Today, I called my mom to tell her that I'm coming over for a visit. She answered: 'Why? What do you need? Food? Money? I'm not going to help you! You're a grown woman!' And she hung up. I just found out that I'm pregnant and she was the first person I wanted to share it with. 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 called my mom for the first time in a few weeks, just to chat because I miss her. When she picked up, the first thing she said was, "Why are you calling? What's wrong? Do you have swine flu??" When I told her that I didn't, and I just wanted to chat, she hung up. FML
Today, I went to my parents' house after escaping my abusive relationship. My mom scoffed and said, “This is what happens when you move out, barely graduated high school, with a bum.” When I told her I was 3 months pregnant, she said, “And a child out of wedlock? You’re a lost case!” and slammed the door in my face. FML
Today, it's been a few weeks since I moved into my own place, so I decided to visit my parents. I rang to ask for a good time to come over but all I got was basically, "Nope, you’re moved out now, a grown up, no longer our problem, ring us when you get some girl pregnant with our first grandbaby, bye." FML
Today, I tried to contact my birth mother, who abandoned me when I was three weeks old. After months of tracing, I finally plucked up the courage to call her. She told me to "f*ck off and die". FML
Today, I called my mother to tell her about my terminal cancer diagnosis. She responded with, "What makes you think I care at all?" before hanging up. FML
Today, I called my mom to tell her that I finally got my period. There was an awkward pause. She was at work. I was on speakerphone. FML
Today, for the first time in over a year, my mother actually called me. I excitedly picked up the phone. All I heard was rustling; her purse dialed me. FML
Today, my mom came home heavily drunk. As I was taking care of her, she told me all about how I was a mistake. That didn't hurt nearly as much as when she told me she wishes I'd died during her pregnancy. FML
Today, I told my family that I’m pregnant. My sister is upset and refuses to accept she’ll have to help with the baby. I’m a single mom going to college and living at home, and will need help. FML
Today, I told my mom I was 3 months pregnant, expecting her to be happy. Instead, she screamed that I was no longer her daughter and she never wanted to see me again before throwing me out of her house, because I got pregnant out of wedlock. Nice math mom. I've been married for 5 months. FML
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tjsomethin 9
Dont tell her, and then about a year after the baby is born, go over and see what happens.
DocBastard 40
Just go over there unannounced and inform her very calmly that you've decided to quit your job to become a lesbian stripper. After she's had her fit, yell "Just kidding! I'm pregnant!" She'll be so happy that she'll forget the whole food and money thing.
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houstontxmex 0
I'm sure she will be overjoyed when she hears the news...now she will need to have even more money and food etc. for whenever you and the baby come to 'visit'...JOY!!!
jewels1877 0
Once you tell her, she'll accuse you of wanting her to take care of the baby!
RealChinese 7
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@5 if you grown man or woman you should be taking care of yourself. Parents should not be taking care of you your whole life. Yes if you are in extreme need of help then hopefully they will oblige but you should not be running to your parents every time something goes wrong or theirs a lot of things on your plate, the fact that they take care of you until you're out of college is a lot already, at this point you should be on your own feet and take care of them later. It's in no way barbaric for a parent to feel their child should be able to take care of themselves.
Zebidee 9
So the concept of 'family' stops for you the moment you move out of home?
LSU33DucKAholiC 0
thanks 18
RedPillSucks 33
It's barbaric for the parent to automatically assume that when the child calls, they're asking for help. In many families, parents and children actually talk to each other about what's going on in their life. It's not just "leave it to beaver" or "the cosbys". This happens in real life too.
ohthebloodygore 16
74, whilst that may be true... some people believe it's just in the shows and 'fake' families. Most likely their upbringing led them to this belief. My mum stopped being there for me at the age of 8 and my dad was hardly ever there. I could see why some people would say 'once you're 18, they don't have to help'. Doesn't exactly make it right or happen to be the easiest way, but it is doable.
rosha267 21
it's not up to your parents to take care of you forever. Yea they should love and be there for you emotionally forever but at some point you need to support yourself. And her mom must have some reason to react the way she did. It's likely the OP only calls her mom when she needs money never to just share good news.
