Today, I am currently grounded for three weeks, have no car, cell phone, or television privileges, and am not allowed to spend more than 10 minutes on the computer a day. The reason why: I was seven minutes past my 9'oclock curfew. I'm 18. 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 was grounded for not agreeing with an article on dating my mom found in a very strict magazine. The article told parents to monitor phone calls, make rumors about their children cheating on people, and not allow their children anywhere but home. FML
Today, I turned 18 and I’m now subject to adult discipline. My dad says I will no longer be grounded or have my phone taken away, but I have three strikes and if I get to three, he’s throwing me out to get my own house. He then gave me my first strike because I was 30 minutes late picking up my nana. FML
Today, I'm a 22 year-old guy with a 11:00 pm curfew. FML
Today, my dad learned how to use the parental controls. I now have an 11 o'clock curfew. I am 17. FML
Today, my mom scolded me and threatened to ground me for coming home past midnight. Normally, it wouldn't be unreasonable, except for the fact that I'm 24 years-old, and that my parents live with me, in my own house. FML
Today, my mum took away my laptop and my phone and won't let me call, text, or go out with friends for one month. Why? I left the toilet seat up. I'm writing this from a public library. FML
Today, I was given a call home, a 3-day-suspension, and a week of detention in school for a "serious violation of the code of conduct." Said violation? Jogging in the middle of the hall. FML
Today, I was grounded by my mom because I had slept in past 11, when she wanted me to wake up at seven to do chores. According to her logic, I should have seen the note she left on the counter earlier this morning. FML
Today, I told my mom about the couple of times that I'd skipped classes during high school. She got really mad and grounded me for a month. That would usually be normal except for the fact that I'm 27 and live in my own apartment. FML
Today, I'm grounded for literally the whole summer because my parents found out that I was still seeing my grandma behind their backs, even though they banned her from ever seeing us again after she spanked my sister. FML
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oh_dee 0
so you spent your ten computer minutes to write an fml? that's kind of fml worthy in itself.....
doodlebug93 0
that sucks. i would leave.
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nycbutterfly 0
I had a similar situation when I was younger, I don't know how far your parents would go (aka hopefully not call the cops) but i would just walk out and take the car and come back later.... However, what worked best was after trying to talk to them about it civilly (and they're continuing to ignore me), I packed my bags and told them I was leaving the house and staying with friends. I told them that I would respect them and they would know where i was staying and I would keep them updated but could no longer be in a house where I wasn't being heard or treated fairly.... I ended up out of the house for a week but then they picked me up for our first family therapy session, which (with the right person) worked really well... I suggest sitting them down for a good talk and use my situation as a last resort (provided you have somewhere safe to go) [http://anonymousdiaryproject.blogspot.com]
quietgirl 0
economy sucks right now. lots of adults are taking our mcdonalds and other teen jobs. maybe he can't support himself because of this. this fml scares me, I'm 15 and Im in debt with my parents and I so badly need money so that when I do turn 18 I can leave becase if I stay I know this will happen to me
seams_fml 0
so u spend your 10 minutes writing this?do u have like friends?
sakurachan04 0
Honestly, sounds like my boyfriend. He's 18. Except he's never had a car provided by the family, so he could borrow it to get a job. No car+no job=no moving out and nowhere to go. He's subject to his mother's crazy rules, quite like this FML. My heart goes out to you, dear. As for all of you who are like, "DUDE YOU'RE 18 THEY CAN'T ******* DO THAT", YES. THEY CAN. If you are in their house and under their rules and have no means to leave and support yourself, well, you're pretty much screwed unless you want them to kick you out and make life harder. It sucks, but it's true.
thelarkscaw 0
funny... but seriously i think there have been a billion 'my parents did this awful condescending embarrassing thing to me.... im *so many years old*' not so funny.
sakurachan04 0
You would be SURPRISED at how many parents are that screwed up in the head.
CruelSirDrum 0
it was like that for me up until i was 16.my best advice is to get a solid job and save up.hopefully you have one already.
spirited_away33 0
Listen, this really sucks, but you're going to have to live with it, unless you move out and support yourself. So, it's really your choice...
game_over_fml 0
JOSH?!!?!?!
dude3636 0
Don't be a pussy