Today, my son finally got a job for the first time in his life. He only did it so he can upgrade his PC and buy Overwatch. He's 24. 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 son rejected a job offer because it interferes with the streaming schedule of some Twitch dirtbag. He's 19. FML
Today, I once again told my son he needed a job and a girlfriend because I simply could not keep him in my house anymore. He yelled, "No, I can do whatever I want!" Then went back to playing video games. He's 38. FML
Today, I found out my dad spent most of the $500 I earned from mowing lawns on an Xbox 360 for himself. He was the one who encouraged me to put the money in the bank for college and to learn responsibility. I'm 14 years old. He's 37. FML
Today, I saw my unemployed 29-year-old son, who still lives with us, reading the work section of the newspaper and prayed that he was looking for a job. He was looking for the comics. FML
Today, I had to explain to my son that his dad was too busy in a raid on World of Warcraft to be at his award ceremony. FML
Today, I was feeling proud of myself because I finally quit World Of Warcraft. I later found out about the gift my dad's family gave me. It was a 12-month subscription to World Of Warcraft. FML
Today, in response to the guy whose son told him to fuck off for disturbing his one day off a week, my son spent literally his entire savings account for a deposit on a shitbox one bedroom house because he’s sick of his dad finding him things to do every ten minutes, and I don’t even blame him. FML
Today, my son told me he's had 5 boyfriends and is currently working to improve himself before getting into another relationship. When I was his age, I was still single. My son has more game than I do. FML
Today, I went over to a guy's house. He had almost no furniture and slept on a mattress on the floor; however, he had the most impressive gaming computer I've ever seen. He's 40. FML
Today, after months of job hunting, I finally got a phone call. They were impressed with me. That's when my son decided to throw a tantrum asking for food. After some silence, the caller told me they were looking for someone who wasn't juggling little kids at home and hung up. My son is 20. FML
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Top comments
dietcoke09 25
When you get a job you earn money so you can buy things you need and want. Apparently he's only buying things he wants but it's also his money to do with as he please. Give him a little push and hopefully that'll make him save his money for what he needs.
Emyka 26
Does it matter for what reason he's getting a job? Be proud he took the responsiblity to buy his own shit.
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Comments (110)
Joshawott 21
Any motivation is a motivation. Once he's cleared his original goal and money continues coming in, maybe he'll be inspired to do more things with it?
Sneaky01 4
I don't see anything bad in that? You should even be happy.
CaptainCrow 13
At the very least, he's responsible enough to get a job so he can pay for it himself
Talis99 26
Every time I see ones like these, I think, "unless there is something physically/emotionally/mentally wrong with the child that would cause issues with getting a job or being an adult, it's the parent's fault. He's 24. Either you raised him lazy or you're being an enabler. Time for him to grow up and take care of himself. If he's got that job just to pay for his stuff and not to care for himself, if he still lives with you and could live alone, then put your foot down and tell him he's got x amount of time to get out. Or he'll be 44 and still only paying for a PC. Or whatever we'll have in 20 years.
Saraishi 25
So? You should be happy that he's paying for his hobbies from his own pocket and not mooching off of you.
soullyfe 33
32: Paying for his gaming. Not good, bills, etc. So, I think it's safe to say he can definitely still be a mooch if he's not helping out in the household now that he has a job.
junhojamesko 7
I love overwatch. I'm trying to sell my MacBook Air so I could buy a new PC to play overwatch myself
tnlander 20
You can't get your million dollar dreams with a minimum wage work ethic.
moondoglou420 17
You can make money playing games if you stream on Twitch
cnkeyser92 3
you're never too old for video games
htownpostman 16
Wouldn't be an fml if he was 16