Today, my dad took away my Xbox because "You never do anything active." I had just run a 5K. 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.
Same thing different taste
Today, my dad called, saying he was in town and that he wanted to see me. I was excited, thinking he wanted to come see my new apartment. Turns out he just wanted to borrow my Xbox. FML
So many questions…
Today, I finally got my son to go for a run. He broke his neck 4 months ago and has been playing video games the entire time. I was a competitive runner once and run everyday. He kicked my ass, 21 minutes for the first 5k and he sped up. He was back playing video games when I finally got home. I think I lost a lung on the trails. FML
Authoritarian regime
Today, after my husband yet again failed to complete his To-Do list, I took away his Xbox and PlayStation and told him he could have them back once the list was done. He stared at me and said, "No. You're not my mother. Give them back and we will talk like adults." FML
Bonding moment
Today, I wanted my son to take a break from his comic books and be more active, so I converted our big backyard into a home-sized football field, hoping this would motivate him to finally get into sports. While I had him running drills, I heard him grumble, "This is why mom left you." FML
Today, my father told me I was becoming violent because of the video games I play. I was playing Minecraft. FML
Today, I found out my dad spent most of the $500 I earned from mowing lawns on an Xbox 360 for himself. He was the one who encouraged me to put the money in the bank for college and to learn responsibility. I'm 14 years old. He's 37. FML
Today, my dad grounded me for two weeks for profusely swearing at my misbehaving laptop. After some arguing, he actually accepted my half-joking offer to play a game of CoD over it. His condition was that if I lost, my grounding period would double. We played. He kicked my ass. FML
Today, in an attempt to get my son to stop playing Call of Duty, I threw his Xbox controller out the window. He was so desperate, he followed it. His bedroom is on the second floor. My son has 3 broken ribs, and no future. FML
Little shit
Today, I refused to play with my brother because he always breaks my stuff. Mom brought him into my room to force us to play together. He tripped and spilled coke on my Xbox, which smoked then died. Mom just backed out of the room with him slowly, like, "I see what you mean, we'll leave you alone now." I hate him so much. FML
Today, I asked my dad to pick me up from school, he said he couldn't. Why? he was busy playing world of warcraft for the night. I got to walk the 3 hours home while my 49 year old dad played computer games. FML
Top comments
RichardPencil 32
That’s a nice warm-up, Junior, but knock out a half-marathon or a triathlon if you want your toy back.
Angcrad 17
Could someone with children explain why some parents are like this? This reminded me of the time my father scolded me daily for a week because he never saw me study nor doing homework, until I got fed up and answered: "dad, I swear to you I cannot achieve anything higher than perfect grades". I was my High School's Valedictorian
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RichardPencil 32
That’s a nice warm-up, Junior, but knock out a half-marathon or a triathlon if you want your toy back.
routerere 10
The 5k has to be in real life for it count, not rdr2 .
Mauskau 36
Go for a walk/run with him, if he's anything like my parents they don't believe it unless they see it but they also refuse to see it.
Angcrad 17
Could someone with children explain why some parents are like this? This reminded me of the time my father scolded me daily for a week because he never saw me study nor doing homework, until I got fed up and answered: "dad, I swear to you I cannot achieve anything higher than perfect grades". I was my High School's Valedictorian
Sonotsuave 37
It’s a parental thing. They like to lecture you and for some parents, they’re visual creatures. If they don’t actively see you doing such tasks they assume you’re not even if you are and want to make sure they’re doing their job to keep you on track. Parent logic
Paul B. Gyurcsanszky 14
Your dad probably wants you to do work around the house.
SirEnigM0nk 22
If so, then it would seem the direct approach failed so Dad resorted to this.