Today, my mom won the lottery. My biological mom who I only met last year, after 33 years of not knowing who she was. She is sharing her millions with her kids, but that doesn't include me as I "don't count". 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, I won the lottery. My ex-girlfriend has the ticket. I just broke up with her. FML
Today, my mom told me that she had great news: we were going to meet my biological parents. I didn't know I was adopted. FML
Today, it's my mother's birthday. She received the ultimate gift from my brother, who told her he had just been accepted into medical school. I bought her scratch-offs. She won a dollar. FML
Today, I met my biological mother for the first time. She stole my wallet. FML
Today, after months of helping my mother with bills because she claimed she had no money, I found out she makes way more than what I do. She just wanted my money for alcohol and drugs. FML
Today, not only did my ex-wife take everything in our divorce, my most recent lottery ticket was off by only one number, I would have won millions and she wouldn’t have been entitled to a penny. Oh well, back to sleeping in my caravan, which is all I have left. FML
Today, my mother, who is 75 years-old, just told me and my sister that we were adopted. I'm 45 years-old and my sister is 49. FML
Today, I found out that my mother doesn’t visit me because I'm the only sibling without children. She posts all about her wonderful children on social media, but I'm left out. She hasn't set foot in my house since I moved out of hers. FML
Today, at the reading of my mother's last will and testament, I found out that despite having cared for her for the final years of her life, she denied me an inheritance. She basically said I'm an embarrassment, because when she wrote it, I was 31 years-old, with no wife or children. 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
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AJ1981 12
she abandoned you before not sure why you expected things to change... sucks but I would of never even attempted to be part of her life... stranger danger
Zachary8261 28
Since you “don’t count,” you are now obligated to not invite her to any family gatherings you are hosting.
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Comments (30)
TCRII 30
Count your blessings. If they have never had money before, sudden wealth can tear a family apart.
storm74 9
she's only known you for a year. I honestly don't blame her. just because you're her child doesn't mean you are entitled to her money.
tounces7 28
Right, I mean, she was selfish to start with, why would she be less selfish now, right?
rebelwithmouseyhair 18
No, giving a baby up for adoption is not selfish. It's the sensible thing to do if you know you can't raise the child properly. For some women it can be real wrench.
Ishvah 15
Don't worry, she'll either end up broke and worthless or dead.
RichardPencil 32
She’s your mother, not your mom. There’s a big difference!
aruden 25
Fun fact a lot of lottery winners end up poor shortly after or die early. You didn't need her for the first 33 years, you don't need her for the next 33 either.
blink831forever 13
Well she is right. You don't count. There's a reason she put you up for adoption and never tried to find or connect with you. Cut your losses and move on. Your bio mom did.
Austin Kp 8
You’ve lived for 33 years without knowing her and she’s done the same. You’ve known her for a year so it ya don’t count. You’re just the thing she pushed it 34 years ago and gave up. You’ve got no right to the money AND she can use her money as she pleases.
bobsanction 18
What, do you feel entitled because of the coincidence of your birth?
Chazzster 32
Nobody puts up a child for adoption with the expectation of keeping them in their lives. OP - Your adoptive parents are your parents; they raised you. It’s very foolish to expect anything from the woman who was your birth mother but put you up for adoption. It’s a complete fantasy for an adopted person to look up their birth parents and to expect any kind of a relationship out of it. Look to the people who raised you, not the one who gave you up.
aabhasj 20
I'm sorry OP but i don't think that any amount of money will be able to fill in for the void of 33 years of her absence.