Today, I took my mom out to a fancy restaurant, and spent close to $300 on her Mother's Day present. Later, my little brother drew her a card with crayons on pink construction paper. She cried. He's 20 years-old. 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, my sisters and I pitched together nearly $500 to send my mom to the spa for Mother's Day. We put the printed sheet with her info into a little box with our card on top. When she opened it, she freaked out and started hugging my dad. Turns out he switched the cards and took all the credit. FML
Today, it's my mother's birthday. She received the ultimate gift from my brother, who told her he had just been accepted into medical school. I bought her scratch-offs. She won a dollar. FML
Today, my mother's blatant favouritism of my little brother hit an all time high when she got him his dream car for his 18th birthday, to the tune of £7000. Do you know what she got me for my 18th last year? £10 in a card and a bottle of cheap wine that she ended up drinking herself. FML
Today, I took my best friend out to dinner for my birthday. She gave me a gift after I paid the tab, saying, "My mom thought you would like this, it was expensive." It was a lovely set of origami paper, which was the exact set I brought her as a souvenir from Japan. She was right, it was expensive. FML
Today, I bought my mom a gift certificate for a spa treatment for two so we could spend some quality time together. She took my sister. FML
Today, for my mom's 50th birthday, all she wanted was a certain gold bracelet. It was too much money for me to buy, so I bought the same one in silver. Right before I gave it to her, my older sister gave her the gold bracelet, which made her cry. When I gave her my present, she just said, "Oh." FML
Today, after spending $120 to have a bouquet of flowers delivered to my mom, she called to complain that I had forgotten about her for Mother's day, but also praise my sister for apparently receiving my flowers I sent at the door and passing them off as hers. FML
Today, after I took my mom her favourite wine, a card, and an expensive orchid for her conservatory, and also spent all Saturday afternoon with her and took her out for lunch, what did she post on Facebook? Her disappointment that I didn’t spend Mother’s Day with her on Sunday because I was working. FML
Today, my mom told me I was a bad daughter because I didn't get anything for my parents' anniversary. I just sent my brother a check for $400 for my share of their gift. FML
Today, I walked into a restaurant with my parents to celebrate my Mom's birthday. They immediately got a kid's menu and crayons out for me. I'm 15. FML
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sexiled4life 0
just goes to show money doesn't buy happiness
Luckster 0
At least your Mom cares for the sentimental things. Mine bitched at me for not getting her anything. I'm 1,000 miles away and unemployeed. Called her several times throughout the day to at least wish her a Happy Mother's Day. She never picked up. She only called back to bitch at me.
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Comments (170)
EmbryH 0
Guess we know who the favorite kid is, eh?
heatherjay 0
lol @ you. next year save your money and use finger paint to put your hand print on construction paper.
Brett2873 0
By now you should know what ur mother appreciates most as far as gifts go
luckyyyy 0
i did'nt get this at first but now i did funny but money is'nt everything,and you brother should not be cheap
micaela136 0
that would happen to me. i've done a ton of things for my mom for mothers day over the years and my brother has refused to help me with all of them. so then this year he walked to the store that is like 5min from our house and bought her a thing with 2 pieces of cake in it with HER money and she was way more happy and appreciative than with any of the things i've done. i then told her that there was a reason that he bought cake and not flowers and that he was being greedy so they proceeded to eat the cake in front of me without giving me any. fml.
propelks09 0
sometimes it's the thought that counts
necomni 0
Handmade gifts beat $300 and a fancy dinner any day. ;)
vicky93 0
the little things in life..
hannahgilb 0
mother's day isn't about spending money. it's about doing something special for your mom. me and my sister typically make her something, and it doesn't have to cost a lot of money.
jkcmutch 0
it would make sense if your brother was mentally challenged...