Today, I had my son do some chores around the house. I was fairly proud of him for doing it himself, until he told me he accidentally washed his Nintendo in his sheets, and now it doesn’t work. I can’t afford a new one and he now refuses to do chores because, “I did and look what happened!” 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 3 year old kid wanted to do something nice. I told him he could pick up some of his toys. He washed my new Iphone instead. FML
Today, my idiot son tried to load the dishwasher while the dishes inside were clean. FML
Today, I offered to help my 15 year-old nephew with taking care of his newborn baby. First thing I see when I enter his room is him playing Mario Kart on his Nintendo Switch, and his child with a full diaper, screaming and crying. FML
Today, my son ruined our fairly new 60 inch smart TV by giving it a bath with his squirt gun. FML
Today, my younger brother broke his Switch in a fit of gamer rage. When my dad refused to buy him a new one, he had a massive tantrum. Later, he dunked mine in the toilet since it "wasn't fair" that I still had a Switch and he didn't. My parents beat him, but they won't buy me a new one. FML
Today, I cleaned my 21 year-old son's bedroom from top to bottom. When he got home from work all he could do was complain that the clothes that were on his "floordrobe"’ were "only worn once." This was my only day off, so why do I bother? FML
Today, I have been trying to keep up on chores. I washed all of the blankets in the house, then had to pick up my son from school. I couldn't find my phone before leaving though. When we returned, we found out where it was. The washer. It's not coming back from this. FML
Today, I left my husband in charge of the house for a day. When I returned, I saw him gaming through the window, so I stormed in and yelled at him. Then, my eyes adjusted, and I saw the neatly folded laundry, clean kitchen, vacuumed rugs, and my son, who was asleep until I woke him. Whoops. FML
Today, my dad yelled at me for being irresponsible while he watched me fold his laundry. FML
Today, my four year old got mad that he couldn't find his favorite character on the Wii. So, he decided to smash the Wii remote into my $700 LCD TV, shattering the screen. That was the only TV in the house, and the $80 service plan I bought doesn't cover accidental damage. FML
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Jon Tessler 14
so he stripped his bed, without noticing his Nintendo on it.....tell him he can earn money to get a new one.....by doing chores
justwanttobesocial...butalsonot 9
"and now you've learned to try to pay more attention while doing chores" (unless he has adhd or similar, in which case, treatment can help)
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Comments (8)
RichardPencil 32
That's the oldest man trick in the book. Screw up chores to let the womenfolk do them properly.
Brightside86 31
down voters might not like it, but its definitely a thing.
Jon Tessler 14
so he stripped his bed, without noticing his Nintendo on it.....tell him he can earn money to get a new one.....by doing chores
justwanttobesocial...butalsonot 9
"and now you've learned to try to pay more attention while doing chores" (unless he has adhd or similar, in which case, treatment can help)
Taurus_ChicKa 37
It's his own dumb fault. How do you not detect the weight of a Nintendo in your bed sheets? And maybe he shouldn't leave it in his sheets when it's not in use. There are things called night stands and dressers, or even the floor.
CowgirlWithHeart 16
Take his tv and tell him he can earn it back by doing his chores. Then tell him he can earn $ doing chores (not a ton of $, maybe make a list and put a dollar amount for each thing done) and HE can save up to buy up a new Nintendo. Don't just replace it or he will never learn how much you work for his things, the value of a dollar, or how to take care of stuff.
TomeDr 25
It’s called “weaponized incompetence”.
HayNow 11
I don't understand kids not doing what they're told. How does that work. Seriously.
SirEnigM0nk 22
For better or worse, some kids need a reason. "Because I said so" or "I'm the parent you're the child" doesn’t cut it.
Alayna Joyce Christensen 16
That was no accident and we all know it.