Today, I learned that the new granite countertop in my parents' house cost $12,000. Coincidentally, this is also the amount of money I would have needed to go to the college of my dreams instead of the cheaper school I currently attend. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out why my parents have been trying to convince me not to go to college this year. I also found out where the $20,000 they just spent on landscaping came from. My college fund. Which is now $0. FML
Today, after months of living on five dollars a day for food in college, I found out my parents bought me an expensive meal plan and forgot to mention it. FML
Today, I checked my bank account that I've been saving money in since I was a kid for college. I have $100 left out of the $10,000 I had last month. Apparently my parents thought buying a pool and an HDTV for themselves was more important than my college education. FML
Today, I found out that my parents used all of the college money I have been saving up for 8 years to buy a beach house. The reason they waited until now to tell me? A tree fell on it, and they need more money for repairs. FML
Today, I left for college. I spent hundreds of dollars on clothes, bedding and other things. After packing my entire closet and everything else I needed, I left only to have to head back home. My dad forgot to pay the first semesters tuition. He said "Oh well, you would have failed out anyway." FML
Today, I learned that my daughter pocketed the money I'd paid so she could go to college. FML
Today, after 25 years of marriage, my parents decided to get a very nasty and extremely expensive divorce. Using my college tuition to pay for it. FML
Today, I found out that this fall, I'll be living in a dorm with a communal bathroom, paying most of my way. My brother, a grade below me, will be living in a 2 bed 2 bath apartment, all expenses paid by my parents. Why? "It costs money to get rid of people” and “You can do school from home." FML
Today, my dad came home from Vegas. Today, my college savings account is down by $64,000. FML
Today, I found out that I owe my college a little over $10,000. Why? Because, due to a slight misspelling of my name, the scholarship that I have been going insane trying to meet the requirements for is not actually giving me any funding. FML
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Top comments
Lobby_Bee 18
Which school you went to doesn't define you, it's what you do that defines you.
exileonmainst 16
12000 dollars for a countertop?! Does it cure cancer?
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Sparx1_1 16
If my parents had given me every cent they have, I still wouldn't have been able to go to college. Be glad you have the resources to go at all.
katmstein 18
I'm 16 and in a college. I have just found out that my scholarship was taken away because of a coding error, I'm not expecting my mom to pay a dime since this was my choice. Going to a cheaper school is not that bad, in fact many do it for their first two years like I am because it's cheaper. it's actually pretty well thought out. there are other ways to get money besides a loan. if you really wanted it, you would've found a way, even now it's not too late
Captain_M 8
You’re over 18, technically an adult. Grow up and pay for your own schooling like one.
sherbear86 21
Although a little rude, maybe you should have looked into financial aid or a way to pay for yourself. I went to college in my own dime and will be doing the same with university shortly.
countertopper 2
OP here, wow! This post has generated a lot of controversy. I respect all of the hard work that goes into paying for education, especially by those who work through college without help. I am currently paying for my own tuition with the help of scholarships. 12k is the difference between the two colleges for two years (not the sticker price! I wish!). Although many parents do not help pay for their childrens' education, in the US financial aid is dependent on the financial situation of the parents. Thus, because my parents make more than the average college student, I get less financial aid than if I were considered legally independent. I've always known that I would pay my own college tuition and planned accordingly. The school that I'm currently attending is fine and this isn't really the end of the world: it was just frustrating to learn that it wouldn't have been as difficult for my parents to contribute as they made it seem.
Gabiih Oliveira 4
Sorry, you have really shitty parents.
LOLannie 8
How about you work for what you want instead of expecting your parents to pay for your education.
Corpilot 10
Suck it up. Your parents are not required to fund your education.
1gullible_bugger 34
Maybe you should have gotten a job or a loan.. Not your parents' responsibility.
Matthew Irmen 11
Don't feel bad, my parents went on a world cruise and thought I should pay for my own education by joining the military. Shoot, I should add an FML to my comment!
Gabiih Oliveira 4
How the hell do you all think it's not responsability of the parents to pay for the children's college? The teenagers spent almost all time in school, with minimum wage jobs, getting anxiety disorders because everyone pressures them to get good grades so they can get into a good college. How will they have money to pay for college? If you don't wanna take care of your children, then don't have children.