Money: Today, my mom and I went to Best Buy for some Christmas shopping....

By dude, where's my balls? :( - 22/12/2012 20:25 - United States - Anchorage

Today, my mom and I went to Best Buy for some Christmas shopping. She picked up some presents for me and told me not to look at what she was buying. When we got to the register, she didn't have enough money, and I ended up having to buy my own presents. FML

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By anonymous - 17/12/2013 05:02 - United States - Minneapolis

Today, I discovered my mom has been using my credit card to buy everyone's Christmas presents. FML

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By swimmonster81 - 25/12/2015 21:22

Today, my mother told me how she managed to afford all of the expensive Christmas presents we got. She took out extra money when applying for my student loans. FML

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By SwingingGallows - 15/07/2016 15:43

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

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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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Scammers gonna scam

By sarahwittman - 13/06/2011 22:29 - United States

Today, my aunt and I went shopping. When we got to the store, she said she forgot her wallet, and I told her I would buy some things for her. When we were at the checkout, I was a dollar short. She said, "Oh, I'll get it!" and pulled out her wallet. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/08/2024 23:00 - United States

Today, my mom was going to take me shopping to buy a gift for my dad’s birthday, but unfortunately, I missed a spot while cleaning the kitchen. Now my mom is “embarrassed to be seen with me in public” and will buy my dad nothing, and tell him it’s because I don’t love him. FML

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By Sam - 17/11/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, my mom was on the phone while we went grocery shopping. Apparently, her phone call was more important because she just left me stranded in the store. FML

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Thieves like us

By Anonymous - 21/01/2023 04:00

Today, my mom stole my holiday money because she found it “near her bag” in my kitchen and “assumed it was hers” and she must have “forgotten it was in there all this time.” I demanded it back, but she’d already spent it on hair, nails, shoes, and a date night with dad. She won’t pay me back either. FML

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By Crys - 29/12/2018 12:00 - Canada - Kingston

Today, I decided to finish up some Christmas shopping. Instead, I ended up having to buy a present for myself - a new alternator after my car died and left me stranded. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/07/2011 00:21 - United States

Today, my mom tried to get me to shoplift. From the dollar store. FML

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windfuelsfire 10

Sunday 23 December 2012 1:47

I hope she was getting you a pair of balls

quontag 15

Sunday 23 December 2012 1:41

Well now you can guess what you got based on the price.

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quontag 15

Sunday 23 December 2012 1:41

Well now you can guess what you got based on the price.

CCSA 12

Sunday 23 December 2012 4:15

Or by checking the receipt, provided that OP can understand those abbreviations.

chell1894 13

Sunday 23 December 2012 5:39

I bet the Mom feels awful. Don't be too hard on her.

sens3sfailing 24

Sunday 23 December 2012 9:27

I'm sure the mother will pay her back also. The mom had the intent of paying for them, so i doubt the mom would let OP go in rewarded or uncompensated.

sens3sfailing 24

Sunday 23 December 2012 10:56

Unrewarded*

yaoieclipse 3

Sunday 23 December 2012 1:41

Wow, what a way to say merry christmas

zandalee 19

Sunday 23 December 2012 4:47

Hard times everywhere. Be grateful you have family.

sens3sfailing 24

Sunday 23 December 2012 10:58

Harry potter?

imperialtl 12

Sunday 23 December 2012 1:43

Merry Christmas!

olpally 32

Sunday 23 December 2012 1:43

Well, merry Christmas, I guess. Lol.

seandoc 13

Sunday 23 December 2012 1:47

Your mom ruined Christmas! FYL, OP!

howdeedoo 22

Sunday 23 December 2012 3:52

At least OP is still getting presents

happle 21

Sunday 23 December 2012 4:10

They're not really presents if OP payed for them...

analisemarie 12

Sunday 23 December 2012 6:16

No. The grinch ruined Christmas, the mom simply made their kid buy their own gifts. Or at least partially buy.

windfuelsfire 10

Sunday 23 December 2012 1:47

I hope she was getting you a pair of balls

DinosaurTacoTime 18

Sunday 23 December 2012 1:47

That's why I always leave when stuff is being paid for by someone else. I don't want the embarrassment of not having enough. That, and I don't want to have to help pay.

cmayer 20

Sunday 23 December 2012 2:35

There's this magical word called 'no.'

fylx100 19

Sunday 23 December 2012 9:10

7, you're an asshole. If your mother needed help to buy groceries and you had money, you just walk away because you don't want to help pay? Greedy bastard. You were taken care of for 18yr. If you did not want to pay for your own presents then, hmmm idk, buy them if you can and return them later and get your money back so your mother doesn't have to be so embarrassed.