Love: Today, I told my mom I was going on a date tonight. She laughed...

By Grounded - 29/12/2009 18:50 - United States

Today, I told my mom I was going on a date tonight. She laughed and didn't believe me. When I tried to convince her it was real, she got mad and grounded me for lying. I had to cancel the date. FML

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By cloudberry - 27/05/2012 08:00 - United States - Astoria

Today, I told my mom I was going out to hang out with some friends. She looked me dead in the eye and said, "Don't lie to me." FML

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By anonymous - 06/05/2013 18:08 - United States - Poway

Today, after my mom picked me up from the mall, she asked me what was in my bag from Gap. I wouldn't tell her, and she ended up grounding me. It was her Mother's Day present. FML

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By Yoooooo0 - 29/11/2009 18:10 - United States

Today, my dad and mom and I were going out to eat dinner. My dad wanted a romantic dinner just with my mom so he told me to make an excuse not to go. I did, which ended up as a huge fight, grounded and phone taken away. My dad just stood there in the background putting thumbs up. FML

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Busted

By Anonymous - 25/03/2009 20:40 - United States

Today, my mother asked me if my boyfriend and I were getting serious. I quickly lied and said no. She then informed me that if things ever heated up, she would take me to get birth control. Wanting birth control, I confessed. In turn she grounded me. I'm not allowed to see my boyfriend anymore. FML

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How very dare you?

By 1357katie - 19/09/2009 04:22 - Canada

Today, I told my mom about the couple of times that I'd skipped classes during high school. She got really mad and grounded me for a month. That would usually be normal except for the fact that I'm 27 and live in my own apartment. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/11/2021 05:01

Today, I followed my daughter and found out she wasn’t with friends, she was on a date. I confronted her about the lie, but she takes after her mother, a lawyer, and steamrollered over me about invading her privacy, so even though she lied, she somehow has the moral high ground. FML

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Big Brother is watching you

By Anonymous - 20/11/2019 03:00

Today, my boyfriend came to visit from another state. My mom didn't want me to go to his hotel, but I did. When she asked about it, I lied to her and said I didn't go. She the showed me a picture of my car outside his hotel. FML

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By mydadforgetsme - 04/11/2015 17:26 - United States - Philadelphia

Today, my dad forgot it's my birthday. When I told him about it, he accused me of lying and threatened to ground me for a week. FML

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By yourebeautiful - 31/12/2011 20:37 - United States

Today, my mom took my cell to work with her. When she got home later, she scolded me for not answering her calls. When I pointed out that she'd taken it, she grounded me for "talking back". FML

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Blackout drunk

By MagnusDeus - 07/06/2015 15:46 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I left a concert with my drunk mother who had spilled beer all over my shirt. I drove her home and she slept it off. Later, my mom "found" my shirt in the laundry and grounded me for drinking behind her back. She won't believe me that it was her. FML

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Team_Buffy 0

Tuesday 29 December 2009 23:14

Why did you cancel the date? If you would of let your date show up, your mom would of seen that you were telling the truth. It could of gotten you un-grounded. But seriously........sometimes, I think people think of the weirdest shit just to get on this site. This doesn't happen in real life.

BlinkOnceForYes 0

Tuesday 29 December 2009 23:22

That would be one horrible mother. But if you have no life, no friends, and no dates.. what is there really to ground you from?

Comments

astan92 1

Wednesday 30 December 2009 0:45

You should have lied after she did not believe you...

DeathShad0 1

Wednesday 30 December 2009 0:51

I was waiting for some idiot to come by and tell sparkly she's hot. Just a matter of time really. Sad, obvious world.

valmont_fml 0

Saturday 2 January 2010 19:35

#14 already did, although it was poorly spelled.

bitched 0

Wednesday 30 December 2009 1:11

ur moms a bitch, take revenge and key her car or somthin

lexuality 0

Wednesday 30 December 2009 1:11

Couldn't you have called your date, pretend like you were just calling to confirm the time or something, and have your mom listen in? I hope you can prove you were right and have her apologise... but if she could be that much of an ass to her own child I'm guessing an apology will not be coming any time soon.

blamecanadaa 0

Wednesday 30 December 2009 1:35

you deserve it for not standing your ground against your mum on that matter dude...

Kgirl2cute 6

Sunday 16 May 2010 8:43

he DID stand his ground, that was what got him grounded!

crazy_cat_lady24 0

Wednesday 30 December 2009 1:39

Dude. Either you are too young too date, or too old to be grounded.

LilaBear 1

Wednesday 30 December 2009 3:22

If he's still under his parents' supervision and responsibility at home, they still have the right to ground him. Especially if he's under 18, and it's perfectly common for 16/17 year olds to date. (And I mean actually date... not the way 12 year olds do).

pasiphae9 5

Wednesday 30 December 2009 16:11

By the age of 15, my mother was physically unable to ground me. She tried once or twice, but then she realised it would be better to punish me as an adult then as a child. Once you get to a certain age then it becomes very freaking difficult for a parent to control your life. Maybe it isn't right, but it's the way it is. And usually it ends up best for both parties, with the child learning to be responsible for their own mistakes and actions, and the parent learning to give the child breathing space. Whether they have the right to ground him is completely irrelevant, because I doubt most teenagers would take any notice. Especially if they consider themselves old enough to date. ;)

Reyo 2

Wednesday 30 December 2009 2:39

Yes, this. All you had to do was get your date to come over and make your mom feel like an asshole. Then again, she could go on a tangent about how "You paid her", but then she'd just be going out of her way to make herself look like more of an asshole in the long run.