But it's no excuse for a robbery.
Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a teenager has admitted to robbing a gas station, so he could buy his mom a gift.
A local newspaper reports that 18-year-old Cameron Christian Blake has pleaded guilty to felony robbery.
According to court records, Blake told police he got $130 and dropped 82 bucks on a Kindle Fire e-reader for his mother.
He spent the rest on pot.
He is being sentenced later this month for that and another armed robbery in September.
