Today, I told my parents that what I'd really like for my 21st birthday is the 1865 edition of the Memoirs of Saint-Simon in 22 volumes that I found online for $200, and have been wanting for months. They laughed and said, "Yeah, right. We'll get you an iPhone and perhaps you'll become normal." 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, I told my parents that all I wanted for my 18th birthday was to go to a restaurant in NYC for a nice dinner. My parents said no, because it would cost too much money. I came home to see my parents had bought a huge TV for $800. We already have 3 televisions. FML
Today, it was my birthday. I have been heavily hinting that I want an iPhone. I opened my present from my parents and found an iPhone box. Ecstatic, I quickly opened it. Apparently, my parents thought it would be funny to wrap my present, a $10 iTunes gift card, in the box my Dad's iPhone came in. FML
Today, the whole family came over to celebrate my 18th birthday. My grandfather bought me a giant mathematics book. Apparently, he didn't want my 16 year old sister to be "jealous", so he got her the new iPad. FML
Today, my parents bought my 11-year-old brother a MacBook for my birthday. FML
Today, my teenage daughter faked a suicide because I bought her a Samsung instead of an iPhone for her birthday. FML
Today, I had dinner with my family in celebration of my 19th Birthday. I've been hinting that I need a new laptop for months now and I was sure my family had bought me one. I have got a pair of slipper socks. FML
Today, my parents gave me an iPhone. They then checked my grades online, and promptly took it away. FML
Today, it's my 21st birthday. My parents' gift was a case of non-alcoholic beer, to "prepare" me for when I "turn 21." My parents can't even remember how old I am. FML
Today, I found out my dad bought an iPhone. I've spent the better part of the last six months teaching him how to check his email and online newspapers. FML
Today, I bought my son a nice car for his 18th birthday. When I gave it to him, he just got mad and told me that if I really wanted to spend that much money on him, I should've used it to help him pay for college. FML
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a1f0sff 25
Even parents have fallen into the so common desires of society nowadays... (wanting everything related to apple)
jjmiller1001 17
hopefully one day you will get it, and become that rich odd person your parents used to know
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Comments (106)
Angelaandrews7 1
Please dont ever be "normal".
lendary 7
Meh. Normality is highly overrated.
DynamicDave 11
Actually, my iPhone has increased my intelligence considerably. I've used it to learn all sorts of things about history, philosophy, and economics. It's all about what you use it for.
shrdlu 28
To the OP: I wish there were more people like you in the world! Intellectual curiosity seems to be getting replaced by mindless masses who just want whatever possession is the latest trend. Could you persuade your parents to give you cash instead?
GoodLookingGeese 10
Don't be ungrateful. At least they care about u and you'll have a great phone!
Azail 15
To be honest iPhones are pieces of shit and the op isn't being ungrateful. op is just stating the books are something she would prefer
Epikouros 32
Send your parents a link to the "Think different" commercial by Apple. Wasn't that one from 1984? They'be come a long way since then, from rebels to a symbol of normality.
Michael_92 20
God I couldn't imagine reading on that tiny screen. I got my brother the iTouch and its still so small and hard to read and touch buttons. I would say get a tablet but I prefer a good old book whenever possible.
RayearthNinja 10
Sell the phone. Then use the money to buy the books.
Cookierules1995 4
I'm sorry they are going to give you a crappy phone in place of what you want. I personally know how you feel. Being a chef and all, I asked for a new Wusthof professional IKON chef knife (for college). I got a Gamestop gift card instead.
bernardbrown 7
I suppose you're studying the origins of socialism?