‘Petty’ family member books ‘passive aggressive’ relative a Christmas holiday – then cancels without telling them

A Reddit user spoke of his decision to enact a “petty revenge” after a family member they thought they had no quarrel with decided not to get them a Christmas present.

On Thursday, December 26, a Reddit user shared their story of a run-in with someone they called a “family member” at the r/PettyRevenge subreddit. According to the user, this family member could only be described as “honest s—ty”, and they had many arguments and differences in the past, but since then they have “made it up” – at least, that’s what the Redditor thought.

“So this year for Christmas we gave them the gift of a vacation they really wanted to take,” the post reads. “I printed the reservation and gave it as a gift.”

To the user’s shock, the gift was completely one-sided. Their family member hadn’t received a Christmas present – and they started insulting the user.

“(No) just a shitty family member didn’t have anything for me in return,” the user wrote — noting that their family member’s excuse was, “”I’ve had so much to do, honestly, I completely forgot about you!” – “they also continued to make passive aggressive remarks about my house and the food it provides” because they were hosting the family Christmas party.

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This is where the pettiness begins – the Redditor revealed that they canceled the vacation without telling the family member.

“So petty, I canceled their holiday without telling them after knowing they were on their way to their destination,” they revealed.

“Yes, there are taxes, but I don’t care. I know they’ll be too stingy to book anything else and instead go home fumigated and pissed off – which is a great source of joy for me,” they finished. . “Luck!”

Much of the r/PettyRevenge community was shocked by this response, with many commenters questioning why the user would make this decision in the first place, or why he wouldn’t take the vacation for themselves instead.

“Why didn’t you take your own vacation and change your name (on the tickets)?” one commenter asked, to which the user replied with a frown: “Because I was angry and impulsive.”

The user also added some clarifying comments, noting that this family member is known for complaining to their Redditor siblings, so he’s expected to make up an excuse for why he canceled the trip saying, “You told (my brother ) that you told yourself. I thought it was stupid/cheap/whatever and I didn’t like the gift so I thought I’d better cancel.”

Another commenter slammed the Redditor for giving such an expensive gift to someone who treated them poorly.

“You’re the one who looks stupid for knowing this family member is s—ty and still giving them a vacation,” the critic wrote. “Sounds like a doormat.”

“To be honest, I kind of am. “I got caught up in the whole ‘family helps family’ thing and feel guilty that I’m better off than most of my family,” the user wrote in a reply. “… So I’m trying to give back or help with otherwise hard-to-achieve dreams this Christmas – but yeah, I’m definitely not appreciated and I’ve felt cheated and cheated by everything we’ve ‘made up.’

However, not everyone had negative things to say. Several responses praised the user for taking such direct action against someone who was rude to him.

“Everyone is brainstorming what to say to their family member about the holidays,” read one response. “My two cents: I’d just say that I realize I’m doing them (and me) a disservice by rewarding bad behavior, and I intend to stop doing that from here on out.”

“I love this, not only is it tiny, it’s 100% AWESOME!” another commenter added. “Next year make sure you ask them in front of everyone, ‘How was (your) trip?'”