Today, my parents, who aren’t usually lenient, allowed me to have my boyfriend over. We started to cuddle, things got a little heated, but then my sister walks in and says, “You do my math homework, or I tell mom what you guys were doing.” I don’t remember middle school math being this hard. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my boyfriend and I got into trouble with his mother for me still being at their house at 1:00 am. I'm 24, he's 22 and we really were studying. FML
Today, my wife was screaming at our son over his maths homework, so I poked my nose in to help calm them down. My wife was not happy when I pointed out that most of her calculations and answers were wrong, whereas our son got most of his right. I’m now in the doghouse because my wife can’t count. FML
Today, I was crying after having argued with my boyfriend. My mom saw me, she asked, "Why are you crying? Don't you have homework to do?" FML
Today, my family yelled at me for being a "selfish disappointment." My crime? Not being able to help my sister's boyfriend do his homework while I'm working on my class finals. FML
Today, my mom was more upset about my 67 on an Algebra test than my sister almost setting the house on fire. FML
Today, I was visiting my in-laws and sharing a room with my husband's 17-year-old sister. Later that night she and her brother of 24 years started fist-fighting over an air mattress and I had to pull them off each other. The brother later berated me with, "You can't handle any pressure!" FML
Today, at the dinner table my parents were talking to my younger sister about her new boyfriend and how they should be taking it slow. My sister then pointed out that that's not what I do. My dad said, "Believe me I know- your sister's easier to get into than community college." FML
Today, my boyfriend convinced me to skip school with him. His mom came home early. I had to hide in his closet and wait 6 hours for her to go to her book club meeting. FML
Today, I was in my bedroom with my boyfriend and we were kissing. My mom then came into my room and started shouting at my boyfriend for cheating on her. FML
Today, my mom tried to force me to stay home from work to babysit my sister and her “boyfriend”. I snuck out and went to work anyway, because I hate being around them. FML
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dadom7614 10
Siblings.. They WILL find leverage and they WILL use it.
bresheen 8
And now we all understand why your parents are generally not lenient.
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organizse 28
Mathway.com
skeeter2275 3
Screw that. Tell her if she tells on you, you tell mom and dad that she tried to blackmail you.
xxmollyxx 25
Not the only hard thing that day, I bet. FYL though, OP.
GhostFox 34
If you don't tell them, the next time she's annoyed with you, she's going to tell your parents, regardless of what all you've done to buy her silence. Save yourself some effort and anger by admitting to what you did, and telling them that you won't do it again. (And then, don't do it again, if only to not make a liar out of yourself.)
Comrox 19
Unlikely the parents would ever trust her again. She'll never see her boyfriend in that house ever.
GhostFox 34
I more meant "don't engage in heavy petting/sex" than specifically not doing that activity in the parents' house. Eventually, if OP kept her behavior acceptable, her parents would trust her again, unless she has an established pattern of breaking trust after earning it.
TheLynx_fml 20
Do it wrong
LittleLittlered7 6
Sorry, YDI. You knew they wouldn't approve and did it anyway. That's why they aren't lenient-they know if you get any freedom, you go all out. Learn to build trust and give your sister a reason to manipulate you
scyth3s 13
How about no. She's a human with a sex drive, who didn't choose her parents. Parents who force their kids to be dishonest are absolutely the party at fault when something goes wrong. Our society needs to stop treating sex in the home like it's unhealthy.
Helldemon 32
Or maybe she does it because her parents have been so strict her whole life so she has never had any freedom.
LittleLittlered7 6
My parents were super over protective and strict and I hated them for it. I wasn't allowed to even have same gender friends in my room. I rebelled immediately. Now I see why they were right.
Demon_of_Light 27
No. I'm sick of people blaming their rebellious teen behavior on overly strict parents. You are the one in control of your own actions. You don't rebel because your parents put restrictions on you; you rebel because you (you yourself, and no one else) made the decision to do so. Not only that, but parents absolutely have a right to make rules in their home and expect them to be followed. Being lenient because your child will rebel if they don't get their way isn't good parenting. It's teaching your kids that they can get what they want by misbehaving. It also negates any rules that you may have put in place for their wellbeing. If you want more trust and freedom from your parents, earn it by proving you are trustworthy. If you think the restrictions on you are unreasonable for someone your age, have a frank discussion about it. Explain your reasoning and demonstrate your maturity. If you want to be taken seriously, make wiser decisions instead of acting out like a child throwing a temper tantrum. More freedom doesn't come automatically with age; it goes hand in hand with greater responsibility. If you want to be treated like an adult, act like one.
OnAMission 5
I'm sorry but your sister was being really obtuse.
lemonlaide 9
I mean...... Maybe you shouldn't have been getting "heated" in your parents home when you know they are like that?
scyth3s 13
I mean, she's a human with a sex drive who didn't volunteer to live there. Parents who force their kids to be dishonest are the real problem. How about encouraging safe sex instead of abstinence/dangerous sex? If she gets pregnant because her parents made her too uncomfortable to ask for condoms because they're in denial of what teens do, that's on them.
doodlecloud 27
You gonna comment this every time? She didn't even say they were having sex, they were probably just making out. The point is, whether justified or not, she knows her parents are strict. The smart thing to do is play it safe and build up their trust, not immediately do something they'll disapprove of. OP's not really helping herself here.
TheyCallMeDamien 18
Just do it wrong and they'll never ask again. Or explain that she'll need your help one day. You want an ally or an enemy?
Brandon1000 10
Tell her that if she tells your parents you'll tell them what you found on her phone. Works every time, everyone has something to hide.