What to Know
Every year, there are parents who make their way to social media just to throw their hundreds of carefully wrapped gifts for their families in everyone’s faces. Well, maybe that’s not exactly what they do, but we’ve all seen those accounts with videos that feature an entire room or basement filled with wrapped boxes of varying sizes for just a few kids to open on Christmas morning.
It’s over-consumption and consumerism as its finest, and for many, it’s grounds for internet trolling. One mom, Amanda, has a TikTok that’s full of content just like this and, in 2025, her videos began to roll out even before Christmas. Because of that, some users believe she is just rage-baiting. Others assume it’s all about content.
But whatever her reason may be for these videos and how legitimate the experience is for her kids, she stands by her videos with thousands of dollars worth of Christmas gifts for her family.
@pandaamandaxo Replying to @♥️♥️Red♥️♥️ FOLLOW US FOR CHRISTMAS 2025 🥰 #christmascountdown ♬ Christmas Trap ( In the Hall of the Mountain King) – Equanimous
Some people think those over-consumption Christmas videos are all about rage baiting.
If I were to wake up on Christmas morning as a kid and see hundreds (or at least close to it) of wrapped gifts in my home, I would probably freak out int he best way. But, because of the performative nature of these social media posts, to many, it doesn’t seem like parents like Amanda are making content like this to share their Chriswtmas joy with the world.
Instead, many see it as a way to rage bait other users into engaging with their posts in a negative way. Others see it as evidence of potentially spoiling children from a young age. Personally, it’s hard to believe that all of those gifts are bangers. You’re telling me that every single gift is as top tier as the last? Chances are, if parents like Amanda are legit in this gift giving system, some of the gifts are more necessities than toys.
“For all the haters, I bet 90 percent of that is things they need,” one user commented on one of Amanda’s videos. “Socks, boots, snow pants, gloves, clothes, etc. Some parents choose to make the most of the holiday and get the kids all the things they need at once. I think it’s pretty smart, actually. Kids don’t usually get excited for the needed stuff, but on Christmas, it hits different.”
@pandaamandaxo Happy first day after Thanksgiving! FOLLOW US FOR CHRISTMAS 2025 + 2026 🥰 #christmascountdown ♬ God Made A Way WHATUPRG x Mass Choir dj b plus – dj_b_plus_
Amanda didn’t immediately respond to that comment to say that the TikTok user is right. However, that’s totally possible. Other users weren’t so diplomatic with their thoughts on the ultra-consumerism that videos like Amanda’s display, especially when there are small children involved.
One user even claimed in the comments of one of Amanda’s videos, “I had a friend that grew up this way. She told me her and her brother would cry on Christmas morning and beg to stop opening presents because they were exhausted. It was traumatizing.”
Be that as it may, it probably isn’t that deep with videos like these. But, for many, it’s just obnoxious.
“The amount of clutter this creates would drive me crazy,” someone else added. “The whole living room is unusable now. That plus knowing the kids are just opening and tossing to the side. What is the point?”
And then, there was the user asking the real important question about it all: “Imagine all the wrapping paper. WHO’S picking that up?”
