Today, it was my birthday. I finally got the PS3 I've been asking for, for a long time. When I opened the box, I didn't find a PS3, but a bunch of clothes that my mom put in my brother's PS3 box. 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, it's my birthday. My mom and three other relatives each bought me a copy of Diablo 3 for my birthday. A video game that I didn't ask for, for a console I don't have. FML
Today, my parents gave me my birthday present. Two weeks ago, I'd ordered an Xbox online. Three days ago, it came to my house, and my parents thought they could save money by putting wrapping paper on it, and giving it to me for my birthday. That's all they got me. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My mom got me a gym membership and a bunch of clothes that are a few sizes too small. FML
Today, I got a birthday package from my parents. It was all the stuff I'd forgotten there when visiting a month ago, along with some other things I'd left behind when I moved out. FML
Today, when I saw a big box that looked like a playstation, I got really excited and my parents were there and everything looked like it really was something big, so I start to open the wrapper and surprise... it was a lamp. 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 birthday. I have been heavily hinting that I want an iPhone. I opened my present from my parents and found an iPhone box. Ecstatic, I quickly opened it. Apparently, my parents thought it would be funny to wrap my present, a $10 iTunes gift card, in the box my Dad's iPhone came in. FML
Today, I invited my boss and his family over for dinner. As usual, I bought his kids Christmas' presents, nothing too fancy though. This year, he had one more that wasn't here last year. So I just pulled something from under the tree to hand him. He opened it on the spot. It was my son's PS3. FML
Today, it was my brother's birthday. I was short on money but got him a present anyway. After opening it, he looked at it and said, "I didn't really want this." FML
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
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ThexFroggyGirl 21
Your mom is the ultimate troll.
DownDownAndAway 0
Your mom is a monster.
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ThexFroggyGirl 21
Your mom is the ultimate troll.
X_Codes 11
/Agree. But seriously, if your brother has one, then play his.
MindFreakazoid 10
I don't get why everyone is assuming she has a brother, much less that he has a PS3. OP could be an only child, for all we know.
heythere131630 9
For her birthday get her a keychain and put it in an expensive jewelry box.
MindFreakazoid 10
Hehe. Wait. Oopsie. I was still tired. Just ignore my comment ^^ (I thumbed myself down once I saw my mistake...)
mr994 7
34, please re-read the fml. It clearly says that she has a brother.
Exitium_Verum 2
This wouldnt happen if you asked for an xbox...
MrSassypants 34
I agree with 56. If you asked for an Xbox she wouldn't have put the clothes in a PS3 box. She would have gone with an Xbox box.
BulldogHoops 14
Don't worry 42, I've managed to do things even dumber than that.
pradip 26
I guess US siblings are untouchables, in my country we share everything other than undies. (Materialistic things), we would rather share and get teabagged, than not share it
unicornpower56 7
80 I have a sister (my only sibling) and me, my dad my mom and my sister share an Xbox and a Wii. Me and my sister shared an iPod once also (no my mom and dad did not pay for it themselves. I saved up money and got it.) So yeah.
DictatorDom 5
When I got my X-Box 360 back in '08 my mom had put it in a huge Macy's box :)
alycion 39
Me and my sis still share to this day and we are grown and live in different houses. In fact I'm on my way to get a key made so she can use my pool and hot tub when I'm not home since she just moved down the street from me. When I was little and the nes came out, our parents wouldn't get us one. She was working at the time and bought it knowing I'd use it more. When she moved out, she left it for me to use.
PhishloverA 14
It mentions her brother in the FML
brittanyrmh_ 12
42 - What? Did you just apologize? Are you trying to break the Internet??
MindFreakazoid 10
116 - No! I'm sorry! OH NO I DID IT AGAIN!!
DontJudgeBeNice 5
Why are people saying that op deserves it for not sharing when that's clearly not the point of the FML. The FML is that her mum deliberately made her believe that she was getting something that she was hoping for when she hadn't. If the mum can't afford it or thought that she should share then fine, accept the mums decision or buy your own; but, misleading her just for the fun of it is cruel!
Thelnternet 7
thanks 42
DownDownAndAway 0
Your mom is a monster.
realSlimjimShady 7
for not buying him a ps3 (sarcasm)
DownDownAndAway 0
Her* and no, because her mom tricked her.
ShannyAK 16
Now thats what I call crule
BlowinChronic 18
Might I ask what crule means? I honestly think what the mother did was quite cruel.
cray_cray 2
Momster*
sarahannewrap 7
That just hurts
klrindal 2
Nah she's a girl, why would she need a ps3? Should have got a toaster or something.
MrSassypants 34
Ladies and gentleman, there is your sexist comment of the day.
wickedninja918 1
sexism hurts symbolta can help
DreBeezy 9
That is a cruel, cruel joke.
Zedd_fml 8
I am selling mine if you are interested.
Dogystyle69 11
Ohhh...the deception.
Feared 9
Yeah, but at least he got something. Some families are too poor to even offer gifts. Be grateful for everything you get!
