Today, I celebrated my birthday. When asked last week, I said I wanted a keyboard. When I opened the present, my parents went into hysterics. It was an electronic Dora the Explorer keyboard. I've been studying music composition and theory for six years. They think my major's a joke. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had dinner with my family in celebration of my 19th Birthday. I've been hinting that I need a new laptop for months now and I was sure my family had bought me one. I have got a pair of slipper socks. FML
Today, the whole family came over to celebrate my 18th birthday. My grandfather bought me a giant mathematics book. Apparently, he didn't want my 16 year old sister to be "jealous", so he got her the new iPad. FML
Today, was my 16th birthday. Needless to say, I was delighted when my friends presented me with a birthday card in a homeroom. I pretended to be surprised and exclaimed, "Aw, you guys really shouldn't have!" They didn't. It was our teacher's birthday. They just wanted me to sign the card. FML
Today, it's my birthday. I got a graphing calculator and my period. FML
Today, my extremely loud and nocturnal flatmate phoned me to tell me excitedly that he got an accordion for his birthday. FML
Today, my parents bought my 11-year-old brother a MacBook for my birthday. FML
Today, it was my birthday. I have been heavily hinting that I want an iPhone. I opened my present from my parents and found an iPhone box. Ecstatic, I quickly opened it. Apparently, my parents thought it would be funny to wrap my present, a $10 iTunes gift card, in the box my Dad's iPhone came in. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My girlfriend gave me the present she'd bought for me. I said, joking, "I hope it's not a tie!" It was a tie. FML
Today, I got a laptop for my birthday. I was thrilled until I realized that my mom had given away my old one without asking. 6 years of games, music, and pictures down the drain. FML
Today, my parents gave me my birthday present. Two weeks ago, I'd ordered an Xbox online. Three days ago, it came to my house, and my parents thought they could save money by putting wrapping paper on it, and giving it to me for my birthday. That's all they got me. FML
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piepieburger 0
I'd just yell "f**k you!" and then frisbee throw it at their faces.
chelle_starlight 0
aww...sorry to that hear that, op...but that's what Black Friday is all about...time for a keyboard redemption...
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zebrapattern 6
um, I agree with your parents. don't you see the world we're living in? music composition isn't going to do anything for you. but it's okay, in 30 years when your arthritis is too bad and you can't play any more instruments and you have nothing to fall back on, then you can give your parents the satisfaction of telling them they were right.
MeleMallory 0
Your major isn't a joke, but unless you're working on your Master's or Doctorate, the fact that you've been studying ut for 6 years is a joke. That means you wasted at least your first year on unnecessary classes.
Kdawgg01 2
YDI for having a joke of a major
katiedoll6 7
Happy birthday
Omg_its_Chloe 6
Geez, lighten up, it was a joke.
Ugi 27
It's hard to know out of context but maybe asking for a keyboard was a bit much for your parents to shell out on. There are a lot of kids on FML who seem to think that their parents owe them the moon for their birthday. it's just a day, like any other. Yes, it's nice to celebrate, but maybe they don't have $500 for a PC or fancy keyboard or whatever kids seem to expect. You could try asking for "a contribution to a keyboard" or similar & see if they react better. And incidentally, if you are old enough to be at college/university (I don't really know the US system) then maybe they think that they've supported you for long enough already.
Shazam25 7
Sense of humor; you don't have one.
jeffandjeff 22
Learn to take a joke - at least you got a gift.
sydstoomuch 19
Write and license your music and buy your own
rameses1210 18
It is a joke - study something useful