Today, after several years of having her help me out by doing household chores, I bought my fifteen-year-old daughter a new pair of jeans. Her reaction was to squeal, "Master has presented Dobby with clothes. Dobby is free!" 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, I told my son to go clean his mess of a room. He yelled, "Dobby has no master! Dobby is a free elf!" and walked off. He turned 18 a week ago. FML
Today, my parents gave me a sock and card for my eighteenth birthday. The card said, "Now that Dobby is free, get out." FML
Today, my son turned 8. We watched as he unwrapped a $55 Nerf gun, extra 'bullets', new shoes and a school bag with his favorite TV character on the front and a action figure inside. As he finished he looked me straight in the eyes and says, "That's great ma, but seriously what'd you get me?". FML
Today, my daughter said "I love you mom", to me for the first time I can remember. She is 16 years old. She said it because I bought her first thong. FML
Today, I walked into my mother's house to find that she had knitted clothes for some of the household appliances. The toaster was wearing a dress. FML
Today, my mum called and told me she had bought me a new, white dish washer for my apartment because it doesn't have one. I was SO excited and told her I'd pay her back as soon as I could. I only had to pay her $1.25. She bought me a sponge. FML
Today, my kid's dad grumbled and complained about having to help me out buying clothes for him, because he was sure he just gave me money for clothes last year. I thought it would be fairly obvious that a 4 year-old would eventually need bigger clothes to accommodate the fact they are still growing. FML
Today, my daughter had a meltdown when I told her I donated some of her old toys to Goodwill. It turns out Toy Story has taught her that toys have feelings and that she has a meaningful relationship with them. She's in her teens. FML
Today, my dad was folding laundry. He came across a pair of jeans and asked who they belonged to. My mom said, “Those are definitely mine. The knees are worn out.” Thanks for that mental image mom. FML
Today, my 17-year-old employee accidentally called me "Dad". We all got a good laugh from it and went on with our days. Later, after getting her some coins for her cash drawer, she playfully said, "Thanks, Daddy." The customer she was serving? My wife. FML
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honeycutt8729 8
Hilarious
SoSickWithIt 14
..What is that mysterious ticking noise? ..Snape. ..Snape... Severus Snape. ..Harry Potter, Harry Potter! :D
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Taurus_ChicKa 37
I don't get why so many people are saying YDI. It's normal for kids, even ones up to 15, to have to help out around the house for something called an allowance. The daughter is just being an idiot. If parents spent more time being parents these days and telling their kids to do chores instead of just handing them the money for doing nothing, this wouldn't be such a major deal. But no, parents let their kids get away with anything so people automatically thinks OP deserves her daughter's stupid reaction for being a mother. /facepalm
Beowulf209 5
This was feaking hilarious!!!
blu3r0s3th0rn4 7
That's pretty damn funny. At least she has a sense of humor.
Iknoweverything 29
Okay seriously people, this post is poorly worded. My guess is that the OP had her daughter helping her with chores several years. The jeans were probably not a "reward", but rather something that OP bought for her daughter. The daughter probably took advantage of the situation. My reasoning comes from these reasons: 1)Nothing in this says "reward" so it's possible the jeans were not a reward 2)15 year olds grow... Parents are legally obligated in most countries to provide clothes for their kids 3)Not all parents actually "reward" their kids for doing chores. Most parents expect their kids to just help out when they are old enough. 4) Most kids just don't like doing chores. Which explains why the daughter was being a brat and expressing her opinion of being a slave. It's not uncommon... props to this kid for finding an original way to do it! It's not that hard to figure out if you actually LOOK at it, rather than making assumptions based on shitty wording.
PartyxRocked 0
Smart kid.
MuseFan1991 14
I think her main point is she felt like she was being treated like a house-elf, so she saw the opportunity to make a dig. At least, that's what I used to do when I was 15
moogiex9 6
I'm sure this mother hasn't waited 15 years to buy her daughter ANY clothes. Think about it guys, seriously. She most likely means that she bought her some expensive jeans that she really wanted as a reward. I think we can also be sure that this isn't the only reward that this girl has ever gotten. If any of you thought about it for three seconds before you posted, I'm sure you woud have realized how silly your accusations are. And to all you bleeding hearts, getting your kids to do chores is completely acceptable! There is nothing cruel or lazy about giving your children chores! It teaches them responisibilty, it teaches them not to be lazy, and it teaches them that nothing is simply handed to you. Saying that giving a child chores without handing them fistfuls of cash is cruel is exactly the kind of attitude that has resulted in the enormous number of extremely lazy and selfish teens who feel they should get whatever they want simply because they want it. THAT'S bad parenting.
Zimmington 21
man, I can only hit the thumbs up button once
ohemgefml 1
Damn 2- ******* ugly.
firefighterjohn 9
wait what?
Jabberwocky_19 0
I laughed my ass off xD hug your daughter for me!