all year, saved, and made a conscience decision to give these kids all those gifts then, it's that family's business and not the publics. The court of public opinion is getting out of control with feeling like it can call anyone to task over even the smallest infraction. As long as the parents paid for those gifts and didn't steal them, what business is it of ours?
Growing up poor when I’m older and have a damn good job I’m getting all my damn family and kids and I’m giving as much as I damn want my tree finna be filled to the damn TOP! And that ain’t cuz I wanna spoil anybody it’s cuz I want to give for gods sake
Me and my siblings never had lots, at Christmas, Dad and mama made sure we had new clothes, new shoes at Christmas and had a lovely time.. it was special, we are 3 girls and 2 brothers.. We never went anywhere, dad always said it was family time, and it was great, grand pa would come over, he told us lots of stories etc.. We never had presents under the tree, the presents were they clothes we wore... Good times... Now am married, have kids 8,12 and 16 and we do buy them lots of presents but not over the top.. at least 3 or 4 each, whatever else they don't need, we take to Charity.. I think the mama who bought lots of presents for her kids is OK, but she needs to keep it real.. God forbid, she can't afford one time... then what?? At the end of the day.. DON'T SPOIL THEM.. HAPPY NEW YEAR
I disagree with Jeannie's MIL. Christmas is not the one time of the year you can give. Who ever said that? You can give every single day.
Agree Jeannie it's the 1 time to really go overboard.
So I'm with Tamar. I count the gifts and keep track. I call it out each year.
No matter who gets the most , the value is still the same for all presents , from the heart)))))
my family tree used to look like this! but we have a big family and those are gifts for alot of people
People can do what they want with their hard earned money. If you care so much give your kids gifts to the less fortunate!
I have to say our tree looked like that when I was a kid. My two sisters and I were adopted. And since we never had a Christmas before then, My mother just spoiled us to make up for the 7 years we went without.
Loni is always right! I always give a gift to the kids and not the parents lol
That crowed tree looks like a fire waiting to happen. Then where is your Merry in your Christmas. I want to be able to see the beauty of my tree.
loni is right. I'm the single one and I feel out numbered lol
I feel like all kids are spoiled, but there is nothing wrong with picture I love it
*IF* my child is doing good in school, helping me at home without me asking...ETC. *Bestttt believe my babygirl OR babyboy WILL be " spoiled "* as long as I can afford it ( in Gods name 🙏🏽 ) and even if I cant, I would do everything in my power to make sure they *STILL have the best christmas* ever. 👏🏽
I don't even think the mom should've replied to the hatred. I agree with her as long as the kids are well behaved. Simple. ( I hope she donated to old ones to the less fortunate tho ) I hope she also reminds the children its not all about getting but giving AS WELL.
I have 7 children we use to give our kids 10 gifts a Christmas 5 large and 5 small so that alone was 70 gifts under the tree them you add in the gifts the kidsmade is plus family members you can easily end up with 150 gifts under the tree!! it's not excessive. "Santa" only brings one gift to each kid because I want the kids to know we worked hard to get them these things.
Tamar’s “yes” @ 1:21 💀
I totally agree with Loni. I don't have kids... if you have kids you get a family gift, usually a board game or something of that nature.
omg where did jeannie get her green kaftan from. I need it now!!
YES! give the gift to my baby!!!!!
I just heard Tamar at the end say “You better get you somebody then” 💀
Loni has a good point! 😂
Jeannie's outfit that green top is so cute
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They also filmed the April 18 episode in these same outfits but without the Christmas decorations. I was so confused!
I totally agree with Loni lol, it really doesn't turn out a fair game for singles, especially when they have to gift for plenty off of one individual's income. I'm also surprised at Tamar's reaction. If she was the type to "count gifts" why does she find it alarming or strange to gift your children evenly at a small dosage. If that's all they know, they won't grow up expecting more or greedily comparing themselves to their siblings.
