Kids and Parents: Not so Karate Kid - FML

Not so Karate Kid

By Matthew - 09/03/2020 19:00 - United States - Juneau

Today, my mom told me to do karate with her, and so I said no. Now my mom won't let me do anything until I go do karate with her. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/09/2015 22:50 - United States - Howell

Today, my mom was watching me during my Taekwondo lessons. She was yelling at me to focus on my own work and to quit hanging out with the little kids. I'm the instructor. FML

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By marie519 - 09/01/2012 00:59 - United States

Today, after having watched a scare story on the news about heart disease, my mom is now insisting that we have daily, hour-long, family yoga sessions together. I have a job, and barely have enough time to do my homework as it is. I'm going to be grounded if I don't take part. FML

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By anonymous - 01/06/2009 07:05 - Korea Republic of

Today, I asked my mom if I could join my friends in getting lessons in self defense. My mom told me that I didn't need them because my face was a better weapon to repel anyone. FML

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Doormat blues

By Anonymous - 11/05/2024 02:00 - United States

Today, my mom spent an hour lecturing me on how I'm a doormat who lets people walk all over me, and that I needed to be more assertive. So I stood up and told my dad, no, I am not going on that forestry camp he wants me to go to. Mom sat silently by as he screamed and grounded me for the entire summer. FML

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By Wtfbruhimmovingout - 28/11/2015 02:38 - Canada - Toronto

Today, my mom tried to burn my arm with a hot spatula, all because I got a tattoo against her wishes. FML

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By -_- - 05/07/2013 21:59 - United States - Munith

Today, at a family dinner, my mother-in-law talked me into showing off some moves that I've learned in martial arts. I gently did a restraining hold on her. She screamed that I was trying to break her wrists, and kept the wounded act up all night, smirking as everyone gave me death glares. FML

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By FatalxDesire599 - 05/03/2010 15:39 - United States

Today, my mother stormed into my room shouting about how I never go anywhere and then tells me to go out "NOW" and do something. As she is pushing me out the door, her boyfriend walks in. FML

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Hygiene 101

By Anonymous - 08/06/2019 18:00

Today, my mother refused to talk to me because I wouldn't let her use my deodorant stick. FML

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Burn the witch!

By fanaticalfuckspawn - 25/08/2014 20:14 - United States - Santa Cruz

Today, I told my mom I've been taking yoga lessons, and that it'd be cool if she took some with me. She immediately went on a rant, calling yoga "satanic" and accusing me of trying to get her into "devil worship". Well, that's the last time I try to patch our relationship up. FML

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Can't win

By Anonymous - 18/03/2021 03:00 - Philippines - Manila

Today, my mom told me to stop using my phone and talk to them, but whenever I do that, they just end up yelling at me and telling me to go to my room. FML

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mccuish 25

Tuesday 10 March 2020 5:10

Karate is fun. This is coming from someone who has their 2nd degree black belt

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 10 March 2020 4:09

Give her a crane kick... If do right, no can defend!

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Jillian Cosby-Kelly 15

Monday 9 March 2020 21:39

dude..... love your mom while you have her. she just wants to spend some time with you, be grateful. a lot of us have parents who wanted nothing to do with them.

Ambrily 27

Tuesday 10 March 2020 20:11

Yes, but it should be time spent doing something they both want to do. Also, not letting your child do anything if they don't do what you want first is abusive. If the mom wants to spend time with the kid, she could try to find another activity to do together and take karate lessons by herself or with someone who's interested too.

Jillian Cosby-Kelly 15

Tuesday 10 March 2020 23:48

Life is not always fair, and there is nothing wrong with putting your children in SELF DEFENSE classes (an essential life skill). I highly doubt any activity that actually involves spending time with this childs parent is going to be accepted. And as for abuse..... being grounded for not listening is called CONSEQUENCE, not abuse. I'm so damn sick of everyone throwing that term around for just about anything!!!! Get real.

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 10 March 2020 4:09

Give her a crane kick... If do right, no can defend!

mccuish 25

Tuesday 10 March 2020 5:10

Karate is fun. This is coming from someone who has their 2nd degree black belt

kfchicken 31

Wednesday 11 March 2020 12:24

"karate is fun this is coming from someone whose really biased, you can trust me!"

distortedcognition 17

Wednesday 11 March 2020 0:20

Be thankful her hobby isn’t amateur ****. Go spend time with your mom, she’s trying to bond with you

kfchicken 31

Wednesday 11 March 2020 12:25

forcing someone to do what they don't want to do isn't how you "bond" it's how you force and breed animosity

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