Today, I found out that, after offering to fill out my student aid application for me, my mother sent all of my personal information to a scam site instead. 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 discovered that when my parents offered to help me pay for college, what they really meant is they would get the forms for me to apply for student loans. FML
Today, I found out I'm on wage garnishment because my mother, who took out a student loan for me back in '05, didn't pay off the $2015 owed when she said she would. I got screwed over financially because of her. FML
Today, I spent many hours applying for many scholarships. When the sites asked for my e-mail, to let me know if I'd won, I gave them my school e-mail, one that I often check. I then come to find out the school doesn't let e-mails from outside the school system be sent or received. Lost thousands of dollars as far as I know. FML
Today, I couldn’t figure out why I was getting so much spam in my professional email. My own mother thought it would be a hilarious “prank” to sign me up for a ton of random mailing lists. I missed an amazing job opportunity due to her bullshit. FML
Today, I found out that the $200 I reluctantly gave to my mother so she could rent a house was paid to a scammer. Now she wants to live with me, in my one bedroom apartment. FML
Today, I found out that the $100,000 scholarship I "won" was a scam. I found it on a website. When I won, they asked for a "processing fee" that I begged my brother to let me borrow. The website has vanished into internet wasteland and I have no way of paying back the money. FML
Today, I found out my mom took around $2,500 from my savings account to pay off my sister's college tuition. She recently flunked out of her studies and won't be returning to college anyway. FML
Today, I found out that my dad, thinking it was an advertisement, threw away a letter from the college I applied to. FML
Today, I went to apply for classes at a college my parents signed me up to do dual credit with. Too bad they used my sister's social security number so I don't get credit for my old classes and my new application got thrown out. FML
Today, my mother came over again to help me work on my Student Aid application. She also brought over the savings bonds that she has been accumulating since I was born to help pay for college. Turns out they won't reach maturity until I'm thirty. She never bothered to check out this fact. I'm screwed for college. FML
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Top comments
fancyclown 9
"But honey, the nice man in the email said I was the lucky visitor!"
ByronJess 17
That's why you always handle that kind of stuff yourself.
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Comments (86)
1jflyer 1
borrow her wallet for a few hours
mcdame 0
Grow up and do it yourself. Mommy won't be able to fight your battles when you go away to school. Wait a minute, the future just called and informed me that your commuting from mommy house and not moving out of mommys house until your 45 years old. F your life.
mickey1120 0
She so did that in purpose
crystalrain17 14
To everyone who told OP to do it themselves: you need a parent's help with the FAFSA. End of story. Unless, of course, you've been filling out their tax returns for a little while, then you're all good. -,-
cooLING 0
Change all of your personal information ASAP. File for a new social security number and notify your bank as well as your school's financial officers. Also, make sure to keep a watch on your credit score.
E_Hellknight 3
I just posted a similar comment, on another FML. Again, I'll say it. People that dumb should not be on the internet. No excuse.
thabeast2012 0
**** parents!
panda_masq 0
Should have done it yourself LOL
sparky98 13
Oooo that stinks
doglover100 29
I would've done it myself.