Today, I found out that my mother intentionally donated the quilt that I had made for her, because, "It didn't match anything". That was $70 worth of fabric and 7 and a half weeks spent on that handiwork of mine. 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 my step mom had thrown out my baby blanket because it was an "eyesore". It was an heirloom from my birth mother and the only thing I have left from her. FML
Today, I found out where a few of my favorite outfits went. My mother had taken them out of my closet, wrapped them, and given them to my cousin as a gift. FML
Today, I found out my mother-in-law sold a precious family heirloom and gambled away the money. FML
Today, I walked into my mother's house to find that she had knitted clothes for some of the household appliances. The toaster was wearing a dress. FML
Today, I finally gave my mum an expensive designer dress I spent months saving to buy for her as she had been very depressed. However she has gained so much weight from stress eating she ripped it when trying to put it on, and now won't talk to me because, "I wanted to make her feel fat". FML
Today, I accidentally washed the jacket my mother bought me in the washing machine. I didn't know it was supposed to be dry cleaned. My mother ended up crying and screaming that I don't love her, and this would be the last time she ever buys me anything. FML
Today, my grandmother patched up my $300, vintage, limited edition, designer jeans because she thought I'd accidentally ripped them. FML
Today, my mother flipped out that I spent $20 on a gift for myself for my birthday. Instead of getting a gift for me, she spent $300 on a new vacuum cleaner, and claims that we didn't have enough left in our budget to spend on me. FML
Today, my mother bitched at me for spending $200 on a new clothes I needed for my new job as a bank teller. I then received a notification on my phone that my mother's lingerie order was shipped. She spent $800 on teddies and crotchless panties. FML
Today, I found $100 on the ground. My mom is taking $40 because she was there. FML
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ohjoy15 33
I tried to find some kind of an upside to this. There isn't one. So sorry that happened :/.
scanimp 11
Don't ever buy her a Christmas gift, then.
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Comments (43)
jasonswife423 18
Maybe you can find out where she donated it and get it back. Not to give to her, but to keep for yourself. You put a lot of hard work into it, she should have, at the very least, given it back to you. Sorry you had to go through that though.
DanielleinDC 34
That would be an awful thing to do to the organization OP's mom donated to, unless OP brought another quilt or blanket to donate.
burgermike92 17
Well I guess your mom's gonna be getting cheap gifts from you from now if any at all.
chill99 15
My sincere sympathies, OP. My mother was the same -- she never liked the gifts I gave her and now I am overly anxious about giving gifts to people. You are a good person to put so much effort into a gift, and I hope one day she realizes how superficial she has been. In the meantime, you did the right thing to give someone a gift from the heart.
arsinic 18
The situation stinks, but she donated it. If it was donated to Goodwill or the Salvation Army there's a good chance the next owner will appreciate the hard work put into those stitches! Just try to think of it that way. And never give her a gift like that again, because she won't appreciate it. I'm sure it was lovely though!
laurellkawes 31
Or it's possible that the mom didn't like the quilt and didn't want to hurt her child's feelings by admitting that
thatweirdasian 22
The fact that she said, "It didn't match anything." And then donate the quilt, is enough to hurt OP's feelings.
smallandroid 26
Saying "I'm sorry, but I just don't have a use for this" and returning it to OP would sting, but it would be leagues better than what the mother actually did. There were so many different things that the mother could have done if she actually cared about OP's feelings.
dogestuffup 11
some people just deserve nothing
wow2mylife 25
yes I found this upseted but aleast she didn't just throw it away
thatweirdasian 22
Next time you make something for her, donate it right away (lol). Then tell her, "I'm one step ahead of you and have donated it for you already!" Anyway, sorry to hear that, OP! Hopefully she donated it to someone in need. But, still :(
generalbirdman 7
Ya can't win em all
MitiMiki 16
Very disrespectful of her, however it was a gift, which means that is it given with no strings attached. Sorry you wasted your time on her.