TheDrifter 24
I agree, as a parent I do my best to help my kids. I do however have one that's like the Op's mother assumes she is, constantly calling for cash, always in "desperate" need of something she simply must have this instant. She will be the op in a few years once she's out on her own and not living with her mother anymore.
MissCharlotte_fml 26
By your logic, no families should ever call each other. Ever. Because they are always asking for help. And if they do need help for one reason or another, no one should help them, especially not their family. Erm, no. What I got from this story is that OP was not calling to complain about he pregnancy, but to share the happy news with her parents. And for her mother to assume that she was askinv for help is a bitchy thing to do. I hope you never reproduce 163, because it seems like you will never help your kids if they have moved out and they need help.
Zebidee 9
Next time you're at the doctor's, pick up a few brochures on nursing homes. I think you're going to be needing them sooner rather than later. Oh, and can we see if we can get to comment 50 before someone fails at comprehension and calls OP a ***** for getting pregnant?
ulicksam 0
Sounds like you call "needing" things all the time. YDI.
Zombie65 0
Agree 100%
chosha_fml 27
Make her the last person you tell and explain why.
haleykerr 0
congratulations!! :)
HesJustTheBest 0
I think you ought to share this news with your husband before you tell your mother, I mean it's his kid and all... And you've always got your mother-in-law to fall back on aswell.
guckylynn 19
Except maybe OP isn't married...
HesJustTheBest 0
I apologize, I forgot we lived in an age of deteriorating family values, let me rephrase that: She could approach her mate's mother with the news, perhaps she would be willing to fulfill the duties that her biological mother failed to do, assuming of course that the two have a stable relationship.
nerdsgetmehot 23
I'm all for deteriorating family values. It's better than divorce! ;)
nerdsgetmehot 23
Although I suppose that divorce could be categorized as a contributor to deteriorating family values. I meant that I was all for kids without marriage since the divorce rates are so high anyway. *Offspring of divorcees*
HesJustTheBest 0
I was referring to couples having children outside of marriage. There's no guarantee that they'll be together for the full 18 years that it takes to raise a child, where as marriage is the universal way to display their commitment to each other. The only people who should be reproducing/raising children are those people; people that have the patience and tolerance to handle each other while they grow old over the next 50 years, as it's a virtue that not many of us possess today. But I guess I'm old fashioned. I understand there may be couples out there who can stand each other long enough to raise a family without getting married, however the majority of the people that successfully raise a family are committed to each other and show it by signing that legal agreement.
nerdsgetmehot 23
Yes, I am aware that you were referring to couples having children outside of marriage...And I was arguing that having kids outside of marriage seems better than having a marriage end in divorce. Perhaps I've just been "ruined" by my parents' divorce, but I just don't think that not getting married before having kids is immoral. Two people can still be very much in love and committed to each other without being married...Unlike my parents, who stuck together for 26 years simply because it was "for the good of the kids" and then decided "to hell with it" and just decided to get divorced a year ago.
RedPillSucks 33
We should invent a new video game "Call Of Duty, Marriage Rites" where people have to get married and raise a family together. What would the "Perks" be? (Don't talk to me about 'Hardened Pro')
nerdsgetmehot 23
There's already a game like that, RPS...The Sims! :P
nerdsgetmehot 23
Sorry. I'm just bitter because my parents did the "right" and "moral" thing by staying married to raise my brother and I. Then they decided that it wasn't worth it after all and got divorced after I'd reached an age when they thought it wouldn't effect me (it did, by the way). I'd say that seeing my parents stuck in a miserable marriage effected me in a more negative way then them choosing to separate ever did.
ZE287 0
ydi because you have obviously set the trend of being needy
ab1983 0
You had to have given her reasons in the past for that to be her first response.
RedPillSucks 33
People don't always need a reason to be psycho.
sappy0 5
Very true, 77... but the key word there is 'reason'. My parents are gone now, but when they were alive, they knew if I ever asked for anything, it was a very 'last resort' request. They knew I hated to ask anything of them because I tried to show by giving to them how much I appreciated the life they gave me up until I moved out. I never once got the response OP got - they were always willing to give anything to help me. Cosby Family??... nah. We kids were just raised to respect the hell outta our parents... & they respected us in the long run! ;)