Today, my mother asked me if she could borrow $200. Being the lovely daughter I am, I gave her my bank card to withdraw it herself. She gambled it away and maxed my bank account out. I had $1500 saved. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my mother woke me up and asked to borrow money. Still groggy, I mumbled where my money stash was. She took all $300 and refuses to pay me back because I'm her son and I "owe" her. FML
Today, I found out my mom took around $2,500 from my savings account to pay off my sister's college tuition. She recently flunked out of her studies and won't be returning to college anyway. FML
Today, my father stole the money I'd saved up by working and spent it all gambling. I'd saved it up for a year for a new car. FML
Today, my mom decided to go against every promise she's made to everyone once again and left us in financial ruin. How? She took advantage of my kindness, and didn't pay any of the money she owes me for driving my car, and for so much more. I'm more than $2,000 in debt now. FML
Today, my mother "borrowed" money from my stash to help pay for her vacation to the Dominican Republic. The same trip I'm not allowed to go on. FML
Today, I gave my mother a pre-prepared deposit envelope with my fortnightly wage in it, in cash. I tell her exactly where the deposit box is and what to do. I'm now desperately calling the bank because my mother accidentely put my $1200 deposit in the little trash can for receipts under the ATM. FML
Today, I found out my credit card was maxed out to the penny, all thanks to purchases made on an online wine store. Apparently my mother was thirsty enough to steal from her own son. FML
Today, I frantically told my parents that my bank account had no money. Turns out, they took the $1,600 I had saved up from a summer job and invested it in penny-stocks. I was grounded because they were "doing it for the family," and I'm being selfish. They also had lost it all in a matter of days. FML
Today, the bank called saying we were late in the mortgage payments. I was puzzled because three months ago I issued a big cheque to my mum pay off the mortgage. I just discovered that she instead lost it all at the casino. Turns out, she's become a compulsive gambler ever since dad passed away. FML
Today, I found out my mother-in-law sold a precious family heirloom and gambled away the money. FML
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Top comments
miserypoison 13
I'm sorry to hear. but please get her to seek help as pathological gambling can be as debilitating as using drugs. Take care xx
thegravytrain 6
1) Inform her that she needs to pay you back. Also, understand it likely isn't going to happen. 2) Show her those free casino games on iphones or whatever, that are cheap and free. She can play out her gambling addiction, without actually going bankrupt. Simple, huh? I have a family member who wasted thousands until someone just got him a smartphone with the casino app and said "here. play this. itll cost you a couple bucks a month instead of hundreds or thousands" and he just uses that and pays like $2.99 for more chips if hes out, that lasts him at least a week or two. 3) Understand it's not being a good daughter to enable someone's addiction. If you didn't know, that sucks. But she needs help, not gambling money
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Comments (91)
snugglesMcGee199 23
I'm sorry that happened to you Op, but you should never trust anyone with your money. Greed makes even the best people turn into vicious assholes. I hope your mother gets the help she needs and that she someday apologizes to you and pays you back.
silverclaw 4
If you even suspected a possible problem you definitely deserved it! I do get that you might not have been expecting it and she could have just recently got into gambling like that. If that is the case, you really should get her some help. Sometimes people do let their trusted family members use their bank card, but its at your own risk to do so, you have to take responsibility for that. You never know when temptation might hit and how well their will power is to overcome it! The bright side is that you may have caught it early and that might help in recovery.
xRezSynn 15
Damn it, op. Sorry, man. Hope your mom quits gambling.
worldclassrager 41
Well that a lesson learned...it's usually a good thing to ask what they are for...
Tidus0 17
Family or friends when you lend someone money give them the amount of money, also when they ask can I borrow x amount of $$ ask what they need it for. If they seem like they're making it up or they get a bit defensive or fidgety don't lend it to them as they're potentially gambling, drinking or injecting it. You hand someone your card and your not protected by your bank as you gave them permission to have access to your account.
dispwned 8
My first thought when I read this FML: "Sue the bitch."
Kheasus 8
always deal in cash....
archos58 10
I just don't buy that there was no way to see this coming. It sucks...sorry, but you did this to yourself.
iiyahkinz 9
OP. Never lend your bank card to anybody, you must have known your mother have some sort of addiction.
wheresmyluck 5
Sue her, then get her help.