Today, I realized that not only did my parents not get me anything for Christmas, they also stole the $500 my grandparents gave me to buy a computer. 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 found out that when my parents said they couldn't afford gifts for us kids, what they really meant was that they weren't buying a gift for me. I found this out when I overheard my father telling my uncle about the things he got my siblings. FML
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 found out that my grandma has been sending me birthday money every year. My mom just steals it before I ever see it. FML
Today, I gave over $100 to my online friend in presents for Christmas, only to find out he can't use any because of his strict parents. 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 found out that my parents are 28,000 dollars in debt and that my bank account has $27.17 in it. They took my money to help pay their debt. FML
Today, I found out why I haven't been getting my bank statements for the past couple of months. My parents have been hiding them from me, because they've been stealing from it. FML
Today, I found out that when my uncle died, he left me and the rest of my family £2000 each. Only my parents kept and spent my share on themselves. FML
Today, I discovered that my parents rooted through our house looking for junk to sell at a garage sale. They sold all of my books from my bookshelf. When I freaked, out my mom said 'well you never read them'. There was about $300 hidden between the pages of those books. They made $60. FML
Today, I discovered my mom has been using my credit card to buy everyone's Christmas presents. FML
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Top comments
HSOMGF 5
@ #9-Parents are obligated to feed their children and provide a roof over their heads. It does not justify stealing. It's too bad Santa couldn't bring OP a new family for Christmas.
andreajo23 0
sounds like my family
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andreajo23 0
sounds like my family
fakeaccountX 6
I bet you can't wait to move out.
mizluvsercat 0
My family too. Fyl op. And only a computer? that $500 could totally have bought a laptop
Kenetic 0
That 500 dollars could have gone a long way towards helping him buy a computer, any computer, and could get him a decent laptop too. My mom used to do this kind of shit too till I yelled at her and threatened to move out. Being the scared person she is, she stopped taking my cash. Just confront your parents about it, just because they're your parents doesn't mean it's ok for them to take money from you that wasn't given to you by them.
11colio11 4
ydi for not $500 spent laptop parents poop bicycles sorry that kind of got away from me. No bt seriously OP FYL That sucks!
Tweety122888 0
17 - so if your parents give you money its okay for them to take it back?! sometimes parents just need to be set straight. it works if you do it right.
sugarr0babby0 0
some parents huh.
kikibisweet 0
Crackheads steal from their family.
jewban 3
62 that's not why poor people have lots of children. they usually have lots of children either because they have unprotected sex or they have a lot of children so the child can work and give money for the family.
hahayousucks 3
merry Christmas. have a computer, btw you didn't have enough for the tax, cough it up...
aliaskis 3
There are all sorts of reasons poor people have more children on average. Less access to contraceptives, less education about how much children can cost to raise, wanting a base of stability to support them when they are elderly (mostly in developing nations). Or they might just be irresponsible. It's a cycle that is unlikely to change, though there has been a substantial drop in teenage pregnancies in the last few years. We are at the lowest % of teen pregnancy that we have been in the 70 years they have been keeping track.
Lucidium 0
78 - Stfu you *****.
aliaskis 3
79 - What astounding verbiage from a cretin such as yourself! I applaud you for your attempts to join society.
NeutralBear 0
This obviously isn't a place for you.
summersizzle 0
maybe the parents are having money troubles, if they need the money dont be selfish help out.
SpinozaQ 2
teen pregnancy is not at an all time low in the US. It has been increasing steadily since Bush created abstinence only sex education funding mandates.
condog95 0
@17 i tried even worse threats than "moving out"on my mum - instead of complying she just hit me with a wooden spoon - FYL@ OP
nicole4rmmi 0
yea they sound like stellar parents. i say go live with ur grandma.
hasards 8
If they'd spent it on food or to pay the rent or something, I could understand that. Taking money from your own children without permission or good reason, however, is just wrong.
sweet_candy_ 17
sharing is caring :)
jewban 3
**** that
btnhdude 0
I agree with jewban. **** that shit.
iSitt 0
in this decade, having a computer is as important as food and utilities. If your family doesn't have one then you all have to chip in. They should have asked you for it first. but now how can you afford Internet
attatood 8
So I guess they just bought you a computer... with your money. Sucks!... unless of course you wanted a computer but then you could have bought your own :(
ImaginaryFoe 1
Wha? I think maybe you didn't understand the FML. OP was given money for a computer, his parents took it. He now has no cash and no computer.
attatood 8
ahhhh, it sounded like they stole the $500 to buy a computer. This can be read 2 ways. Quite possibly my bad.... or was it?
TheLetterZero 7
It doesn't say that the $500 was given to buy a computer. Only that the parents stole it and used it to buy a computer.
im2cool2fml 0
oh I was seeing it the other way where the op was given $500 to buy a computer but the $500 was taken away these people need to get their stories straight
I_like_chicken 0
76 is right, $500 was given so OP could but a computer, but the parents took it away.
NrdGrl42 0
none of u know what urtalking about... OP's parents didnt get him or her anything for xmas - shitty Now, OP must have known, or later found out his or her grandparents were giving them money for a computer. OP's parents were scumbags and took it for themselves. there is no way that the post could be read more than one way. and clearly OP has the story straight
lewisyeye 0
What does OP mean?
Lord_of_0 4
Original poster
Jmweed 4
That's pretty messed up.
krazygirl100 9
time to call the cops
unidentified_sta 5
"Here it is! Your Christmas present! No need to thank us, we didn't foot the bill."
kleyva24 0
This has happened to me many times for my birthday and christmas money...
iJasper 8
I know right? My mother stole my $300 for the operation my dog, and used it to buy a new phone for herself. She said that since she is my mother I 'have to give her money for everything she has bought for me' and that 'dogs are useless animals and don't need to have an operation on him.' >.> My dog got run over by a kid on a bike and sufferred extreme blood loss. We had to put him down :'(
Argumental_Rhino 8
This makes me pissed, I cannot believe a human would do that. If my parents did that I would move out. And if anything happened to my dogs...
mintcar 10
That sucks, and I'm sorry they stole from you. But they're your parents. They've fed you and pretty much put a roof over your head for years. Anyways, it still sucks FYL.
renaet 0
So that means they can steal her money? :/
mintcar 10
No, it wasn't what I was trying to say. It doesn't excuse them from what they did, it's still wrong.
boothette 0
dude **** her parents who cares if the gave her food and sheltor? we pay for all their shit when they are old so nah nah nah nah nah
mintcar 10
^ Can you read?
sydneydallas 5
You were pretty much saying that it was okay for the parents to take the money... which it wasn't. You don't owe your parents anything for giving you food and shelter... it's their jobs as parents to provide that.
ReDsKiNsMaN 0
yeah no if they took my money i'd be like hey who cares if you feed my your fault I'm here then tale they key and be like my car now so teaches you to take my cash so what I'm tryin to say is they shouldn't have done it and he should get back at them
kass88_fml 0
Sounds like how my mom is
zapzapp 0
That sucks, talk to them about it
MrDanimal 0
Me go pew pew on your face!
pinkdottedbow 0
Fake photos are even worse than leaving your photo blank.
TXjuggalo972 6
srry zap you fail at trying to be a girl/that's not ugly because u can see the numbers on her waist indicating maybe a stock photo idk but you fail god it won't let me comment :(
HSOMGF 5
@ #9-Parents are obligated to feed their children and provide a roof over their heads. It does not justify stealing. It's too bad Santa couldn't bring OP a new family for Christmas.
mintcar 10
I didn't say it did.