I (male 16) recently got into a small argument with my mother regarding christmas presents. She believes I got more gifts for my girlfriend (of two years) compared to my family.
For starters i work a weekend job making minimum wage while in school. I have been trying my best to save money for the holidays. While having a weekend job is nice it makes it hard to save money for later. I did my best to find affordable gifts for everyone such as clearance, homemade gifts, and leaning on the cheaper side of things.
Although today i was discussing gifts with my mom and got slightly upset saying she thinks i spent more money on my gf (about 20 gifts in total with some being homemade) and said i should have spent more on my family (such as her, my grandparents and aunt.) They all have about 1-3 gifts with my mom having closer to 10.
I can agree it is not A LOT of gifts for each of them but i found it quite difficult to shop for them as i found it easier to shop for my gf. That doesn’t mean i didn’t try. I bought what i thought they’d like in my price range.
I told her i felt bad but i couldn’t afford it and her response was she told me to pick up a second job. with me being in school i felt it would leave no time for myself and my hobbies. I also believe it would only hurt my grades as i don’t feel like i have enough time as is.
I wouldn’t think too much into this whole thing but since me and my gf got together she has been weird towards her and i can’t help but feel it’s another personal attack on my gf.
i would like to know if i should have spent more on my family or if im justified in my reasoning.
AITA?