Today, my mother came over again to help me work on my Student Aid application. She also brought over the savings bonds that she has been accumulating since I was born to help pay for college. Turns out they won't reach maturity until I'm thirty. She never bothered to check out this fact. I'm screwed for college. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I realized my mom, whom I've been distant with for a few months, doesn't know her birth date. She's in her thirties and I need to apply for a university loan but it's impossible without her NIN, and she knows that. FML
Today, I found out my mom took around $2,500 from my savings account to pay off my sister's college tuition. She recently flunked out of her studies and won't be returning to college anyway. FML
Today, after being accepted into the college of my dreams, I found out that my mom has spent all my college savings on alcohol over the years, and she says that it's my fault for not "helping her get help." FML
Today, I found out I'm on wage garnishment because my mother, who took out a student loan for me back in '05, didn't pay off the $2015 owed when she said she would. I got screwed over financially because of her. FML
Today, I discovered that when my parents offered to help me pay for college, what they really meant is they would get the forms for me to apply for student loans. FML
Today, I found out that, after offering to fill out my student aid application for me, my mother sent all of my personal information to a scam site instead. FML
Today, my mother told me how she managed to afford all of the expensive Christmas presents we got. She took out extra money when applying for my student loans. FML
Today, my mother asked me if she could borrow $200. Being the lovely daughter I am, I gave her my bank card to withdraw it herself. She gambled it away and maxed my bank account out. I had $1500 saved. FML
Today, I'm 36 years-old, living with my parents, in debt. My mom always wants to solve my problems by giving me money, which she later claims as "borrowed", so now I'm highly in debt with the bank… and her. FML
Today, I found out my mom has notebooks with lists of everything she has bought for me ever since I was born. Apparently she is going to make me pay her back for all the money she spent on me once I'm an adult. FML
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birds_fml 7
You're not screwed. Just take out loans if you have to, and then when the bonds mature use them to pay off the loans. I mean, were those bonds REALLY enough to pay for your entire education? Depending on where you go, that could cost $40k or more.
shanameow 7
Well... Maybe you could use those in the future to help pay off student loans? Or a community college is a great way to get your general ed. out of the way, and save money!
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Comments (96)
LemonStarship 5
Hurray for college!
candiejune 4
savings bonds can be cashed in after two years, they earn interest for 30 and usually hit face value after 5-10. I work at a bank, we see stuff like this all the time.
flapdoodle 2
I hope you cover up your hooker cleavage before you head to work.
fanuvlb 0
boooorrrrrrriiiiinf. another fml fail. who moderates these posts?
lizamaphone 6
this is so true... stop bitching OP, not everyone's mommy gave them free money for school!
SuperSeriouslyFM 0
Ah, don't sweat it, OP. Pretty much everyone has to go through hoops like this for college. You could always pop out a kid and then get grants for school lol.
mike3775 39
wow, and people wonder why I say I feel bad for the US when todays kids start running it. Instead of being grateful you had a mother who was trying to help, you get all pissy because they will not mature until you are 30. Tell ya what OP, if you don't like those Savings bonds, send them to me, I will put them to good use for you, and unlike you, I will actually thank your mom for trying to help
petrolhead 12
us sucks big time when it comes to college. i love my country coz college is dirt cheap here :)
thisismyname_fml 1
If your typing is an example of the level of education you get there, I think we're better off with our overpriced education.
ScrabbleBabe2010 0
MINE has caps.
LeedsFML 0
Why don't you get a job, Sweetheart??
kateindeed 5
No, you aren't. I'm going to college right now to be a court reporter. My tuition is 10k/year. My parents don't make enough to help me with that and I can't find a job that will work around my school schedule. I didn't qualify for financial aid. I got student loans and do all of the jobs thrown at me.. I'm making it work. I even have to commute almost 200 miles a day. a defeatist attitude wot get you anywhere.