Today, my dad had something to tell me. He'd cleaned out my bank account to pay off 38,000 dollars worth of gambling debt. My wedding is in 5 months. 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, my dad came home from Vegas. Today, my college savings account is down by $64,000. FML
Today, my father stole the money I'd saved up by working and spent it all gambling. I'd saved it up for a year for a new car. FML
Today, the bank called saying we were late in the mortgage payments. I was puzzled because three months ago I issued a big cheque to my mum pay off the mortgage. I just discovered that she instead lost it all at the casino. Turns out, she's become a compulsive gambler ever since dad passed away. FML
Today, I found out that my parents are 28,000 dollars in debt and that my bank account has $27.17 in it. They took my money to help pay their debt. FML
Today, my sister finally broke down and told me that our dad gambled away of all my college savings, and I would have to pay for school the best way I can. They have known for months, and when I asked why nobody told me, the reply was, "You're a college boy, we thought you would figure it out." FML
Today, I found out that my dad has been trying to take money out of my savings account to pay for divorce fees and a hammock. FML
Today, my mom cleaned out my bank account, saying my "no-good dad" owes her child support and that she'll get it one way or another. FML
Today, I finally told my dad that he owes me over 400 dollars, and that I need it or else I'd get kicked out of my apartment. He only gave me 70 and said to get a better job. FML
Today, my dad screamed at me because I've been "spending too much money". He's been out of a job for 4 months and I've been giving him 300 dollars a month to help pay for bills... and his beer. FML
Today, my dad asked to borrow some money off me, so I said okay. Later on, he told me he'll be using it to help divorce my mom. I pretty much just helped pay for my parents' divorce. FML
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Top comments
Tungmup 0
Kill him. Sell organs. Profit.
skybeau 0
I second what #1 said - how come your dad has access to your account? If you're an adult, I thought you automatically became the main person in charge of the account and no one else could access it. Unless he stole your credit card or something? Either way, FYL for sure
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Comments (111)
PoopskinTheLiar 0
Punch him in the mouth as hard as you can. Father or not, that's theft.
Dydy_fml 0
why ppl choose YDI ?? its a real FML ... seems like people are choosing randomly just to be different
WhyworldWhy 0
sue him, get the money, you win, he's in jail
McCarthyBros 0
Everyone blaming the OP doesn't seem to realize this tiny, seemingly unimportant detail. Uh, it's HIS money. His father STOLE it out of his bank account. It doesn't matter what the OP should or shouldn't have done, the point is that his father shouldn't have stolen it. No one deserves to have wedding money stolen out of their bank account by someone that should be trusted beyond anyone else. That's theft and probably fraud, maybe even identity theft. That gets you prison time, it is a felony.
kar89 0
Actually, if the dad is on the account, according to banks, its his money too. All there is to this is its immoral. Not identity theft, not fraud, and not really theft according to the law.
ohJeeznotme 7
Nobody needs a $38,000 wedding. Thats a DP on a house, not a party that lasts a few hours.
your_face 15
I highly doubt OP was going to spend all $38,000 on the wedding. He'll need some of it just to support him and his fiancee once they're married, but now all of it is gone.
avoidthegirl 6
WHY WHY WHY do people allow their parents access to their bank accounts? Yeah, it sucks that your dad took almost $40k without asking you, but it's your ******* fault for letting him even get NEAR the money.
FerrariCake 2
Actually, OP, you have it wrong. Your dad cleaned out HIS bank account. If his name was on the account, it was his. It doesn't matter if you put all the money into the account. So you learned an expensive lesson: if you put money into an account that belongs to someone else, you are giving them your money.
Dr_Balls 0
What's it like to live in world without ethics to balance logic?
kar89 0
THANK YOU! For everyone's name that is on the account, its their money. It doesn't matter who put it in there.
PrinceTwilight17 0
God, I can't believe these FML's involving parents lately. It makes me that much more thankful I have a mom that wouldn't ever do something like this =/ Aren't you supposed to be able to trust your parents/parent not to do something like steal almost 40,000 dollars from you?! I don't give a crap if his name was on the account that's awful! And I am also assuming your dad KNEW you had a wedding coming up and did it anyways. Even if his name is on the account I can hardly believe that's completely legal.
candycane33 1
wow that really sucks. ima say fyl big time. and **** all u guys sayin the op deserved it for not changing the account. most people think they can trust their parents and that they wouldnt steal money from their own child
ostentatiously 0
Ok, for those who are curious as to why some people leave their parents' names on their account, this is a reason I haven't seen mentioned yet: - It isn't always that people don't realize that their parents are still on their account, but in many legal situations it is practical. If the OP had ever been in a situation where he was abroad, or in trouble, or seriously hurts, etc. and needed money sent to him from his account, or wasn't able to reach his bank for whatever reason, he would be completely STUCK without someone else being able to access that money. My mother has always left my grandmother on her accounts for this very reason. That way, if she can't get to the money, at least someone else can. It doesn't matter what the situation is, if someone were to go to your bank and try and get money out of a single-person named account, no sob story about how your son is in jail and needs you to get the bail money is going to make the bank give you access to his funds. This dad just absolutely abused the trust his son gave him.
katrinaa_13 0
oooh yeah fyl. :(