Today, my mother found out I published a book. She demanded that I pay her all my royalties as repayment for her raising me. FML
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Today, I found out my mom has notebooks with lists of everything she has bought for me ever since I was born. Apparently she is going to make me pay her back for all the money she spent on me once I'm an adult. FML
Today, I told my mom I wasn't doing very good mentally and I was looking for some support. She decided to remind me of all of the things I still haven't paid her back for. I'm now an unpaid loan, not her daughter. FML
Today, after months of helping my mother with bills because she claimed she had no money, I found out she makes way more than what I do. She just wanted my money for alcohol and drugs. FML
Today, my mom yelled at me because I refused to lend her money. The reason I won't lend her money? The last time I did, she and my dad went out and bought a Macbook and a new car instead of paying bills. Apparently, I'm being 'selfish' by keeping my own money and putting it towards university. FML
Today, I discovered that my mother has been stealing from me to cover her mountain of debt. I’m barely making ends meet as it is. When I confronted her, she had the gall to suggest I get a second job to support her. FML
Today, my mom cleaned out my bank account, saying my "no-good dad" owes her child support and that she'll get it one way or another. FML
Today, I finally confronted my mom for robbing me of my inheritance from my dad. Apparently she was justified in taking it because she "needed it to raise me" and "to keep a roof over our heads" as I was growing up. As a result, I'm an adult with no nest egg whatsoever. FML
Today, I found out that the $200 I reluctantly gave to my mother so she could rent a house was paid to a scammer. Now she wants to live with me, in my one bedroom apartment. FML
Today, I found out my mom took around $2,500 from my savings account to pay off my sister's college tuition. She recently flunked out of her studies and won't be returning to college anyway. FML
Today, my mom's will was read to the rest of the family. I helped my mom write it a couple years ago, and I was to get funds to pay off school loans. She revised it and put in a note saying I was to get nothing because I was "lazy." The executor read it out loud. FML
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Top comments
C0deJunk1e 23
Tell her to write her own book.
l4urenz 23
Sounds like she's a bitch!
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Comments (92)
sanchogrim 18
Tell tell that asshole you're not paying back shit, because it's her responsibility to pay for your stuff! If she doesn't like then she shouldn't be having kids.
Scorpio01 16
Yes, at least not the douche bag kids like this one.
rocker_chick105 31
I feel as if all of your comments on this FML are getting thumbed down. Perhaps a different approach?
Lalala579121 28
I think he's just trying to be a troll.
JustinJK 21
a lot of cultures are blindly respectful to their elders and parents in spite of how shitty their parents are
Darkness_Hate 29
Tell her she wanted and a kid and you didn't ask to be born.
JosephKorso 15
Tell her to **** write off, mate.
plan_Z 14
See what you did there...
Mathalamus 25
Tell her to **** off. And **** herself. And all manner of rude insults.
Purexinsanity 46
Tell her you'll do it after she shows you how much she paid her parents for raising her.
lahutchins 23
It was her job to raise you; Not yours to raise her.
Seabass_Chan 33
You don't owe her jack shit. She decided to **** and have a kid, she's legally obligated to care for it for the first 18 years. Just cause she did what was required of her doesn't mean she's automatically owed compensation. Since you have a book I can only assume you're an adult, which means you should be able to remind her of this without fear of repercussions. Congratulations on your accomplishment, OP. I hope you at least have some family who are proud and not just looking to cash in. - Sebastian
countryb_cth 38
I totally agree with you. Nothing pisses me off more than when I hear parents tell their kid/s they owe them for raising them. Obviously OP didn't choose to be born it was their mothers choice so she takes full responsibility for her child. I cannot believe that some asshole parents honestly have the nerve to try and get money from their kids as pay for raising them. OP she's probably just jealous of your success. Don't give her a dime because you don't owe her anything. Also congrats on getting your book published.
slaybastian 18
The "payment" for her parenting is that you wrote and published a book. It's solid proof that she raised you right and you took what she taught you and put it to good use.
ThePaperDragon 31
She can demand all she would like, it doesn't make that more likely to happen. I couldn't imagine my parents doing such a thing. One would think a parent would be happy to see their child succeed in life.
mld4657 28
um no because you didn't ask to be born she chose to raise you
RedPillSucks 33
the perfect profile picture for this FML