Money: Today, at my graduation for my high school GED, my parents said...

By Anonymous - 03/06/2009 05:40 - United States

Today, at my graduation for my high school GED, my parents said they were getting all my family and my girlfriend together. So we all went out to a steakhouse down the road, everyone ordered steaks. Turns out the 'surprise' was me paying. I only got 50$ grad money, and the bill was 159.98. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/01/2011 15:33 - United States

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By blahpizzablah - 22/06/2009 00:37 - United States

Today, I was delivering pizzas for my summer job. I got a big order to deliver for a fellow graduate's party. While I was being paid for the order my friend shows up and says "Don't pay him, his parents are rich, he can handle it." Then they shut the door and took off. The bill was $75. FML

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By howrude - 11/09/2009 11:57 - Canada

Today, my friends took me out to the most expensive restaurant in town to celebrate my promotion, we ordered everything with expensive drinks too. They 'took a smoke break' and left me with the bill. FML

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By waiterrrrrrrrr - 02/08/2009 19:12 - United States

Today, I was working my shift at a fancy restaurant and it had been a really hard day. My parents came in to have dinner and surprise me. After paying, they left a note saying they would see me at home. It also said "By the way, no tip, because you stink at serving." FML

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By goin4broke - 07/08/2009 15:23 - United States

Today, my parents came to the restaurant I work at as a waiter. After, I picked up the check to realize they had left me a $500 tip! We split the tips among the employees so I only got $50 back but I was still psyched. When I got home they asked me if I had noticed that they used my credit card. FML

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Kuroftw 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 16:05

Your family are assholes.

Raceta 5

Wednesday 3 June 2009 16:02

You should have climbed out of the bathroom window and bailed :) hehe.

Comments

kowboys 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 18:54

Well look at the dinners that they payed it was time for u to flip the bill LOL

mannyandmo40 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 18:56

Thats when u hawl butt out of there

jduff 1

Wednesday 3 June 2009 18:57

haha I guess if you got a regular diploma you might have been smart enough to know not to be suckered into that.. you didn't deserve it but it's not a fml

xHaniffax 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 18:57

What's a GED? (I'm from England btw)

krupster 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 18:57

If I actually believed this I would def. agree with #9

StoneColdNigga 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 18:58

You people defending the GED are dumbasses, the GED does not replicate the high school experience of taking responsibilty and it doesn't touch on harder AP and Honors information

MonkeySpeaks 4

Wednesday 3 June 2009 19:05

StoneCold, You're completely wrong there. I had a friend, who for her reasons, could not attend your "normal" high school (family death and med leave). Instead she worked with private tutors and got her GED. From there she went to a local college where she applied, and was accepted, to a top US to 50 University. So take your judgement and shove it. AND I don't think tihs is real... Why? Because a steak house, with everyone ordering steaks (and we'll assume its only 4 people) would come out to WWAYYY more than 160. Unless everyone only ordered the cheaper cut of steak and no sides or drinks. Which I doubt. OR you went to a really shitty cheap steakhouse. I tihnk there are just too many kids on here who are like...hmmmm what would be a good FML... OH i know!

imkendra 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 19:06

His GED has nothing to do with this. His parents made him believe they were taking him out to celebrate his accomplishment (it doesn't matter how little anyone thinks of it, that was the reason behind dinner) and then they stuck him with the bill. Rude, rude, rude.