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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

Today, I called my mom for the first time in a few weeks, just to chat because I miss her. When she picked up, the first thing she said was, "Why are you calling? What's wrong? Do you have swine flu??" When I told her that I didn't, and I just wanted to chat, she hung up. FML

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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

Today, I called my mother to say hi. She spent a whole hour and a half complaining about how I never call her, bawling and calling me "a waste of human flesh." I call her at least once a week. FML

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

Today, my mom grabbed my phone, said she was taking it because I'd been disrespectful, and hung up my call. I'd been speaking with a work client. This is the gratitude I get for paying all her bills for the past 2 years, all because she's too lazy to get a job. FML

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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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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".

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Notsobadboy 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 0:50

lmaooo.. are you lynne kurelek... please say yes lol...

BeautyAndBrains 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 0:56

OMG, you guys are HORRIBLE! I talk to my parents every day. I'm away at school, but I still like to check in with them. So she missed her mother, what's wrong with that? I would NEVER go abroad for two months and not once call my parents. OP, your mother is a bitch.

rc15 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 1:05

you're totally getting the wrong idea here. a call from australia really DOES cost a fortune, and maybe she just doesnt have that much money to spend on a single call. At least she spoke to you for a few minutes, and now you can tell the rest through an e-mail. Stop trying to create problems where there arent any.

rc15 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 1:08

and # 47's right. she was probably worried about what it would cost YOU

bass_2 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 1:15

maybe she didn't want to talk to you?

scottie06 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 1:40

Your mother is cheap, but so is everyone else in this world. Use one of the tons of ways to talk to her free. Plus, I'm sure it wasn't just 'a few bucks.' Give us some rates if you want my sympathy.

oloochi 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 1:50

learn how to write

mr_h_shaikh 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 2:19

well there is a recession through the world, right?

cafevista 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 2:21

that happened to me all the time. don't feel bad about it. i called my mom every few days and she'd always bring up the phone bill, and she was right it was over 500$