Happy Birthday

By qwerty6 - 30/09/2009 06:17 - United Kingdom

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
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__no_one__ 0

Sell the kettle on ebay and donate the money. No, seriously, this is a bitch move. Why completely ignore someone's wish, give them something completely unrelated and less thoughtful, when the wish wasn't financially unreasonable or in another way unrealistic? And before the "be grateful you got anything, the poor kids in Nigeria don't even have food" comments start rolling in: Yeah, getting a kettle is better than nothing. Not getting something she asked for, which needn't be more expensive than a kettle, being dismissed with a statement like 'this isn't a proper present for you' and then getting a piece of household equipment isn't exactly great though. If the mother had said she didn't agree with the goals of this particular charity or whatever, I'd said 'fine', but this reason of dismissal is just.... I don't know. Not nice. And buying something the family needs anyway and disguising it as a gift isn't exactly loving and thoughtful either. But maybe that's just me. If you lived on your own, fine, but ... yeah, not like this I guess.

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Xx_f_us_all 0

wow. all the tea you want now lol

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LemonFairy 0

FYL, unless it was a Bright Copper Kettle. In which case, YDI for not appreciating one of My Favorite Things.

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mollytamale 1

Omg is your mom my grandma?!? She does the exact same thing, ask what you want but give u something totally different that u didn't even want or like. :/ ridiculous. Awesome that u wanted to donate to a charity. U sound like my sis :) i'm a 15 y.o. Girl too btw. Hahaha

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DameGreyWulf 0

Are there any queers in the theatre tonight? Get 'em up against the wall...

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hollyHURR 0

Why are you using Americanisms if you're from the United Kingdom? Good for you for wanting to donate to a charity though :3

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bigcrazymike 6

I agree with your mom. Make your own damn donations!

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amberita28 0

Get over it!! All these ppl saying her mom is a selfish bitch are ungrateful cocksuckers! At least this 15 year old has a roof over her head and food on the table. If she was so selfish this girl would be living on the streets.

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SecsNoises 6

Why not donate the money you would have spent on her next birthday to charity??? If she complains just say you thought that donating to charity was more "proper" for someone her age. Hahah :P

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