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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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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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)
medfly 2
you're paying the bills, aren't you? she was caring for you.
Jessyca_fml 0
Yea I agree with some of the people here that it could get very expensive...but if you aren't going to call her everyday and once in a while, then I don't see the problem with it and a few did say to email or use skype those are very good ideas !!
deathproof_fml 0
Actually, depending on where you are, it can cost a shitload of money. I live in the eastern US and I called my friend in Australia and we talked for about 45 mins, and it ended up costing around $300. So no, it isn't just a few bucks.
fueledbyamy 0
why is everyone on here so rude? surely if you lived with your parents, and then went overseas for two months, you'd want to call? maybe it was easier for OP to call than get access to the internet. i know there are internet cafes, but sometimes they aren't near where you are staying, and internet in a hotel over here can be pretty expensive too. plus, maybe the mother isn't good on a computer, let alone the internet. my mum can email, but doesn't understand msn or skype.
jaebaby 0
awww:( get skype!! its free
jerabear 0
It's sad, but I kinda know how you feel. My mother would've done that to me too.
duales 0
Well i really dont see this as an FML. But people are being really mean. Im 22 and still talk to my mother almost everyday. I am very close with my family, and I spent time abroad. If you both use Skype you and your mother can talk for free, otherwise, my mother is tech illiterate too so it only costs about 2 cents per minute if you use skype to call a home phone. two months IS a long time not to talk with your parents so screw everyone else.
MukyDaCookie 0
Wow, I would do the same thing to my parents. It really is annoying to tlak to someone after just moving out. Nothing significant, that they need to know about happens and its just a forced, akward conversation. Use e-mails next time
j_buggy 0
grr people are being mean. maybe the OP didnt want to use the internet because it was less personal, nothing wrong with calling. its called a PHONE and the OP used it. but yea.. skype..
onigiriqueen 0
Well, living in Japan, I know life without your family sucks, especially when you're in another country. If you've got the right calling cards or (as previous posters has said) Skype, then it's really cheap. You can even call phones from Skype for just a couple of cents a minute. But to the people bitching about not being able to stand being away from your parents: **** off. She said she's been abroad for two months-- that doesn't mean she's ending her trip any time soon. I doubt any of you have ever even left the country alone, so go **** yourselves, you culture-less heathens.