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8th December 2023
05:17pm GMT
Tiffany Chesson, who goes by the TikTok name @tiffanychesson, was slammed by people online for her controversial decision to only buy one of her children a Christmas present.
After receiving an overwhelming amount of criticism, she took to the platform that started this whole situation for her to defend herself.
Speaking while holding her baby Tiffany said, "I only give one of my kids Christmas presents. This one. I don't have a favourite, I will tell you that for free, but this one is three months old.
"By the time Christmas rolls around, she'll be about five [months]. Does she need presents? She doesn't. She's too young to understand and appreciate. There is literally no point in buying her Christmas present."
@tiffanychesson Idk if this is normal or not, im sure the comments will soon roll in if it turns out im the worlds worst mum for refusing to get my baby anything for her first christmas but shes too young to want anything and already has everything she needs so im not damaging my bank account by trying to keep up with the joneses and buy her loads lf stuff she doesnt need 🤷🏼♀️ #babysfirstchristmas #firstchristmas #newbaby #newborn #christmas #christmasgifts #christmaspresents #deinfluencing #babyessentials #giftguide #controversial #mumsoftiktok #motherhood #parenting #mumof2 ♬ original sound - tiffany💖
The mum of two continued to explain herself adding, "I don't have the money to buy her Christmas present, I'm on maternity pay."
Tiffany did confirm that it was "absolutely A-okay" for her friends and family to buy her baby presents on for the big day, saying, "I don't have a problem with someone buying her presents. I'm just not going to do it for her."
She confirmed that next Christmas, when her little one is 18 months old, she will be included in her Christmas shopping, concluding "But, for this year, it's a no."
Tiffany captioned her TikTok, "Idk if this is normal or not, I'm sure the comments will soon roll in if it turns out I'm the world's worst mum for refusing to get my baby anything for her first Christmas but she's too young to want anything and already has everything she needs so I'm not damaging my bank account by trying to keep up with the Joneses and buy her loads of stuff she doesn't need."
Despite receiving criticism, there were a lot of people who took to the comment section to support the mum's decision.
"For my son's first Christmas, I got him just stuff he needed, he got to watch me unwrap a pack of nappies in front of him!" penned one.
Another, wrote, "I got keepsakes and things and older toys that would last up till next Christmas / birthday so I didn't buy anything in between."
While a third added, "My daughter was eight months on her first Christmas. I just brought weaning plates, bowls, weaning books cups cutlery and an outfit."
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