Today, it was my 18th birthday and I was told I couldn't get the night off work because a party of 34 had booked into the restaurant. It turned out my family had come in to 'celebrate' by making me wait on them. They were a nightmare, thought it was hilarious to be difficult, and didn't tip. FML
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Today, I begged my parents not to take me to a restaurant for my birthday, but sure enough, they took me to one, along with my siblings, aunts, uncles, you name it. Ordering with them is a nightmare, so after a whole half-hour the waiter still hadn’t gotten everyone’s complicated orders written down. FML
Today, as a restaurant manager, I had a large party of difficult guests. They sat in their private room they'd reserved for three-and-a-half hours, then caused a huge scene when it was time to pay. One guy even ran at me like he was going to hit me. FML
Today, all of my friends showed up an hour late for my 18th birthday party because they decided to go get dinner without me. FML
Today, I was invited to a birthday dinner at a restaurant. As I was leaving, I get a text from the birthday girl's boyfriend saying that it was cancelled. Hungry, I decided to go to that particular restaurant anyway. Turns out the party wasn't cancelled. Half the party just didn't want me there. FML
Today, it was my birthday. My family usually gives me a financial gift, but didn't this time and said nothing about it. I cooked my own birthday dinner without help, then washed everyone's dishes. I got my own cake and ate it alone because they were too busy getting drunk. Nobody bothered to sing Happy Birthday either. FML
Today, it's my birthday and I'd arranged a dinner party for 20 of my closest friends. I arrived at the restaurant, fully dressed and everything. When I got there, I thought everyone was ready to surprise me, but instead, nobody showed up. FML
Today, I'd organized a small dinner with immediate family for my birthday. I’ve since received texts from every one of them, cancelling due to varying reasons. My parents excuse is the funniest - they went out last night for a coworker’s party, and don’t want to go out again tonight. For me. Their child. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My dad showed up to my birthday dinner wasted, was loud and obnoxious the whole time, sexually harassed our waitress, then invited my annoying, bratty nephews to come home and spend the night with us. They're sleeping in my room. Happy birthday to me. FML
Today, a close friend told me she had no plans for her birthday. I found out she was lying when I had to serve her and nine other mutual friends dinner at the restaurant I work at. I don't know what's worse, the fact that I wasn't invited or that none of them even remembered that I worked there. FML
Today, I went to dinner with friends for my birthday. During the whole thing they insisted that we get whatever we wanted and celebrate, but when the check came, they all looked at me expectantly. I just bought my friends $150 of food for my birthday present. FML
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BossPathfinderGM 14
As a former waiter I feel your pain. It would be entirely within your rights to not speak to your family for several days.
Jeffo193 13
Okay OP, I promise I'm not being sarcastic or mean when I say this: Happy birthday. I'm sorry your family were horrible to you, but you can get your own back soon!
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EJ_Red 9
As payback, tell your parents you're going out with friends at a bar to celebrate 21, to make them imply that you're drinking. Text them that you're having a great time and the drinks are great. Once you had your fun, text them you're coming home (Stay at a friend's house), but don't come home at all so they will be scared shitless, and don't answer your phone if they call you. Come home late the next day and enjoy their reaction. But when you leave, don't actually go to the bar. Go see a two or three hour long movie with your friends and spend the night at one of their places, as long as they and their family knows about the plan.
chosha_fml 27
This could have been funny if their intention was to be pains in the ass and then leave a massive, way beyond normal, tip (and celebrate for real another time). I'm sorry they thought it would be funny to ruin your birthday. Some families don't behave like family should.
italyball 12
Umm, tell them! Tell them that "I felt angry and sad because working on my birthday was not something I wanted to do, especially since being 18 is seen as the 'coming of age' year." Or something similar. Convince them that it was your birthday, give them insight to how you felt, and hopefully they will understand.
mintlegendary 14
Put their house on the rental site airbnb. Make sure you are the contact, then rent it out for a weekend to fraternity
Itguy333 0
THIS
_Peppermint_ 34
You have a really shitty family.
amccaul1976 8
Jobs like that are all over the place if crap like that ever happens again just quit. way better than all that crap you went through. happy birthday anyway.
Buck176 8
That's when you look at your manager, tell them "I quit" then go sit with your family and ask to speak with the manager about the shitty service.
Heather Shannon 2
Did they think they were being nice?! I can't believe they didn't even tip!!!