Today, while cleaning my son's room, I found an envelope labelled "PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL" under his bed. I opened it, only to find it was a glitter bomb. I couldn't get it all cleaned off myself before he got home. He just said "HAH! Serves you right!" and went to his room smirking. 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, whilst cleaning the living room, I heard snickering coming from my bedroom. My two nephews had found my "play cupboard" and were blowing up condoms like balloons. FML
Today, after threatening my son for weeks that if he didn't clean his room, I would, I went in, equipped with a garbage bag, ready to throw away everything I found, only to discover dozens of empty bottles, two partially empty pizza boxes, Taco Bell wrappers, and cockroaches. FML
Today, I found a baby in a cradle on my doorstep. I was shocked that someone would do this, so I picked it up and uncovered the baby. It was actually a rudimentary stink bomb that went off in my face when I uncovered it. FML
Today, my son dropped a firecracker in my flour storage bin, probably thinking the pop would make flour go everywhere. I guess he’s never heard of a dust explosion because what he actually did was set fire to the flour, causing such a violent shockwave it blew the kitchen window out of the wall. FML
Today, I came home from work and went into the bathroom. I saw a poo on the toilet lid, and thinking it was a trick toy that my son had got to trick me, I picked it up. It wasn't a toy. FML
Today, I had to clean up after the kid who discovered he could finger paint with his poo. FML
Today, I came home from work and found that my son had taken every single one of his toys out and left them on the floor. Plus some goldfish crackers. FML
Today, I received a package labeled “Confidential.” Excited, I opened it in front of my coworkers, thinking it was a PR gift. It was the new toilet seat I'd mistakenly sent to my work address instead of my house. FML
Today, I went into my parents room to empty their wastebasket. Next to it and around their bed, I found tissues that were soaked in an unknown sticky substance. I had to pick them up. FML
Today, I was babysitting to make a few extra dollars. While changing one of the kid's diapers, I turned around to find the other kid gone. I turned back around frantically, only to get poop flung at my face. I guess I found him. FML
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ohjoy15 33
It's really hard to feel sorry for you here when you opened an envelope that wasn't yours. Especially one that said "private and confidential" as a last chance warning. Totally deserved it.
denaeb123 24
This is the biggest YDI i have seen in awhile
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nelliegw 26
Genius.
randomblkman 1
SnooPING AS usual,I see
sammiixoxo 12
The envelope said it itself, "private and confidential" and you still wanted to open it. YDI for being nosey.
IcemistDragon 20
You got off easy..I've seen sites where they'll mail horse shit and another where they'll send crabs... Ydi the glitter though for being nosy.
penguin_bitchez 15
Dummy. That's why you don't invade people's privacy
redcrush1 8
Should have respected his privacy
mq97 14
Maybe the OP shouldn't have been searching through his things, but it's sad how everyone immediately blames the parent, who essentially dedicates their entire life to raising the child and making them happy. Why is this child not cleaning his own room? If he expects his parents to clean it for him, then setting a trap for them, when every parent in the world would be a fool not to check inside a secret envelop of their child's to make sure they aren't doing anything stupid--well this kid clearly is not deserving any respect. This parent had every right to consider this a **** my life, not because they didn't get away with a prank their child played, but the fact their child would have done something so immature in the first place. There is no such thing as privacy among children and parents; we owe absolutely everything, especially a child who cannot clean his own room, to what our parents have done for us. As a teenager I felt like every time my parents were being slightly intrusive that they were being nosey and annoying, and I closed off from them because I didn't want them to be so involved in my problems. But now, as an adult, I realize that everything they did was for me, to make sure I was going down the right track, to make sure I was being the most I could be. I would be ashamed to repay my parents by creating a mess when they were only trying to help me, even when I was being so resistant to their help. OP you should have left the mess for you son to clean himself.
SS 31
No matter the age, if it is private and confidential that means that.
TonyTerrorNJ732 3
Well played on your son's part. Very well played.
effd_4_life 2
For all of you morons saying "kids have privacy" SHUT UP! You only get the privacy and respect you earn.... if the kid wants privacy then they should GTHO... I'm sure privacy is exactly what Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold got... along with any other little screw-ups that are doing crap they shouldn't! Now, depending on the relationship between the parent and the child, this could have just been a funny prank, or if the kid was being a little bastard, then the parent should have the kid vacuum up the glitter with a straw!
gingypuff 1
My mom goes through absolutley everything of mine. I have no privacy. Thanks for the great idea ;)