Today, my little sister decided to color-in my favorite black-and-white comic book. It was worth over $200. When I told my mother, she said, "Oh that old thing? I thought it was a stupid coloring book you were too stupid to color." FML
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Today, I discovered that my sister coloured in the pages of my college text books with Sharpie as "revenge." FML
Today, I got home from work to find my wife asleep in her easy chair with my two year old son asleep in a pile of torn-up paper. I soon found out it was my 1960s collection of a Superman comic book series that I inherited from my dad. It was worth well over $2,000. FML
Today, I was at work when my mother called. She gave me great news that she had finally cleaned out my room and all those "old and useless" books that I had in there. Those "useless" books that she had just trashed were all antiques and worth about $500 each. There were 27 books in there. FML
Today, my nine-year-old niece found my coloring book that features swear words. I took it away and hid it in a different spot. No less than an hour later, her younger sister found it. FML
Today, my sister trashed all our family's antique books, saying, "I don't want a thousand old books written by dead white men." They were family heirlooms from the 19th century, and the whole collection was worth thousands. FML
Today, I took my mom out to a fancy restaurant, and spent close to $300 on her Mother's Day present. Later, my little brother drew her a card with crayons on pink construction paper. She cried. He's 20 years-old. FML
Today, my sister attempted to get me to fund her daughter, my godchild's, birthday party. I told her I would give her 200 (which isn't much). Our mom "intervened" by cussing me out for being a cheap ass piece of shit. I was about to give her $200, which is A LOT in our currency when exchanged. FML
Today, I found a notebook my 12-year-old sister had been doodling in. Turns out the "doodles" were poems full of obscenities and descriptions of how she wanted to hurt herself. When I showed it to my mom, she accused me of writing the notebook myself to frame my sister. FML
Today, I caught my sister eating crayons. She's 19. FML
Today, I came home to find that my mother had sold all my valuable collector coins for cheap at a local shady pawn shop to buy herself a TV. The coins in question were worth enough to start a business. FML
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Micah_Nobot 10
Completely rude and ignorant of them sorry OP
devildog562 33
Your mom doesn't think very highly of you, doesn't say much for her .
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xnikkilynn 11
Ask her nicely to replace it. If she tells you it's too stupid too. Pawn her jewelry or other things she doesn't need. When she asks where every thing went. Reply "Oh, you mean that stupid stuff? I sold them to replace what you wrecked. Oh, are you mad? Huh... that's funny. You made it clear earlier that we don't respect other people's property in this house. Sooo."
foxwasalamb 24
that could backfire soooo easy... and im pretty sure the mom wouldnt "learn her lesson"
junkman6 22
#11 your solution takes too long. Just rent a wood chipper and a lot if bleach.
Axel5238 29
Pawning her jewelry would be counted as stolen property since it isn't hers to pawn. Also that seems excessive. The mother is an asshole, but your solution would make the daughter a bigger asshole and also put her in jail potentially.
xnikkilynn 11
Most mom's would never send their child to jail over stuff they don't use. Personally I treat my mother like a queen, and would simply forgive her, in OP's position. But my mom would have apologized and felt bad for a long time. Even after she made it up to me. If OP's mom is really such a b*tch. I just suggested something, that may not have made her "learnt her lesson." But atleast reflect on how she treated her child.
Adeptus_Astartes 22
@39 I would pawn enough to compensate for the comic book. If the mother takes it that far and calls the police, then you are justified in charging her with destruction of property.
Axel5238 29
No it isn't, pawning someones stuff without their consent is stealing. Op's mom was an ass, but you can't legally pawn something you don't own. If something is valuable take better care to put away.
Adeptus_Astartes 22
She said it was her favorite comic book, and it was a collectors item. Also, if she doesnt't have a reciept or something similar, then she can't prove its hers, so pawn her stuff which she has no proof of owning, and get another collector's item.
bullen 6
I really don't think that it's easily replacable if it was worth $200. Sorry.
Arwen_Evenstar 37
And damaging somebody else's property could be criminal damage. Legally, the Mum would be held responsible for a minor (at least one at an age where she uses colouring books). Not saying it's OK to commit a crime, but people seem to forget it goes both ways.
Chaosti 2
The comic wasn't hers to give to the little sister, either. Not that that would make pawning the mother's stuff okay.
DaBayst 15
Sounds like your Mom owes you $200
Mattlozano12 15
Man the ignorance is real! Sorry about that OP!
sockoiid 13
**** them. They should ask you before they take something of yours.
qdawg06 23
Keep collectors and things worth a a lot wrapped in their plastic and in a frame. That way people know not to ever touch it. Sorry OP, that sucks.
Brandi_Faith 34
I agree with 15. The sister (depending on her age) may be too young to realize it's not a colouring book. I also understand that the mom may have only glanced at what she was doing and didn't realize it was a valuable comic book and not a colouring book. However the problem comes in when the mom is just degrading & mean to Op. Do what 15 says and protect your valuables and collectables so that the family not only realizes its importance, but so they don't have easy access to it as well.
Axipiter 24
If it was rare before... Think of how rare it is now!
kitten1800 18
It irks me when parents give away things that don't belong to them without even asking. It could be really important (as it was in this case)
Vivi99 12
Sorry op that really sucks
Enslaved 38
After watching many episodes of "Comic Book Men" I'm curious which comic book OP had that was worth that much?
thebigtwinkie 28
I don't have any siblings so I've never faced this kind of problem
siggy_mcsigx 22
Same here
Arwen_Evenstar 37
Thrilling.