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By kbrider - 02/07/2009 20:37 - United States

Today, my husband's rich aunt and uncle came in town and handed us an envelope and said we hope this helps out with the student loans. Inside the envelope was just an article on new student loan procedures and how to get lower payments. FML
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atruegem 0

They don't exactly owe you ANYthing, so not really a FML.

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Sum_it 0

classic! just bc u have a rich relative doesnt mean you can expect money from them!

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Qup 0

don't expect anyone else to pay your bills for you. they probably didn't realize that handing you an envelope with the article onside was misleading. did the article have any helpful information?

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shortandloud 0

What's wrong with all these miserable and cyncical commenters out there?! The OP didn't say she expected money, the fact that they relatives had money isn't even important. It was that the way the aunt and uncle had set her up was disapointing. If they had said "we found this interesting article about getting lower student rate payments, we think it might help you", then that would be fine. I HIGHLY doubt that the OP would have complained or had any problem with that at all. But being handed an envelope and told that it should help their financial problem, that underhanded, indirect delivery gives the impression that money is involved. What else is delivered in such a way? Let's use a comparison: James Bond needs to infiltrate a highly secure base. Beforehand, someone comes up to him and hands him an envelope saying, "This should help you get inside". He opens it up to find an article on lock-picking. Think he'd be a bit pissed? Sure, he would have gotten inside on his own eventually and certaintly didn't expect anyone else's help, but after being presented with an envelope in that manner, wouldn't it be reasonable to expect a little more?

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englishmuffin 0

That might be true, but that's still not FYL. In my opinion, her life after the experience is just as f-cked as it was before. The disappointment of not getting what she expected or inferred she would get only lasts a little while. This FML basically reads: I expected something because something was presented a certain way. I didn't get it. FML. She's no worse off because of it. And to some extent, it IS a "YDI" because she inferred that it was money without them explicitly stating that that is what they were offering. They said they were giving something that might help them out. That's what they gave--an article that might help them out. They didn't lie. It's not really their fault she expected something else, and I doubt they realize that it would come off that way. When you're rich, I would think you tend to take it for granted... unless rich people walk around everyday thinking, "I'm so rich. I better consciously think about my richness and how other people see my richness so that my actions don't give them the wrong idea!" If they had given her a pile of poo in that envelope, well, then that would be FHL for sure. =]

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MsTs1 0

Wow...that's the smartest thing I've heard anyone ever say in this website. And no I'm not being sarcastic... pros for the james bond joke, made me chuckle

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oogyboogy 6

They weren't like goingthere to get a loan but she gave them the envelope saying that would help them they probably didn't open it till they got home ( that's what I would do) and they got their hopes up really high then opened it and got really disapointed

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haxromana 2

YDI for evidently not copying them on the memo where you detailed which family members were responsible for subsidizing whose education.

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hossgray 0

You should send them a thank-you envelope with nothing in it.....

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sexymessy 0

LOL and agree with #'s 110 and 112

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MyHandIsNumb 0

I'd feel slightly insulted that they thought I wouldn't research that for myself.

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christopherlove 0

Morons, the OP wasn't expecting money... until the wealthy relative handed them an envelope, saying the contents would help them financially. Pretty misleading. That said, the rich don't get and stay rich by throwing money at other people. They're the biggest tightwads.

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ImAKlutz15 0

but the fact that she said my husbands rich aunt and uncle meant something... its just a disappointment not an f'd up moment

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mcsnelly 5

Yes, OP saying it was a rich aunt and uncle meant something...it was meant to clarify that the aunt and uncle weren't poor or having financial troubles themselves so that other people wouldn't jump down their throats saying "Well what if they can spend money on other people?" or "What if they were affected by the recession" or something along those lines. The only reason the "rich" part was put in was to make it clear that they didn't have their own money issues to worry about.

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crashtest1205 0

I'm going to have to say you kind of deserved it for Expecting money but then again it is a bit of a cruel joke, or maybe they even didn't realize the hopes they were putting in your head when they gave you the envelope so it's hard to say :P haha

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car6435 0

hey fly but its congress and Obama taxing the rich more which doesnt cut congress overspending. or open jobs because the buisness owners are taxed more and cant afford to hire

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xxgfxx90 0

you kind of deserved that one. why should they pay for you just because they're rich? i think they gave you very valuable information for your futures. maybe that will teach you how to make smarter decisions in your future, and prevent debt. it should make you realize that you shouldn't rely on other people's money to get by, and it's an early start to earning your own money so that you have a base for your future. just saying...

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