Today, my teenage daughter faked a suicide because I bought her a Samsung instead of an iPhone for her birthday. FML
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Today, I bought my girlfriend an iPhone. I preloaded it with a bunch of cool apps and stuff and spent a lot and money. She used it to send a text to me 3 hours later saying that she thought we should break up. FML
Today, my parents gave me an iPhone. They then checked my grades online, and promptly took it away. FML
Today, my sister refuses to talk to me because I didn't post her a "Happy birthday" in an Instagram story. It seems that the iPhone 12 I gave her as a present is just not enough. She's 19. FML
Today, my daughter and her best friend made an elaborate plan that she was kidnapped, causing me to cough up $7000 in ransom money, which I later found out was a hoax. All this because she’s still upset I left her terminally ill mother for my current girlfriend. FML
Today, I went to visit some family out of state for my niece's birthday. I couldn't think of what to get an 8-year-old so I got her a Barbie doll. Everyone else got her money, iPods, game consoles, etc. When she got to mine she asked "how do I turn it on?" Then threw it away when she couldn't. FML
Today, I discovered that my 17-year-old daughter received several weird deposits from Paypal. I checked her phone to discover that she had changed the password for the first time in years. Fearing drugs, I confronted her. She broke down and confessed to selling rare digital Pokemon on eBay. FML
Today, I asked my fiancé's daughter to use her phone so I could call mine which I'd misplaced. Busy with homework, she nodded. Only after she jumped up did I notice that she had my number listed with a humiliating nickname, and accompanied by a photo of her middle finger. FML
Today, my 18 year-old daughter comes home, telling me she has been fired from her job at McDonalds. The reason? They had iCarly Happy Meal toys and she couldn't resist stealing one. FML
Today, I got a call informing me that my 16-year-old daughter had been arrested for shoplifting jewellery. Trying to look on the bright side, I assumed it was for my birthday that is coming up in a few days. Nope. It was a "Thank you" gift. For her drug dealer. FML
Today, my daughter asked to use my phone to find hers. Instead, she sent multiple messages to my boyfriend, trying to break up with him. When asked why she did it, she said it’s because she wants me to get back with her father. This would be somewhat understandable if she wasn’t 32 years-old. FML
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1217jonathan 15
Take that back from her, so she gets nothing !
fk18 27
I worry for the future generation
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wanted_2_want 40
Sorry OP When my son was 14, 5 years ago, I got it him a basic "flip phone". He wasn't happy because "all of his friends already have the iPhone 3". I told him that he only needed a phone to communicate w/ his parents and friends and nothing else, and that if he didn't wanted it then he would not get another phone, period. He used that phone until last year when we both got a new device. "Tough" parenting is uncommon nowadays and when people see this kind of discipline many are prompt to criticize what we do to educate our children.
Sheh_fml 25
To be fair, there are more thing you might need a phone for. Besides just calling/texting people, I use mine to keep up with school and take notes, to keep a perfect track of my economy, instead of a separate music device, as a GPS when needed, to pay bus fares, as a calculator when not in school, a calendar, checking when the bus leaves, an alarm, to help with exercise and as a camera. Of course you can do all of this without a phone, but what I wanted to point out that all the fancy features of smartphones are useful for a lot more than wasting time on Facebook or playing Angry Birds. But if he really wanted one, he could have saved up for it himself. Parents are not required to supply children with everything.
glabberfasted 16
I'm sorry, 179, but all of those things are easily done with things other than a smartphone. No teenager NEEDS a phone for those things. It's just convenience.
wanted_2_want 40
179, the new phones may have a plethora of apps and gadgets that young adults can benefit from. But for young teens all of that is only more "whistles and bells to brag about". Now 19, my son still uses his iPhone to play games (10%) and texting (90%) of the time. NOBODY 'needs' an smart phone to live their lives.
TheCrispyCat 20
Jesus Christ. People are so ungrateful it makes me rage.
Lil_Red777 21
No she's just a disgrace in general for being a spoiled little brat who doesn't appreciate what she has.
heartsoflions 16
spoilt kid. take it from her and give her a nokia 3310. it'll last longer anyway
AxNxNxIxEx12 7
YDI. She is a spoiled brat but how do you think she got like that?
therealjc_fml 14
**** all our lives.
GnrlKitty 16
You just made a mistake that she'll have to deal with for two years. While her response was certainly extreme, I can totally understand why she feels the way she does.
stargirl_95 24
Why? Because you're an ungrateful spoilt brat too?
Sheh_fml 25
A mistake? Do you know how much more an iPhone costs than a Samsung? Some people don't have that money, or don't think a phone is worth that much. When I still got my cellphones from my parents, If I REALLY wanted another phone than what I got, I would kindly ask my parents if we could return it and put the cash towards buying the phone I wanted. But no matter if you wanted it or not, you should be grateful for a gift.
DreadfulBelle 3
I put fyl because of her being a selfish spoiled can't and putting you through that. I put ydi because you made her this entitled ****.
Whotevah 8
Wow, what a brat
lemonade94 1
samsung is better than apple anyways it costs less and works better