Today, my parents, who are divorced, were arguing over who has to pay for my bus pass. They decided they wouldn't pay unless the other one did too. Neither will pay the £60 it'll cost for my bus pass. I now have to walk to school every day, in freezing winter weather. It's 9 miles. Each way. 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 parents told me that they've been having a contest to see who could punish me the most this week. So far, my mom is in the lead by kicking me out of the car near railroad tracks, and making me walk the 4 miles home in the freezing rain. FML
Today, I learned that when I start University next month I will have to either pay $900 for an all-access semester-long parking pass, pay $200 for for a bus pass that takes an hour to get to campus, or pay $100 to park outside campus and walk 4 miles to and from class each day. FML
Today, my girlfriend and I were waiting for the bus. The weather had been cold and snowy recently, and I realized I'd forgotten my transit card. She nonetheless got on the bus without me. I had to walk it alone in the snow. FML
Today, my dad said that if I walked home from school, a distance of 8 miles, he would give me $50. Two hours and four massive blisters later, I come home. When I asked for my money, he said "I was kidding." FML
Today, in addition to having to deal with chronic pain that keeps me from driving for more than 10 minutes, I now have to deal with my brother who thinks I'm not paying him enough for taking me to school 2 days a week, when he does the journeys for himself anyway. FML
Today, I got another parking ticket because I can't afford a parking pass for the school I attend. I now have over $700 in unpaid parking tickets. I have classes all day from Monday-Thursday. I work Friday-Sunday. They recently cut hours at work. Some days I can't afford to feed myself. My mom said, "Figure it out." FML
Today, the seat in my car broke and wouldn't move forward. I had to walk to school in the rain because I was too short to reach the pedals. FML
Today, my parents promised to drive me to my grandma's house instead of me taking the bus.I was so excited that I could finally have a week away from my suffocating parents but my dad cancelled tonight, so I'm stuck and secretly crying because if they'd have let me take the bus, I'd be at my grandma's, AWAY FROM THEM. FML
Today, my dad took my car keys off my keychain and hid them from me. His reasoning was, "I don't want you to be driving during the winter." Guess who has to walk ten miles a day to work, through the New England snow. FML
Today, I'm so broke that I had to call in sick to work because I couldn't afford to pay my bus fare. FML
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whatevaaaa 0
wow your parents suck..poor you! :( and that sucks that you have to walk 18 miles everyday...in cold weather :( FYL
ahimsa7 0
1) It's snowing some places, so "winter weather" is not an unreasonable thing to say. 2) £60 is over 100 USD. Not necessarily that easy to come by, especially if... 3) OP may be a young kid with limited options. 4) Your parents totally suck. You could buy a pretty cheap bike and ride to school. And if you don't have the money, shovel snow (if there's snow) or do some silly jobs until you can afford a cheap solution.
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Cnd_eh 0
Meh¡ it's not even that bad, exercise. and for walking in the winter, I live in Canada, lovely place, cold, snow, wind, it's all good. That's ripped jeans and hoodie weather in -30•C or lower. Throw on some gloves and a took if you must but don't cry about it being winter.
Boom402 0
£60 for a bus pass, OWCH! You can go twice as far in Swindon for £31 a month, are you sure you have your prices right?
CoolHipDude 0
Walker, why don't you suggest to your parents that your dad stumps up £30 and your mum then stumps up the other £30. That way, you will have the £60 you need for your bus pass.
jazzdrops 0
Pay for it yourself, be grateful my bus pass costs almost £500 for a year!!
PigeonMan_fml 0
I love the pissing contests about temperature and the conversion from euro's to pounds to dollars or what not. Why is it always so serious? If it's not grammar mistakes it's probably something else...like, hey you're American and that makes you dumb. ha ha...I love it. You're like political analysts!
ihate_those_days 0
and also the bus is free for people living in london if you apply for a oyster card if your under 18 and its only £2 for a travel card im sure somebody could spare that until they get it sorted out
bbsfdwdw 0
I used to get the bus to work every morning and that's about £40 a week from where I live (the middle of nowhere). It was about 15 miles, and I didn't qualify for a bus pass :/ And it's the same for school as well. My school was 12 miles away and my parents wouldn't get a bus pass for me or my brother. So we had to pay a load for our own bus fare. Just cause that's what the prices are in London doesn't mean it's the same everywhere else
ragsy 7
Get a job, buy it yourself, and stop whining.
Brak_Spaceman 19
I thought you across the pond folk measured in kilometers instead of miles.
somebodyshy 0
1. Get a job 2. Buy a bus pass 3. Monkeys
somebodyshy 0
Also, Europe is not a country. *facepalm*