Money: Today, I slipped money into my mother's purse after she refused...

By SilverAuthor - 29/07/2016 22:53 - United States - Detroit

Today, I slipped money into my mother's purse after she refused to let me pay for lunch. She caught me in the act and thought I was stealing money from her instead. FML

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By sisisathief - 28/05/2017 08:00 - United States - Concord

Today, I caught my sister taking money from my wallet. When I confronted her, she claimed that she was actually putting back money that she had stolen earlier. She doesn't understand the irony. FML

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Piggy banked

By Rain - 14/11/2016 11:43

Today, I discovered my own mother has been stealing money from me for months when I opened my savings box to find it empty. FML

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By BrokeAndHungry - 24/07/2016 17:05 - United States - Ann Arbor

Today, I was so ashamed of being broke that instead of asking my parents for money, I snuck into their house while they were at work to steal some of their food. FML

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By Poor Student - 05/12/2011 22:30 - Canada

Today, my mother "borrowed" money from my stash to help pay for her vacation to the Dominican Republic. The same trip I'm not allowed to go on. FML

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By disappointment son - 19/05/2017 12:00

Today, I caught and kicked a shoplifter out of my store. The shoplifter was my mom. FML

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Technically, that's stealing

By Elizabeth Ann - 04/10/2019 22:00

Today, I told my mom about the $50 I'd hidden in case of an emergency, and how I couldn't find it. She said she'd borrowed it last week. FML

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By melean - 04/10/2010 06:37 - Trinidad and Tobago

Today, on my way to school I dropped my money. As I turned to pick it up, I saw an old lady snatch it up. We began to argue when a police officer came over. Not only was I accused of being a disorderly thief, but that old lady just walked away with my lunch money for the entire week. FML

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Thieves like us

By Anonymous - 21/01/2023 04:00

Today, my mom stole my holiday money because she found it “near her bag” in my kitchen and “assumed it was hers” and she must have “forgotten it was in there all this time.” I demanded it back, but she’d already spent it on hair, nails, shoes, and a date night with dad. She won’t pay me back either. FML

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Trust

By :// - 04/02/2013 00:26 - Netherlands - Nijkerk

Today, my mom accused me of stealing money from her purse. Being totally innocent, I reminded her that the only other person with access to it is her boyfriend. She said she trusts him because she loves him. They've been dating for 2 months. I've been her daughter for 25 years. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/08/2012 21:09 - United States

Today, while at the grocery store, I saw my mother. I thought it would be funny to scare her by sneaking up and grabbing her ass. Not only was it not my mom, I left the place with a ban from ever returning to that store. FML

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DToast 19

Saturday 30 July 2016 20:13

Hopefully you explained the situation and she understood, otherwise that would suck

almost_there44 26

Saturday 30 July 2016 21:10

I'm the same way OP. Now that I'm older, I pay for things that my mom would have usually paid for. Kind of like a "thank you" for being a great mom. Hopefully once you explain she'll understand.

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mariri9206 32

Saturday 30 July 2016 23:29

You have to do better than that. One time, my mom and I were going out to dinner and she had just gotten a promotion and I said I would treat. She said no, she was going to treat. Well, we're on the way to dinner and she stupidly gave me her purse to hang onto and I wanted to treat her to dinner. So I stole her wallet. (Don't worry - I gave it back to her after the check was taken away/right away after she noticed it was gone.)

Etweens96 25

Sunday 31 July 2016 1:34

I do that with my mom sometimes! I think it's a nice thing to do every now and then! Hopefully you cleared things up with her OP

SwoopingEagle 20

Sunday 31 July 2016 5:57

Dude, should've just let her pay and leave it at that.

zippocobalt6 14

Sunday 31 July 2016 22:12

No good deed goes unpunished Edit; someone already said it whoops

Estelle101_fml 13

Monday 1 August 2016 14:34

Wow. That's a lose-lose situation, if she doesn't believe you, then you'll be that child who "steals" from her. But if she does believe you, then she'll be mad that you try to pay her back.

R3picon 7

Tuesday 2 August 2016 22:25

Well at least she got the money in the end

Jenadpantano 7

Thursday 4 August 2016 1:46

Although I see where you were trying to do good, don't touch a ladies purse without permission. If she wouldn't let you pay, just agree to pay the next time. Sorry, YDI

thewanderer02 15

Wednesday 7 March 2018 4:02

reminds me of seinfeld. where George goes to a soup place and tries to tip. but the guy doesn't see it so he tries to pull it back out and re-tip the money so he sees it but the guy sees it as If he's stealing the tips and tells George to get out.NO SOUP FOR YOU. great episode.