Today, my mother's blatant favouritism of my little brother hit an all time high when she got him his dream car for his 18th birthday, to the tune of £7000. Do you know what she got me for my 18th last year? £10 in a card and a bottle of cheap wine that she ended up drinking herself. 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, my stepmother proved once again that she likes to play favourites. She has no job, so anything she gifts comes from my dad’s account. On my last birthday, I got £5 on a cheap card. Today, my step-brother's birthday, he got £400 and an iPad. He’s 4 years old. FML
Today, I bought my son a nice car for his 18th birthday. When I gave it to him, he just got mad and told me that if I really wanted to spend that much money on him, I should've used it to help him pay for college. FML
Today, I took my mom out to a fancy restaurant, and spent close to $300 on her Mother's Day present. Later, my little brother drew her a card with crayons on pink construction paper. She cried. He's 20 years-old. FML
Today, it's my mother's birthday. She received the ultimate gift from my brother, who told her he had just been accepted into medical school. I bought her scratch-offs. She won a dollar. FML
Today, my mom proved to me that there was favoritism between me and my siblings. My mom made me use my money to buy everyone dinner, but when my brother wanted to buy himself food, my mom asked him if he was gonna buy me and our sister some too, he said, "No, I don’t want to" and she said, "That’s fine." FML
Today, my father retired and made sure to buy both my younger sisters and their partners near new cars. Despite only one having a licence. Then bought the bare minimal definition of a "functioning" car for me, as compensation for paying off the family car on my own. FML
Today, my husband got home on my birthday and told me he went overboard and bought a real expensive gift for his favourite girl. He then turned round and gave the real expensive gift to the girl in question, his 3 year-old niece. It’s not even her birthday. I got fuck all. FML
Today, my mom told me I was a bad daughter because I didn't get anything for my parents' anniversary. I just sent my brother a check for $400 for my share of their gift. FML
Today, my mother flipped out that I spent $20 on a gift for myself for my birthday. Instead of getting a gift for me, she spent $300 on a new vacuum cleaner, and claims that we didn't have enough left in our budget to spend on me. FML
Today, it's my sixteenth birthday and my mom promised me she'd buy me a car. She came home with a toy lego car. FML
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Jall8089 9
I’m sorry. My brother and I are in our 50’s and this kind of stuff is still going on in my family, so don’t think it will ever change. All of my success and doing what my parents wanted never changed things - he goes against them all the time and acts like a general jerk, my mother still thinks he’s perfect and has excuses for all of it. I know it’s hard not to want approval from a parent, but don’t base your self worth or happiness on it. Your mom has a weird emotional issue about your brother. My mom has a weird emotional issue about my brother. 🤷🏻♀️
RichardPencil 32
He dreamed of having a '95 Datsun? That's about the best car you can get for so little money.
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RichardPencil 32
He dreamed of having a '95 Datsun? That's about the best car you can get for so little money.
Yudith 28
Poor you. That sucks. On the other hand, that's one less birthday to remember.
Jall8089 9
I’m sorry. My brother and I are in our 50’s and this kind of stuff is still going on in my family, so don’t think it will ever change. All of my success and doing what my parents wanted never changed things - he goes against them all the time and acts like a general jerk, my mother still thinks he’s perfect and has excuses for all of it. I know it’s hard not to want approval from a parent, but don’t base your self worth or happiness on it. Your mom has a weird emotional issue about your brother. My mom has a weird emotional issue about my brother. 🤷🏻♀️