Today, I asked my son to show his grandma how to do some basic stuff on the computer. He said no way, he knows how long it takes old people to grasp computers. I jokingly threatened to ground him for 6 months unless he did it. He took the 6 months without hesitating. 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, our work computers are down so I've been trying to fix it via my home computer for 3 days. My 12-year-old son took one look at the screen, changed 2 settings on a drop down menu, and the problem was fixed. My 12-year-old is better at my job than I am. FML
Today, I briefly left my laptop while I went to use the toilet. When I came back, I found "I" had posted on Facebook, calling my mom a "stupid cunt who should just stay in the kitchen." The only other person home at the time was my grandpa. She didn't believe it, and permanently grounded me. FML
Today, my mom made me teach my delusional gran web browsing. I barely made it to YouTube before she sneered at me, and told me to "stop pissing about before I smash your face in." Two hours and multiple slaps later, she still doesn't get what a URL is, and I fear for my life. FML
Today, my dad grounded me for two weeks for profusely swearing at my misbehaving laptop. After some arguing, he actually accepted my half-joking offer to play a game of CoD over it. His condition was that if I lost, my grounding period would double. We played. He kicked my ass. FML
Today, I threatened my kids I’d turn off their WiFi unless they did their chores, so my eldest chimed in, "Please, we changed the WiFi password months ago in case you tried to threaten us like this," then turned off my WiFi, which I need to work from home. I had to beg a 12-year-old to let me work. FML
Today, I told my son that if he doesn’t sort his life out, I’d change the Wi-Fi password. His answer, "Good luck old man, I changed it months ago and unless you leave me alone, I’ll disconnect your living room TV." I’m disabled so I need the TV to cope with being depressed. FML
Today, my grandparents visited. My grandpa kept getting off the couch and walking around to "stretch his legs." He kept kicking out my computer's network cable and messing up my game, smirking each time he did it. When I complained, my mom told me to shut up and show some respect. FML
Today, I was teaching my grandma how to use her new tablet. After explaining and setting everything up, I left her alone to check her email. When I came back, she'd somehow "mistakenly" sent an email to our entire family with the subject line "Help! My grandson thinks I'm a dipshit and has kidnapped me!" FML
Today, I called my seven-year old son to help me with the ice-maker on the fridge because it wasn't working. Without even pausing, he turned the child lock off and started laughing at me. FML
Today, a kid from school came to my house. He asked my dad if I was at home, because we were "planning a bit of the old, you know…" and made an obscene gesture. Now I'm grounded for a month, and no matter what I say, my dad won't believe that I've never even spoken to the kid before. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Why don't you do it? What your kid does on the computer is probably nothing that grandma would want. She's not into **** and first-person shooters, is she?
poopface82 25
As someone who would rather spend 6 months in jail than go back to my first full-time job (phone-based tech support for idiots trying to set up their shitty DSL) I see exactly where he’s coming from. You raised a son who knows what things are worth; and for that, I applaud you. That said, YDI for walking into that one.
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RichardPencil 32
Why don't you do it? What your kid does on the computer is probably nothing that grandma would want. She's not into **** and first-person shooters, is she?
poopface82 25
As someone who would rather spend 6 months in jail than go back to my first full-time job (phone-based tech support for idiots trying to set up their shitty DSL) I see exactly where he’s coming from. You raised a son who knows what things are worth; and for that, I applaud you. That said, YDI for walking into that one.
jc1015 25
during the course of his grounding add in that he still has to teach his grandma the computer stuff 🤣
SirEnigM0nk 22
Good luck with that. I recall a friend's son who said he'd rather go to boot camp.
CowgirlWithHeart 16
Why don't you show her?
bobsanction 18
He just performed a genuine cost-benefit analysis. Well done.