‘My cousin demanded I give her kid my Squishmallows as I have so many – I refused’

A woman was left confused and annoyed after her cousin demanded that she hand over five of her Squishmallows to give to her daughter – she was shocked and said no

Squishmallows have been voted one of the top toys of 2022 – and it’s clear why. They have adorable cartoon faces, come in a variety of bright colours and cute animals, and they’re so utterly squishy and just cute! Appealing to adults and children alike, they really are a versatile toy.

A woman took to Reddit’s ‘Am I the a**hole’ forum to explain a situation where she became very defensive over her squishy toy collection as her cousin’s daughter demanded to take one of them home. The original poster explained to her that she’d been ‘building this collection for a while’, but her family were furious.

She wrote: “Me(24F) has a cousin(21 F) who has a daughter(7F) who has always been self-centered. She always thinks that she and her family are the most perfect family who deserves everything.

“I collect these little stuffed animals called Squishmallows that are very popular with kids, and I have a lot of them. This Monday our family had our annual Christmas Party, and my cousin and her kid came. Her kid automatically saw my Squishmallow collection as you could see inside my bedroom door when you walk through the front door.

“The first thing she said to me was “Can I see your Stuffies?!” And I wasn’t going to be rude so I let her. She kept on repeting the same phrase “I wish I had Squishmallows” but I kinda ignored it. She spent her whole time glaring at me and my Squishmallows as if she was mad or something.

“When it was time to leave I saw my cousin’s kid crying and my cousin walked up to me. Can’t remember exactly what she said but it was something along the lines of “Look, you have so many Squishmellos and my daughter has none so can you give her like five?” And I said: “No, sorry, I’ve been building this collection for a while and I can’t just give it away.”

“She SCOFFED and walked out with her kid. Since then I’ve gotten many calls from family that I am an a**hole and say I should have just given her the stuffed animals. Am I in the wrong?”

In the comments, people were baffled and left wondering why her cousin would put such an expectation on her.

One wrote: “Not the a**hole. Loudly, to child, while maintaining unblinking eye contact with cousin: ‘I’m sure if mummy loved you enough she would buy you ALL the Squishmellos your adorable heart deserves’.”

Others joked that they were going to hell for laughing at that comment.

Someone else said: “Original poster, lock those Squishmallows in a display case. You are absolutely reasonable to pick this as your hill to die on.”

Another commented: “Let people live. Adults can like plushies too.”

Would you have given away one of your Squishmallows? Let us know in the comments.