Today, was my birthday. I asked for a camera - nothing fancy, just a basic digital camera. My mother bought my brother a fancy digital camera, with all the accessories, for over £200. She then gave me his old, analogue camera, that I can't get film for anymore. He hates taking photos. FML
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Today, it's my 17th birthday. I asked for a newer car because my car right now sucks. I got a book on photography. I don't own a camera. FML
Today, it was my birthday. My boyfriend had promised that the day would belong to me. But no, I had to drive 80km forth and back to pick him up from work, then he took pictures with his new camera lens, then he decided what to eat, demanded a massage, and then he just fell asleep. Happy birthday to me. FML
Today, my mother's blatant favouritism of my little brother hit an all time high when she got him his dream car for his 18th birthday, to the tune of £7000. Do you know what she got me for my 18th last year? £10 in a card and a bottle of cheap wine that she ended up drinking herself. FML
Today, my stepmother proved once again that she likes to play favourites. She has no job, so anything she gifts comes from my dad’s account. On my last birthday, I got £5 on a cheap card. Today, my step-brother's birthday, he got £400 and an iPad. He’s 4 years old. FML
Today, it's my birthday. I don't mind crappy gifts, but I have to wonder why the hell my boyfriend bought me a home enema kit. FML
Today, it was my birthday. I asked my mom that instead of a present if she would make a donation to my favourite charity. She said that this wasn't a "proper" present for a 15-year-old girl. Instead she got me a kettle because "ours had broke and you make the most tea in the family." FML
Today, it was my birthday. I finally got the PS3 I've been asking for, for a long time. When I opened the box, I didn't find a PS3, but a bunch of clothes that my mom put in my brother's PS3 box. FML
Today, it was my brother's birthday. I was short on money but got him a present anyway. After opening it, he looked at it and said, "I didn't really want this." FML
Today, I had a look at the pictures my mom took during my birthday a couple of weeks ago. Every single one is of my sister. Her lighting the candles, her watching me open presents, and her eating cake. The only pictures of me are in the background. FML
Today, my dad gave me his old camera. I got home and eagerly turned it on to start using it. I was greeted by a photo of my father drunk, smiling, naked, and covered in peanut butter. FML
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iKaite 0
What a bitch. Thats ******* mean.
Glam_fml 0
Well, I guess that's what you get for not being the favorite. Kinda makes me happy to be an only child.
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ScaryPants3 0
I know how you feel, my parents pull that crap all the time. But as others have said, if he doesn't care for it I don't see you having any trouble borrowing it from him. So do what #29 did. :P
reflectedgary 0
This just doenst make any sense. The brother is obviously not the "favorite" child, because he didnt get what he wanted either. This is made up, or the parents are straight up retarded and forgot who asked for what. Or dont like either of their children all that much.
fieldhockyluva24 4
i read it as the brother got a brand new camera for no reason whatsoever (since she didn't say that it was his birthday also) whereas she got a hand-me-down camera for her birthday. so it could be that the parents were trying to be dicks and rubbing it in her face how they like the brother better so they got him her gift.
piddly_03 0
or, she could be like 13, and her parents didnt want to spend a ton of money on something she would probably break or get bored with in like 2 minutes, so they gave the newer one to the brother who is presumably older, and gave her the one that wouldnt matter as much if she broke it.
itscarrie 0
i'm 13 and i love photography. i'm always borrowingh my mum's camera and have not broken it.
shicagah 2
That sucks. This happened to me once, only I had to ask my sister for her old crappy camera, which was better than my old crappy camera.
puddinpowder 0
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oh my god, you are like all these other whiney uneventful "KIDS" that waste my time when I could be reading about how someone's car flipped ten times and they survived. This does not qualify as an fmylife you're selfish and overdramatic to even dare post this to fmylife, grow up, and stop sucking at life. oh....and.... you're stupid.
k0rnflakes 0
quit being a bitch oh...and... you're whining
plexico 4
Did your screw her boyfriend and tell your dad about it, or what? I realize (realise) that you have a 300-character limit, but what the hell did you do to her that makes her give your brother a present he hates that you would love? Next year, ask for the diesel-electric, multi-modal, adjustable-depth vibrator and see what happens.
bosshaug 0
£200 is like around $500 right? I'm not sure what the currency rate is animor
_Centaur_ 0
hey, don't diss analog! people who actually know what they are doing typically get much better results out of antique cameras and real film, even if it takes you a few more clicks on the internets to find the film (try ebay, foo').
piddly_03 0
heres a crazy idea! how about instead of expecting people to buy you everything you want, get a job and go buy it yourself! i understand its your birthday, but why not ask for some money or something so you can combine it with money you earned yourself and get something you want with it instead of complaining that mommy and daddy dont love you enough because they didnt spend their life savings on a camera for you..
RoguePenguin 0
If you have two kids and your entire life savings is only enough to buy a basic digital camera then you've got some serious problems... especially if you just bought your other kid a camera that's clearly beyond the basic level (based on the ~$400 price tag)... Here's a crazy idea: stop being a bitch... if you don't want to see/hear ppl complain don't visit a website called fmylife.
aaaaa2p 0
Nothing says she's even old enough to legally get a job, because there are such things as child labor laws. Here you have to be 17 to get a job.. I'm 16, and would you yell at me not having a job and having a similar FML to this one?
allmidnighteyes 11
You can't get a job until you're 17? Most places I know start hiring at 15...
hockeyfml555 0
i didnt know it was soo bad to ask for somthing for your birthday. i mean its soo disrespectful to do that. maybe she cant get a job because she is too young, think of that? besides the fml wasnt she didnt get exactly what she wanted but her brother, who hates taking photos got a better camera than her for no reason, when she got the piece-o-shit camera. you are one of the billions of idiots that somehow manage to not choke on air and kill themselfs
kibbleznbitz0 0
lillith, maybe they wanted to take pictures with the fancy camera that would maje ur dad happy (: iff you catch my drift.
SomeRandomGuy18 0
YDI for living in the UK