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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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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".

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Ttessorc 0

Tuesday 21 April 2009 19:49

"A few bucks is more important to her THAN you" Then vs Than... learn it.

nimaisha 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 8:01

Similar thing happened to me... I went on a trip around the country for over a month when I was a kid. I called my parents collect every few days. When I got home and they got the bill, they decided I needed to pay it because it was so expensive (over $250). I wouldn't have called to check in if I knew they were going to charge me! :(

nimaisha 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 8:00

pinkdumbledore 0

Wednesday 22 April 2009 8:30

what a whiny last sentence. get over yourself...

Professor59 2

Thursday 23 April 2009 23:56

Next time, don't call collect. Than, you won't have to complain.

AnonEMous1125 0

Friday 24 April 2009 4:54

awwww 4 get it m8 ur in OZ!! the best damn place on the earth!

kdodoubleg 0

Friday 1 May 2009 17:47

My parents never called me while I was studying abroad in Spain and hung up on me more than once. I studied abroad in fall of 2001. My mother only talked to me for 2 minutes on 9/12/01 and I called her. Our parents are idiots. Don't expect them to understand that they're idiots either.

failboat1234 0

Tuesday 19 May 2009 4:17

Um #23 how could a person "go use an internet cafe" if they were in a third world country? They wouldn't have internet and they for sure wouldn't have cafes if they were a third world country.

aussieoioioi 0

Wednesday 21 October 2009 13:53

#91 did you just call australia a 3rd world country? If you did... It has one of the highest living standards in the world... :P And if you didnt, then just ignore that (: Australia ftw! Aussie aussie aussieee Oi oi oi :D Wooo Yeaaah just get a skype account... And if you dont have one then go into the local maccas (mcdonalds) and use their free wifi to download, and then use it.