Today, my parents decided they won't pay for college because of a Fox News story that said higher education "makes you liberal." FML
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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I found out why my parents have been trying to convince me not to go to college this year. I also found out where the $20,000 they just spent on landscaping came from. My college fund. Which is now $0. FML
Today, my parents threatened to take away my college funds. Why? Because I complained about my 10 pm curfew during break as a freshman in college. FML
Today, after 25 years of marriage, my parents decided to get a very nasty and extremely expensive divorce. Using my college tuition to pay for it. FML
Today, I discovered that when my parents offered to help me pay for college, what they really meant is they would get the forms for me to apply for student loans. FML
Today, I was offered a job that pays far more than I expected, being a high school senior. My parents decided they aren't letting me take the job, saying I should enjoy my childhood. They're also not paying for my college, which is why I was looking for work in the first place. FML
Today, I was accepted to college and received a scholarship equal to almost half the tuition. After sharing this news with my parents, I spent the next 35 minutes getting yelled at about how I wasn't allowed to go there because my boyfriend might go there. FML
Today, I finally got the nerve to tell my parents that I'm no longer going to pay them a flat percent of my salary, but only what they need to cover my expenses. Their response: "Better find a place of your own then, you freeloading bastard." FML
Today, I found out that not only does my sister consider Fox News "reliable" but her husband has been buying Trump merchandise. They owe me $1,900 but they're literally giving a millionaire money instead of me. FML
Today, I told my conservative friends over dinner that I was a bit of a liberal. They then went off on me about how liberals are lazy, stupid, and a financial burden on society. I was the only employed person at the table with a college degree and not living with my parents. FML
Today, I discovered my parents have spent my college fund because "2012 will happen" before I graduate. FML
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PinkRoseLove 0
Going to college doesn't make you liberal, it makes you smarter and more prepared in the world. Your parents are really ignorant
FernandoTorres_fml 0
Fox are idiots, they just implied that Liberal people are highly educated. They're right for once; their right wing nazi-fest is for retards.
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Comments (310)
perdix 31
College sharpens your critical thinking skills enough that you realize that FOX News is anything but "fair and balanced." Educated, wealthy Republicans I know are aware that FOX News is a joke, but they love how it gets the ignorant, bigoted masses vote against their own self-interest.
kaylaamariee 9
fail perdix. you strayed from your usual witty comments and got involved politically. i'm disappointed :(
Malinkrot 3
what #292 really meant to say is "wahh you didn't agree with me!! obama gon take our gunz!"
Jrook 0
sadly I think #39 is the smartest of all the people against Obama :/
ndawgg 6
Faux Noise... I have nothing else to say, really.
gravityplanx 0
first off, i'm led to believe this is fake because that story was up on Digg yesterday. But maybe that's just coincidence.... Anyway, if you actually watch the fox news segment on it, the facts aren't really bad... just the presentation sucks so much that it looks like propaganda. So, here's just the facts from the broadcast: Most college professors have a liberal bias. Professors should not be supporting a political agenda in the classroom. (opinion, yes, but i think a reasonable one) There are many other benefits to higher education that clearly outweigh any political bias (another opinion, but clearly a good one). College graduates often do not know much about the very basics of government and political systems. (from a study) Conclusion: College is a place where many people with a liberal attitude are authority figures, yet actual politics is not generally taught to all students. Thus, many college students pick up bits of knowledge from their trusted professors without truly understanding the meaning of their newfound beliefs. Despite all of this, there is still MUCH to gain from college in terms of high education and personally betterment. That's all pretty reasonable honestly... but to the OP, obviously your parents missed the boat on this...
MrsxStewart 4
I think we need to realize that the country was built as a republic therefore on conservative views. While I have good points and bad for both sides, I have to say that our country was built so that we could run ONLY as a republic. Sorry, guys!
Shadic 0
....Are you REALLY that stupid? The Republican party didn't even EXIST at the time of the country's founding. Not to mention the Republican migration to the south during civil rights as the "Dixiecrats" didn't like it.
kaylaamariee 9
no party existed during the country's founding so don't go freaking out. just saying.
JustDial911 0
I'm one of the few smart people at my middle school, and I am a proud conservative!
morganrules123 10
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
fox news IS liberal
wthcharles 0
Why would your parents believe anything Fox News says?
Norwegian_Wood 4
98: ...I'm not sure how you can say second hand smoke isn't bad. I'm really sensitive to it, and can't breathe if I'm around it. But, if I'm walking into a store, why should I have to suffer and have to hold my breath, just because someone else made the decision to ruin their lungs. Try again. OP: FYL that your parents are really that stuipid. That really sucks. Good luck getting loans and paying your way through school. It's gonna be hard, but if you want it, you can do it. :)
Schiffy 18
Liberal means Democratic. Faux Noise is Conservative, meaning Republican. They hate all things Obama and support Bush, Palin, and Rush Limbaugh as if they were gods.