Today, my mom tried to burn my arm with a hot spatula, all because I got a tattoo against her wishes. FML
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Today, my mother threatened to disown me if I didn't break up with my tattooed girlfriend. FML
Today, my mom found out that I got a tattoo two years ago. She got mad and spanked me. I'm 33 years-old. FML
Today, I got my first tattoo. I felt good about it, until I told my mom, who was not happy. She responded by taking me out of her car insurance policy, family plan, and charging me for rent every month since I, "wanna be all grown up now.” FML
Today, I was pouring boiling water into a cup, and I accidentally spilled it all over my hand. My mother responded by slapping me for getting water everywhere. My hand is scorched red, but thanks, I love you too, mother. FML
Today, I got a tattoo. My mom got upset and threw a bitch fit about how my body "is a temple and it belongs to God.” I told her, “My body, my choice.” She responded with, “Oh really? Well, my house, my choice who lives here. Pack your shit and get the fuck out.” I’m currently in my car with nowhere to go. FML
Today, is the day I got my first tattoo. It's also the day where my mom screamed at me, gave me the silent treatment, and kicked me out of the house. Apparently I’m not considered her daughter anymore, because my skin is “damaged” now. I don’t have other family anywhere, and I have nowhere to go. FML
Today, I learned that ever since I got a tattoo, my mother had edited her will, said I was no longer her daughter, and took me out of it. While my sister got a payout, I basically missed out all because of a small tattoo of a flower on my ankle. I’m a single struggling starving mom. She knew this. FML
Today, my dad set my hair on fire while cooking. He then tried to convince me that it spontaneously combusted. FML
Today, I burned myself while cooking, so I asked my mom to get the burn cream while I waited in the kitchen. While I was waiting, I absentmindedly set my hand on the hot stove, earning myself a second burn. FML
Today, I went to kiss my girlfriend on the neck while she was cooking on the stove. Apparently I scared her and now I have a nice burn mark on my head from the hot frying pan she hit me with. FML
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hi_there4397 18
*Your mother's logic* "How dare you get a permanent marking on your skin! Let me give you this other permanent marking to teach you a lesson!"
Murilirum 23
Yeah, because branding is so much cooler these days.
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Comments (103)
Nissi 17
Her house, her rules. Why does this generation have such a hard time grasping that? (And I say "this generation" because it seems to me the vast majority of FMLers are between 16-24, and most of these comments regarding questioning OP's age or respecting his mother's wishes are getting downvoted.) I grew up in a home where if your mother didn't want you to do something, then you didn't do it out of respect. Plain and simple. Did OP deserve a branding? Well, in my opinion no. Should OP have listened to his mother's wishes since he's living in her home? I think yes. YDI, and FYL.
Nissi 17
It's annoying to see all these teeny boppers mob around with their opinions that show their inexperience.
writergirl1029 17
It does depend on how old OP is. While a child should respect their parents' wishes, a parent also needs to step back at a certain point and let them make their own mistakes. I'd understand the mother freaking out if OP was under 18, but nothing justifies physical violence.
leogachi 15
@74 A person doesn't deserve your respect just because you're their parent. Sacrifice, money, blah blah blah. You CHOSE to do that. And any parent who thinks abuse is okay (and Op's mother clearly does) doesn't deserve to be respected. You get respect by giving it.
interesting33 37
#80 i completely agree! Parents chose to have you - why should you respect them if they don't act like a good parent? If they try then absolutely respect them - but it bugs me that people think being a parent means your child automatically can never criticise you or always has to do what you say - if the parent is abusive or unreasonable then you shouldn't have to do it (unreasonable is subjective i know that)
MonstreBelle 29
No one is saying what OP did was right or that it wasn't disrespectful. What his mom did is a crime and much worse than what he did. Assaulting your kid is never an okay punishment when they do something you don't want them to. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Abuse is never justified. Her house, her rules doesn't mean she can do whatever she wants to her kid and it doesn't exempt her from criticism. Kids are people, not property owned by their parents. Parents do not have the right to do whatever they want to their kids until the day they turn 18. Minors have the same rights as legal adults. One of those such rights is the right to be protected from suffering bodily harm at the hands of another person.
8djht8 19
Next time hide it til its healed or longer. Perhaps move out if u can't maybe don't buy tattoos save up to move out.
team_hale 11
Hey she's the only one that can mark you for life
team_hale 11
How old are you
torrilupo 14
The burn scar woulsd be more permanent than the tattoo!
Username322Xx 4
Well one time my grandma was gonna burn my mom with an iron for whatever reason...PEOPLE ARE CRAZY
MysticPizza 15
My mom doesn't know I have a tattoo (actually 7 of them). I'll never tell her and she won't see them either. I'm a 50 year old woman.
ccameron12 21
That suxks
kkrivicky 6
if you're over 18 then move out, if you're under 18 then lisTEN TO YOUR MOTHER! If you ARE under 18 then it sounds like your mother has had enough of your "I know what I'm doing" attitude.
skalavecci462 13
My ex girlfriend's father once chased me around with a machete, backed me into a corner and picked me up by the nipples just because he thought it was funny. Now, THAT is psychotic.