Today, I found out my mom is getting rid of cable TV. My dad and I bought her a 700 dollar plasma screen TV for Christmas. 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, I spent over $2,000 on a big flatscreen TV. My dad insisted I let him mount it on the wall instead of paying someone to do it. All seemed fine, until the TV came loose and smashed onto the floor. My dad refuses to accept responsibility, and says I should've had a professional install it instead. FML
Today, I had to help my grandma because her TV suddenly stopped working. She has cable as well as satellite, so she figured she didn't need the satellite receiver anymore. Apparently the best way to do get rid of it was to cut all the cables connected to the TV. FML
Today, I finally got a cable box for my TV. When I was connecting the cable, my tv fell and shattered the screen. FML
Today, I bought my mother an expensive TV she had been looking at. After I bought it, she continued browsing for more stuff. I told her I couldn't afford the extra items. She got mad and called me "selfish". FML
Today, I told my parents that all I wanted for my 18th birthday was to go to a restaurant in NYC for a nice dinner. My parents said no, because it would cost too much money. I came home to see my parents had bought a huge TV for $800. We already have 3 televisions. FML
Today, I purchased a brand new television. Not long after the professional who hung it on my wall left, it came crashing down on my hardwood floor. I'm now left with a busted TV, a tear in my living room wall, and a severely drained bank account. 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, I bought myself a brand-new 52" flatscreen. It was only in my house for 2 hours before my toddler had a tantrum, threw a toy right into the screen and wrecked it beyond repair. I paid to have a nice TV for 2 hours. FML
Today, my dad turned off our cable. The reason? His favorite character from The Walking Dead died. FML
Today, I discovered my mom has been using my credit card to buy everyone's Christmas presents. FML
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Sargasm 4
Too bad you can only watch cable TV on a $700 plasma screen TV. Wouldn't it be great if you could use some form of external device, like a DVD or Blu-ray player, to watch movies on it? It would also be nice if you could subscribe to some form of service, like Netflix, that delivered those movies to your house. Alas, you definitely can't do any of that with a $700 plasma screen TV. Just go ahead and return it; it's completely useless now.
stevets01 6
Yeah right you guys just wanted to justify buying it for yourselves.
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Comments (78)
Thornod 0
Boy isnt she going to feel stupid
lesb_lv 0
YDI. It seems she does not need/like a tv. You bought that for yourselves. Now you should go and find her a real gift - sthg SHE wants.
Stahn 0
Agreed. If she's getting rid of cable or would even think of getting rid of cable, a $700 TV probably isn't the gift for her. This was probably a gift for yourselves. YDI.
mandacakes 0
gift of the magi:)
pattheaninal 9
LCD is better for the environment. Plasma is worse.
mps1969 8
Go hug a tree I want a better Picture I couldn't care less about the environment ! Sprays two cans at the Ozone !
Patrick_Poptarts 13
Actually, LCD can hold a much higher contrast ratio, so LCD has the better quality image.
SweetestSin 4
Perhaps she may change her mind after seeing her new plasma
musicislife1995_fml 0
Christmas is tomorrow, doubt shell have gotten rid of it by then. there's time to convince
masanya 0
*My dad and I.
JustAReaderOfFml 4
i hope ur life is worth living now...
jcrook 0
WHY would your dad not know what his wife is doing re cable? (I assume they still live together if he is buying her Christmas presents).
darkmis1 18
I hope you kept the reciept.
Clover2009 0
"Merry Christmas Mom, even tho you're a bitch and getting rid of cable TV after we bought you $700 worth of a ******* TV."