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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Suekoff16 3

That isn't funny. But a 10 dollar iTunes gift card is something. Something is better than nothing

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txgirl09 5

I don't know about that guys. I'm thinking the FML is more that they acted like they were getting her the phone by giving her the box but didn't. She has obvious reason to be disappointed as opposed to them just saying no which would still disappoint but not half as much. Wouldn't you be sad if you unwrapped a present and was all "OMG you got me the new *whatever*! You shouldn't have" Then you open it's..a Itunes card. As opposed to it just being "Wow, Itunes card, sweet!"

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CheshireHalli 19

Guys, the FML is that they used her DAD's iPhone box to put a $10 card in. Got her excited, then just crushed that happiness. She's not spoiled for wanting something. She would be spoiled if she DEMANDED it, not hinted at it. And for the person who said they may not be able to afford the plan and phone: Then why did her dad get one?

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txgirl09 5

Thank you. What i've been saying all along.

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little_otter 0

Wow, a shallow, lazy, self-absorbed kid who is angry because mommy and daddy didn't get him the $300.00 (not including monthly plan costs) gift he felt entitled to? Shocking.

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bugmenotmofo 34

i phones are overrated. get the droid

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xmagster 0

This FML has nothing to do with the person being disappointed that they didn't get an iPhone, so all of you people who like to rag on others for -gasp- wanting nicer things and being presumptuous about their economic status and how much stuff the OP already has can stop. That was really mean of that kid's parents... One time my parents did that to me, and I wasn't upset so much that I didn't get the thing I wanted, but that they would trick me in such a mean way. FYL. :P

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little_otter 0

oh please...life sucks, get a ******* helmet. You're going to be one of those annoying pathetic helicoptor parent's aren't you? I can see it now..."HOW DARE SOMEONE JOKE WITH MY LITTLE BRAYDEN HE IS A PRECIOUS SNOWFLAKE WITH VERY DELICATE FEELINGS"!

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sistersestina 0

I agree with the meanness of the deceptive wrapping, but I can't help but wonder if it was done only as practical joke OR as a signal to muggle68 that he shouldn't consider his every hint as their command, with the box necessary to establish that they understood his tactic. The first is pure mean and FYL; the second more life lesson and YDI.

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xmagster 0

#58: um, yeah sure. last time I checked, there was a distance difference between being a helicopter parent and a sadistic asshole who sets people up for a let down. Just because your parents never loved you doesn't mean that every one around you is wrong. =/

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sportsnut 0

why don't you get a job and buy one yourself?

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Itasan 0

At least you got a $10 gift card. 2 years ago, my parents got me a $5 makeup set for Christmas. It was the only gift I recieved from my family. It's not that they don't have money, it's just that they forgot about buying a gift for me because they were too busy buying gifts for their own friends and coworkers. However, FYL. I would be so angry if my parents would pull a trick like that on me. D:

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little_otter 0

I love people who turn every single submission on fml into something about themselves. "Wow, you think YOU had it bad...one time *I*...blah blah blah" You're that person who everyone avoids at parties arent you?

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redshortsx 0

that's not funny. funny would be like they bought you a box of something really cheap and then put the expensive thing inside. what they did was cruel

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xxmollyxx 25

Well , I assume they asked what he wanted for his birthday... he said he wanted an Iphone... not demanding one... the father buys one for himself, then they put the giftcard (that probably came with the phone) in the box to give to the son as a birthday present.. I would say that is an FML, getting his hopes up like that. Doesn't mean his spoiled, there's nothing wrong with wishing for something for your birthday.

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