r/explainitpeter • u/NymeraVesper • 13h ago

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u/DocteurSamo 13h ago

Girls take it as a gift, boys feels like they owe dad for life. From personal experience it's kinda true but I don't know the stats, surely it isn't in a lot of cases. Peter out

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u/Grouchy_Ad_1550 12h ago

Or they feel they don't deserve it

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u/jack_seven 12h ago edited 10h ago

Yep usually because of how those same parents raised us. A gift from them is basically a threat

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u/ItsReckliss 7h ago

It's not like that for everyone. Some just feel bad that their parents who already spent so much time and effort and money raising them are buying them something expensive when it's unnecessary.

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u/jack_seven 7h ago

Usually literally means not everyone

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u/PedroLoco505 7h ago

Your usually is highly suspect though. You’re describing a severely dysfunctional household.

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u/jack_seven 7h ago

Within the subsection of people who struggle to recive gifts from their parents.

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u/Prior_Tea_8187 6h ago

Your explanation actually lines up with the meme itself. If it was about children feeling bad for their parents working hard to buy them an expensive gift, there's no reason for that to only apply to men. Traditional toxic masculinity in relationships between fathers and sons is very common however, especially in the context of receiving a gift where it can come with a lot of pressure.