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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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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.
Tamara2011 0
Due that really sucks i know somewhat a feeling like that yes deff make friends who can drive :) besides i would just ignore your parents what kind of parents are they if they cant even pay 60$ for a bus pass i mean if they actually cared about the situation i know jobs arent easy and odd jobs come on people thats how people get raped and killed by helping people they dont know! fyl
DravensMommy 0
You make my head hurt.
wyld3fyr3 3
its not $60, its £60 which is over 100 USD.
Mx_Rider 6
LMFAO FTW
Mx_Rider 6
^^^ WIN
littlegolferboy 4
Was it really necessary to point out that it's 9 miles *both* ways? I would have thought that would be obvious.
n0lovesongs 0
Could have been 9 total.
w26l32 0
That sucks for you, it seems logical that your parents just go halves, no? Also, OP may be under 16, meaning it is impossible to get a job and therefore pay themselves. Even if they aren't, the current economic state makes it near impossible to get a job. And to the person who said 'FAKE' because it's apparently not even winter yet, well today was fricking freezing. Nine miles! Jesus.
IndieSinger 0
It's not "impossible" to get a job under 16. You can get a job on the till or cleaning (for example in McDonald's) when you're 14. Or you could get a paper round or something.
red_orchid 0
Assuming the poster is in the UK (they used pounds, not dollars) I'm under the impression they have to apply for a working permit in their area if they're under 16 - which takes time and could easily be denied. Also, the poster could easily be under 13, in which case it's not legal for them to work, but even if they're not, there may have a deadline by when the bus pass needs to be ordered - many districts work that way.
boatkicker 5
I would like to inform you that 19 did not say that it was "impossible" they said "near impossible." Which I will agree with. Although I've got (very) minimal knowledge of the current economic state of the UK, I do know that they're also in a recession. Which makes getting a job pretty difficult. And its also pretty difficult to get any job when you're a teenager. I have been looking for a job since I was 16. Actively looking. Applying to places (between 2 and 20 places a week), and interviewing on occasion. I am 19 this month. I still don't have a job. I'm going out on a limb here and saying OP is a teenager, so yes, it is probably 'near impossible' for them to find a job.
w26l32 0
No, not in the UK. You cannot work in a professional environment until the age of 16, with VERY occasional exceptions which usually breach the law.
BonnieJade 0
As she's nine miles away from her school, maybe she's in a very isolated place and there isn't anywhere nearby she could work? It happens. I used to live somewhere there wasn't even a shop for 4 miles.
xNephilim 19
How the hell is she supposed to get to the job anyway if her parents can't even seem to get their shit straight for something as important as SCHOOL? You really think they'd be like, "oh, sure, have 60 quids to take the bus to work!"
FozzieGirl 0
Get some advice from your head teacher or head of year on how to get a free bus pass, on account of the fact that you live more than three miles from school. I'm surprised you haven't had a free bus pass before, actually. If you're in Sixth Form, you may also be entitled to an Educational Maintenance Allowance. Again talk to your head of year or form tutor. I don't actually believe this
FernandoTorres_fml 0
You have to walk 9 miles to school? That's ridiculous, I don't believe that you could have such malicious parents. Walking at an average pace, that'll take you about 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Arietie 0
Ah suck it up and pay for it yourself. Or wear warmer clothes. I'm Canadian and that's what I do.
XOfiestypixie 0
That would be over $120 Canadian, which is a LOT of money for a kid in school to pay. Plus even wearing warm clothes can be a hassle since you heat up as you walk, eventually getting too warm for the coat but not warm enough to take it off. Plus walking 9 miles each way? thats about 14.5 km each way. That sucks even in nice weather.
aback 5
Quit going to school until they cough up a bus pass.
Erindub 0
I say protest it...don't go to school till they figure it out amongst themselves.
powermad80 2
that is ****** up.