By Dana - 16/11/2018 15:30

Today, I told my son if he wanted the new internet password he had to clean his room. I then caught him disconnecting my laptop from the internet. Turns out he changed the password months ago and now if I want the new password he wants £50. I ended up paying. I'm actually proud of the sneaky sod. FML
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And it never occurred to simply hard-reset the router and reconfigure the wifi because...?

If my kid tried that with me, a quick call to the cable company cutting off the internet would occur, and also a deactivation of the cell phone as well.

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IrieStorm 9

And you didn't beat his ass because?

ImminentDisaster 12

I’m confused. If you were offering a new internet password, that implies he had access to the internet but will have lost it. If he knew the password all along, there was no new password and internet access would remain. Having internet access contradicts

YDI for making a threat you couldn’t deliver on, but also for giving in, because now you’ve given him a way to get money out of you anytime he feels like it.

ImminentDisaster 12

...the first scenario, so he could conclude you were lying. The first thing you’d expect him to do after you told him would be to check the internet, realising immediately that it wasn’t true. It seems like a no brainer. Am i missing something? Did I misunderstand what happened? Also, I get being (secretly) proud of it, but don’t give him money. Don’t reward him for the shit.

julfunky 29

Yea, be proud of the fact that he doesn’t respect you whatsoever. Good job there.

weaboo 12

Bitch OP is proud of their son for outsmarting them. The fact that the son doesn’t respect his parents is why this is in FML but they’re proud because the son is a genius

If you were able to change the password to something he didn't know then how did he go in and change the password to something you didn't know? That doesn't even make sense.

TxKitten79 10

And you gave in to him why? There would be serious consequences in my house. Your kid is an ass and its your own fault, because clearly he knows you are easy to manipulate.