By Aeroboss - 23/01/2010 06:40 - France

Today, my mother machine-washed a suit I rented for a friends wedding, despite me informing her that it was dry-clean only, and that the store would take care of it. I now owe $1600 to replace the suit, and my mum is refusing to help pay, as she was "only trying to help." FML
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Aeroboss 8

Hello guys! OP here. Did not think it would get posted. So, to add onto the story, my friend's wedding was postponed a week because we had a little rain and he wanted an outdoor wedding. My mom usually is a pretty wonderful woman, but she is still used to cleaning up after myself and my siblings, probably because my youngest has muscular dystrophy and can't walk. We ended up sorting it out with the company, who informed us they could send us a new one. To be honest, repairing the suit would have cost less than just renting another one. Anyway, thanks for listening to the rant. Bye.

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Vurban 0

Be sure to tell your mom that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. That and to get her hearing aide checked.

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crazyleggs 0

The rental store should have insurance to cover their loss. even if they don't they can't charge you for the full value of a suit that isn't new. refuse to pay them, and negotiate a much lower payback price.

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goonie85 0

Your mom and your ex are not really the same. "You can't choose to be born." Wow. Just, wow. Moms can chose to abort, though. Geez, Mom, I didn't even ask to be born. I can't believe you made a mistake! You ruined my life! Kids never make mistakes, especially not expensive ones.... Gratitude is a bitch.

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ShadowLor 19

I didn't say my ex could, I said my friend who helped me could. Because he spent money on me out of the goodness of his heart. So therefore I'm in his debt and he owns me and my things. Children should not be considered to be in debt to parents. If you have to think of them that way, then you should have either aborted or adopted them off. It isn't a privilege to be born, it is a privilege to raise children. It was the parent's decision to keep and raise the child, the child didn't ask for it. I made mistakes that I had to pay real live money for with my parents. My parents also repaid me when they broke something that /I/ bought. It is total bs to demand your children live up to a higher standard than you. Why should I have to be grateful when my parents destroy something of mine because they wouldn't listen? The OP's mother should be grateful that he doesn't take her to small claims court. Gratitude can definitely be a bitch if you're supposed to always always be grateful about everything your parents do. What about abusive ones? Should I be grateful if I'm beaten every now and then? They kept me, after all.

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Vurban 0

'kids never make mistakes, especially expensive ones'. What are you, retarded? Of course they do!

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FoundManyLemons 0

Keep negotiating with her and the rental place. But don't pay.

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lendahandmanda 0

wow, i'm sorry but your mom must be really dumb. who the hell would even think to put a suit in a washing machine. I am completley baffled.

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Saccharide 0

FYL. What can you do? Just don't let her touch anything anymore.

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Anteezy 7

Smash her car and tell her you did it while you tried to clean it, if she tries to make you pay for the damage you did, claim that you were just trying to help.

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The__Redneck 7

Agreed. I'll wager she has a lot more respect for her own property than for his.

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hedgehogs 0

She should pay. But I have a suspicion that you should have learned by now not to trust her.

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JUKIng3 0

lmfao u still live with mommy r u still breast feedin

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tisiphone_fml 0

That's a pretty expensive mistake. Mom or not, she really needs to pitch in - that's at least one paycheck for your average worker. I just don't get how somebody who wasn't completely dysfunctional, or who had any experience washing clothes could do that. Almost all clothes have tags on them that say exactly how to wash them. Also, womens' clothes are much more likely to have bizarre washing and dry-cleaning instructions than mens' (sadly). Was this the first time she ever used a washing machine, or handled dress clothes?

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