Today, I learned that my mom's laptop was originally my Christmas gift. She opened it and decided she liked it so much she should have it. I got hot rollers. FML
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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I overheard my mother telling a friend she got me oven mitts for Christmas. I got her two cruise tickets. I hate to cook. Which she knows. FML
Today, my mother gave me an early Christmas present; a Bissell mop so I can "do a better job" when I "clean her floors". FML
Today, my mom and I went to Best Buy for some Christmas shopping. She picked up some presents for me and told me not to look at what she was buying. When we got to the register, she didn't have enough money, and I ended up having to buy my own presents. FML
Today, my mom got drunk and decided to unwrap all my Christmas gifts and throw them at the wall. Ho, ho, ho. FML
Today, I got a laptop for my birthday. I was thrilled until I realized that my mom had given away my old one without asking. 6 years of games, music, and pictures down the drain. FML
Today, for my mom's birthday, I couldn't figure out what to get her, so I just took some of her jewelry, wrapped it up, and re-gifted it. She recognized it instantly. 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
Today, my mother opened her birthday gift in front of my entire family. Two days ago, I ordered an essential oil diffuser and flesh light from Amazon. Guess which one she got? FML
Today, I thought my mom and I could put aside our differences and open our Christmas presents. When she opened mine, she turned to my dad and said she didn't want the present, so I could give it to someone else. 'Tis the season. FML
Today, I discovered my mom has been using my credit card to buy everyone's Christmas presents. FML
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aaronfuegopop 7
BITCH!!!
te_amo_ily 0
nice mum of urs
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jadeling 0
Yay for the most awesome hair day ever! :D
waterynuggets 0
Lol my mom used to do this same shit ALL the time. I feel your pain.
igloo777 0
It's ok the same thing happened to my brother
jennniferlea 4
I got my daughter a laptop for xmas too and had the same urge, but i resisted. Your mom sux.
White_Fury 0
Wow. Christmas is about giving. Not being selfish. FYL for having a mom that isn't generous to her kids.
perdix 31
You have Christmas in July? I thought that was just an excuse some stores made up to have sales during a slow patch. Your mom did you a favor: With the laptop, you'd have devolved into a house-bound geek who might have a Facebook-centric social life. With the hot rollers, you might actually look pretty and get laid. Which would you prefer?
TechFire 25
#43, that was easily the dumbest comment I've ever read. Seriously, what made you think that she was talking about Christmas just happening? She was obviously referring to last Christmas but she only found this out recently. And that second paragraph was just plain stupid and over-generalized on multiple levels.
perdix 31
Cool. I won a prize and it's not yet 8AM on a Saturday! I racked up a "Dumbest Comment Ever" award before anyone else is even awake! This is going to be a productive day. How do you know it was "obviously referring" to a specific Christmas? You'd think the OP would do some inquiring if she was expecting a laptop for Xmas, but her mom got one instead and she ended up with a booby prize. Also, people come to expect gifts from certain people to be in a consistent price range. If the OP ordinarily got gifts worth several hundreds of dollars from her mom, but got one worth
perdix 31
#47 (continued) My comment got truncated! less than $30 (and her mom suddenly gets a laptop), she should have been a little suspicious. The OP must be pretty stupid if she is only figuring this out 7, 19, 31 or 43 months after the fact.
khadijah32594 3
shady life
Xquisite1 28
YDI for celebrating a Pagan holiday. check your history people.
dennis96411 12
You're a dumb ass, Christmas is celebrating being together and gifting, and Jesus's birthday.
caroline954 0
omfg that pisses me off for some reason!! KILL HER!!!
EtcStar 4
My friend's mom did the same thing, but with a new car - even though he was the only reason they were able to get it in the first place (their recently deceased family member's will gave it to him specifically). FYL, OP. That's all I can say.