Today, I called my mom from Australia. I have been abroad for two months and hadn't talked to her in a long time. A few minutes into the conversation my moms stops me and says this call must cost a fortune and hangs up on me. A few bucks in more important to her then me. 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 called my friend in Australia to have a nice long chat, what I did not know was that my dad had removed my international calling plan, I talked to my friend for 5 hours, and ran up a huge phone bill, which I have to take out of the money I saved up to go see her. FML
Today, I called my mom for the first time in a few weeks, just to chat because I miss her. When she picked up, the first thing she said was, "Why are you calling? What's wrong? Do you have swine flu??" When I told her that I didn't, and I just wanted to chat, she hung up. FML
Today, I text messaged my mom from Afghanistan to let her know everything was okay. She responded, telling me not to message her so much because "the price of text messages really adds up." FML
Today, my mom was on the phone while we went grocery shopping. Apparently, her phone call was more important because she just left me stranded in the store. FML
Today, I called my mother to say hi. She spent a whole hour and a half complaining about how I never call her, bawling and calling me "a waste of human flesh." I call her at least once a week. FML
Today, my mom grabbed my phone, said she was taking it because I'd been disrespectful, and hung up my call. I'd been speaking with a work client. This is the gratitude I get for paying all her bills for the past 2 years, all because she's too lazy to get a job. FML
Today, for the first time in over a year, my mother actually called me. I excitedly picked up the phone. All I heard was rustling; her purse dialed me. FML
Today, while I was sitting in the living room with my mother, my phone rang. She immediately exclaimed, "I'm not calling you! Why is it going off?" She was serious. My own mother doesn't believe people talk to me. FML
Today, I called my mother to check up on her. Lately, she's been having some financial problems, so last week I sent her my last $100 to help her out until her next paycheck. She used the money to euthanize the family dog. FML
Today, I'm diagnosed with a terminal liver cancer. I live abroad, away from my family, so I called them and asked them to come visit me, possibly for the last time. I even offered to pay for the travel both ways. The mother, with a quite indifferent tone, declined my offer and hung up the fuckin' phone on me! FML
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Top comments
mobius8 0
Weren't you calling her? She was just probably wanting you to save your money for the trip.
Ohnoitslindsay 0
The last sentence just ruined this one for me. Quit crying. And it's "than" not "then".
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Comments (110)
wowfmlife 0
You spelled than wrong
Eresbel 0
Suck it up. Use Skype. You're a puss if you can't handle two months, especially if you're in as nice a country as Australia. I could *maybe* understand if you were in a 3rd world country and trying to deal with the poverty and language barriers but even then I'd say just go to the nearest internet cafe and IM.
millertime0829 0
Not only is your "then" misused instead of "than," but in the same sentence you said "in" when you meant "is." This site is usually so good for having decent grammar! :P
onealmxwilson 18
You forgot OP also said moms instead of mom
officialk 0
both my parents would probably do the same thing, FML.
Maybefull 0
Waaayy too many of these up on FML, either gtf over it or shennanigans.
x_eyebrows 0
I think the point is that his/her mother was rude about it and hung up. I'd be pretty sad about it, too, though with much less self-pity. :)
ohhhhshizzz 0
You guys must hate your parents. Cause there are people who absolutely love their 'rents, and have nothing against them. Why correct her grammar, who really cares? It was very rude of your mom to just hang up. But you can also use the Net. But I get where you are coming from.
amykillswitch 0
times are rough man. email her or something.
acerock 0
hah, I'm also abroad and my mom hasn't called me once, for the same reason. Its been almost a year. And she is computer illiterate.. so calling is up to me. It's not so bad.
Osakhomen 0
I think people should talk to their parent at least once a week, even it's just for five minutes... especially if they are still in college. I mean, 2 months is a long time to not talk to your parents if ya'll have a decent relationship, so I can understand her calling her mom. It's weird her mom just hung up... did she not say bye? Next time use Skype, or just email.