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)
Sakaea 22
You're normal for you, don't ever change! And Happy Birthday!!!
Iniezian 18
Ah, I know how you feel. I remember walking with my dad, trying to discuss some political issues, and my dad says something "why can't you just talk about girls like other kids your age?"
sassy2085 16
Wait aren't you writing this very FML on a iPhone
SighGuy89 5
I hope I find gf like u
Azail 15
If you do maybe she can teach you how to speak and spell correctly
konstantinos616 17
To each his own. I wanted Konstantinos' Nocturnicon (a Neo-pagan book) for my 16th birthday and my parents were like "Bitch you're getting a pair of jeans"
whyistherumgone_ 10
Normal is boring, be fun
Geary519 20
perfect parents, for real tho
wvcheesehead1 9
The books are a great gift, I agree, but maybe your parents are trying to get you something more practical at your age.
I_LostTheGame42 3
How is an iphone practical? It's not even close to beating android (which is the best phone OS thanks to Linus Torvalds)
ash1rose 11
I'm sorry OP. it sucks to be misunderstood and unacceptable by your parents. Never be ashamed of what you love!
Brennan75 3
I understand, your parents are pretty bad to be like that, but at the same time it's still a whitewhine