A mom has defended her decision to buy her three-year-old daughter more than $1,000 (AUD) worth of presents while buying only a few for her son.
According to Daily Mail Australia, Alicia Snoeks, 33, from Queensland, Australia, was slated by other moms and dads for splashing the cash on her toddler's Christmas presents.
In fact, she has reportedly spent $1,400 on toys for her young daughter, named Rosalie, this year so far.
In comparison, Alicia has only bought her six-week-old son, clothes, bath toys, and a bouncer.
A spoilt teenager goes on Dr Phil to demand more money from her mom:The doting mom explains that before having kids of her own she wasn't much of a festive enthusiast.
Now though, she looks forward to the holidays, so she can spoil her little ones - especially Rosalie as her baby boy is "too little" to open presents.
This year, Alicia has only bought her young son gifts to teach her daughter that other people can have presents too.
"We don't want her thinking he is on the bad list."
The gifts in question include a climbing wall and trampoline.
The trampoline costs $800 (AUD) and will have her son's name on it as well so that Rosalie will understand that it's for him too - when he's old enough to use it.
A number of parents have slammed the mother for spoiling them excessively.
One person wrote online: "The trouble is, is that the more you buy, the more they expect! And if one year you can’t afford to do that, what are you going to do then? Also if you are paying out that for a 3-year-old, what on earth are you going to spend when she’s older!?
"Each to their own, but it’s about common sense, isn’t it?! No 3 year old cares about what you spend on them, or what you do/don’t buy, but a 13-year-old certainly does..."
Another said: "No, it's wrong in so many ways like favourite I'm sorry I have four girls and my partner has 2 kids and not one of them get any more or any less.
"They all get 150 to 200 pound each seems like the boy isn't her favourite kid it's wrong and unfair in many ways the boy is gonna grow up hating the sister or know he gets treated differently by his own mum disgusting.
"The same or nothing I say makes me well angry and if she is a baby babies don't even understand but the boy will always remember that his mum spoilt the sister and not him"
