Birthday, Gifts and Geek: History rocks

History rocks

By HistoryFreak - 01/02/2013 09:19 - France

Today, I told my parents that what I'd really like for my 21st birthday is the 1865 edition of the Memoirs of Saint-Simon in 22 volumes that I found online for $200, and have been wanting for months. They laughed and said, "Yeah, right. We'll get you an iPhone and perhaps you'll become normal." FML

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By AH. - 07/09/2009 18:16 - United States

Today, I told my parents that all I wanted for my 18th birthday was to go to a restaurant in NYC for a nice dinner. My parents said no, because it would cost too much money. I came home to see my parents had bought a huge TV for $800. We already have 3 televisions. FML

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Thanks, iHate it

By muggle68 - 10/12/2009 20:38 - United States

Today, it was my birthday. I have been heavily hinting that I want an iPhone. I opened my present from my parents and found an iPhone box. Ecstatic, I quickly opened it. Apparently, my parents thought it would be funny to wrap my present, a $10 iTunes gift card, in the box my Dad's iPhone came in. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/08/2012 04:51 - Australia - Forestville

Today, the whole family came over to celebrate my 18th birthday. My grandfather bought me a giant mathematics book. Apparently, he didn't want my 16 year old sister to be "jealous", so he got her the new iPad. FML

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By thanks for the $5 gift voucher - 13/06/2015 16:34 - United States - Randleman

Today, my parents bought my 11-year-old brother a MacBook for my birthday. FML

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By iphonerevolution - 05/07/2014 00:15 - South Africa

Today, my teenage daughter faked a suicide because I bought her a Samsung instead of an iPhone for her birthday. FML

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By Unloved. - 15/09/2009 10:09 - New Zealand

Today, I had dinner with my family in celebration of my 19th Birthday. I've been hinting that I need a new laptop for months now and I was sure my family had bought me one. I have got a pair of slipper socks. FML

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By Paige - 26/12/2011 06:35 - United States

Today, my parents gave me an iPhone. They then checked my grades online, and promptly took it away. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/11/2011 00:26 - Reserved

Today, it's my 21st birthday. My parents' gift was a case of non-alcoholic beer, to "prepare" me for when I "turn 21." My parents can't even remember how old I am. FML

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By anonymas - 29/01/2010 15:29 - Norway

Today, I found out my dad bought an iPhone. I've spent the better part of the last six months teaching him how to check his email and online newspapers. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/12/2012 11:27 - Israel

Today, I bought my son a nice car for his 18th birthday. When I gave it to him, he just got mad and told me that if I really wanted to spend that much money on him, I should've used it to help him pay for college. FML

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Friday 1 February 2013 16:10

Even parents have fallen into the so common desires of society nowadays... (wanting everything related to apple)

jjmiller1001 17

Friday 1 February 2013 16:12

hopefully one day you will get it, and become that rich odd person your parents used to know

Comments

Sakaea 22

Saturday 2 February 2013 1:05

You're normal for you, don't ever change! And Happy Birthday!!!

Iniezian 18

Saturday 2 February 2013 1:19

Ah, I know how you feel. I remember walking with my dad, trying to discuss some political issues, and my dad says something "why can't you just talk about girls like other kids your age?"

sassy2085 16

Saturday 2 February 2013 1:23

Wait aren't you writing this very FML on a iPhone

SighGuy89 5

Saturday 2 February 2013 1:40

I hope I find gf like u

Azail 15

Saturday 2 February 2013 16:54

If you do maybe she can teach you how to speak and spell correctly

konstantinos616 17

Saturday 2 February 2013 1:46

To each his own. I wanted Konstantinos' Nocturnicon (a Neo-pagan book) for my 16th birthday and my parents were like "Bitch you're getting a pair of jeans"