Today, my mother called me "wasteful" because I left the refrigerator door open and that "electricity money doesn’t grow on trees." This is the same person who lets my little sister have her light on all night, because she’s scared of the dark. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I accidentally left my bedroom light on all day. When I got home, my mum screamed at me for wasting electricity. This is the same woman who leaves the TV on all day while she’s at work, all so our dogs have something to watch and won't be “bored”. FML
Today, I took a shower after I finished typing an important essay I've been working on for days. My computer illiterate mum shut the computer down when I was gone, without saving a thing. When I confronted her, she yelled at me for "wasting electricity". FML
Today, my mom wants to save money on both heating and electricity. Put into practice, this means that the temperature in my room is about the same as that in our fridge. FML
Today, and throughout the past week, my electricity, water, cable, and Internet were progressively shut off. Why? Because my deranged mother-in-law has been stealing the money orders I use to pay my bills out of my mailbox. She also stole the late notices because she didn't want me to be "mad". FML
Today, my mother called me a "wasteful child" because I threw up my lunch. FML
Today, my roommate decided to turn off all appliances in the house to "save" electricity. This included the refrigerator. FML
Today, I found out that the only reason my "friend" comes over to my apartment is so that she can charge her phone using my electricity, because she's too cheap to use her own. FML
Today, I asked my mom why the lamp in the living room wasn’t working. She immediately plugged it in, it worked, and she called me a complete idiot. I haven’t slept in a week. FML
Today, I caught my mom using my toothbrush and washcloth again, despite her having both her own bathroom and supplies. I asked her to please not use mine, to which she called me an ungrateful bitch. My dad agreed. Yet they wonder why I've been desperately saving money to move out. FML
Today, I got yelled at by my mother for making noise after midnight. What was the noise? The microwave as I made something to eat. I work the night shift and had just come home from work, and I'm the only person in this house with a job. Apparently, me not paying her overdue bills cancels that out. FML
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ozie_bear 6
I don’t mean to sound hurtful, but your mom is right. You are being wasteful. And lazy. And thoughtless. And selfish. And your mom wouldn’t be a good parent if she didn’t try and stop you. Leaving a light on for a frightened little girl is not the same - it’s helping allay a little girls fears, and any good parent would do the same. A modern led light will use maybe 5 watts - a fridge will use hundreds after you’ve let all the cold out, and could impact the food - even damage the fridge itself over time. Not only that, you are refusing to take any responsibility or criticism for your actions and making false comparisons to try and make your mom out to be the bad guy. Nope - it’s you. Stop being so self righteous, grow up a bit, and do the right thing. Shut the damn fridge door.
dragonladiesfire 19
leaving fridge doors open for lengths of time also makes food spoil quicker.
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Comments (10)
Marcella1016 32
Well...why did you leave the fridge open? Why don’t you guys get your sister a nightlight?
Sizzy 12
she absolutely needs one
BMXDude22 12
I'm guessing it was left open by accident. I've done it before.
Bogrbon 27
It's easy to tell in these comments who pays their electric bills and who lives with their parents. When I was a kid I never left the fridge open, but never got why my dad hated me leaving lights on. Now my 12-yr-old stepson apparently doesn't get the "off" function of a light and I get it. He has actually asked why I was turning off lights on the main floor when everyone was going upstairs for the night and was confused why anyone wouldn't just want to light up the whole house if they could.
dragonladiesfire 19
leaving fridge doors open for lengths of time also makes food spoil quicker.
ojoRojo 27
Those two things are not the same. Also I agree with the idea of getting your sister a nightlight that uses less electricity
ozie_bear 6
I don’t mean to sound hurtful, but your mom is right. You are being wasteful. And lazy. And thoughtless. And selfish. And your mom wouldn’t be a good parent if she didn’t try and stop you. Leaving a light on for a frightened little girl is not the same - it’s helping allay a little girls fears, and any good parent would do the same. A modern led light will use maybe 5 watts - a fridge will use hundreds after you’ve let all the cold out, and could impact the food - even damage the fridge itself over time. Not only that, you are refusing to take any responsibility or criticism for your actions and making false comparisons to try and make your mom out to be the bad guy. Nope - it’s you. Stop being so self righteous, grow up a bit, and do the right thing. Shut the damn fridge door.
BMXDude22 12
God forbid anyone but you be self-righteous around here.
Triscuitsnstuff 3
You’re a dick lmao
SM79 6
Two completely different things and you're an idiot if you can't see that.
bleachedraven 14
Leaving the fridge door open wastes food and takes more energy to cool fridge back down. As for the light...a nice efficient night light could help. I personally have a wax warmer that acts as a night light.
Joseph Elvin Legg 7
as someone who became afraid of the dark as a child due to chronic nightmares, I have to say your mom is sorta justified. Leaving the refrigerator door open will waste energy and could lead to food spoilage.
randybryant799 21
Not the same thing at all. And why would you leave the refrigerator open???