By jfanous - 01/09/2013 10:40 - United States - Bakersfield

Today, my parents told me that I had been accepted into my top two colleges, but they didn't show me the letters because they were worried that if they spent money on tuition, they wouldn't be able to keep BOTH of their brand new Mercedes. FML
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jfanous 5

haha, yeah i'm the OP. didn't know you need an account to comment...but I just wanted to clear up something. I didn't want my parents to pay, a simple "you got in" would have been nice. I was planning on doing ROTC and letting Uncle Sam handle my tuition.

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hannahsnyder69 16

That is so selfish. Take a Mercedes and just go.

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ellenjasmin 18

I can't begin understand how a parent could put something like that above their own child's future, let alone lie about it.

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egc573 40

I'm assuming here, but if OP's schools had the usual deadlines (and if this is for Fall), then yes, his spot's long gone. When accepted students don't reply by the specified date, their spots go to lucky wait-listers. Sorry OP.

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zrsmith884 1

Its called a job and having your loan deferred. You parents provided and sacraficed to take care of u. Im sure they will help but this is your life and your responsibility

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Vidrill 22

How will they help? They didn't even show him the acceptance letters....

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siggy_mcsigx 22

Then they should have been clear about that when he was applying.

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NotoriousLES 14

That the parents hid the acceptance letters is the issue. It takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice to get accepted to good schools, and not responding in time gets one's acceptance withdrawn. OP wasn't even given the option to workout finances! Mom and dad robbed OP of the opportunity that OP earned! **** those selfish assholes!

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1dvs_bstd 41

They've got their priorities wrong.

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HeartOfLead 24

Let them know that sacrifices must be made. Besides, when you graduate, you might lucky enough to land a great job with amazing pay and buy them two Mercedes.

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MisUnFortunate 31

I'm sick of this "Your parents sacrificed so much, be grateful" shit. It was their choice to have a child. Their choice not to abort said child. Their choice not to put it up for adoption when it was born. Or when it was 2. Or when it was 5. Whatever. They kept the kid, they raised the kid, because they wanted a kid, it was their choice and no one has to be grateful for that. I didn't choose to be born, my parents chose to have a baby. So I don't see why I should be grateful for that. I don't even like it here. AND for anyone who says "they were nice enough to buy your food and clothes and let you live with them" well you do know it's illegal to starve your child and/or leave them in the street to die at the age of 5 or 12 right?

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Alicestraza 33

I love the 'I fed and clothed you argument'. They chose to bring you into the world and no one asked to be born. It's hardly a privilege to be brought into the world. And should they choose to take responsibility for something they created, of course they're going to cloth and feed their creation. It's hardly a reason to be grateful in that context. Sorry, it really annoys me too. >.

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zrsmith884 1

true. but they didnt have to pay for ur phone or whatever u used to post this. or internet u little harpie. I weep for the future

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Alicestraza 33

You know that...how? At least in my case, I bought my own phone.

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perdix 29

Morally, the parents should pay at least part of the kid's college expense, but legally, they get to keep the Mercedeses (is that the plural?) Of course, they could go to jail for mail fraud for intercepting mail addressed to you.

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doumtabarnack 12

Some people do not understand the goals of being a parent

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Raum 19

A lot of people are missing the point, I think. