Today, my mother won't let me intern at a prestigious college, working with graduate students and professors, and being paid, because she doesn't want to drive me. FML
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Today, my mom changed her mind about driving me to a job interview because she wants to attend a meeting at a church she told me she'd never go back to, full of people she hates. I can't drive because she refuses to teach me how. There's no public transportation. FML
Today, my mom told me that she doesn't want me to help any of my friends get a job at the restaurant I work at. Apparently, she thinks that they would do a better job than me and get me fired. FML
Today, my mom told me that she'd rather wait for the city bus all day than allow me to give her a ride. FML
Today, my mother broke into my emails and rejected the best job offer I’ve ever had, all because the job is on the other side of the country, and she’s a selfish bitch who doesn't want to be left completely alone, since she has no friends and our relatives don’t speak to her anymore. FML
Today, my mom said I was not allowed to spend Father's Day with my dad. When I tried to point out that I'm 24 years-old and she couldn't stop me, she disabled my car. I don't trust rideshare. 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 got offered a ride to go home for the weekend. I go to college six hours away from home and haven't seen my family for almost two months. When I called my mom with the good news, she told me not to come. FML
Today, my mother told me I should think about quitting school. She explained that the reason was because she didn't want me to be more successful than my older sisters. FML
Today, I was invited to a special meal for receiving a scholarship from my college. My mom refuses to take me because “your sister’s going there too and didn’t get a scholarship; it wouldn’t be fair to her.” I guess fairness doesn’t apply to me. FML
Today, I found out that my mom has been deliberately forgetting to help me practice my driving. It's not because the insurance will go up once I pass the test, she doesn't want my 14 year-old sister to feel left behind. FML
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omgcyndaquil 23
Great opportunity to get your license perhaps?
christge1beast 17
Is there no other way to get there? Perhaps a bus, or bike, if not too far? There has to be a way no?
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oathkeeper99 31
This sounds pretty whiney to me, why do you expect your mom to drive you everywhere? My mom sure as hell wouldn't drive me to work and back everyday, even when I had a night job with no public transport available I had to get a bicycle to make my own way there. If this is a paid job then you'll have money for another method of transport, be it public transport or your own vehicle. It's time to grow up and stop relying on parents for everything.
soulreaper12296 28
To bad in order for it to be a paid job OP needs a way to get there in the first place. Their mother could at least drive them there until OP gets the first pay check and can find another way to get there.
monkeytater96 23
I feel you. I have had to pass up many things for not being able to drive too. For all of you that say get a license. It isn't that easy!! Getting a license card is easy. It's the car and insurance part that stops people like me and OP.
neuronerd 29
My first car was old, ugly, and worth less than $1000. You can often get a clunker that will get you from point A to point B for a few hundred. Based on the way the FML was stated, it doesn't seem like OP actually needs the job for money to get by. Take the bus for a while, and save paychecks to get the car and pay insurance. Also, I got my first job at 14. If my parents couldn't drive me, I found a ride some way.
leogachi 15
@38 It's illegal to employ anyone under the age of 16 in California unless it's a small, family owned (your family) business.
jnugzzz 6
@132 not necessarily. I started working when I was 15 and they also hired 14 year olds there, which is the youngest you can be. This was in CA. There are just a lot of restrictions, so most places don't bother. But this place was a retirement home and we served meals, so each shift was 3 hours or less, and we has to clock out by 8 pm on school days. And you need a work permit of course, and they're a little stricter on your grades when you're below 16 too. But it wasn't a family owned place, it was just a regular company.
neuronerd 29
If you're old enough to get an internship, your mom shouldn't have to shoulder the responsibility of your transportation. You said you're being paid, so you should be able to find a way to get there.
soulreaper12296 28
OP isn't getting paid because their mother wont let them accept the internship in the first place.
corky1992 33
Then get your license? I see an easy solution to the problem here.
soulreaper12296 28
OP might have their license already but not a car, which means they would still need to use their mother's, which by the looks of the FML wouldn't happen either.
corky1992 33
Then take the bus? if they want to work there bad enough they'll find a way.
ShaynaMarie322 15
Where there's a will there's a way! That's a great opportunity that many people wouldn't get in a lifetime and you definitely don't need to let it waste away because your mom doesn't see the benefits in driving you there.
ItsAKitty 7
If it's at a college there should be at least an adequate bus system. Either get a bus pass, get your license, or get a bike. If it's that important you'll find a way, it's not your mom's responsibility to get you to your job.
whassallt26 13
Sounds like you're making excuses because you're scared, understandable but don't blame missing out on that on your mother
TheLastCenturion 19
Welp. Time to figure out how to use public transportation.
moo77_fml 20
Opportunity not to me missed.. Think mom needs to get her priorities right.. If it was my kid I'd defo drive them!! Isn't that what parents are suppose to do??
ksks1234 33
Parents are supposed to raise their kids to be self-sufficient, productive adults. Parents are not supposed to do every little thing for the kid so he never learns responsibility. Like most others have said, there is public transportation. If OP is smart enough to land such a prestigious internship, they should be smart enough to figure out how to get there.
WreckeRalph36 18
There's something called walking and getting a vehicle......