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By merse - 18/02/2010 13:20 - United States

Today, my parents decided they won't pay for college because of a Fox News story that said higher education "makes you liberal." FML

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By noeducation - 27/08/2009 09:16 - Canada

Today, I found out why my parents have been trying to convince me not to go to college this year. I also found out where the $20,000 they just spent on landscaping came from. My college fund. Which is now $0. FML

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By sophiae123 - 18/01/2015 03:50 - United States - Cadillac

Today, my parents threatened to take away my college funds. Why? Because I complained about my 10 pm curfew during break as a freshman in college. FML

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By collegekid - 17/05/2020 14:00

Today, after 25 years of marriage, my parents decided to get a very nasty and extremely expensive divorce. Using my college tuition to pay for it. FML

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By thanxguys - 17/03/2010 19:03 - United States

Today, I discovered that when my parents offered to help me pay for college, what they really meant is they would get the forms for me to apply for student loans. FML

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Make your minds up

By Remy - 16/11/2013 23:39 - United States - Portland

Today, I was offered a job that pays far more than I expected, being a high school senior. My parents decided they aren't letting me take the job, saying I should enjoy my childhood. They're also not paying for my college, which is why I was looking for work in the first place. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/12/2009 23:47 - United States

Today, I was accepted to college and received a scholarship equal to almost half the tuition. After sharing this news with my parents, I spent the next 35 minutes getting yelled at about how I wasn't allowed to go there because my boyfriend might go there. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/10/2011 20:49 - United States

Today, I finally got the nerve to tell my parents that I'm no longer going to pay them a flat percent of my salary, but only what they need to cover my expenses. Their response: "Better find a place of your own then, you freeloading bastard." FML

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No, it's not a cult, not at all

By Anonymous - 18/04/2021 20:00 - United States - Seaside

Today, I found out that not only does my sister consider Fox News "reliable" but her husband has been buying Trump merchandise. They owe me $1,900 but they're literally giving a millionaire money instead of me. FML

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Bipartisan spirit

By NormtheNorm - 21/09/2019 15:00 - United States - Enterprise

Today, I told my conservative friends over dinner that I was a bit of a liberal. They then went off on me about how liberals are lazy, stupid, and a financial burden on society. I was the only employed person at the table with a college degree and not living with my parents. FML

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By skyhigh - 13/01/2011 05:48 - United States

Today, I discovered my parents have spent my college fund because "2012 will happen" before I graduate. FML

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PinkRoseLove 0

Thursday 18 February 2010 20:11

Going to college doesn't make you liberal, it makes you smarter and more prepared in the world. Your parents are really ignorant

FernandoTorres_fml 0

Thursday 18 February 2010 20:06

Fox are idiots, they just implied that Liberal people are highly educated. They're right for once; their right wing nazi-fest is for retards.

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G6chick 0

Saturday 20 August 2011 0:52

And then fox "forgets" to say anything Bad about republicans and spews out lies that have no legitimate proof like o idk weapons of mass destruction in certain countries

djfred69 0

Monday 5 September 2011 6:30

Well tell them you want to to mises

chupacabra141 9

Thursday 6 October 2011 5:17

Maybe if you actually payed attention to politics instead of blindly following fox news you might feel a little differently

Izhmash545 0

Friday 21 October 2011 15:20

That's ironic, considering liberals are 9/10 times immensely less educated than Conservatives.

watson997f 0

Monday 7 November 2011 1:40

well take loans like the rest of us

22cute 17

Monday 21 November 2011 22:59

Try NPR if you want real news.

bagleface 6

Friday 30 December 2011 14:34

Who would a thunk that an edumacayion made u smarter then udder people

TheCamoWulf 17

Tuesday 24 January 2012 5:03

Yet another one of the stupid reasons from parents for why children shouldn't go to college :(

jburkes 12

Wednesday 8 February 2012 20:02

Since when does liberal = democrat and conservative = republican? Why can't someone be a liberal republican?

greenorange75 8

Thursday 17 May 2012 1:54

I already have a plan for college and I view Republican. Not all conservatives are sstupid.

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