Today, I came home to find that my mother had sold all my valuable collector coins for cheap at a local shady pawn shop to buy herself a TV. The coins in question were worth enough to start a business. FML
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Today, I found out my mother-in-law sold a precious family heirloom and gambled away the money. FML
Today, I got home and found my kids playing with my coin collection. My wife told me to stop being grouchy because it’s not like they’re silver and gold. No, but they were all mint condition, some of them very rare, and every scratch the kids just put on them has halved their value or worse. FML
Today, I discovered that my parents rooted through our house looking for junk to sell at a garage sale. They sold all of my books from my bookshelf. When I freaked, out my mom said 'well you never read them'. There was about $300 hidden between the pages of those books. They made $60. FML
Today, my mom sold my watch collection on Vinted. I've spent over 15 years on the collection and I don't even live with my mom. I'm still wondering how she got in. FML
Today, I was at work when my mother called. She gave me great news that she had finally cleaned out my room and all those "old and useless" books that I had in there. Those "useless" books that she had just trashed were all antiques and worth about $500 each. There were 27 books in there. FML
Today, I came home and was greeted by my dad telling me that he pawned my guitar for gas money. FML
Today, I decided I'd sell an old motorcycle I had, in order to help with the bills. I had to be at work at the time when an interested buyer was to show up, so I entrusted my mother with the exchange as she's unemployed. Mom pocketed the money and bought a new freezer for her house, and won't pay me back. FML
Today, my mother sold my extensive Star Wars collection, and I cried when I found out. I'm 46. FML
Today, I discovered that the ancient looking coin I dug up in my front yard is worth hundreds of dollars. Too bad I found that coin when I was eight years-old, and have since misplaced it. FML
Today, while paying for groceries, I opened my wallet to find that all my cash had been exchanged for Monopoly money. FML
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sweet2u22 9
Time to sell your mother!
antmanzero 8
Well...that sucks... :/ Try putting her in a home. Or a pie. A meat pie. Why, yes, I /AM/ clinically insane. Why?
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Comments (257)
OhEmGEEK 0
Report the coins stolen and talk to the pawn shop. I'd be so posed
TheChad85 1
If u had coins worth that much y r u living with your mom?
benhemon 4
You have a legal claim against your mother for taking your property, which is probably useless because it'd destroy any positive relationship you have (or, more relevantly, you could go down to the pawnshop and insist that the coins are stolen property, but now that I think about it this would have more serious consequences for her). Also (if I'm not mistaken), you can buy things back from a pawn shop for what you got for them for a certain window of time. At the very least you should try to negotiate with your mother and/or the pawnshop owner and see if you can salvage the situation at all.
atarisrocks 6
I thought with a pawn shop you have set number of days to pay the money back and get your items back
cross496 3
You can actually legally force the pawn shop owner to give them back because your mother never had legal title. might have to hire a lawyer for a small fee and your mom will have to give the tv back, but it should be pretty easy.
joeystheboss 0
She the bic$ch for the money
imsosmartypants 0
Lol good job
majorasshole 4
Call the cops immediately and file a report. Then see a lawyer with regards to getting them back. Your mother could be on trouble so it's up to you.
bleedingrose2252 3
You should just sue her for the money the coins were appraised for, it's an easy win for you unless you're leaving something big out.
inspectorclumsy 6
Force her to get the coins back.