Man, when I was younger it would be Christmas presents EVERYWHEREEEEE! Like literally the whole living room would be packed with presents. It's her money, her kids, her family. Let her do her.
it's her money... why people in her pockets??? if she can afford it who am I to judge
Actually the only giving gifts to people's kids I can relate to... My sisters and I have an agreement that once we had kids no more giving gifts to each other and it works for really well for us.
I love Loni new look, she must have a new stylist 😃
Tamar😂😂😂the best
hmm I have never thought about this partially because i don't have kids yet & also because I don't see why it's a discussion piece about what you choose to give to anyone. I give from my heart to my family, it could be one it could be more. I guess we will use our own discretion when deciding of what things our kids want to get and every parent gets to make thay choice for themselves.
WHAT LIP PRODUCT DID THEY USE FOR ADRIENNE THIS EPISODE?! STUNNING. I want it!! Lol
My mom was the same way. She has just me and her siblings all have several. She stopped buying everyone gifts.
This is excessive for just three kids, including a few other family members. Kids won't be able to play with all those toys. They will only choose one or two favorites and the rest are history lol.
LOL! I'm with Loni! hahahaha!
Well i am a single child, and my tree was always full of gifts. But the thing is Christmas was that time of the year (apart from my birthday, when I usually used to get one gift) that my family bought me a bunch of thibgs so...
I bought my sis a gift 2 weeks ago n now bringing her her second gift in a week😀
Okay so I'm in the middle on this. I do agree that it's her family and her money & I think she can buy as many or as little gifts as she wants. And I have never been one of those overtly sensitive "I get offended by everything" kind of people, because honestly I'm not offended at all by this. BUT I do think that this picture did not need to be posted online. The mother could have easily kept this to themselves. Like what could be the reason for posting this other than wanting to brag, and that's not right either. Just like how the people judging her aren't right. There's some wrong on both sides.
That's what I was saying!!! Like why did she even post in the first place? To brag on how many presents she bought?!?! She should have known people were going to say something. I mean come on, it's not normal to see that many presents under the tree.
+Jujubee doesn't give them the right to judge. And she can buy as many presents for HER kids with HER money as she wants. No one should care how normal or abnormal it is.
Why does anybody post pictures of their Christmas tree? Because they want to, it's what they do for the holidays, whether they have a boat load of presents under it or not. She wanted to post a Christmas tree picture and she has every right to do so, now very true she did have it coming for those "overly sensitive" people and their rude comments, but I think she handled the situation quite well
Well like I said, I'm neutral. I'm not saying she's right and I'm not saying the people talking about her are right. I can see the negative on both sides. But to be fair there's a difference between posting a picture of a normal modest Christmas tree with a decent anoint of gifts & the picture that this lady posted. You can't deny that that's a bit excessive. It is what it is. At the end of the day a lot is still a lot and a little is still a little.
I wouldn't do that with my kids, but as they are her kids, its her (and her partner's) decision. ON a separate note I agree with Loni 100 percent!!!
If you can afford it, buy it. It's not excessive, people want the best for their kids.
As a hoarderphobe, that photo is of nightmares. Kids get excited about getting a lot of gifts initially, but eventually pick the one or two they really like and forget about the others. Not to mention that anything less than that in future years will be a disappointment. I would've preferred to get a couple of reeeally good ones, quality over quantity.
Jeannie's vest was beautiful. Can anyone tell me where it's from?😍😍😍
If I worked for it, don't you dare tell me how to spend it. That's between me, my saviour and my credit score.
We pulled names like secret Santa in my family
7-8 gifts isnt alot..but i forgot Adrienne grew up in the projects so
+dance4life1208 it is a lot.I would at most get two or three. But usually one;
But it depends what it is..if gifts were a iPhone 6,I pad,hoover board,money,gift cards,new clothes..that's 7..and you're telling me thats not a lot?ok...?even 4 gifts is a lot
I would hope Tamar meant 7-8 gifts in total from family and friends. Cuz if it was just from mom and dad, then that is a lot!
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This is why I give gift bags instead of wrapping presents so nobody can say who got more gifts.