Today, after an exhausting weekend of work, I decided to take a nap. I was awoken several hours later by my mother-in-law knocking on my door. Apparently my 11-year-old called up grandma to complain that she was hungry and that mum was sleeping instead of cooking dinner. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after getting home from a twelve-hour shift at work, I got into bed and passed out. My mother soon woke me up, screaming that she could tell I was "fake sleeping" and ignoring her lecture on how I need to stop being so "lazy". FML
Today, I finally had a day off in two weeks and I was excited about getting to sleep in. At 5 a.m., my mom loudly knocked and came in. When I asked her what she wanted, she said she was checking to see if I was asleep. FML
Today, my mother woke me up by loudly vacuuming the house. I had to work the next morning, so I asked her what she was thinking. She told me that if I was really tired and needed sleep, I wouldn't have woken up. It was 3 AM. 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, I wanted to do something nice for my mom. So, while she was sleeping, I cleaned the whole house for her and even made her breakfast. A few minutes later, she came downstairs and yelled at me to keep it down because she was trying to sleep. FML
Today, I was feeling too tired because I couldn't sleep last night, due to my mother's snoring. Since I stayed with both my parents and my sister in a small town for a vacation, I requested to sleep in separate rooms because my mother's snoring is disgustingly loud. She refused, and called me a crybaby. FML
Today, I asked my family not to disturb me while I slept, as I had hit over 72 hours of insomnia. My family must have heard me say, “Come in every 20 minutes and wake me up with whatever banal shit you can think of.” I gave up when my mother-in-law decided to enter my room and start vacuuming the floor. FML
Today, I stopped by my elderly mother’s house to drop off some groceries. I decided to clean the place while I was there, just to be nice. In true Three Bears fashion, I fell asleep on the couch. I was awoken by a police officer pointing his gun at me. My mom woke up and thought I was a burglar. FML
Today, after staying in bed all day for a week from sickness, I get up to tell my mom I have terrible back pain and feel extremely dizzy. After curling up on the chair next to her, not being able to keep my head up for too long, she simply stares at me and says, "Can I finish my dinner now?" FML
Today, I was babysitting for my neighbors. Their 5 year-old had finally fallen asleep at 11 after two hours of stories and songs. No sooner had I tiptoed out of the room did I realize that my phone had dropped out of my pocket onto the bed. It was ringing. It was their mother checking in. FML
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rg350dx 29
FYL for living close enough to your mother in law that she can knock on your door without buying a plane ticket first.
OneLittleAdditio 9
I knew the concept of responsibility when I was 9! when I was 10 I was ten I was at least able to cook eggs in a couple ways. my mom worked nights and was always exhausted. she still cooked most of the time but on the rare occasions she didn't, I was able to step up. kids today are too over babied. so glad I'm not growing up with this generation
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seriouscat 11
My dad is the cook in my family...
jem970 19
I hope that this is a wake up call for you OP. Teach your kid to cook, or at the very least make a sandwich. If the kid can find or remember grandmas number they are old enough to cook.
jdgravy73 3
I'd beat that brats ass!
rara_boo 7
The new generations are seriously useless. I've been cooking and cleaning since I was 5 because my mother was ill and as a single parent had to work as much as possible. YDI for not giving the kid some responsibilities and teaching them to understand the situation and care.
Tegz0rz 12
Take note to the "several hours later" there. Seems like your nap went plenty long enough.
jem970 19
She was exhausted. It wasn't like she was just tired and needed a pick me up.
aok0989 10
I agree that 11 year olds should be able to cook for themselves, but whose responsibility is it to teach them? Their parents, of course! If the child never had to make dinner for herself before than can you really blame her for not knowing how. It doesn't make her a brat, it makes her mom an irresponsible.
doodlecloud 27
What if the kid knows but is just lazy and likes causing a fuss because they know they'll get attention?
SNeedles 3
Why is your 11 year old using the phone without permission anyways?
sassy2085 16
In today's society kids have mobile phones.
AlexiAwesome 10
Kick her.
Stopalready 0
At 11, the kid could probably have fed himself. But, a "nap" doesn't last several hours...
SMHsohard 22
It can, if you're at the end of a 2 week stretch of being on call with several middle of the night deaths and a full 8 hours of work per day at the same time.
dinosaurzombie 14
When I was 11, I already knew how to make my own food. Of course, I'm still only allowed to use the microwave when my family's sleeping, but an 11 year old should know how to at least use a microwave.