Today, I discovered that when you suddenly get channels that you didn't have before, it doesn't mean there was a glitch and you're getting free TV, it just means that your son called the cable company and had your plan changed so you get every conceivable channel at a hugely increased price. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I tried to get my son off of the couch by turning off the wifi. Afterward, I went to watch tv. Turns out he got me back by turning off the cable. FML
Today, I came back to my appartment to find that I couldn't watch certain channels on my tv. When I called the tv company I found out my parents had put a 'parental block' on all my favorite channels. Im 22 and rent an appartment with my friends. FML
Today, the cable repairman came to fix my cable, which has never worked well. The entire time he was talking about how much extra money he got the "fat bitch who moved here 6 months ago" to pay for her cable. I moved in 6 months ago. I was pregnant. FML
Today, I got a call from my cable company in regards to a bill I didn't pay. I paid the bill two weeks ago in full, but they never told me the account changed when my name was put on the account. So now I owe $170 more, and my ex-roommate is getting a $140 refund in the mail. FML
Today, I found out my mom is getting rid of cable TV. My dad and I bought her a 700 dollar plasma screen TV for Christmas. FML
Today, I've been receiving a lot of calls from my telephone company, offering combo packages with internet, Netflix, Disney+ and whatever the fuck. We had previously resigned from their services, because the company never had the intention of fixing an outage that was caused BY THE SAME COMPANY. FML
Today, I called my wife to tell her I finally found a job after 6 months. A man answered the phone claiming to be the cable guy. We cut our cable off when I was laid off 6 months ago. FML
Today, my parents were surprised when I told them that changing the internet and cable service would also cut themselves off from the internet service's email. Which they have everything connected too. I thought about this when they told me they were saving $200 on switching. They apparently did not. FML
Today, I finally got a cable box for my TV. When I was connecting the cable, my tv fell and shattered the screen. FML
Today, my girlfriend changed our cable subscription to include MTV. This made us lose the only channel I care about: HBO. Goodbye Game of Thrones, hello Teen Mom. FML
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mackdeezy 22
What I wanna know is if it included the dirty channels too.
zandalee 20
If the account isn't in his name he can't request the extra channels surely.
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Comments (69)
Madrias 36
Sell his TV in order to help pay for the bill. If he's got a game console or anything else like that, sell it too. After all, I know for a fact that he won't die or melt or fade away from having no TV or internet until he's out of the house and on his own.
hellbilly205 17
Its sad because in my eyes growing up in my time going outside to play wasn't punishment lol
grumpybr 13
Aside from switching back to your original set of channels, it would be a good idea to put a password on his tv for a couple weeks, that way he is unable to watch tv, period. That would give him something to think about before he decides to act stupid again.
GothickNihilist 15
No tv or allowances until he graduates high school.
simsgirlgem 25
jeez we had cable when I was a kid and I get yelled at if I even bought a movie who knows what have happen if I had done that probably would have gotten my ass torn up
nanxi 30
If he's old enough to make decisions on his own, he's old enough to pay for them.
icepick23 12
Kick him out!
your_face 15
YDI for not checking with the cable company. They could have added the channels to your account through some error, but still charged you for them. Getting free TV is also known as stealing, and if you'd been honest with the company you could have gotten the new plan canceled before you were charged for it.
ViviMage 40
I work for a cable company. Remove him as an authorized user and have them remove channels to the point he called in. Usually you have 30 days to change your mind.
furbyface711 9
If he is under 18 you can just call them and explain what happened. They will take it off. My younger sister did that and when my mom called they took it right off with no charge.