Today, it was my mom's birthday. I decided to get her a Willow Tree statue of a woman fairy holding a heart. After dinner, I presented my gift. My mother asked me how much it was. I replied, $30. She threw me a dirty look, shoved the present in my direction, and told me to return it. FML
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Today, for my mom's 50th birthday, all she wanted was a certain gold bracelet. It was too much money for me to buy, so I bought the same one in silver. Right before I gave it to her, my older sister gave her the gold bracelet, which made her cry. When I gave her my present, she just said, "Oh." FML
Today, my mom lit a candle in our living room, telling the family how much she loved it. She then went on the tell us that my dad got it for her and it must have been some cheap candle. I bought the candle as a gift for her on her birthday. FML
Today, my mom was feeling down, so I decided to buy her a gift. Knowing she likes lighthouses, I bought her a tiny one that plugs in and lights up. I brought it home, plugged it in, and when she saw me with it, she said, "Wipe that smirk off your face and get that junk out of here." 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, was my mom's birthday. I recently got my first job, thanks to her, and could finally afford to buy her something nice. I spent my first paycheck ever on buying her a very nice bracelet. She said it was nice, then asked if I would mind if she exchanged it for one she actually liked. 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, 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 was feeling guilty about an argument I had with my mother right before she left to go shopping. When she got back, I ran to give her a hug and tell her I loved her. Unfortunately, in the process, I knocked over and broke her new $200 vase. 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
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robinhoood 0
What a bitch shoulda threw it at her. You didn't HAVE to get her shit.
phobes 0
You should never ask how much a present costs; and if you are asked you should never say. It's just impolite. I feel sorry that your mother is so rude.
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Comments (170)
nocturnal_crazy 1
She's shallow. Don't buy her another gift. She doesn't deserve it.
infantrygirl 0
The rules of etiquette say never to tell someone how much you spent on their gift. Likewise, one should never ask how much someone spent on their gift. It's extremely rude.
Ridley_fml 0
she means it was too expensive you idiots. Your parents never want to to spend a lot of money on them, it's the same way with mine. Whenever I would ask my mom or dad what they wanted they would always say nothing expensive. Even though it was only $30 that's probably more than she wanted you to spend. Come on ppl :D
meleecow 0
#50
jinlush 0
yeah, the only time my mom ever asks how much a gift cost is when she thinks i spent too much money on her. i bet she told you not to get her anything expensive... and probably said that right after she told you to return it, which of course you omitted from your post.
B00_fml 0
She could have accepted it graciously too. ANYBODY who asks how much a gift costs is rude.
takran 0
See #50 #57: It's not clearly stated in the FML which way is the case... you are making an assumption and calling others idiots for not assuming the same way as you. You are clearly drawing on experience from your own parents, making another assumption that everyone's parents are the same as yours. So really, you're the idiot. Either way, there should always be a don't ask/don't tell rule with gift prices, and either way she could have handled it better than shoving it away and telling the OP to return it.
xThatRandomGirlx 0
Teach her a lesson and don't get her any more gifts.
percypigs 0
well, you're never supposed to tell people how much stuff costs.
Trix_Disorder 20
Sounds like a kinda tacky gift, but what a bitch.