Today, my parents threw a hissy fit calling me ungrateful and disrespectful for wanting to do laundry and clean at home, instead of going out to their friends' house for dinner. They also disconnected the Internet to punish me when they left. I'm 20 and visiting home on a college break. 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, my parents threatened to take away my college funds. Why? Because I complained about my 10 pm curfew during break as a freshman in college. FML
Today, my whole family called me ungrateful and my parents are threatening to ground me because I turned down an invitation to go with my extended family to Hawaii for spring break. I literally just started a new part-time job, but they won't listen. FML
Today, my parents came home after being out of town for the weekend. I stayed home, did homework and completely cleaned the house, thinking I could earn some brownie points with them. They saw how clean the house was and accused me of covering up a party. FML
Today, my parents yelled at me for coming home at 1am this morning from a friend's birthday party. I'm 30 years old. FML
Today, despite the fact that I'm 20 years-old, my parents never allow me to go out and have fun with my friends, under the pretext that I'm a girl. I'm stuck at house all year long, I only go out to the college they forced me to study at, and they decide everything about me. I’m tired. FML
Today, my parents yelled at me for 10 minutes without letting me get a word in edgeways for getting a 48 on my test. They took my phone, unplugged my internet, and took my car keys. They wouldn't listen no matter how many times I told them, "It was out of 50". It actually was. FML
Today, I went over to confront my parents about how my siblings always get to visit and all I do when I’m over is work on their house or take care of grandma. My mom was very upset. Then she snuck out with my sister, leaving me to take care of grandma until she got back. FML
Today, while my parents were grocery shopping, I cleaned the kitchen, swept floors, did laundry, and cleaned bathrooms, only to finish right before they got home. After dinner, my dad bitched and complained that I didn't take out the trash and he had no room to throw away his paper plate. FML
Today, my dad yelled at me for being irresponsible while he watched me fold his laundry. FML
Today, my mom scolded me and threatened to ground me for coming home past midnight. Normally, it wouldn't be unreasonable, except for the fact that I'm 24 years-old, and that my parents live with me, in my own house. FML
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pratikp03 22
Welcome home!
Dreamsorrow93 24
Could be worse. I'm 21 live at home still but work 50 hours a week while going to school full time. Both my parents are unemployed and sit on their asses playing their laptops while screaming at me to clean when I need sleep.
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Paws_Cat 29
Time to find a hotel.
greencurtains74 11
Denying, or more specifically retracting, a dinner invitation may be seen as disrespectful. I think I need more details
skittyskatbrat 19
So, go to the dinner and then do your laundry afterwards. On college student time. You know, 11 pm, 2 am, etc.
thatcoolguy123 14
You are such an ungrateful little bitch for volunteering to miss out on good food and fun to help out around the house! Wow man you are a self-centered dick!
rick_maahea 12
How dare you take responsibility for yourself and do something productive with your time! You're grounded for 20 years. No chores, no cleaning and no organizing.
thenewgirl29 20
Their reaction was ridiculous but they were probably looking forward to showing you off at their friends place and are worried that they will have nothing to talk about otherwise.
SkittlesGoRawr 19
My parents would be the one asking me to stay home and clean lol
reins0069 15
What if they were planning the dinner in your honor? What if there was a surprise guest there that you haven't seen in a while? So they wanted to spend time with you and brag to their friends. You sound like a whiny brat.
rachel8234 3
..... this doesnt sound like the whole story. if you calmy said that you just want to stay home and clean up a bit NOBODY would go from 0 to 100 over that. it was probably the way you said it. be mindful of your attitude and body language next time
Hiimhaileypotter 53
Unless OP's parents are like mine, who freak out literally over NOTHING (I am mindful of my tone and body language) when I'm just trying to talk to them or get a point across. They don't treat me like I'm almost 20, they don't respect me enough to have mature conversations with me, and I'm fed up with how they treat me, to the point where I don't even want to be in the same house as them. OP's parents could easily be the same.
childlessmother 16
To let you know that was their way of saying that they want to spend time with you and were pissed. They are probably proud of you and want to show you off.