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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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
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
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
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
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
Today, it's my birthday. My parents, with whom I live, told me that they didn't get me anything, but instead they said they would knock off a bit of the housekeeping I owe them. FML
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
Today, my parents forgot it was my birthday. They ordered me to scrub the common bathroom, and when I asked if they'd 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
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
Today, it's my birthday. My parents wished me a happy one via text message. We live in the same house. FML
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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Top comments
goodwithoutgods 20
That's actually a pretty good present. At least they didn't sell your stuff.
PenguinBitch 44
What did they say about your *****?
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Comments (73)
Brianna_Ray 23
At least they remember your birthday? Either way that really sucks. Happy birthday and hope it gets better!
pratikp03 22
What is with all these sympathetic comments?! It's suppose to be funny.
AGB10 19
Look on the bright side - remember to reciprocate on their birthdays. Choosing gifts just got easier :)
Rue22 16
At least they gave them back right? Instead of selling or trashing it all
brenton490 19
Be thankful my parents haven't gotten me anything for years not even a cake.
chinaski7628 32
The gift of punctuation would really benefit this comment.
Not_Impressed13 9
@16 - I am thankful that your parents have not gotten you anything! It meant that they could spend more on me!
thatnucca 36
Very subtle I must say... Very subtle...
Mattster5401 1
my bday is today too
KingLewisII 34
who the hell are you
Allornone 35
he's Mattster5401.
MrConcise 35
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 35
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 33
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.
Enslaved 38
They must need the extra space in your bedroom to expand their IKEA kitchen.