Teacher Asks 7th Graders What 30-Somethings Want For Christmas—And The Answers Are Brutal

We'd like to think that the presents we want to receive from our grown-up Christmas list are not big asks.

But a middle school student may think otherwise.

A 7th-grade teacher's viral post showed his students giving sobering responses to the question:

"What do you buy someone in their 30s for the holidays?"

It's an innocent question, but the teacher, Mr. Frakes from Palm Springs, California–a.k.a. TikToker @7thgradechronicles–was not ready for the humbling gift ideas, some of which included suggestions like, "Panera gift cards. People in their 30s love soup," and "expensive meats."

The video was accompanied by Michael Bublé crooning "Holly Jolly Christmas" and it was captioned simply with:

"It's me. I'm 30s."

Here are some ideas of what 7th graders think people enjoy in their 30s.

Here are some examples the TikToker shared.

Nothing says visitors are welcome like "Signs that say, 'Bless This Home.'"

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Kids must think 30 is the new 70.

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Those of us 30 and up may not be as agile as we were when we were in our 20s, but still.

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One student wrote:

"You get them old people candles that smell like 'home' or 'back then.'"

Because nothing else comes close to smelling like nostalgia.

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This wise student speaks from knowledge at home.

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This Gen Z-er may be onto something about the previous generation's obsession with Java.

They wrote:

"A coffee mug that says 'Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee.'"

Why this particular mug?

Because "They're all coffee-obsessed millennials."

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Well, there are good deals to be had here.

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The audacity.

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They basically said, "suck it."

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Speaking of suction...

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This is a sad reflection on the success rate of marriages but here we are.

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Coffee obsession is one thing.

This is on another level that costs extra.

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These can go hand-in-hand.

Especially with the former following the latter.

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The video racked up 2.5 million views since its December 18 posting.

Many TikTokers were very transparent about their feelings.

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While the embarrassed ones felt seen.

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Don't underestimate the young.

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We shudder to think of what they'll say next.

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Thanks for playing, kids.

Now go do your homework.