Today, I decided I was going to do something nice for my parents for Christmas. So, I cleaned the entire house top to bottom, baked cookies, and made them both Christmas cards. What did I get in return? They asked me to wrap my four year old sister's presents, and let me know I got nothing. 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 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, I got a birthday card from my parents. It was my sister's from earlier in the year. They scratched out her name and wrote mine underneath. FML
Today, my parents refused to give my daughter her Christmas presents as an act of revenge against her father. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My parents, with whom I live, told me that they didn't get me anything, but instead they said they would knock off a bit of the housekeeping I owe them. FML
Today, I told my family that for my birthday I didn’t want to do any chores and just wanted the house cleaned. What they heard was mom won’t do chores today so let’s leave them all for her tomorrow. I didn’t even have a clean mug for coffee this morning. FML
Today, my parents came home after being out of town for the weekend. I stayed home, did homework and completely cleaned the house, thinking I could earn some brownie points with them. They saw how clean the house was and accused me of covering up a party. FML
Today, it's Christmas Day. Normally, my family would be opening gifts right now. Instead, my mom is holding our gifts hostage until we clean the house. Apparently, "The presents aren't going anywhere." FML
Today, my mom and I went to Best Buy for some Christmas shopping. She picked up some presents for me and told me not to look at what she was buying. When we got to the register, she didn't have enough money, and I ended up having to buy my own presents. FML
Today, my mom asked my siblings and me for help cleaning the kitchen. After working for a half hour while all my siblings sat on the couch, I pointed out that I was the only one working. My mom thanked my siblings for not having attitudes like mine and sent me to my room. FML
Today, is my little sister's 16th birthday. I spent my last $20 on a gift for her, cleaned the house for her party, made an ice cream cake, and got her a rose. What did I get? "I hope you kept the receipt for this. Oh, and stay in your room during my party." FML
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russianspy1234 11
sell her present on ebay instead?
lesab734 0
You definetely did not deserve that. Kinda sad to hear you did all that, but didn't receive the tiniest bit of gratitude. merrr Christmas though!!?!!
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Henning 0
Agree with #30.
Cerauno 0
I would have walked out the door, right there. That they couldn't even muster up a 'thank you' is what really gets me.
sciu 0
Maybe they should get you a nice, shiny new job?
monster_tamer 11
I don't even understand how parents can be so messed up when it comes to these sort of things...
habesjn 0
Do something for the sake of giving, not because you expect something in return. I swear to god, people are so selfish nowadays. I enjoy seeing people happy that I gave them a present, that's all you should expect in return. Selfish bitch.
boatkicker 5
So you wouldn't want to be thanked for this? It wasn't just that they didn't give her anything. It's that they didn't give her anything, didn't thank her for doing things, AND expected her to do more for them.
alliesolovely 0
woooow. you are rude. why dont youi put yourself into some of these situations and see how you would feel. and believe it or not, everyones selfish. its a natural human tendency and it cant be avoided. so dont give the stinkin miss america response of "world peace, i love giving blah blah blah" when you like everyone else in the world is selfish.
alliesolovely 0
yes indeed nicely put
gracieroxursox 3
wow, #38, you're the bitch! I can't believe you would say something like that. How do you think that you would feel? It's not that she didn't get anything, it's the fact that she feels unnapreciated, and getting nothing kinda sends the message that they didn't care enough to get you something. Like they say, it's the thought that counts, but if there is no gift then there was no thought was there?
Sinsation 7
Exactly. OP is claims that she wanted to do something 'nice', but it doesn't mean shit if she expects something back.
blastvortex 4
Does no good deed go unpunished? Well, you could just stop being nice and let yourself "deserve" the way you're treated instead. Not giving respect where none is received doesn't necessarily sound like a bad idea, so long as it's explicitly known that's why they're not getting any. It's called "quid pro quo." Look into it.
NoKittyMyPotPie 3
You are not your parents favourite. Get over it.
alyak98 31
*favorite
EffYoLife 14
thats what you get for sucking up to them on Christmas eve. youre probably a jerk the rest of the year.
EffYoLife 14
now you know not to get them jack next year. get them all pajamas or something cheap and get yourself something nice. since you have a job they think you have your own money and dont need them any more. so use your own money to buy yourself a mobile phone and new shoes. eff them. id be pissed. but now you know for next time.
anonymous45610 0
that's not really what x-mas is about anyways