By bdaygirl - 03/12/2009 07:33 - United States

Today, I turned eighteen. Thinking I was going to get a big present from my parents on this special day, I eagerly unwrapped my present. They got me a bag of M and M's. Last year I got flannel bed sheets. FML
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synix 0

Okay, come on. I bet some of her friends got cars and computers and iPods for their birthdays. I understand she shouldn't feel 'entitled' to anything, but can no one understand the disappointment? She isn't homeless or living in poverty so her parents can probably afford to spend well.... over three dollars on a gift for her eighteenth birthday. Yeah, it's not the end of the world, but you know what? Half you are posting these messages criticizing the OP from your goddamn iPhones that mommy and daddy bought you. I don't care if you're 'happy getting nothing' (I don't believe it for the majority of you, though) for your birthdays, everyone has a right to be a little irked when zero thought and effort goes into a gift for their coming of age birthday. My family isn't rich but if we're struggling with funds we still put in some effort for gifts. I work a little extra in order to spend some money on gifts for my family, why shouldn't parents do the same for their kids? And don't give me the recession bullshit, because if that had been the issue in the OP's case I'm sure she would have understood or they would have at least explained it to her. No gift would have been better than a thoughtless one. A note saying, 'honey, we're sorry we can't afford much this year, etc etc. ' would have probably changed things in the OP's mind. Stop being hypocrites.

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fiicere 5

Oh, how your life sucks, to not get the birthday present you wanted! Why don't you just go commit suicide now and spare us all your whining?

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Vedder 0

I don't get the sense of entitlement when it comes to birthdays, especially one's 18th. Unless you've been spoiled your entire life thus far, I can understand your disappointment with only getting M&M's. If let's say you were expecting a car, then shame on you for having such high expectations, especially when your parents got you flannel sheets last year. Has it ever occurred to you that maybe your parents aren't loaded? Or that maybe you should view your 18th birthday as something more realistic - like entering adulthood and realizing there's more to life than presents? Or maybe we're being premature with our comments and the bag of M&M's was just to throw you off, and later tonight, your parents will unveil the BMW they got you, and you'll back on this website complaining how it's black instead of red? Grow up.

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txgirl09 5

Vedder, exactly. And i'm thinking that since we got no mention of not having a birthday party i'm assuming they had one and i'm wondering just how expensive it was.

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bluestripe 3

I know how you feel. I got an umbrella and some concealer for my 16th.

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joethebiden 8

Welcome to adulthood. Grow the f*ck up.

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larsonbp 0

your a whiny little bitch

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somnolent 0

I'd hate to see what woulda gone down if they'd have gotten you Skittles...

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arissia 0

Personally I'd love some flannel bed sheets.. but yeah M&Ms seems like a kinda crappy gift for 18.. Unless you REALLY like M&Ms.

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ColdGold 6

Should make their birthday presents easy for you to pick out. Maybe next year you'll get candy bars.

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