By Anonymous - 10/07/2009 04:08 - United States

Today, I turned 23. I had asked my mom for some things to decorate my new place. As I opened the box to reveal my gift, a mirror was inside. I liked the mirror. I did not like the note attached that said "Look inside the mirror to see who is now 100% financially responsible for themselves." FML
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VintageGuitarist 0

I don't mean to be rude, but if you're 23, you should be financially responsible for yourself. YDI.

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Drakon_fml 7

Give it back to her when she needs a loan.

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Mexistache 0

Did you quickly hold up the mirror so she was the only one it reflected and look at it from a side view? That way she would still owe you furniture...

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alicks_fml 0

FYL for having parents who don't know basic grammar.

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SurfDaWave 0

FYL. Though it's a valuable life lesson, your mom didn't have to put it on it a note with your present. My parents would prolly do the same thing when I'm 23 but kinda jokingly. I'm still in high school, and I thought I would just chill, party and continue getting good grades. But some commenters say everyone should be 100% financially responsible a couple of months after graduating. Not gonna happen. The only job I can think of getting is being a lifeguard when I'm 16, since I've had all the prerequisite stuff done since I was 12. $14-16/hour is pretty good but I don't think I can move out and pay for school right after graduating highschool. I'm scared...but this FML reminds me of What's My Age Again-Blink 182

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Interficio 0

ugh damn you people! Its himself, not themselves.... is it so hard to make the number of your relative and reflexive pronouns agree with each other?

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insomniacdude 0

"Today, I had to wake up and go to school. FML." "Today, I had to get out of bed and feed my fish. FML." "Today, my friends and I were only able to get second-row seats to the Foo Fighters concert instead of front-row seats. FML." Since this is exactly what OP sounds like, maybe it's time for him to learn to be responsible.

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whyohwhyohwhy 0

She never said anything about not being responsible...just hinted to mom that she wanted some things for her new apartment for her BIRTHDAY.....then mom was a bitch about it. the mirror was a nice thought but she could have skipped the snide note.

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portablecupid 3

wheres the FML? youre 23, start paying for your own shit.

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paperfox_fml 0

The ****? I'm 19, just finished my first year of uni, and have been financially responsible for myself for the last year. Are you people older than me still mooching off their parents ('oh they pay my tuition fees, it's totally reasonable') not even SLIGHTLY embarrassed about it? Get a ******* loan, you greedy overgrown children. You're adults now, ACT LIKE IT.

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wtf_dood 0

If parents want to be generous enough, and are able to, to help their children through college so they begin their adult lives debt-free (or at least close), why shouldn't they? I fully plan to help my kids through college as much as possible, without them even asking. It's not mooching, it's helping get them off on the right foot financially, rather than having to worry about boatloads of loans on top of other things when they begin that bottom-rung job.

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Fe2 0

Yes, but most kids finish college/uni by age 23. You want to help out your kids, that's great. But that's not the norm in our society. Seems to me his mother helped him out until the breaking point. There's too much "me/my situation" in our replies (including in mine). "I'm 19". "You guys are crazy, I'm still in school and only earn $14 per hour". " Etc etc. It's almost as if that mirror his mum gave him is reflecting our faces, not his. This is wrong and obscures the issue.

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wink568 0

#101, talk to me in four years when you're struggling to pay for your own place and make payments on the loans you took out to pay for your school. I'm going to assume you're not from the U.S. through your terminology, but please correct me if I'm wrong. In the U.S. the college loan system is completly out of wack, and from what I've heard from a friend who's younger sister just started college, students can't even take out a loan in their own name, and have to use their parents. Isn't it better to own your parents money than have their credit score harmed by a loan they had to take out for you and trust you to make the payments on? (PS: I normally agree with what you have to say on previous posts, but I guess this one just struck a cord). I don't feel guilty about asking my parents for a little financial help to get me through college. I had enough scholarships and money of my own saved up that I paid for nearly 3/4 of my educationg on my own. I couldn't thank them enough, because I am 100% debt free, my credit score unscathed, and doing very well on my own. I have even paid them back everything they lent me. Sure, they'll even give me a birthday present once a year, but that doesn't make me not financially independent.

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Luckster 0

I LOVE the fact that most people skipped over the fact that it was OP's birthday and that they were not mooching or anything. A birthday is a fully appropriate time to ask for certain things a person wants or needs. Being told to buy your own shit on your birthday is a big smack in the face! @OP: Think of it this way: If your Mom asks you why you don't buy her birthday/christmas/Mother's Day presents, just tell her "You're financially responsible, aren't you? You can buy your own presents".

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