Miscellaneous: Today, it's Christmas Day. Normally, my family would be opening...

By John Nani - 25/12/2011 17:06 - United States

Today, it's Christmas Day. Normally, my family would be opening gifts right now. Instead, my mom is holding our gifts hostage until we clean the house. Apparently, "The presents aren't going anywhere." FML

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By Anon - 26/12/2015 02:03 - United States

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

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By sucks_brah - 25/12/2009 07:25 - United States

Today, my mom got drunk and decided to unwrap all my Christmas gifts and throw them at the wall. Ho, ho, ho. FML

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By Mandy93 - 20/12/2012 13:57 - Germany - Reipoltskirchen

Today, my mother has stooped to a new level of "hiding" Christmas gifts. She now just dumps them in the middle of the floor and says, "Don't look at them." If she even thinks I'm glancing in the direction of the pile, she will burst into a manic rage, and yell at me for "ruining the surprise." FML

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By Anonymous - 08/12/2014 23:11 - United States - Falls Church

Today, my mother has issued a 'Christmas Ultimatum'. The rest of us have exactly 2 days to "get some Christmas around here" or we will feel her wrath. FML

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By iFail - 25/12/2009 05:18 - United States

Today, I waited anxiously until midnight to open my Christmas presents. As the clock struck midnight, I ran out into the living room, super-excited to open them, only to discover that everyone in our house had already opened theirs, and had all gone to bed. FML

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By imahater07 - 25/12/2015 06:28

Today, my family decided to break tradition and wake up at midnight to open presents. I didn't find out until I went downstairs to get a glass of water in the middle of the night, and found wrapping paper and empty boxes everywhere. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/01/2014 21:31 - Ireland

Today, I've had my tenth "Christmas" dinner since Christmas last took place. My mum has gone nuts and keeps playing Christmas music, making these dinners, and refusing to let me take down the Christmas decorations. My dad is too whipped to save us from this hell. FML

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At last

By Anonymous - 04/02/2021 20:01

Today, on the third of February, my mom finally relented and let us take the Christmas decorations down. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/12/2014 20:02 - United States - Pennsville

Today, my parents refused to give my daughter her Christmas presents as an act of revenge against her father. FML

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Life choices

By Jim - 25/12/2020 02:01

Today, my mom is coming to pick up the Christmas presents we got for her and her husband. She won’t come inside or come within 6 feet, so she can be healthy when she goes down to the ex-wife’s parents house to hang out. The ex in-laws that hate me. Glad my mom chose them over me. FML

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Saturn_fml 23

Monday 26 December 2011 1:33

Unless you have a 5 story mansion with tons of rooms and she wants you to clean all windows, floors, ceiling etc then it's not really that bad.

DontClickOnMe 28

Monday 26 December 2011 1:32

Haha, sounds like something my mom would do. She's such a perfectionist. But hey, at least you're still getting the presents! Merry Christmas!

Comments

twilightluvr101 4

Tuesday 27 December 2011 5:49

Honistly if ur old enough to be on this site then u should be old enoigh to kleen up after urself nd help.with the chores, think if only u wou Uld have done this the day b4 u would have ur gifts already

insanelyXnikki 18

Tuesday 27 December 2011 5:54

A lot of people think ydi or whatever but honestly cleaning first thing on Christmas morning sounds awful haha... I mean if I was going to ask someone to clean, I wouldn't want to ruin the Christmas spirit by making them do it on Christmas morning.

cunningchick 1

Tuesday 27 December 2011 6:05

Neither is the house!

insanelyXnikki 18

Tuesday 27 December 2011 6:12

And besides that, the house is just about to get dirty again with all the presents being unwrapped and whatnot, so why clean it up just to clean it up a second time? Lol

kurofuchs 5

Tuesday 27 December 2011 8:04

I'm guessing she's tired of working to get everything done and would like help. My aunts family does absolutely nothing to help her and gets to enjoy all of her hard work without even appreciating her. Offer to help next time and this won't happen.

lightfantastic 0

Tuesday 27 December 2011 8:05

Quick fix. Quit being a spoiled brat and clean the goddamn house

cherrysizzle1 0

Tuesday 27 December 2011 14:36

My mom didn't let me open them until I gave the control to her room and I remembered that I had hid it in my aunts car trunk and she had left like 30 before. :(