Today, after weeks of money slowly disappearing from the stash in my bedroom, I confronted my son about it. I'm not sure which is worse: that my son is a thief or that he actually blamed his father for it. We've been divorced and haven't spoken for eight years. 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 found out my son's dad stole his unemployment card and took the money. My son was homeless at the time and using his dad's address for mail. FML
Today, I invited my deadbeat dad over for dinner, hoping we could resolve our issues and build a proper relationship. Just minutes after he arrived, I caught him stealing money from my purse. He actually said I owe him for raising me. He ditched my mom and me when I was 5. FML
Today, everyone says I'm being too hard on my son, who I disowned and went no contact with after he cleaned out all of my late wife's belongings without asking. I have nothing, literally nothing left of her now. FML
Today, my mom cleaned out my bank account, saying my "no-good dad" owes her child support and that she'll get it one way or another. FML
Today, my son got in an argument with my boyfriend, packed up his stuff, and moved in with his dad. Not five minutes later I saw my boyfriend doing his stupid happy dance. When angrily confronted, he admitted he orchestrated every argument for months until he got the result he wanted, my son gone. FML
Today, I discovered my own mother has been stealing money from me for months when I opened my savings box to find it empty. FML
Today, I found out that my son and his stepdad have bonded over covering for each others' misbehaviour so I don’t find out. Between them they have kept it secret that my son sneaks out at 1am to see his secret girlfriend, that my husband lost £500 gambling, that my son scratched the car… The list goes on. FML
Today, after spending 6 months and $15,000 on lawyer fees at my 13 year-old son's request, his abusive, alcoholic father no longer has any legal right to see him. How did my son repay me? He ran away to live with his father the very first time I told him he couldn't have friends sleep over. FML
Today, my son is an idiot, but I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt by giving him a job as a cashier in one of my stores. Within half an hour, I was sent security footage from that store's manager showing my son on his phone, ignoring customers, picking his nose, and stealing money from the till. FML
Today, it's been thirteen years since I divorced my husband for being too hard on our son. Since then, he's remarried and had two beautiful, well-behaved kids. My son, meanwhile, is a thieving hellion who doesn't care about anything but himself, and my ex wants nothing to do with him. FML
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Top comments
Docbee 11
you have a stash in your bedroom? Whatever happened to the bank?
mintcar 10
Discipline should be in order. Seriously, who steals money from their own parents?
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Comments (63)
darkbro3rhood 0
lolz
wwefanman 0
that is the dumbest shit I've ever heard
youzfail 1
your son is a dumbass
krisztian_fml 7
maybe its his way of telling you to talk to his father
xlil_miss_emo_x 6
i've "stolen" cash from my mom before, but thats only because it was my cash that I earned from work... But still. He needs to be punished, seriously. And what if you're not the only one he was stealing money from??? Not a good sign.
Barney_Rubble_75 0
maybe he's telling the truth. OP's logic seems to be the Dad doesn't live there so it's impossible he's stealing her cash. not a lot of lateral thinking going on. we men can be sneaky bastards... get a key cut... 'break-in' (without damaging doors/windows) when OP is not home. I've had things stolen from me before. The thieves certainly didn't move in before robbing me. WTF OP?! you're foolish to dismiss your son's statement out-of-hand.
buff7 1
kinda funny how y'all were quick to blame it on his father. I'd wager the mother is the bad role model, teaching him to lie and having a secret stash... what else was in the stash? hmm?
ribbyc80 0
the question I am somewhat concerned with isn't about the actual theft, it's more about WHY he's stealing, and what is he doing with the money?
NikkaIraKate 1
I think the dad told the son to do it cause he might be short on cash and how would the son know where it is?! The answer,the dad told the son where cause OP might have kept her money in the same hiding spot for years even before the two split up
rickc87 1
you're a really bad parent. I hope you don't breed anymore.
mrjamjama66 5
what if the dad did do it?