Today, I was out shopping with my son and unbeknownst to me, he had secretly added a bunch of expensive games he wanted to the trolley. I was too embarrassed at the till to make a fuss as there was a huge line behind me. I watched as my normal £50 shopping bill climbed to over £400. 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 went to the supermarket to buy my weekly groceries and only realized after a long queue at the checkout, then having the cashier scan my entire cart, that I'd forgotten my purse. I had to leave everything behind and walk out empty-handed, while everyone in line behind me gave me dirty looks. FML
Today, I went to the supermarket to get some Easter gifts for my kids. At the register, I was verbally abused to the point of tears by the cashier, for having way too many items for the 12 items or less lane. I had 13. FML
Today, my husband called me from the store, trying to decide whether or not to buy the new games console he's been wanting. I'd already purchased one and hid it, ready for Christmas Day. I couldn't talk him into not buying himself one. There goes a $500 surprise. FML
Today, in an effort to try and be closer to my girlfriend's son, I bought him an expensive Xbox game I know he desperately wanted so we could play it together. He was excited, until he realised that I that paid for it. He snapped the disc and threw the pieces in the bin. At least I tried. FML
Today, I went shopping with my two sons and my wife. We got separated after a while, and I spotted my son in the video game section of the store. I snuck up behind him and playfully slapped him on the back of the head. The kid turned around and it wasn't my son. His mom was none to happy. FML
Today, I realized I'd lost my wallet when paying for groceries. I had to put all the items back and leave the store feeling so embarrassed in front of everyone. FML
Today, as my 12-hour shift was about to finish, a young boy came in wanting to buy a $200 gaming device. His mom said he was purchasing it with his own money, which I found admirable. That is, until he took his piggy bank out of his backpack. FML
Today, I was shopping in an upscale store. As I was changing, I heard one of the snobby saleswomen say to mine "You shouldn't bother. She isn't going to buy anything." Determined to "show her", I purchased everything I'd tried on. It came to around $500. My credit card was declined. FML
Today, I went to the grocery store, but once I'd filled my cart, I realized that I'd forgotten my wallet, and because I'm not the sort of animal who just dumps stuff in random aisles, I had to awkwardly put all my items back on their shelves. FML
Today, at the grocery store, the scanner at the register gave a higher price for a product than the price tag on the shelf. Apparently I was the one being unreasonable for insisting to pay the price advertised on the shelf, and not some secret price they never told me about. FML
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smokecloud_ 37
Here's an idea. Put the damn games back and discipline your kid.
Wishe 17
Sorry if this sounds harsh, but you need to take control of your life before your son ends up the most spoiled, demanding child you've ever met. You taught him a lesson today - "Mom won't cause a scene, so I can get away with whatever I want in a public place".
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Comments (126)
CaityMandy 10
Congratulations, you just taught your son to be a little shit. The only embarrassing thing about this is your parenting. YDI 100%
toostupidtoname 2
You are spineless person, and I weep for people that will have to deal with yours son, when he grows up entitled little shit that thinks everything should be given to him and nothing is earned, and I am quite sure you will make this prediction come to fruition.
EwahWeeWah 21
Your kid is a little shit... No offense but you need to tell him he can't do this shit, punish him severely and return the games.
momac86 17
Are you kidding me?! You make as big a scene as possible and hopefully HE'LL be so embarrassed he won't ever pull that stunt again... And I'd take every single bit of technology away from him
Angreal 14
Just take them back?
TheHD 12
I usually don't comment on posts but I feel like I have to on this one. To the people saying that she should take control of her life and just have made a scene, no. Some people have anxiety and actual problems that make it impossible for them to actually do so. Like me. I would have had a full blown anxiety attack if I had to physically remove all of the games and made people wait on me. Making him pay back the loss for the re-sale sounds like it would have been a better idea in this case.
bgbwtp 13
But as a parent, it's a little different. I have anxiety issues, too, but a parent needs to be able to discipline their child in order to have them grow up being a productive, non-snotty member of society. OP could have left the games in the cart and told the cashier they didn't want them--no making people wait, but still getting the message across to their kid. The cashier would've almost certainly just moved the cart out of the way until someone could put them back. No scene needed to be caused if OP wasn't comfortable with that, but the kid wouldn't get off scot free with a few hundred £ of games, either.
ohsnapword 21
If i had done that when I was a kid, my mother would have whopped my ass in front of the whole line.
videogames4life 10
You're an adult so act like one. If you don't stand up and teach your kids how to behave, they're gonna think that you're a pushover and will probably try to recreate these kinds of circumstances to get what they want.
Brindilles 14
This is the worst FML I've seen in a long time. How could something this stupid get published?
ilanie04 16
Listen to #1 Youre the kids mother. ******* act like it!