Today, I told my parents that all I wanted for my 18th birthday was to go to a restaurant in NYC for a nice dinner. My parents said no, because it would cost too much money. I came home to see my parents had bought a huge TV for $800. We already have 3 televisions. FML
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Today, I went to dinner with friends for my birthday. During the whole thing they insisted that we get whatever we wanted and celebrate, but when the check came, they all looked at me expectantly. I just bought my friends $150 of food for my birthday present. FML
Today, I bought my mother an expensive TV she had been looking at. After I bought it, she continued browsing for more stuff. I told her I couldn't afford the extra items. She got mad and called me "selfish". FML
Today, I told my parents that what I'd really like for my 21st birthday is the 1865 edition of the Memoirs of Saint-Simon in 22 volumes that I found online for $200, and have been wanting for months. They laughed and said, "Yeah, right. We'll get you an iPhone and perhaps you'll become normal." FML
Today, my mother flipped out that I spent $20 on a gift for myself for my birthday. Instead of getting a gift for me, she spent $300 on a new vacuum cleaner, and claims that we didn't have enough left in our budget to spend on me. FML
Today, I spent over $2,000 on a big flatscreen TV. My dad insisted I let him mount it on the wall instead of paying someone to do it. All seemed fine, until the TV came loose and smashed onto the floor. My dad refuses to accept responsibility, and says I should've had a professional install it instead. 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, I bought my son a nice car for his 18th birthday. When I gave it to him, he just got mad and told me that if I really wanted to spend that much money on him, I should've used it to help him pay for college. FML
Today, I found out my mom is getting rid of cable TV. My dad and I bought her a 700 dollar plasma screen TV for Christmas. FML
Today, after months of living on five dollars a day for food in college, I found out my parents bought me an expensive meal plan and forgot to mention it. FML
Today, I begged my parents not to take me to a restaurant for my birthday, but sure enough, they took me to one, along with my siblings, aunts, uncles, you name it. Ordering with them is a nightmare, so after a whole half-hour the waiter still hadn’t gotten everyone’s complicated orders written down. FML
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YDIxLol 0
That's bull shit. Throw lasagna at them.
Shlizabeth 0
I'm gonna say FYL because I live in NJ and while it's hard to get to NY just for dinner, for a birthday that's a reasonable gift, so to say that's too expensive and then buy a brand new tv, that's just rude.
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Comments (168)
leoofbodom 0
i agree with the parents i really dont see why people go out and spend a hundred pounds a head on a meal
dave202 0
Your parents are retarded, but stop complaining, at least you got something, right!
allmidnighteyes 11
It doesn't ever clarify whether or not she ACTUALLY got something.
MaiLyfe 20
^^ I'm 87% sure the parents bought the TV for themselves.
stereofidelica 0
I agree with the parents; it's stupid to me to ask for a dinner that would be way too expensive. It's their money, let them do what they want with it.
allmidnighteyes 11
...Because a birthday dinner is equivalent in price to an un-needed third TV that costs $800? Where the **** do you eat where the meal costs the same as a TV?
CheshireHalli 19
Actually, OP said they already had 3, so the TV would be #4
allmidnighteyes 11
Whoops, my bad.
kingsolomon89 0
a plasma for $800? thats unheard-of. Where is this deal? My plasma tv cost around 6000!
Singularity_fml 0
Hahah, I was about to ask that. Where did they find a "huge" plasma screen for only $800? It's not even Black Friday!
Seti_fml 0
i agree with the parents as well... they'll use a tv much longer than they will a dinner at a restaurant and parents are allowed to do things for themselves on occasion.
amandab337 0
ugh i hate that! i have like 5 tvs and they get a flat screen for like $1200
Blackjaw 1
Who the hell expects something like that for their birthday, especially at 18? I'm turning 18 in a couple weeks and I'm not getting anything, maybe a barbecue dinner at home if I'm lucky.
ElMundio87 0
yeah well that's nothing, i had to hunt for my own food and cook it in a shoebox. a WHOLE bbq? how selfish of you...
tikimuppet 11
18 is the big birthday, all my mates had massive 18ths =/
effmylifexx 0
quite a few people expect more than that, actually.
roza043 14
I hope you're not serious...
WonderBlunder 0
HUGE plasma tv for $800 (assuming it's a not a cheap brand) is a much better deal than going to a fancy restaurant.
BLiNdZoRz 3
well now she can remember how much of an asshole her family was.
v1kt4r 13
take that new tv as ur present
the_stereotype 0
how is the OP being selfish if she wants to go out and eat a nice dinner with her family for her BIRTHDAY? i'm sorry, i don't understand how that is selfish.