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By Anonymous - 20/04/2009 08:52 - Australia

Today, I called my mom from Australia. I have been abroad for two months and hadn't talked to her in a long time. A few minutes into the conversation my moms stops me and says this call must cost a fortune and hangs up on me. A few bucks in more important to her then me. FML

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By tommy - 06/06/2009 12:41 - United States

Today, I called my friend in Australia to have a nice long chat, what I did not know was that my dad had removed my international calling plan, I talked to my friend for 5 hours, and ran up a huge phone bill, which I have to take out of the money I saved up to go see her. FML

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By thanksmom - 01/05/2009 04:23 - United States

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By Anonymous - 14/11/2010 22:26

Today, I text messaged my mom from Afghanistan to let her know everything was okay. She responded, telling me not to message her so much because "the price of text messages really adds up." FML

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By Mike - 11/09/2019 04:01 - United States - Burlington

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By Anonymous - 27/07/2016 15:24 - United States - Coshocton

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By slukaa - 13/06/2009 07:10 - United States

Today, for the first time in over a year, my mother actually called me. I excitedly picked up the phone. All I heard was rustling; her purse dialed me. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/07/2019 12:00

Today, while I was sitting in the living room with my mother, my phone rang. She immediately exclaimed, "I'm not calling you! Why is it going off?" She was serious. My own mother doesn't believe people talk to me. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/06/2010 18:53 - United States

Today, I called my mother to check up on her. Lately, she's been having some financial problems, so last week I sent her my last $100 to help her out until her next paycheck. She used the money to euthanize the family dog. FML

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By ILOVELEDZEPPELIN - 06/07/2014 20:27 - United States - Wakefield

Today, I called my mother crying, telling her how my husband has apparently been cheating on me for months. To my surprise, she didn't interrupt me or cut me off the whole time. Only when she didn't respond, did I realize she'd hung up a half an hour ago. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/05/2012 11:37 - Australia

Today, I called my mum, crying because of my low self-esteem. She interrupted my sobs by saying, "Can I hang up now? The phone's getting hot." FML

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mobius8 0

Monday 20 April 2009 20:03

Weren't you calling her? She was just probably wanting you to save your money for the trip.

Ohnoitslindsay 0

Monday 20 April 2009 20:05

The last sentence just ruined this one for me. Quit crying. And it's "than" not "then".

Comments

Jemm_fml 29

Monday 20 April 2009 20:16

It's called the Internet. Use it. Ydi~

Jemm_fml 29

Monday 20 April 2009 20:17

It's called the Internet. Use it. Ydi~

your_face 15

Monday 20 April 2009 20:17

Um, your mother isn't trying to save "a few bucks." Overseas calls are actually really expensive. When my brother went to London for a semester we couldn't call him at all - we emailed him a lot, though. Next time you want to talk to your mom try something that's free - if you absolutely have to hear her voice, get Skype. And if you're one of those people who can't get too far away from home for too long without getting really homesick, you shouldn't have gone to Australia.

xNephilim 18

Friday 7 December 2012 2:12

We have an international flatrate for exactly that reason. My dad moved from the US to Germany a LONG time ago and that's when my grandma got that flatrate. I moved in with her from Germany a few years ago and now the flatrate comes in handy like you wouldn't believe.

Dalarsco 0

Monday 20 April 2009 20:21

Um, weren't you the one who called her? She was trying to save YOU the money.

lnm701 0

Monday 20 April 2009 20:19

Skype. Get on it.

thisisher 0

Monday 20 April 2009 20:24

In one of the most retarded months of my life, I wasted $800 on overseas calls. Yes, over the course of ONE MONTH. It was 40 cents a minute. And it obviously wasn't worth it. Really, your mom does have your best interests in mind here. 40 cents doesn't seem like that much money. Then you see the phone bill and have a heart attack. Stop bitching that your mom is saving you money. Like other people have said, use the internet.