DawnShadow_fml 5
*she. I love how people are assuming its a guy because they want an ps3
jmaurm 6
a* ps3
crackz12 10
A ps3 that the brother already has. I wouldnt buy each of my kids there own ps3 either, probably wouldnt set it up like that though.
mikeymayhem_87 15
First world problems
gc327072 31
Alas, they are problems nonetheless.
CoolRainbowdash 15
OP's mom sounds like a bitch
JustKittyKat 24
She seems sexist. As if, she wants a "pretty daughter" and not a "tomboy".
teresa96706 29
How is OP's mom a bitch? I'm sorry, maybe OP's mom isn't rich enough to buy her children 2 of the same game console. Maybe it was a prank gone wrong, we wouldn't know. I don't think OP's mom was trying to be mean to OP directly.
wickedninja918 1
i wouldnt really call her a bitch just a evil old lady without a heart :p
FaygoAndMiracles 18
A lot of people buy their children clothes on Birthdays and special occasions. While I am not a parent and wouldn't personally know why, I'm guessing it is because children need new clothes all the time, so it would be best to get them when you are spending more money on your kids than usual, like a birthday or Holiday. Not sure how that would be sexist. Still pretty mean to put the clothes in a misleading box like that.
JudgeTroll 6
That is ridiculously unfair. She should have at least put a PS Vita at the bottom!
cray_cray 2
PSVitas suck soooo bad.
simplylost643 0
#33- Are you serious?!? I've been a handheld gamer since the early 90's, (thank you very much adulthood, and only having time to game on the go) and the Psvita is a gamers dream come true! Console like games, multi-touch screens, front and rear facing camera's, movies, music, web browsing, and netflix all in a sleek, sexy dual analog wrapped package! You madam/sir, need to re-evaluate your spelling prowess. S-u-c-k is not how you spell Awesome!
chris_42 11
It doesn't suck. It's just that they didn't sell well, which makes it appear that they suck.
ALlamaOnFire 20
86 - I'd rather have a DS though...
smilingcupcakes 7
ungrateful much?
MindFreakazoid 10
Nope.
MindFreakazoid 10
Says the girl who claims her life sucks -edit/double post I don't caaaare-
teresa96706 29
I agree, if his brother already has the game console, why don't they share it? So what if they fight over it? They'll learn the life lesson of taking turns. My siblings (3) and I are all gamers. But we like different types of games. For example, I'm the old school nintendo64 and super nintendo gamer, and my brother is the fps and online gamer. Yeah we fight for time to play our own games, but those times where you need to wait 6 hours to play the game you want to play, you can spend those 6 hours of waiting doing something productive, like homework, cleaning the house, even a part time job.
MURIKKA 11
If OP was ungrateful, the FML would've read "Today, it was my birthday. Instead of getting a PS3, I got a bunch of clothes. FML" The fact that the clothes were purposely put in a PS3 box gives OP the right to complain a little.
jemmers 13
Stop wanting such expensive presents. I can see it as maybe the major Christmas gift, but a birthday? You're greedy.
ciaraohagan94 5
How? What if it was a big birthday? Or he had asked for it at Christmas, didn't get it and his brother did get one. Saying someone should only ask for big presents at Christmas is a bit silly since that's when prices go up for presents
1awliet 8
Also, what if OP doesn't celebrate Christmas?
Octain 13
Why Christmas and not birthday?! That's stupid! Christmas you have to buy presents for multiple people, meaning its harder to spend allot of money on just one gift. Birthday, it's all about you, there is more money to spend. I think you have your interpretation of Christmas all wrong.
letmehavemytea 21
I don't that's such a big present either. My parents bought a second ps3 and a second Xbox just the other day for entertainment purposes. Who needs a DVD player when PS3s play blue ray?!
Octain 13
Huh?
letmehavemytea 21
You can play blue ray DVDs on PS3s.
DictatorDom 5
I agree with whoever said that prices are high around Christmas so it's easier to get stuff on birthdays. Like my birthday, prices aren't high near September 14th!
YouDaIdiot 4
Christmas isn't about spending money and buying gifts for everyone, it's about love and kindness.
IceColdSnow 11
It sucks though if your birthday is around Christmas, cause then you don't get any presents for the rest of the year.
Mauskau 36
I get nothing for my birthday other than dinner but I get stuff at Christmas. Doesnt bother me.
SomeDeadRabbits 8
Greedy? All the kid did was want something and get upset that his mother tricked him into thinking he got it. Plus, he said he's been asking for one for a while now.
IPoopedOnU 12
What if OP is Jewish? Didn't think of that did ya? XD
SqueakyChipmunk 22
Das ****** up, yo. When her birthday comes around, put candy inside of a jewelry box.
gc327072 31
Give that bitch a ring-pop.
SNICKERZforKYLE 4
Bitches love ring pops
wickedninja918 1
14- give that bitch a bitch, bitches love bitches
wickedninja918 1
14- give that bitch a bitch, bitches love bitches
AH1Zviper 15
16- that made no sense, but I'm up voting it anyway.