Today, I received an acceptance letter to Juilliard. After showing it to my mom, she tells me I can't attend because Robin Williams graduated from Juilliard, and he now has too much facial hair. 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 got my acceptance letter from Harvard University. Yay! Unfortunately, I sent it as a joke, never thinking I'd get accepted and I have absolutely no way to get there, or the money to pay for it. FML
Today, I came home and told my mom that I got the lead in the school musical, which I was very happy about. She pulled me into a hug then said, "But you know you can't really sing, right?" FML
Today, I got a call from a prominent orchestra asking me to play with them. They were especially interested because I'm still in high school. I called to accept only to find out that my mother had already declined the offer for me because I "only" have a 3.7. FML
Today, I was rejected from the University of Washington. My dad has been a professor there for 30 years, and is on the board of admissions. FML
Today, I was cleaning my father's study room and wondering why I did not receive my acceptance/rejection letter from a college I really wanted. I found the acceptance letter, on his desk, also approving of a full scholarship. The deadline to confirm was a month ago. FML
Today, I told my mom that I want to try out for a singing competition on TV, so I might be able to kick off my musical career. She convinced me to sing a song for her, so I did. Mid-way through, she lost it, burst into laughter, and told me to stay in school. FML
Today, I received my acceptance letter to one of the most prestigious universities in the US, as well as a nice scholarship. I was so proud of myself, I eagerly showed my dad, hoping he would shed a tear or two. His only words were, "Just get a job so you can get the hell out of my house." FML
Today, after spending years volunteering at community theatres and being accepted into a prestigious university for theatrical design, my public high school gave me a scholarship. All my mother could say was, "I'm sorry they wasted their money on you." FML
Today, I excitedly told my mom how I got accepted to the master’s program of my dreams. She decided now would be a good time to proudly repeat for the millionth time how she gave up a full ride to the Ivy League to marry my father, and I ought to be a "good woman" and do the same. FML
Today, I noticed that my facial hair had grown by an acceptable amount. I spoke to my Dad and decided to show him, thinking he would approve of my manliness. His exact words when I showed him were, "Nah, son. You just look like a lesbian." FML
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chloe2114 4
Wow...Just wow. Go anyway :)
clownphobia23 12
Your mother is retarded. Go anyways. And congrats!
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Comments (246)
insanez58 11
what?
ajourn11 2
He also has an Oscar.
missyfiona89 28
Was she kidding? Sometimes, you'll have to learn to take a joke.
pattipan 7
OP, is there another adult in your life with a brain in their head? Seek the assistance of that person. Barring that, get your butt to the guidance counselor of your current school and tell that person what is going on. Your mom is a selfish ass who just doesn't want you to go but if you get into a school like this you CANNOT piss away this opportunity because your own parent doesn't want what's best for you. I was in a similar situation when I was in high school and went straight to the guidance counselor. She and the principal of my school embarrassed my parents into letting me accept a scholarship they had been pressuring me to turn down for their own selfish reasons. Your mom is only thinking of herself, not you, but once she realizes other adults are on to her selfishness, she might change her tune.
pattipan 7
Wow, 83. You have piss poor reading comprehension skills. I won the scholarship, not the OP. My point was that my assfuck mom tried to make me pass it up but I got smart and enlisted the aid of other adults who actually had my best interest at heart so I encourage the OP to do the same. Pay attention.
Haven74 6
Pattipan did not make it about their self, but rather used a personal anecdote as an example of asinine parenting "rationale" and the solution they came to in order to rise above parental selfishness/stupidity. If OPs mother wants to hinder their child's wonderful opportunity for financial reasons, there are ways around it. If OPs mother wants to hinder the opportunity for selfish reasons, there are ways around it. Unfortunately, stupid is quite incurable, luckily for OP it is not always hereditary. OP - by whatever (legal) means necessary, do not pass this up. Find a way, and make everything you can of it.
pattipan 7
Thank you, Haven74, for having intelligence. You are in the minority. One of the biggest lessons that kids can learn in life is that their parents aren't always right and they don't always have to have control. I figured this out and was able to out-maneuver them so that I could accept my scholarship and go to my dream college so I wanted to tell the OP (and others) what worked for me and how I did it. I honestly didn't think it was that hard to understand but apparently I was mistaken.
lobum 12
I hope you told her to **** off.
munchy22 5
There are parents who seriously can't afford to send their kids to college, or don't even want to deal with it at all. This is the time to step it up OP. Talk to your mom or go find a job; do whatever it takes. Juilliard isn't just any community college, not everyone gets in. This only depends on you and how bad you want it.
BenTaz 7
Robin Williams is also a very intelligent man. Congrats. Go anyway :)
Nomosaur 0
You are grown enough to go yourself and congratulations!
perdix 31
You could tell your mom she committed a "post hoc ergo propter hoc" fallacy, but she'd probably beat you for talking dirty.
perdix 31
Isn't that Latin for Pee Wee Herman's "I know you are, but what am I?" parry?
Shadow_Phantom 26
...your mom sounds insane.