Is it normal to not like my family to spend money on me?

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I really don't want to sound snobby and ungrateful and stuff along those lines.

I appreciate that my parents are always trying to keep me happy, but I have a huge heart for everyone so I feel so guilty and terrible when my parents buy me things that are (not really expensive, but mid-expensive) I feel so bad because I really don't deserve any of it, I haven't done anything for my parents but give them a hard time and become a burden for money. Literally that's what a kid is IMO... I do great in school, I love my parents, I wouldn't trade them for the world or anything.. I just feel so bad when they go and buy me things.. For my birthday and stuff when they ask what I want, I just tell them I have everything I want and maybe we can just go out to dinner, but they insist on buying me things... I feel like they buy me nice things but don't want to waste money on themselves, and that bothers me because I feel like they aren't happy.. :/. I don't want to just straight up tell them that I don't want them to waste money on me because then I would sound really ungrateful..

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  • bluegreenpink
    8 years ago

    i am the same! I cannot stand the guilt that ensues if i find out they bought me something. And if its clothes that I wouldnt wear I literally cant shake off the guilt for years when i look at the item of clothing. Plus at christmas and birthdays I always ask for no presents. I ask for money for food shopping or petrol but still feel guilty

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  • HeyItsRalph
    8 years ago

    If anything, you're far from ungrateful. It just shows that you don't need materialistic objects to be happy.

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