Today, my mom and I went to Best Buy for some Christmas shopping. She picked up some presents for me and told me not to look at what she was buying. When we got to the register, she didn't have enough money, and I ended up having to buy my own presents. 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, I discovered my mom has been using my credit card to buy everyone's Christmas presents. FML
Today, my mother told me how she managed to afford all of the expensive Christmas presents we got. She took out extra money when applying for my student loans. FML
Today, I bought my mother an expensive TV she had been looking at. After I bought it, she continued browsing for more stuff. I told her I couldn't afford the extra items. She got mad and called me "selfish". FML
Today, I thought my mom and I could put aside our differences and open our Christmas presents. When she opened mine, she turned to my dad and said she didn't want the present, so I could give it to someone else. 'Tis the season. FML
Today, my aunt and I went shopping. When we got to the store, she said she forgot her wallet, and I told her I would buy some things for her. When we were at the checkout, I was a dollar short. She said, "Oh, I'll get it!" and pulled out her wallet. FML
Today, my mom was going to take me shopping to buy a gift for my dad’s birthday, but unfortunately, I missed a spot while cleaning the kitchen. Now my mom is “embarrassed to be seen with me in public” and will buy my dad nothing, and tell him it’s because I don’t love him. FML
Today, my mom was on the phone while we went grocery shopping. Apparently, her phone call was more important because she just left me stranded in the store. FML
Today, my mom stole my holiday money because she found it “near her bag” in my kitchen and “assumed it was hers” and she must have “forgotten it was in there all this time.” I demanded it back, but she’d already spent it on hair, nails, shoes, and a date night with dad. She won’t pay me back either. FML
Today, I decided to finish up some Christmas shopping. Instead, I ended up having to buy a present for myself - a new alternator after my car died and left me stranded. FML
Today, my mom tried to get me to shoplift. From the dollar store. FML
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windfuelsfire 10
I hope she was getting you a pair of balls
quontag 15
Well now you can guess what you got based on the price.
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quontag 15
Well now you can guess what you got based on the price.
CCSA 12
Or by checking the receipt, provided that OP can understand those abbreviations.
chell1894 13
I bet the Mom feels awful. Don't be too hard on her.
sens3sfailing 25
I'm sure the mother will pay her back also. The mom had the intent of paying for them, so i doubt the mom would let OP go in rewarded or uncompensated.
sens3sfailing 25
Unrewarded*
yaoieclipse 3
Wow, what a way to say merry christmas
zandalee 20
Hard times everywhere. Be grateful you have family.
sens3sfailing 25
Harry potter?
imperialtl 12
Merry Christmas!
olpally 33
Well, merry Christmas, I guess. Lol.
seandoc 13
Your mom ruined Christmas! FYL, OP!
howdeedoo 22
At least OP is still getting presents
happle 21
They're not really presents if OP payed for them...
analisemarie 12
No. The grinch ruined Christmas, the mom simply made their kid buy their own gifts. Or at least partially buy.
windfuelsfire 10
I hope she was getting you a pair of balls
DinosaurTacoTime 18
That's why I always leave when stuff is being paid for by someone else. I don't want the embarrassment of not having enough. That, and I don't want to have to help pay.
cmayer 20
There's this magical word called 'no.'
fylx100 19
7, you're an asshole. If your mother needed help to buy groceries and you had money, you just walk away because you don't want to help pay? Greedy bastard. You were taken care of for 18yr. If you did not want to pay for your own presents then, hmmm idk, buy them if you can and return them later and get your money back so your mother doesn't have to be so embarrassed.
Zambi33 6
O.o ___
TreyDuhh 10
Bummer! The struggle out here.
happle 21
If she's having financial troubles, she shouldn't get stuff she can't afford.
mrdinofly 6
What a troll mom.
teyyoshi 19
a troll mom? What is it?
SuperDanielNL 23
Do an internets, you'll see
laurenlovesjb 20
Hopefully she pays you back! If she doesn't I'd say she planned it to get you to pay, it's just too perfect.