Today, my 12 and 14 year olds told me they'll be doing whatever they like from now on and there will be no rules or bedtime, otherwise they'll tell their teachers that my husband and I abuse them. Where did I go wrong? FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my husband went on a tirade, accusing me of bullying and being too hard on our kids. Apparently, I’m taking this homeschool thing too serious, and I need to cut them a break. All I did was make them write their letters and numbers on paper instead of just using their tablets. Yeah, real mean. FML
Today, my parents and in-laws let my 4 year-old watch as much TV as he wants. Not cartoons but brain-rot and weird stuff on YouTube. Let him skip naps. Feed him primarily junk food, and sweets. They don't respect his 8 pm bedtime and let him play until 12 am or later. Then they wonder why I don't visit more often. FML
Today, my kids are mad I won’t let them hang out at the “cool” parents house. You know, the house with no rules. I’ve heard way too many horror stories, too many true crime documentaries, plus personal experience, to ever let that happen. I will never EVER trust adults that like to party with kids. FML
Today, my family once again mocked and insulted me for being the only one to not spank my kids. Apparently, they’ll grow up entitled and in prison if I don’t. Odd, seeing as my kids are 10 times better behaved than their kids, who get spanked on a regular. Ah well, here’s to hitting kids I guess. FML
Today, my parents still think they can control me. I’m 27, married, and have a son. Even after all the abuse and trauma over the years, they still think that everything is fine. That they did their “best”. Why do they think this is right, and think they should have any right to my son or even see him? FML
Today, my fiancé's kids say they never want to come back to our house because I’m “mean” and have "too many rules." Rules such as brushing teeth twice a day, flushing the toilet after every use, no food allowed in the bedrooms, and no sleeping in until 2pm. Guess that makes me unreasonable. FML
Today, I realized that my 14 year-old runs my home. She has her own room, while her 11 year-old sister and I (her mother) share a room. I literally have to get her permission to go anywhere as well. FML
Today, my parents threatened to take away my college funds. Why? Because I complained about my 10 pm curfew during break as a freshman in college. FML
Today, my parents tried to apologize for wrongly grounding me. I told them to go fuck themselves, so now I'm re-grounded. FML
Today, I once again told my son he needed a job and a girlfriend because I simply could not keep him in my house anymore. He yelled, "No, I can do whatever I want!" Then went back to playing video games. He's 38. FML
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Top comments
Hijacker101 12
You should tell them, that if they say that, they will be taken away from you, and placed in foster care, where there will be rules, bedtimes and chores they're trying to escape.
Roxas_hearts 27
Something like this happened to my uncle. His son (my cousin) called the cops on him for telling him to study, saying he hurt him. He had to live with us for a couple days. It's sad because now he's too afraid to discipline his youngest one now because if something is brought to the cops again it could get his kids taken away from him.
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Comments (216)
blackrose1996 11
Grounded and if they do then CPS will show up find nothing wrong and go away so no big deal
EwahWeeWah 21
That's absolutely disgusting. What the ****? Sorry this shit is happening to you, hope it gets sorted somehow.
Aurora94 20
Tell them ok, but they will have to wash their own clothes and makr their own food. If that doesn't work take their bedroom doors.
Kitouran 30
How does that solve anything?
Ellendyra 10
I don't know about the door, but they will realize that parents have their perks and actions have reactions. If they don't want to be parented anymore, I wouldnt. Don't give them rides places, don't buy them presents, let them make their own dinner, etc. Just keep food in the house, a roof over their head, clothes on their bodies, dont hit them and get them to school and the goverment is happy. The rest is technically optional.
ssnow_fml 20
You went wrong by having kids
lucygwen 5
Remind them who pays for their phones, wifi and when they hang out with their friends and they might not want those privileges taken away.
ulissey_fml 22
Don't let them go that way, because chances are they won't stop there. You pay the bills , you close the deal.
pandor_fml 24
Scare them with what happens when they do that. Medical examinations, police reports, relocation, foster care where they might actually be abused... They might think twice about that threat. Or call their bluff, offer to dial for them. Whatever you do, don't stand for it.
TisButAScratch 10
That's what you get for having a 12 year old
DrunkHamster 4
Its very easy say if you do that then you end up in foster care where we will only allow you to take your clothes, no toys, no computers, no mobile, inform their school that they have pulled this crap and make damned sure they know the consequences of this and the life in care they can expect to get.
TomeDr 25
You didn't discipline then enough when they were younger. Apparently they have no respect for you at all. I suggest hidden cameras throughout your house to use as evidence should they be stupid enough to call.