Today, it's Christmas Day. Normally, my family would be opening gifts right now. Instead, my mom is holding our gifts hostage until we clean the house. Apparently, "The presents aren't going anywhere." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I thought my mom and I could put aside our differences and open our Christmas presents. When she opened mine, she turned to my dad and said she didn't want the present, so I could give it to someone else. 'Tis the season. FML
Today, my mom got drunk and decided to unwrap all my Christmas gifts and throw them at the wall. Ho, ho, ho. FML
Today, my mother has stooped to a new level of "hiding" Christmas gifts. She now just dumps them in the middle of the floor and says, "Don't look at them." If she even thinks I'm glancing in the direction of the pile, she will burst into a manic rage, and yell at me for "ruining the surprise." FML
Today, my mother has issued a 'Christmas Ultimatum'. The rest of us have exactly 2 days to "get some Christmas around here" or we will feel her wrath. FML
Today, I waited anxiously until midnight to open my Christmas presents. As the clock struck midnight, I ran out into the living room, super-excited to open them, only to discover that everyone in our house had already opened theirs, and had all gone to bed. FML
Today, my family decided to break tradition and wake up at midnight to open presents. I didn't find out until I went downstairs to get a glass of water in the middle of the night, and found wrapping paper and empty boxes everywhere. FML
Today, I've had my tenth "Christmas" dinner since Christmas last took place. My mum has gone nuts and keeps playing Christmas music, making these dinners, and refusing to let me take down the Christmas decorations. My dad is too whipped to save us from this hell. FML
Today, on the third of February, my mom finally relented and let us take the Christmas decorations down. FML
Today, my parents refused to give my daughter her Christmas presents as an act of revenge against her father. FML
Today, my mom is coming to pick up the Christmas presents we got for her and her husband. She won’t come inside or come within 6 feet, so she can be healthy when she goes down to the ex-wife’s parents house to hang out. The ex in-laws that hate me. Glad my mom chose them over me. FML
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Top comments
Saturn_fml 23
Unless you have a 5 story mansion with tons of rooms and she wants you to clean all windows, floors, ceiling etc then it's not really that bad.
DontClickOnMe 28
Haha, sounds like something my mom would do. She's such a perfectionist. But hey, at least you're still getting the presents! Merry Christmas!
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Comments (82)
bizarre_ftw 22
Leave and go out for a family breakfast somewhere that's open, like a dennys or an IHOP (sorry, you won't get much better than that, but it'll salvage your Christmas)
1215116a 14
Why would going to eat help them get any presents? It just procrastinates the cleaning...
graham11 14
11- seriously?! Would you rather open presents after an hour of cleaning or after 2 hours of eating and an extra hour of cleaning? 1 hour > 3 hours of waiting..
bizarre_ftw 22
okay honestly, i wasn't aiming at the presents, the presents make the family time better but aren't the main point, the time with the people you love is *muttered* materialistic bastards
angeljewlz 7
Or... They could finish cleaning the house and spend time together as a family after. That way OPs mom is happy.
A7X_LoVeee 10
Lol ihop on Christmas? Erm...no?
graham11 14
56- waffle house is where it's at! Family tradition!
greatfirstdate 18
Why did you say "apparently"? Are you implying that the presents ARE going somewhere?
THE_A_TEEN 28
"The presents aren't going anywhere." "This just in, Santa Claus is recalling ALL christmas gifts due to a screw up at the north pole, which was caused by drunken elves. Please place all christmas gifts outside of your fromt door for the pick up. Sorry for any inconvenience." -Santa Claus' assisstant
osiris39p 3
Arnt we supposed to throw em back up the chimney?
TheNewGuy03 29
Yes, you see. Gravity is actually disabled on Christmas Day. How else do you think Santa makes his rounds? |the kid|
lizzypooh36 18
my mom did the same thing today with our presents. I completely understand
fourty_two 7
Do you know what the word "apparently" means? Your presents aren't going to walk away. Stop being a materialistic douche and start cleaning if you want your presents so badly.
xcarxcrashx 9
Seriously, my guess is mom was most likely asking them to clean before Christmas.
1215116a 14
I agree, I had to help clean, but who cares? I mean I didn't bitch about it on FML like a baby. -_- Cleaning isn't even that bad if you do it and just get it over with. Also some people don't even GET presents, so OP should complain so much. :I
TimeDisposalEngi 14
^agreed
cunningchick 1
Shut the *** up you'd be kinda pissed if ur mom took ur presents and wouldn't let you have them wouldent you? And r u a chic or a man? Can't tell,
SobrietyKills 14
But she is letting them have them, AFTER they clean. Idiot.
periwinkle95 10
101- Go learn some grammar and common sense before you comment, please.
1215116a 14
101 don't tell people to shut up when your first grade mind can't even spell '****', 'wouldn't', and 'chick'. Also you don't end sentences with a comma. Okay now try going to write a useful comment please. -_-
ninjuh_wingman 29
In all reality, unless theres an animal in the presents, they really arent going anywhere.
osiris39p 3
Technically they are since the earth never stops moving, so they are going some where!
Okayitwasme 0
Why not help clean up? She took the time to buy and wrap some of those gifts. You know that once everything is opened it becomes a huge mess and then those small parts get lost. Most kids bugger off and won't help after the gifts are open. They want to play with the toys they just got. It's about everyone being a family and pitching in as a family. :)
old09 11
QUICK TEN MINUTE CLEAN UP JOB ....... BEGIN
BoredinCbus 11
She only birthed you, fed you, gave you a home and bought you gifts for an over-commercialized Holiday. You should probably go pick up a broom.
osiris39p 3
Or at least start the roomba
twilightluvr101 4
Well...when put it that way
ByronJess 17
I don't understand why this is such a big deal. Your present AREN'T going anywhere. There is probably something you're leaving out, like maybe you were supposed to clean the house before today. Just do it and get your reward. Quit whining.