February 2, 2026 at 10:48 am

A Middle School Teacher Asked Her Students What They Thought People Over 30-Years-Old Wanted For Christmas

by Matthew Gilligan

teacher talking about her students

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If nothing else, kids are usually pretty honest…

And this middle school teacher named Ashley got a whole lot of honesty thrown at her when she asked her students to write out answers to the following question:

“What do you think people 30 years and older want for Christmas?”

woman holding a sign

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Ashley showed viewers the responses she received to her question and they were pretty amusing.

Some of the answers included, “a hot husband, retirement, money,” “a raise and 10,000 dollars,” and “alone time from their kids.”

Other responses were “healthy knees” and “a wheelchair.”

words written on a piece of paper

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Still more students had answers such as “no taxes, no back pain” and “hearing aids.”

Other responses included, “life support” and “alcohol.”

Oh, and one kid suggested “a lobotomy.”

Wow…

words written on paper

TikTok/@withlove_ashley

Check out the video.

@withlove_ashley

I asked my students what they thought people over 30 years old and the answers sent me. 🤣🎄🎅🏻#fyp #foryoupage #teachersoftiktok #christmas #teacher

♬ a l l i w a n t f o r c h r i s t m a s – pops✨🍒

And here’s what viewers had to say about this.

This person chimed in.

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Another TikTokker spoke up.

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And this viewer picked a favorite.

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Her students sound like they’re pretty bright!

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