Kids: Today, my parents bought my 11-year-old brother a MacBook for...

By thanks for the $5 gift voucher - 13/06/2015 16:34 - United States - Randleman

Today, my parents bought my 11-year-old brother a MacBook for my birthday. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/08/2012 04:51 - Australia - Forestville

Today, the whole family came over to celebrate my 18th birthday. My grandfather bought me a giant mathematics book. Apparently, he didn't want my 16 year old sister to be "jealous", so he got her the new iPad. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/05/2009 20:09 - United States

Today, for my birthday, I got a Big Mac. FML

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By muggle68 - 10/12/2009 20:38 - United States

Today, it was my birthday. I have been heavily hinting that I want an iPhone. I opened my present from my parents and found an iPhone box. Ecstatic, I quickly opened it. Apparently, my parents thought it would be funny to wrap my present, a $10 iTunes gift card, in the box my Dad's iPhone came in. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/05/2018 15:00

Today, my stepmother proved once again that she likes to play favourites. She has no job, so anything she gifts comes from my dad’s account. On my last birthday, I got £5 on a cheap card. Today, my step-brother's birthday, he got £400 and an iPad. He’s 4 years old. FML

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By computergeek - 26/01/2010 21:25 - United States

Today, my parents got me a new computer for my birthday. They also took the liberty of throwing out my old computer, with 8 years of photos, videos, music, documents, emails, and bookmarks on it. But that's okay, I had a backup. They threw that out too. FML

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By future missing person maker person thingy - 11/10/2012 20:37 - Canada - Lloydminster

Today, after saving up for weeks, I bought myself an iPad. Because mine is better than the one my parents bought my ten-year-old brother, he got pissed and threw it into our pool. I'm now grounded for getting angry and calling him a bastard in the aftermath. FML

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By Elmo - 16/02/2009 22:42 - United States

Today, is my brothers 16th birthday. He got keys to the Lexus. I'm 18, have no car, and got pajama pants and chapstick for my birthday. FML

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By anon - 13/05/2009 17:39 - United States

Today, I graduated from college and my parents gave me an apple. Not the computer, the fruit. FML

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By Paige - 26/12/2011 06:35 - United States

Today, my parents gave me an iPhone. They then checked my grades online, and promptly took it away. FML

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You deserved it 52 263

By Unloved. - 15/09/2009 10:09 - New Zealand

Today, I had dinner with my family in celebration of my 19th Birthday. I've been hinting that I need a new laptop for months now and I was sure my family had bought me one. I have got a pair of slipper socks. FML

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ChloeRattlehead 22

Sunday 14 June 2015 6:12

my dad once bought my sister an iPhone 5s for my birthday. I got a 2 liter of Pepsi.

CaliSwagy 15

Sunday 14 June 2015 6:14

When it's your parent's birthday give a gift to the other and act confused if they ask why.

Comments

keldridge2000 6

Monday 15 June 2015 15:48

He can't game on it, so that's a plus

mbarron0422 9

Monday 15 June 2015 18:53

Did you get a new car?

Ashliy 12

Tuesday 16 June 2015 6:25

When I was 11, we had a family desktop pc that didn't really work. I spent my time playing outside with the neighbor kids and not glued to the screens

Hyenayena 27

Tuesday 16 June 2015 6:30

*claps* wow! You're superior to everyone! Wow! Amazing! Hate to break it to you but almost everyone played outside at some point too

tuxedoandex 28

Tuesday 16 June 2015 14:52

younger siblings more like no thanks

mthurston 14

Tuesday 16 June 2015 16:15

I had to read that twice to finally get it lol

sythe511 28

Tuesday 16 June 2015 19:03

Why in the hell would a 11-year-old even get a laptop..

Dictionaryspeaks 18

Wednesday 17 June 2015 14:50

U must be a brat or need a good lesson ;

TallMist 32

Friday 31 July 2015 4:59

Wait, what? OP is a brat because she's upset that her parents are showing favoritism towards her brother on her birthday? Is that what you're saying?

AnonymousUser90 21

Wednesday 17 June 2015 21:16

Don't feel entitled to things simply because its your birthday. Or at all for that matter. If you want something work for it.

WarriorOmen 25

Thursday 29 October 2015 5:03

Riiight, But an 11 year old deserves something on their SIBLINGS birthday for..probably very little? That logic makes no sense.

spencer3000 9

Wednesday 17 June 2015 22:31

Be comforted knowing that by the time he's in high school it'll be outdated.

Barbigood 4

Friday 19 June 2015 6:41

It's their money their son and their house get over it

TallMist 32

Friday 19 June 2015 19:36

You're missing the point of the FML. It's the fact the OP's parents are showing favoritism ON THE OP'S BIRTHDAY. If you don't think that's messed up, then you should never have kids. Parents should NEVER show favoritism.