(Un?) Just Vent

How is one supposed to respond to someone who makes absolute self absorbed statements such as:

"we exchanged gifts for christmas (with a certain family) because we knew that was what was expected" ?

In other words, "In order to placate noisy complainers..."

Congratulations?!!!
Thanks for your sincerity...

Sorry for the bitter edge.
Words are weapons in the mouth of a fool.

Semi-related:
Everyone knows Barney (the purple dinosaur) doesn't really give a rat's ass about them
no matter what his song says. That doesn't stop them from imagining that they are special.
Insincerity breeds contempt when truth is revealed.