Today, I came home from work to be given $1 by my mother. This normally would have been nice, had my mother not said, "I just sold that ugly old black and white picture frame you always leave lying around in your room." Which also would have been nice if that "frame" wasn't my Kindle. FML
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humorizer 14
^ Yard sale. My parents always complain that I hoard too much junk (they never get the idea behind why I have so many different controllers for my NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, Wii, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, etc)... and demand that I throw away all the controllers and only keep "one or two since that's all you need". And don't get me started on chargers... they think all I need is one single charger to take care of my multitude of laptops and game consoles and cameras... So when they see a 'worthless picture frame' (which I believe had an image of the Bronte sisters as the default on the lock screen the last time I saw it), they think they're doing me a favor by getting me money by selling a 'picture frame [I] just leave laying around on the floor'.
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CyanSleepy 3
Demand that she buys you a new one.
LennyComa 39
That really sucks doode, you should get her back by selling that really big moving picture frame in the sitting room
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bizarre_ftw 22
She better ******* buy you a new one, leave your shit alone, and take a crash course in the 21st century
Szaszaspasz 26
I have a KOBO. My books are also stored online on an account. I don't have to worry about technology clueless parents. My mom nagged me to get a cell phone because it is easier to text rather than using a land line. I feel your pain OP. I'd hate for that to happen to my e-reader or iPhone.
b_rad_fml 4
Dayum, that really sucks. Did you have Mom write you a check for the other $249?
Bebbo_fml 21
My mom bought me my kobo, so I'm safe from having her sell it by mistake for $1. But fml OP, she should have asked first before touching and selling your stuff.
LittleGreenPaola 23
I feel very sorry for you, and upset as if it happened to me. Ignorance can be so disturbing. I hope she will buy you a new one.
YoshiMike13 4
there'd be no problem if ya had a nook!! haha jk. that sucks id make her get me a new one
abu4u 26
I can't help but LOL. It wouldnt have happened with an iPad.
Metallica36176 16
I really don't understand how people (including parents) think they have the right to sell shit that isn't there's. When I turned 15 my parents respected me and my privacy and allowed me to lock my door. If they had a question they asked. They didn't snoop around for weed, condoms, or a diary. They asked (and took action to handle it) because they understand (unlike most parents) that the more you try to.control your kid, the more they will try to sneak and do it. My parents trusted us, so we didn't feel the need to do anything stupid.
kitkattgirl 2
That's how I was raised. I was an angel, and at 25, still am. I will do the same for my children. My parents respected me and trusted me. I appreciated their trust and in return did nothing that would make them lose that trust. I had more freedoms than my friends because of this. They never snooped in my room, looked through my history on my computer, or made me keep my door unlocked. And I have a very close relationship with both of them to this day.
GK2012 9
if I could, I would stand up and clap. sure I can understand (and completely agree with) the idea that parents are your parents, not your friend, but even parents should respect (to a certain extent) their child/children's privacy provided there's no significant reason for suspicion. 1) you catch more flies with honey; as someone pointed out people are less likely to talk and more likely to hide things if you unnecessarily treat your children like criminals. 2) similarly, it can create the illusion that you're aware of things....never mind that a smart person will stop writing everything in their journal if he/she's certain someone will read it that same day.
ObeyStudKing 4
Someones walking around happy with a Kindle lol
onorexveritas 24
its your fault for "leaving it lying around" but she's ****** up for being too stupid to realize its not an actual picture frame (obviously)
captain__jj 5
Her mom said she left it "lying around in her room." I don't know about you, but anything sitting in my room is likely not "lying around" and I don't think OP's mother should have any right to sell it.
Ameel_fml 19
I don't know about you, but when I used to leave things "lying around" in my mother's house it certainly didn't mean I was giving her permission to sell it. In fact, if something was left "lying around", it usually meant I had recently used it and that the item still had some value to me. Mum might have gotten angry at me for making a mess, and she might have dumped it on the floor in my bedroom. But she wasn't mean, rude or stupid enough to sell any of it.
stupidpplsuck 33
acctually OP is a boy