A daughter has shocked the internet after exposing her family's extravagant birthday present requests.
An anonymous user took to the popular online forum Mumsnet to explain how she's had to put "significant savings aside" to meet her parents' expensive gift demands - but she was struggling now.
"It was recently my dad's 60th and he wanted a gift costing £600 from me and my sibling," the post reads.
"He would have sulked like a child that we don't care about him if we didn't get it, despite both of us being on very average salaries...
"My mum wants to go for a massage and night's stay at a specific spa hotel for her birthday in October which will probably cost me about £600/700 [or more] for both of us".
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She continued: "Just to note my parents are working class, comfortable but by no means wealthy, and haven't gifted me anything costing over £20/30 for my birthdays for the past 10 years or so".
On top of her parents' demands, the woman says her partner has been "hinting" for tickets to an expensive sporting event - which would cost around £500 including an overnight stay in a hotel.
Her sibling also wants a new iPhone - which would mean her forking out another £200.
"I do not have this sort of money!" She said online. "None of them do either, so why do they have these expectations?"
Luckily, the majority of Mumsnet users sided with the woman, with one person branding her parents "bonkers".
"I don’t know anyone in my family who would be so cheeky," one person wrote.
Another added: "It sounds as though you've got into a pattern of giving extravagant presents, which feeds the expectation etc.
"I think you need a frank conversation with your family, saying that it's got silly and you can't afford it so will be doing thoughtful but inexpensive presents from now on".
Do you think the family's demands are unreasonable? Have your say in the comments section below.
