Before I start, let me point out that this is not to demean you, but only to make you understand our viewpoint better.
iPad Pro- $1500
iPhone 6S Plus- $1200
DSLR Canon 70d- $1200
Jordan Retro 7- $300
Jordan Retro 8- $400
Jordan Galaxyās- $70
Better TV than the one you own currently (Iām assuming the one you have already is pretty nice, so letās say a 65 inch flat screen Samsung)- $3200
3 PS4 games- $260, not to mention, a PS4 in itself costs $450
Guitar Hero Live for PS4 - $100
Lego Sets (A huge and expensive one, Iām guessing those are the kinds you like)- Anywhere between $80-120. Letās take an average of $100
GoPro 4- $600
Meccanoid g15 Ks Robot- $400
Minecraft Lego- $150
The Segway skateboard, also known as IO Hawk starts at $1800
Now, combined, this amounts to 11,180
That is my fatherās monthly salary, including the tax that will be subtracted from it.
Can you imagine? My household runs itself monthly on the amount of money your parents are willing to spend on you for ONE Christmas. That puts things in perspective, no?
I donāt like pointing fingers and calling names. Yes, admittedly, you are spoiled by your parents. But then, who amongst us isnāt? It all depends on how much your parents are willing to spoil you. And all of us, as children or teenagers, have been spoilt by our parents to at least the smallest degree. This kidās parents are just willing to do it more extravagantly, is all the difference.
Iām glad you have seen reason upon reading the many answers posted here. But I have to point something out, you cannot compare yourself to your friends and be afraid of lacking in material riches. Okay, so they make fun of you for not having expensive stuff, so what? Think about what youāve gained by giving up all that expensive stuff. You have respect and love for your family, and gratitude for your place in the world, and now, you have sense to not take things for granted. You think any of your āfriendsā who make fun of you have that? Be empowered by the spiritual and moral riches you have, not the worldly and materialistic ones.
As for your sisterās case, you need to understand that some items are gifted in perspective of needs, rather than demands. Your sister is older, and needs a car to facilitate her transportation. Your parents can afford one, so they gift her one, alongside what she had asked for for her birthday. Your time will come, too, when you will be given multiple gifts on accounts of need and requirement. You can fume, of course, at the unfairness of it, because thatās what younger siblings do. And sometimes, your siblings get better stuff than you just because theyāre older. Happens to us all. And thereās nothing we can do about that.
Now Iām glad that you see how spoiled youāve really been acting, but letās address your arrogance. You donāt want the clothes your parents have gifted to you on account of Christmas, out of the love and affection they have for you? Fine. The least you could do is be appreciative of their thoughtfulness. If you really donāt want, or need those clothes, you can donate them to homeless people, children, or families who canāt afford new clothes and suffer horribly because of it.
As for your comment about your poor friend who had to move into an apartment, Iām frankly offended. I live in a 3 bedroom apartment with my parents and sister, and we reside quite comfortably. But coming from a country where families consisting of over a dozen people live in quarters the size of a half basketball court, I can see you have no understanding of the real world. And maybe youāve been too sheltered to see the fact, but the time has come to grow up and face reality. People live in a single bedroom house with a roof made out of discarded steel. People live in places with no kitchens, no bathrooms, and living rooms. Not everyone has a big house to grow up in. And despite this fact, they thrive to survive, and rise to become learned and make their futures better. You should probably offer your compassion to your friend instead of being prejudiced against him. If his family is in financial distress, he could do with a friend.
All that being said, Iām happy to you have gained wisdom, and I hope my post helps you do so even more. As a final piece of advice, Iād like to tell you to stop living in a bubble. The longer you dwell there in ignorance, the higher up youāll float, and the harder the fall down to the real world is going to be. When you crash, reality will hurt like hell. So snap out of it before itās too late, become aware of your surroundings, knock your bratty attitude and arrogance a notch down, and learn to love and respect your family for what theyāve given you, rather than curse them for it. All that you have could be lost in a moment, and your family is the only thing that will stay when your shallow desires and materials will disappear.
I hope you have an excellent Christmas, and I hope you make good use of your newfound wisdom.