By mckenna9797 - 07/09/2016 11:16 - United States

Today, it's my birthday and I'd planned to take my family and friends to dinner with my own money. My mom just informed me that she'd messaged everyone that I'd canceled the dinner. She instead wants to use my money to buy my older brother a gun for his birthday, which is in two days. FML
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mckenna9797 15

Hey everyone, OP here. Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes. I called my friends and got it rescheduled for Saturday luckily, although one or two might not be able to. As for my mom, she had a joint account with me due to when I was 17, and I just haven't gotten to it to change it to just me when I turned 18 last year, because she usually never does this. My mom does seem to like my brother more than me which is a little messed up but she usually respects me and treats me very well. She's a nice person and decent parent, but a little weird sometimes. She didn't have any money to spend on his birthday due to just paying rent for the month with her paycheck. She did however have no right to use my money or cancel my plans. That was uncalled for and definitely not right. As for the gun itself as a present to my brother, he's turning 23 and just got back from a year deployment to Germany. She wanted to do something special for him and he really wanted a mosin nagant rifle for a couple years now. I would have bought it for him honestly if. she asked because I get paid tomorrow. I hope that answers all your questions!

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Excuse me but WHAT? That is insane and hide your money. Some mothers are just crazy and very bad at that parenting thing.

Do what you want with your own money. Even though your mom cancelled your big dinner, you can still reschedule. And as for her, tell her she can buy the gun with her own money!

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Baron_Kaz 15

That is rude and inconsiderate. Happy birthday. I would have accepted your dinner invitation (if we were friends).

Well I guess we all know who her favorite son is. Sorry, OP...

Re schedule the dinner and do not invite your mother.

I know a lady would invited her own father to nice dinner on his Birthday, but yet, he would have to pay his own meal on his birthday. His daughter and her husband paid for Their own. I consider that rude. So what happened with your family aftermath?

Happy birthday to you! That totally sucks though...no offense to you but your mom sounds like a douchebag and a shitty parent. Playing favorites with her children...its supposed to be YOUR money. Why the hell would she just cancel YOUR birthday party and have the nerve to reach out for YOUR money just to buy your brother a shitty ******* gun? Guilt trip the **** out of her until she gives up this retarded idea. I wouldnt care how much i depended on my parents, i would still refuse such a shitty idea all the way. **** that.

tell her to **** off and that you will use your money as you please

that's completely idiotic of your cheap mother.