Today, I found out that Yale had actually accepted me 17 years ago. My mother apparently burned my acceptance package and letters because she didn't want me to upstage her UChicago degree. FML
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OP here. To the people who said I deserved it, my psychotic mother actually had the balls to craft a ******* rejection letter and mail it to me. I was sixteen and had never seen an authentic denial letter from Yale---you guys would've believed it, too, had you been in my shoes. To the people who keep bringing up e-mail: it was 1996. As my generation will tell you, we grew up without the internet. To the people who agree that my mom's a bitch, damn straight she ******* is. My daughters and son will not be seeing much of mee-maw anymore, nor will I. To the people who said I wouldn't be who I am today without that lie: Doesn't matter; parents are supposed to nurture their children, not deprive them for personal gain.
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ColtonStecher 12
What a selfish bitch
perdix 29
In some fields, University of Chicago is more prestigious than Yale. Maturity is not one of them.
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baine 4
Words can not even express how baffling this is. How insane.
mkcherry 14
I got into an Ivy League I couldn't afford to go to but my parents were so thrilled, I couldn't imagine them being any happier if they had gotten in themselves, and my neither one of my parents even went to college. I cant imagine you had a happy childhood or happy teen years with such a jealous, conniving, selfish mother. Im sure if you got into Yale, your second choice school was prestigious enough to land you a good job/graduate program and I hope your life turned out well regardless. I would seriously consider never letting your mother into your children's lives she might not want the best for them either.
sadandbroke20 18
OP its ok I know our pain I found out that i got in to a good university like a week after the deadline to respond to them because my aunt (and legal gardian) said there was no way i could afford it.
pnutbutternjelly 15
I don't think I would ever talk to my mom again after that. If she was willing to do something that serious, then I have to wonder what other things in your life she has tampered with.
USCG1790 4
Wow. That's so awful. I am so sorry
408trancejunkie 3
Omg good job mom what a bitch!
indy1353 6
That is terrible
KingreX32 21
jeez how do you justify that. Seriously.
runnergirl2 4
That's a terrible thing to do to your own child! Jeez. I wouldn't want anything to do with her. I feel terrible for you.
JustWeeMe 11
My mouth literally dropped open when I read this. Absolutely appalling. ss
pendorbound 7
Remember this when choosing her nursing home...