Today, I turned 23. I had asked my mom for some things to decorate my new place. As I opened the box to reveal my gift, a mirror was inside. I liked the mirror. I did not like the note attached that said "Look inside the mirror to see who is now 100% financially responsible for themselves." 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 received the 'special' present my mother had sent me for my 21st birthday. I opened the box and saw that my mother had picked out, accessorized and shipped to me, in college, a doll. FML
Today, it's my birthday and my mom took me and some friends to an amusement park. Looking for a tampon, I found a phone in my mom's purse that I didn't recognize. Turns out my mom is cheating on my dad. Happy birthday to me, I guess. FML
Today, my mom gave me my Christmas gift. It was a letter containing $200 and a note saying, "Here's the down payment for your apartment, please just move out already." I turned 18 last week. Thanks mom. FML
Today, it's my birthday. After a day out partying, I came home to find all my stuff smashed in the yard, even my 42" plasma TV. After asking my girlfriend what her problem was, she said a "slut" left a message on the machine stating how fun last night was. It turned out to be my mom. FML
Today, it was my mom's birthday. I decided to get her a Willow Tree statue of a woman fairy holding a heart. After dinner, I presented my gift. My mother asked me how much it was. I replied, $30. She threw me a dirty look, shoved the present in my direction, and told me to return it. FML
Today, is my 21st birthday. I get home after my night out and walk into the garage to see a 2002 Red Corvette convertible. I run up to the car thinking its a gift and there's a note: "Dani this is not your birthday present. Quit drooling on my car. -Dad" Thanks Dad. FML
Today, I went to Target. I was on my way to the bathroom when I find a huge mirror. No one was around so I started to see how my butt looked in my jeans, checked up my nose and fixed my bra. An older woman then walks out of a door next to the mirror and explains that it's a two-way mirror. FML
Today, I walk out of my apartment to find that my car is decorated with explicit drawings and "Happy 21st birthday" stuff written all over it. To top it off, my vehicle is completely wrapped in plastic wrap. I'm 22 and my birthday is in December. 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 mom and I were talking about a wedding decoration that we are going to use at my wedding. I insisted that I gave the decorations to her and I didn’t bother looking in my house. She came over for the night and cleaned while I was at work. She found the decorations that I'd insisted that I'd given to her. FML
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VintageGuitarist 0
I don't mean to be rude, but if you're 23, you should be financially responsible for yourself. YDI.
Drakon_fml 7
Give it back to her when she needs a loan.
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Comments (185)
PuraVida1024 0
That is AWESOME!
AudreyKHepburn 0
Well I don't know what you expected. Sooner or later you have to start supporting yourself. Good think you found out sooner. Don't want to be a complete loser.
perfectgrl6971 0
She did that well:) but..since you were asking for stuff for your birthday she shouldn't have done that. But really at 23 you should be 5 years into already being financially responsible for yourself.
xXNinjaliciousXx 0
Well, she was speaking the truth
laffinatu 0
Sorry to say but yeah, YDI. You're 23 ffs, welcome to the real world. I was financially responsible for myself at 18. Even though it was your birthday, I still don't think now is the time to be asking parents (or anybody for that matter) for anything that isn't vital. Birthday presents are a bonus of life and I'm sorry to say, not all families can afford that right now. Be happy you got a mirror that you seem to like and that your parents know the best gift they can give you is a life lesson. And fyi, when you move into a new place, it's best to ask for things that you NEED, not WANT, such as groceries, cleaning supplies, and things needed to live...not things to decorate with.
usnwife 18
You ask for groceries as a birthday present? He needed to furnish his new place, and having, say, a mirror that he needed anyway saves him money he can then use in groceries. I would rather give (and get!) a mirror instead of a bag of groceries for a birthday... He wasn't asking for a handout, he was asking for a GIFT on his BIRTHDAY!
mainegirl 0
Okay, I agree that at 23 he is responsible for himself, but still, his mom didn't have to point that out by being a sarcastic asshole.
creeptastical 0
Even though I agree that you should be 100% financially responsible for yourself by now, your mom was a bitch about it. Save the note so if she ever asks you for anything that will cost you money you can hand it back to her.
kingken 0
either she hates you or loves you
kittykat2009 0
i agree that you should have gotten something for your birthday and it shouldn have been a life lesson but your 23 now and you should have been taught to never ask for something its rude unless they ask you what you want and them getting you a mirrow are you effin kidding me thats bull shit if your just starting out or whatever they should have gotten you something useful but whatever
nateblake 0
I think your mother is a passive aggressive person. She not only did she buy you a gift, but with the gift was a letter attached because she couldn't make face.