Birthday and Miscellaneous: Today, I got a birthday package from my parents. It was all the...

By chrono19 - 04/05/2014 10:11 - United States - Bremerton

Today, I got a birthday package from my parents. It was all the stuff I'd forgotten there when visiting a month ago, along with some other things I'd left behind when I moved out. FML

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Happy Birthday

By Anonymous - 07/10/2010 00:48 - United States

Today, my parents gave me my birthday present. Two weeks ago, I'd ordered an Xbox online. Three days ago, it came to my house, and my parents thought they could save money by putting wrapping paper on it, and giving it to me for my birthday. That's all they got me. FML

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Brown and sticky

By Jon - 14/03/2009 06:30 - United States

Today, I came home a day after my birthday, and was greeted by my mother who told me, "Oh, I have birthday present for you." She explained that she and my father went on a hike, and handed me my present. I got a fucking stick for my birthday. FML

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Sweet Sixteen

By Anonymous - 17/09/2021 13:59 - Netherlands

Today, it's my 16th birthday. My parents forgot about it, and planned a weekend out of town. I was alone on my birthday. FML

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By college kid - 31/07/2010 04:39 - United States

Today, I found out that the day I moved out of my parents' house, they invited my whole family over and had a party to celebrate the fact that I was gone. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/03/2011 14:21 - United Kingdom

Today, it's my birthday. My parents, whom I live with, told me that they did not get me anything, but instead they said they would knock off a bit of the housekeeping I owe them. FML

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By Shauna - 10/11/2012 09:02 - United States - Jacksonville

Today, it was my birthday. I finally got the PS3 I've been asking for, for a long time. When I opened the box, I didn't find a PS3, but a bunch of clothes that my mom put in my brother's PS3 box. FML

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Lovely parents

By sigh - 18/11/2019 01:00 - Singapore - Singapore

Today, my parents forgot it was my birthday. They ordered me to scrub the common bathroom, and when I asked if they remembered, my dad's reaction was "Oh! Really?" My mom's was "I thought that it was next week." What lovely parents I have. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/12/2010 23:31 - Canada

Today, I got a birthday card from my parents. It was my sister's from earlier in the year. They scratched out her name and wrote mine underneath. FML

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Happy Birthday baby!

By Anonymous - 06/12/2020 18:02 - Philippines - Quezon City

Today, it's my birthday. My parents wished me a happy one via text message. We live in the same house. FML

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By Florida_1827 - 28/01/2011 10:54 - United States

Today, I received the 'special' present my mother had sent me for my 21st birthday. I opened the box and saw that my mother had picked out, accessorized and shipped to me, in college, a doll. FML

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Sunday 4 May 2014 16:49

That's actually a pretty good present. At least they didn't sell your stuff.

PenguinBitch 43

Sunday 4 May 2014 16:55

What did they say about your *****?

Comments

Brianna_Ray 23

Sunday 4 May 2014 17:08

At least they remember your birthday? Either way that really sucks. Happy birthday and hope it gets better!

pratikp03 22

Sunday 4 May 2014 17:39

What is with all these sympathetic comments?! It's suppose to be funny.

AGB10 19

Sunday 4 May 2014 17:09

Look on the bright side - remember to reciprocate on their birthdays. Choosing gifts just got easier :)

Rue22 16

Sunday 4 May 2014 17:10

At least they gave them back right? Instead of selling or trashing it all

brenton490 19

Sunday 4 May 2014 17:13

Be thankful my parents haven't gotten me anything for years not even a cake.

chinaski7628 32

Sunday 4 May 2014 19:28

The gift of punctuation would really benefit this comment.

Not_Impressed13 9

Sunday 4 May 2014 22:18

@16 - I am thankful that your parents have not gotten you anything! It meant that they could spend more on me!

thatnucca 36

Sunday 4 May 2014 17:34

Very subtle I must say... Very subtle...

Mattster5401 1

Sunday 4 May 2014 17:37

my bday is today too

KingLewisII 34

Sunday 4 May 2014 20:55

who the hell are you

Allornone 35

Monday 5 May 2014 1:31

he's Mattster5401.

MrConcise 34

Sunday 4 May 2014 17:49

You live at least far enough away that they had to pay for shipping and they still had the decency to send you your stuff back instead of letting it collect dust. Sounds like an acceptable present to me.

MrConcise 34

Sunday 4 May 2014 17:52

I missed the edit window - I'm betting on a follow-up dismissing comments that claim OP is complaining, instead suggesting it was just a silly situation they wanted to share.

gracehi 31

Sunday 4 May 2014 17:54

Seriously, if you're old enough to move out of your parents' home, you don't need mommy and daddy to get you presents for your birthday anymore. Anything they give you from that moment on is a courtesy, not an obligation. OP should be grateful. I'd be thrilled if my parents sent me my stuff I left at their place. Because I live thousands of miles away and have such a tiny car, I could never possibly take it all with me at once, and since I left when I joined the Navy I couldn't exactly rent a moving truck either. I've had to take a little bit here and there when I've gone to visit them, and I still have a ton of stuff there.