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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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kainpwnsu 19
Wow. Even my 6-year-old can get his own lunch cooked. My 8-year-old made everyone California rolls and smoothies for lunch, last weekend. Sad that your kid won't attempt a Cup Noodles or something. (Not sure who the "better" parent is... you for actually feeding your kids and fostering the expectation of regular board, or me for making them fend for themselves so often they have learned to cook.)
MrsAlexander83 10
An 11 year old is old enough to make a sandwich or some chicken nuggets in the microwave. They are also old enough to understand how work can cause you to be tired. If your child doesn't know how to do any of these things or understand these concepts yet, you need to sit down and have some conversations already!
Animeisthebest1 14
At that age I was cooking for my family.
Kevin214 1
****** punk ass kid, throw pizza on the ground and tell him to eat with his granny
Big_Pickle 18
What the grandmother must be is her dads mother, and in turn, doesn't fully trust her daughter-in-law, and has said something like, "if something goes wrong call grandma and shell be there"
doglover100 29
She should know how to make a sandwich at least.
fantasyworld 39
At 11 she should be able to make a sandwich or cup-of-noodles.
theBalloonPerson 26
Maybe the 11 year old just wanted mom to make DINNER. The OP seems to be doing something right, having family dinners together. It sounds like this 11 year old was just a smart politician, not necessarily a kid who could feed themselves.
realtingdis 12
If I had tried that when I was younger there would have been hell to pay after grandma left.
wysegirl 24
That's sad.. at 11 he/she should know how to fend for himself/herself.