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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Logical_Delivery2231 on 2025-06-01 09:46:39+00:00.

So my sister just had her first baby, and I (24M) wanted to do something special. She mentioned her husband was giving her a “push present,” and I, having never heard this term, Googled it.

I thought it was like a quirky gag gift for giving birth. You know, like something to “push” through the pain, some joke gift to make her laugh and lighten the mood.

So… I got her a glittery purple stress ball. The packaging said “SQUISH ME WHEN LIFE HURTS,” which I thought was hilarious.

I show up at the hospital, give her the little gift bag with a grin. She opens it. Silence. Her husband just stares at me.

Then my mom goes, “That’s what you got her? For all that work?!”

Turns out a “push present” is supposed to be something sentimental or valuable, like a necklace, ring, or something meaningful. Not a $3 rubber orb.

She laughed eventually, but now everyone in the family refers to me as “Stress Ball Santa.” Her real push present came later, a diamond pendant.

TL;DR: Thought a “push present” was a joke gift. Gave my sister a stress ball after childbirth. Now I’m the clown of the family.