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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out my roomie has lost her only source of income. This means I'm responsible for all the bills and the rent. I would kick her out and get someone else, but she's my mother. FML
Today, after months of helping my mother with bills because she claimed she had no money, I found out she makes way more than what I do. She just wanted my money for alcohol and drugs. 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, my mother asked me if she could borrow $200. Being the lovely daughter I am, I gave her my bank card to withdraw it herself. She gambled it away and maxed my bank account out. I had $1500 saved. FML
Today, my mom decided to go against every promise she's made to everyone once again and left us in financial ruin. How? She took advantage of my kindness, and didn't pay any of the money she owes me for driving my car, and for so much more. I'm more than $2,000 in debt now. FML
Today, I discovered that my mother has been stealing from me to cover her mountain of debt. I’m barely making ends meet as it is. When I confronted her, she had the gall to suggest I get a second job to support her. FML
Today, my mother told me she thinks it is time for me to move into my own place. I agreed with her and went to look at studios/flats online. She later came into my room, saw me looking at places and then got pissed off at me, saying that I hate her for wanting to leave her. FML
Today, and for the past 2 years, my aunt has owed me money. She just admitted that she fell for a scam, and gave the scammer more than double the amount I'd loaned her. I felt bad for her… until I realized something. When I asked how she had it to give to them, but not to pay me back, she got mad and hung up on me. 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 finally got all of my finances to move out of my house. My mother, instead of being happy for me for moving out of her house, blames me because she needs my rent money, states I will not be happy out in the world and disowned me because I didn't move out when she wanted me to. She wanted me to stay until she was 55. FML
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Top comments
max_dilbe 14
Sorry about your mom's stupid mistake OP, but you can't kick out your own mom right? Hope you explained everything to her so that she won't make the same mistake twice...
cheeeksss 29
The dad who mailed $200 to the wrong address should guest star in this sitcom.
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Comments (63)
Adam_Power58 16
Very badly done by her give her some advise and send her on her way
lexiieeex3 32
Mama Mia...
hoosiergirl94 31
Sometimes you have to own up to your responsibilities and wrongdoings and not lean on others
Gowackie 14
I can relate. My father broke a hip and fractured his head and instead of living with my sister in a 3 bedroom house, chose to live with with me. Now I am on sleeping on my couch.
ZoroMiHawk 25
Your mom sacrificed a lot to support you in your first 18 years of life, and perhaps more. Think about all your mom did for you and then try to see if there's still nothing you can do about providing a roof over your mom's head because it's a "1 bedroom apartment" edit: Oh, and "reluctantly"? really? How many thousands your mom and dad spent on your food and clothes and everything else?
smokecloud_ 37
Parents choose to have their children and paying for them is their responsibility. Not the other way around.
Catdragon 40
I understand they spend money, but they chose to **** and make babies. unfortunately, babies cost a lot but that comes with the territory. I would be reluctant too if I had a feeling the money was going to a bad place. not all parents are good. just because they made you doesn't make them a parent. don't talk like you know everything. I once stole $100 from my mom to give to my dad to cover travelling expenses because my mom kicked him out when he was visiting. he bought beer with that and pawned my video game systems the next day. you can't trust people like that more than once. maybe op knew the mom had a bad habit which is why they were reluctant.
marcranger 29
Some parents are incapable of sacrificing anything, though they'll sure make you think every grudgingly given "gift" cost them dearly. OP doesn't owe Mom anything, especially if Mom has a history of pulling this sort of guilt-tripping, which I'm guessing she does.
InfiniteSunshine 32
I always hate this reasoning, "well your parents supported/paid for you, so you should be grateful and do the same for them," or worse "because they financially support you they get to make the (sometimes unfair, baseless) rules and be completely controlling and invasive." Um no that isn't the way it works, they chose to have a child, that responsibility is on them. The kid has no choice in this matter and no control over it, so to say that they are now required or morally obligated to help their parents isn't right. Having a kid, and accepting parental responsibility, comes with financially supporting them. That's the law, parents are required to do this, if they don't, they go to jail, get their kids removed or at the very least fined. You don't get applause, respect or repayment for doing something you took responsibility for and are now expected to do. It would be like me demanding praise and reimbursement for obeying road signs and not speeding with my car. The kids, no matter what age, don't owe their parents anything, they are supposed to take care of them in this way, not the other way around. Also, just cause you do something for someone else, doesn't mean you should ever expect them to return the favour, is it nice, yes. But, in the context of childcare, you should be doing these things because you want to, not on the prospect that you could get something out of it later. I also find it funny and pretty hypocritical that when a child is over 18 and living with/supported by their parents they are constantly criticized being told to "get a job," "have some responsibility" or "move out if they don't like the way things are done," but when a capable parent is living off their children they don't get criticism and the kids are still told "well they supported you, time to return the favour."
johncage 14
What #35 said.
xxkrystalxx 14
Its his mom. She should be a functioning adult. He gave her money and she handed it over to a scammer. She should have known better than that. Shes an adult and needs her son to pay the deposit on a place she likely did no research on?
Sinister_Toad 9
Looks like you'll be sleeping on the couch... Good luck though
Mathalamus 25
Her mistake. Try sending her to someone better able to care for her, or make her sleep on the couch.
pasupathymuthu 16
We have similar mothers.
marcranger 29
OP, my mom burned down part of her house with a cigarette several years ago. She moved in with my boyfriend and me in our one-bedroom apartment because I was her child, and isn't that what good children do? It was a living hell. I spent the next five months working with my home state's mental health services so I could get her the care she needed in a place where she could go drive someone else to the brink. She hasn't really forgiven me for that, but I haven't forgiven her for being a horrible houseguest either. Don't let that happen to you, OP.
millie14225 31
is it wrong that i didn't want to hit fyl, just because then it would be 6667?