Kids, Technology and Parents: The road to hell is paved with good intentions

The road to hell is paved with good intentions

By Anonymous - 17/08/2022 11:00 - United States - Amarillo

Today, I did the dishes to make my parents happy, even though it's my brother's chore. My mom's fancy new Yeti cup was among the dirty dishes, which also has a Bluetooth speaker on the bottom. I didn't know this, and now the Bluetooth speaker is now ruined, mom and dad are furious, and I apparently have to buy a new one. FML

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You deserved it 215

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Same thing different taste

By Prae - 01/10/2012 05:47 - United States - Dallas

Today, I washed the dishes for my mom while she was out, as they seemed to be piling up. I accidentally sliced my hand with a knife in the process. After a trip to the hospital, it was revealed she'd been leaving those dishes there "to teach dad a lesson." FML

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By Pissedoffwife - 07/07/2019 14:00

Today, our dishwasher broke. It's my husband's chore to do the dishes, but he refused to hand-wash them, and instead suggested we take them all up to his mother's for her to put in her dishwasher. FML

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Red Forman's spirit lives on

By amber s - 18/10/2022 22:00

Today, my idiot son tried to load the dishwasher while the dishes inside were clean. FML

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Hoarders Gonna Hoard

By Anonymous - 11/08/2018 18:30

Today, I was helping my uncle clean his house. He's a bit of a hoarder, so I suggested donating some of his pots. We got into a fight and I left. He then called my mom to claim that I stole his pots. After being yelled at he realized that they were in his dishwasher. FML

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By chickenflavouredlaptop - 09/04/2018 01:30

Today, I received my new laptop in the mail and put it on the kitchen counter, where my family charges all our electronics. My mom then decided to make soup and spilt chicken broth all over my new laptop before I even got the chance to turn it on. FML

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Great name

By ThunderTh0t - 16/09/2021 23:00 - Australia

Today, I forgot that I gave my Bluetooth speaker a ridiculous device name as a joke when I'd first got it. It's all fun and games until you're around your family and they see the device name "ScoobyDooCumMilk" and are trying to figure out whose device it is. FML

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It's toast

By Crying - 16/04/2017 02:00

Today, I no longer have a toaster. My younger sister put it in the bath because apparently it looked dirty. FML

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Chill out, Mom

By poor girl - 27/06/2020 05:03

Today, my mom came over for dinner. She lost her mind, screaming and yelling, because my oven melted the dollar store cooking dish that she insisted on using. Never mind the fact I’m going to have to pay a couple hundred, if not a thousand dollars for a new stove. Oh no, she’s out a whole buck. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/09/2010 20:39 - Denmark

Today, my dad borrowed my new iPad to amuse him while he was in the shower without my knowledge. The iPad is now completely ruined, and my dad is refusing to buy me a new one. He says, "How was I to know that it wasn't waterproof?" FML

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Can't win, part 15

By Kay Kay - 23/05/2020 05:00

Today, while my parents were grocery shopping, I cleaned the kitchen, swept floors, did laundry, and cleaned bathrooms, only to finish right before they got home. After dinner, my dad bitched and complained that I didn't take out the trash and he had no room to throw away his paper plate. FML

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Rozay333 36

Wednesday 17 August 2022 18:28

A Bluetooth speaker on the bottom of a thermos cup is probably the worst integration of tech into every day items I’ve heard of.

Hangryko 29

Wednesday 17 August 2022 21:54

She shouldn't have left it there with the Bluetooth speaker inconspicuously still attached if she didn't want anyone else touching or washing it. Her fault, not yours.

Comments

Rozay333 36

Wednesday 17 August 2022 18:28

A Bluetooth speaker on the bottom of a thermos cup is probably the worst integration of tech into every day items I’ve heard of.

JackWood 20

Wednesday 17 August 2022 21:54

That's harsh if you didn't know.

Hangryko 29

Wednesday 17 August 2022 21:54

She shouldn't have left it there with the Bluetooth speaker inconspicuously still attached if she didn't want anyone else touching or washing it. Her fault, not yours.

QueenSaru 28

Wednesday 17 August 2022 22:42

Seriously. "There are electronics attached to this mug." is not the first thing I would think of when doing the dishes...

RichardPencil 30

Thursday 18 August 2022 5:44

He tries to help, Yeti makes things worse.

Brightside86 30

Thursday 18 August 2022 7:01

Well at least they're cheap, but seriously she shouldn't have put it by the normal dirty dishes unless she wanted it clean. I once threw out a box that someone was storing in between literal bags of garbage waiting to be thrown out, in the garage...if you store your stuff in the literal trash pile don't be surprised if it gets thrown out...

RichardPencil 30

Thursday 18 August 2022 14:55

You're not familiar with the Yeti brand. 1. Estimate the price of an item. 2. Notice the Yeti branding 3. Multiply line 1 by 10.

mccuish 25

Thursday 18 August 2022 8:22

Those type of Bluetooth speakers are stupid

slkeithh 14

Thursday 18 August 2022 8:37

Yeti doesn't make cups with Bluetooth speakers attached.

Shzusuziq11 10

Thursday 18 August 2022 15:45

Yeti does make a speaker cup. (I just googled it). $55. And yes, it's a dumb idea

SJKatt 15

Thursday 18 August 2022 17:28

Nah, this is 100% your mom's fault. She should have either cleaned the cup herself or taken the time to alert the household that it wasn't to be washed normally. Also, she kind of deserves it for buying a cup with a speaker in it. What a useless ****** item lol

BabyZ93 1

Saturday 20 August 2022 5:23

Who the **** thought it was a bright idea to put a SPEAKER into a CUP?! Something that will regularly need to be submerged in water, yeah let's go ahead and stick a speaker in it, but not a waterproof speaker cause that would make too much sense 🤦🏻‍♀️ not your fault, OP!