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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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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PureGold 0
This confuses me. #9 and #14 may have the right idea. Really. Cause a) average 20-year-olds just don't do that, and b) If they do, their moms don't cry happy tears.
blue_virtue 0
Ahh... nothing like classic Cain and Abel.
redbluegreen 41
This doesn't really make any sense, but a similar thing happened to me. My brother made my mom candy flowers out of skittles at school (she's diabetic) and I got her a set of matching lockets she'd been wanting forever. Guess which gift she liked more?
skiz_fml 0
Maybe she was crying out of dissapointment?
Curtieeeez 0
That sucks. Maybe you should do the same next year (only better)
xvqxz 0
#24, you're really that heartless towards your own mother?? i guess "unconditional" love to you really means love "as long as you appreciate me more than my siblings":....
Phallus_fml 0
Little brother 20 years old? It's one or the other. Anyway, stop comparing yours and your brother's pockets! YDI
beffburger 0
the OP is obviously older than their brother.
The_Great_Zucchi 15
This is a particularly good lesson about giving presents. It's not about how much money you spend. It's about making the effort to do something that you know the other person will like. Of course this will mean spending time with them and having to pay attention to what they actually say and do. You make what your brother did sound cheap and easy, but apparently it worked for your mother and that's the bit that counts.
EmiEvelyn 12
Because the hours spent working to get 300 dollars plus dinner money is less than a crayon drawing. I mean... think before you speak. I'm going to go off on a limb and say that she earns 25/hr. That's still 12 hours worked minimum.
lady4 0
Sometimes it's not quantity.. It's QUALITY.. and no, Money can't buy happiness.
f_all_our_lives 4
little brother FTW! and yeah, just like everybody said, money can`t buy everything