Today, I text messaged my mom from Afghanistan to let her know everything was okay. She responded, telling me not to message her so much because "the price of text messages really adds up." 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 called my mom from Australia. I have been abroad for two months and hadn't talked to her in a long time. A few minutes into the conversation my moms stops me and says this call must cost a fortune and hangs up on me. A few bucks in more important to her then me. FML
Today, my mom finally learned how to text. Now it's her way of communicating, even when we're in the same room. FML
Today, I finally taught my mom how to text message people. Now I get a message from her every 30 seconds saying "Hi". FML
Today, I texted my mom and had to explain to her that calling me repeatedly at 2 a.m. because you're bored and want to talk is not really a good idea. Seriously, nothing happened, she just wanted to chat because she had nothing else to do. Her response to my message? She started calling me again. FML
Today, my dad asked me to send my mom a text since he was driving and I was in the passenger seat. I pulled up my mom's contact on his phone, and I found that my mom had recently sent my dad a picture of her jugs, along with the message, "We miss you." FML
Today, my mom learned how to use the text messaging on her smartphone. I've received 37 already, and she calls after every single one to make sure I understood her. FML
Today, I was trying to break up with my boyfriend over text. I was being really careful to phrase it nicely, and I hit send with a sigh of relief. Except I sent the text to my mom, who now keeps sending me unsolicited advice about my "love life" with an occasional "You go, girl!" FML
Today, my mom texted me, “I just want you to know I love you very much.” Touched, I replied, “I love you too, Mom!” Her next message said, “Oops, wrong person.” FML
Today, I was texting my mother after my boyfriend broke off our relationship. She offered incredibly supportive replies such as "No, really?" and "Aww, that sucks." before apparently getting bored and claiming she had to go because her "text reception" was breaking up. FML
Today, I texted my boyfriend, who's on vacation halfway across the world, but he didn't respond. I mentioned it to my younger sister who said, "It probably just takes a while for the text to get all the way there." My mom piped up, "Don't be dumb sweetie, he's just ignoring her." FML
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CallMeHush 1
Remember that when you pick out her nursing home.
HSOMGF 5
That's just sad.
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Comments (22)
kofinater 3
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Well it is international, write a letter instead
BREADEDELF 3
That would probably cost more.
HSOMGF 5
That's just sad.
yourmurderscenex 13
wow, that is messed up. i'm sorry OP.
tessababy 0
3- that's not the point, her moms being a bitch.
yourmurderscenex 13
the OP is a man
CallMeHush 1
Remember that when you pick out her nursing home.
iloveaero1987 0
:( thats sad
RebelYell14 4
well, we love you and appreciate what you're doing and your mom does, too. She just has an interesting way of showing it.
iwadasn 33
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Not everyone appreciates him killing people.
iwadasn 33
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That's what soldiers do, honey.
cstevanus 4
just because he is in afganistan doesnt mean he is military. even if he is that doesnt mean he is killing people.
melancholyangel 0
Maybe she actually thought texting internationally would be similiar to calling and it would rack up the bill.
youngclench 0
I don't see the FML
jezzibell 0
uh... her mom would rather save money than talk to her daughter. I'd be hurt
madasmercury 0
**son
allisonc 5
That's really shitty coming from your mom, but it does add up, it costs me like 25 cents per message to receive from my husband. Although I really could care less about the costs, but if you are texting her a lot it may be raising her bill. You can write her letters for free (postage is free for you from Afghanistan)