Today, my mom found out I'm failing three classes. Now she won't let me go to a convention I bought passes for weeks in advance. Each pass was $45, and I bought 2 more for my friends. You do the math on that, because I apparently can't. FML
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Today, I got another parking ticket because I can't afford a parking pass for the school I attend. I now have over $700 in unpaid parking tickets. I have classes all day from Monday-Thursday. I work Friday-Sunday. They recently cut hours at work. Some days I can't afford to feed myself. My mom said, "Figure it out." FML
Today, after being accepted into the college of my dreams, I found out that my mom has spent all my college savings on alcohol over the years, and she says that it's my fault for not "helping her get help." 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, using the money my mom gave me for my birthday, I bought a new laptop for school. When I went online to register for classes, I found that all the online classes were full and remaining classes didn't qualify for my major. FML
Today, my mom told me the night before our school trip that I’m not going so she could get a refund. Now I have to stay alone with my mom for a week, while my friends are having the time of their life in NYC. 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, a friend texted me to get a ticket and go to a theme park with her tomorrow. I bought a ticket and didn't hear from her until 5 hours later to say she was sorry, but she doesn't think she'll be going. It was $65 and non refundable. FML
Today, I left for college. I spent hundreds of dollars on clothes, bedding and other things. After packing my entire closet and everything else I needed, I left only to have to head back home. My dad forgot to pay the first semesters tuition. He said "Oh well, you would have failed out anyway." FML
Today, I maxed out my credit card trying to help a friend of over 19 years to go see her family for Christmas, only to find out she changed her mind and doesn’t really want to go. I can’t return the bus tickets, and she’s mad at me. FML
Today, I went shopping with my mother, when someone snuck a pack of condoms into our cart while our backs were turned. When we got to the register, my mom, whose wealth makes me ineligible for financial aid, noticed the condoms and she announced that she wasn't paying for the college I got accepted to next year because she doesn't want a promiscuous daughter. FML
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uglyheadedbitch 20
You shouldn't have failed your classes. I wouldn't be surprised if this happened to me if I failed classes
sp00derman 23
135$
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weveallbeenthere 30
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
punishment sucks, but you deserve it.
gabechriswill 19
No way my parents would ever let me even get close to failing one class. OP responsibility sucks in general but you gotta learn it. YDI
Arwen_Evenstar 37
Unless she's trying but is just thick naturally. I've known such people.
Rawrshi 25
There is actually a learning disability called dyscalculia. Much like dyslexia makes reading hard, dyscalculia makes learning math very difficult. It may or may not be OP's fault when it comes to math (and depending on their other subjects maybe not those either).
Heteroscodra 8
I have dyscalculia, can't even write down a phone number without messing up the order. People have to tell me numbers one by one, or i mix them up, and even then it's not guaranteed I get it right :')
ZeusBeDubsteppin 24
omg your title says bye pax... please tell me its not what i think that means...
brunettesara5722 17
yes, but maybe it's not entirely his fault, maybe he has adhd or dyslexia. op maybe try to get a tutor? if it is your fault, then obvs ydi
rocker_chick105 31
I will say I get terrible test anxiety, mostly in math. I would forget everything when I saw the test yet in class I would answer most of his questions. However, I went down to the college wellness center and with time it got better. It does suck that OP failed, but the could've tried to take more initiative if they actually had a problem.
NoMapToBuy 14
If he failed one class that would be less his fault as it happens sometimes and just shows what we need to work harder in, or could be that one teacher everyone gets but to fail three? I think he just doesn't care about his education, if he did care he would understand that consequence and catchup are necessary.
Flyndaran 10
You're confusing it with innumeracy which is about understanding. Discalculia would still allow mental math, I believe.
uglyheadedbitch 20
You shouldn't have failed your classes. I wouldn't be surprised if this happened to me if I failed classes
WhackTheJackal 22
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He's FAILING not FAILED.
chewyca99 14
Failing and failed are the same thing, both mean he has an F
uglyheadedbitch 20
#39, wow, you got me!
flufee2 27
If you're failing you have a chance to bring ur mark up. If you've failed that means you didnt earn the credits.. It doesnt mean the same thing at all u ****
cocainewhore 30
Unless OP is failing for a reason, such as depression. Then it's difficult to find motivation or time to do anything.
cassie6613 3
94 maybe op failed at the midway mark. meaning yes they are FAILING so they can bring up the grade before the report card. or perhaps they failed the report card so yes they FAILED and that's the end for them. don't know the situation anymore than the rest of us so stop being an ass.
Retaheki 27
#135, OP never uttered "failed," he only said failing. That makes me think he can bring his grade up. I don't think he failed any marking period. And he's in the US, for me, the last MP started Feb 1st, and isn't closing soon.
cassie6613 3
137 you're right. mistake on my part. still tho, 94 shouldn't have been such a jerk.
garrett_8614 14
He is "failing" which means he has a chance to bring his grade up, which is exactly why he needs to be home studying and not at some convention. Parenting done right.
brand125 17
stop being such nit picks, jesus people..
uglyheadedbitch 20
These replies are impressively nitpicky ffs
sp00derman 23
135$
Steve95401 49
Don't forget to include fees added by the ticket seller. Those can often add a lot to the purchase price.
pl0xs3rver 45
With the 7.5% California sales tax, tack on roughly another 10 bucks.
Umbreon_Princess 12
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
apparently you guys don't realize that when buying a badge for a convention there is no tax and the price they are listed for is the price you pay. there are no added fees or anything for this sort of thing.
DarkPandaXD 15
#32, You must be fun at parties.
laden_swallow09 34
Not to mention the fuel it takes just to get there, find a parking space (if no attendants), plus buying all kinds of cool stuff from the booths… You can blow almost a thousand if you're not careful.
PegLegRacing 34
$45... Unless she isn't smart enough to figure out that just because she isn't allowed to go, her friends still can.
ThatDamHuntress 20
She bought the ticket. Her friends may be going but, she spent forty-two dollars on each friend. Are they expected to pay back now. She payed for them why should she be repaid. She most likely offered otherwise she need to find new friends who don't mooch of her.
Umbreon_Princess 12
i wouldn't know if i am bit i do know that when it comes to conventions I'm one of the best people to be with. I'm an old school gamer (which for those of you who don't know means that I'm more into legend of Zelda, Mario, sonic, Pokémon, and all the older games from the time of the NES and super Nintendo rather than the crap they put out now like cod and Halo) so i know what I'm talking about when it comes to con prices
Frammy007 7
#81 - or OP ordered the passes on one bill to cut down on service charges and for simplicities sake (that way they are all guaranteed to get a pass, instead of one person missing it by a few minutes). Just because they all put their passes on one bill doesn't mean they won't pay their friend back. If that's how your friends do it then you need to find some new friends.
assassinbanana0 20
Who said they mooched? It was her choice to buy the tickets, like it was her choice to not try in school. It sucks, but she deserves it. Education comes first.
chikinscratch00 8
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135$
khorstmye 15
Sounds like a good parent to me! More parents need to set standards like they are for you. Someday you will thank them for pushing you to work hard!
fortune789 17
Are they tickets to a math convention?
Laylette 21
PAX is an annual gaming convention.
Misoranomegami 16
Just be a good friend and still let them have their tickets and if you can the third too. it's not their fault you're failing. But in the long run school is considerably more important than a convention.
grimpeeper 13
I'm sorry, but how could you not be able to do 3 * 45?
Nymeria_fml 25
I'm sorry, but how could you not be able to recognize a joke?
Paco_el_Taco 17
Dumbass...
juturnaamo 29
You bought them weeks in advance for a reason, right? Can't you sell yours?