Today, I was forced to spend New Years Eve with my strict/conservative parents in the middle of nowhere in Illinois. If I had nothing else, I looked forward to watching the ball drop in NYC. As the seconds counted down the T.V. shut off. Parental controls shut down cable at midnight. 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 hosted a New Year’s Eve party, but everyone left at 11:45 PM to go to another party because "it sounded more fun." I rang in the new year alone. FML
Today, I told my mom I was going to a New Year's party. She told me to be back by midnight. FML
Today, I celebrated the new year. Alone. FML
Today, I'm spending New Year's Eve absolutely alone. My girlfriend canceled our plans the day before so she could spend it with strangers and booze. Somehow, I still love her. FML
Today, I asked my husband to spend New Year's with me watching a movie or maybe spending some time together. He said, "I can't upset my family by coming to celebrate New Year's with you." For context, we live separately because my Dad passed away and I can't leave my mum alone. FML
Today, my New Year’s Eve consisted of four things: being home alone, drinking cheap alcohol out of a tooth mug, getting an upset stomach from that, then going to bed early with ear plugs. FML
Today, I came back to my appartment to find that I couldn't watch certain channels on my tv. When I called the tv company I found out my parents had put a 'parental block' on all my favorite channels. Im 22 and rent an appartment with my friends. FML
Today, I got all dressed up for a New Year's party. When my parents and siblings left the house to their parties, I got undressed. I wasn't going to a party. I only got dressed up so my family would think I had plans. FML
Today, it's both my 28th birthday and New Year’s Eve. Even though it's a Friday, tonight’s big plans are frozen pizza and going to bed early. I live with my parents and even they are going out tonight, leaving me to watch the dog. Happy Birthday, loser! FML
Today, I am passing New Year's Eve alone with my cat because everybody around me decided to celebrate in close committee, had a family emergency, or caught the C plague. FML
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vetter_fml 0
Nowhere is in Kansas. and you can watch the ball drop online...it's not the same, but...Happy New Year anyway?
shamille 5
what's the parental control code? i bet it's 0000 mwahahaha...
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Mookdaruch 0
I would like to call this a pwn. jbuckets_404......16000 Internets for you [donates internets] and happy new year.
HaleyIsabelle 0
i know exactly how you feel. Parental controls shut down my tv at 11.
biwinning88 1
what the f.... how old ate you 12? I don't get this, what do they think is going to happen to the tv shows that come on at 11? that it will show you **** and tell you where to buy heroin? I would be furious if my parents had ever tried this shit... and people who say It's cause they care is b.s. they are just controlling. its usually the kids with parents like this that end up going crazy in college because its the first time they don't have their parents watching their every move
Infamia 0
Aww, I'm sorry. :(
shamille 5
what's the parental control code? i bet it's 0000 mwahahaha...
vetter_fml 0
Nowhere is in Kansas. and you can watch the ball drop online...it's not the same, but...Happy New Year anyway?
xxreikoxx 31
Ugh...parental controls? i could understand if there were small kids living in the house, but c'mon...having an automatic timer is just a bit ridiculous. OP, do they think you're a kid? Why could they not have deactivated the controls for that one night? Are they really that conservative?
Maxine17 8
Wow I didn't know you could even have parental controls to shut down your T.V And FYL
cookies_for_you 0
Parental controls? How old are you?
perdix 31
Ever since I learned about undescended testicles, I can't hear the phrase "ball drop" and keep a straight face. When they say that a million people are in Times Square waiting for the ball to drop, I think they are all staring at some dude's crotch, waiting for his scrotum to be filled. Anyways, you didn't miss much except Jennifer Lopez' camel toe. :D I find the whole thing with Dick Clark incredibly sad.
shamille 5
Oh man the whole Dick Clark situation was sooo awkward....
Flutist 3
Well he was better this year. Don't worry Op, you didn't miss much. Sure the ball dropped but the whole end of the show felt like Bingo Night at the crazy joint. JLo is the aunt every loves to hate, with the dead possum coat and the camel toe. And then poor Dick with half his face dead from the seizure. It was sad. Almost as sad as not figuring out your parental control code. Jeez, just keep typing in numbers. They will never know.
Barnwell93 0
Fake! The ball drops in NYC, which is Eastern Standard Time, all of Illinois is Central Standard Time, explain that to me...
perdix 31
They replayed the Carson Daly ball drop with a one-hour delay for those of us on Central Time. But it was not kid-friendly to watch Carson's ******** descend on cue.
newsgit 0
they already explained it. Read the comments.