By JasonThorn - 17/12/2016 13:21

Today, my father gave me and my sister $50 each because he got a bonus and wanted to spread it around. Then he asked for our report cards. My sister did well, but I didn't, barely scraping by on C's. After seeing my report card, he told me to give the $50 back. So, love is conditional, Dad? FML
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JasonThorn 20

OP here. I am glad that a lot of people understood that it had been meant as a gift with no strings attached, only to have then attached later as a reward for performance. My dad never specified, "This is what you get for doing well." It was, "I had a great day and I want to share it with everyone." The truth is, if he had said he was disappointed in me but felt I should keep the $50 and hoped I would do all I can to improve, I would have respected him and listened to him. It's not about the money. It could have been $5 and I would have reacted the same way. I now understand that gifts are conditional and I have to continually earn every favorable reaction from him, on the off chance he intends to give one.

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Oh_No_Not_Him 25

Love is not necessarily demonstrated by giving you money. Motivating you to do your best, even when you don't appreciate it, can be more loving than you might imagine.

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GigaPudding_fml 24

I think I would have felt more sorry for you if it wasn't for the "So, love is conditional?". Money and love are two separate things

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xSunshine143x 4

Oh God. What a spoiled brat. My parents make me work for everything I've got. I have gotten all A's my entire life. Ha let me ask my dad for 50 bucks cause of my grades ?. It's probably the only work you do and you think you deserve $50 for c's. Pendeja

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Bearsmomma 30

OP did not ask for money. The FML implies there was no reward/punishment system in place BEFOREHAND. Dad GAVE a gift of $50 because he wanted to share his money with his loved ones. Later, dad checked grades and changed the GIFT to something conditional. "Suddenly I'm aware of your grades and want the gift back." If dad wanted the money to be viewed as a reward/punishment he should have asked for the report card and then explained OP would not be rewarded/paid due to the grades and (possibly) lack of effort. I would agree with you IF THE DAD Had INITIALLY presented the money as a reward for good grades, rather than wanting to share with the family.

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trojan72 8

Certain things are.

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VampObsessed 16

Why are C's bad? I mean I get that they're not A's, however, C's are passing, average grades. OP isn't failing. 70% and up isn't a bad thing.

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Mynxie 26

Average won't get you far in this world. what college wants to accept an average student, who would then bring down the college's collective GPA, thus ruining their national standing. Dame for tech schools. Unless the poster wants to just be an average person with no future, Cs are bad. And before you go to say maybe they are bad at test taking, I have severe anxiety which is increased greatly while taking tests, and I managed to graduate college with a good GPA.

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kctrl 8

It's sad that you equate money with love.

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Cinn_fml 22

If it happened in the order it's written it seems like a dick of a move to take the money back off you, claiming it was a gift and then later deciding it should be a reward because one did better than the other. However if it was handed to you on the condition of it being a reward in the first place, then that depends on whether or not you put the effort in to receive those Cs. Some people struggle, and the effort put in trying to improve regardless of the starting point is what should be rewarded not necessarily the actual grade itself.

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frankie_ukno 12

Money isn't love.

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shkash 5

Love is unconditional but money is not. You have to earn it.

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JasonThorn 20

OP here. I am glad that a lot of people understood that it had been meant as a gift with no strings attached, only to have then attached later as a reward for performance. My dad never specified, "This is what you get for doing well." It was, "I had a great day and I want to share it with everyone." The truth is, if he had said he was disappointed in me but felt I should keep the $50 and hoped I would do all I can to improve, I would have respected him and listened to him. It's not about the money. It could have been $5 and I would have reacted the same way. I now understand that gifts are conditional and I have to continually earn every favorable reaction from him, on the off chance he intends to give one.

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