Kids: Today, I found out that whenever I send my son to his room, he...

By StupidApple - 25/05/2011 00:02

Today, I found out that whenever I send my son to his room, he goes on his iPod and buys the most expensive apps he can find. So far I've been charged $600. FML

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By Dana - 16/11/2018 15:30

Today, I told my son if he wanted the new internet password he had to clean his room. I then caught him disconnecting my laptop from the internet. Turns out he changed the password months ago and now if I want the new password he wants £50. I ended up paying. I'm actually proud of the sneaky sod. FML

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By pissed off mother - 05/05/2016 17:55 - United Kingdom - Leeds

Today, I was out shopping with my son and unbeknownst to me, he had secretly added a bunch of expensive games he wanted to the trolley. I was too embarrassed at the till to make a fuss as there was a huge line behind me. I watched as my normal £50 shopping bill climbed to over £400. FML

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By segal1010 - 28/02/2013 00:27 - United States - Potomac

Today, I found out that my mom has linked my iPhone with her iPad and has been secretly reading my texts. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/06/2019 12:12

Today, my son got an email saying he could win an iPad if he just entered his credit card number. He asked for mine, telling me that it was so he could buy some school supplies online, so I gave it to him. The internet just conned a credit card number out of a 17-year-old nitwit. And me. FML

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Gerrito 0

Wednesday 25 May 2011 8:34

Well take his ipod and don't give him any money till the 600$ are paid off. Can parents not raise their children anymore, that's just sad.

cdawg145236 1

Wednesday 25 May 2011 8:33

your lucky he hasn't found the $999.99 apps yet

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tonksita 0

Wednesday 25 May 2011 9:32

"Feel lucky", what are you people talking about!! It's a kid, take the freaking thing and de-activate the app-store, change the password, or just take it away; how hard could that be. If you can't handle that much then you definitely deserve to pay up.

Cupcaken 0

Wednesday 25 May 2011 9:39

YDI for connecting your credit card to his account if he's that not trustworthy.

MissAwesomeness 4

Wednesday 25 May 2011 9:40

why'd you link ur iTunes account to his iPod anyway? have him create his own and give him something called an "iTunes giftcard". well it's too late now. I'd have him working off that $600 one way or another.

MissAwesomeness 4

Wednesday 25 May 2011 9:42

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Sparkiee93 3

Wednesday 25 May 2011 9:43

Take sons iPod away. Make the little shit pay for the apps he bought. While he scrabbles for the money enjoy the expensive apps yourself.

Teblor_fml 0

Wednesday 25 May 2011 9:52

Kids have too much stuff to be bothered when they are sent to their rooms. Most have TV, ipod (or similar), games system, handheld games system, DVD player, PC or laptop. So, the easiest way to get your money back is to sell his stuff. And make him watch as every single buyer walks away with a smile on their face. But the first thing to go would have to be the ipod. No point in allowing him to rack up a bigger bill while you're trying to pay off the previous one.

geeksaresexy 18

Wednesday 25 May 2011 11:44

When I was a kid the only electrical item I had in my room was the light! We had 1 TV and that was in the living room. Even then my mum never sent me to my room, we had a naughty step etc. If he's a teenager he's too old for that and she's already failed at discipline! I'd also like to point out I'm only 24 so it's not like we couldn't have had gameboys and stuff we just weren't allowed them!

Egnar 19

Wednesday 25 May 2011 13:31

My mom knew what was in my room as a kid - A TV, an SNES and a gameboy. With the exception of the TV [which I wouldn't dare turn on as I had no door to drown out the noise] everything was taken from me. This could last a few hours for minor offenses, or, if I really ****** up a few weeks. I'd be resigned to my room only allowed to read. If I started whining or acting up about it she'd take out the notebook and make me write lines ["I will not act. . ..etc. . .100+ times] on top of my punishment, or, just add more time on it - I wouldn't dare. . . .I turned out fine and respectful, I learned early, behave or be bored. I don't know what happened along the way with discipline but my younger brother/sister lucked out - To them being punished was being sent to their room without taking away their electronics and being allowed out whenever they got too whiny to deal with.

geeksaresexy 18

Wednesday 25 May 2011 14:17

See my parents messed up with my older brother, they spoiled him because he was the first child. My grandparents spoiled him because he was a boy. Now he's a dick. They learnt from that mistake and didn't do the same with me!

SteelCladAngel 0

Wednesday 25 May 2011 15:24

I had my light, lamp, stereo, fan...and about three bookshelves full of books LOL I /liked/ being sent to my room. I'd just sit and read or listen to music, draw, get scraps of wood and use the woodburner...

TheDrifter 23

Wednesday 25 May 2011 23:23

We had a potato cellar in the basement. 10x10 concrete room with a wooden bench, no windows and one light. There was however a potato peeler in case you got bored.

sweetonsno 1

Wednesday 25 May 2011 10:02

This could have been prevented, and is definitely a hard lesson for you to learn. The solution is simple: do not allow him to purchase with your credit cards in the future (change the password for EVERYTHING and don't give him the new one) and make him reimburse you for the charges.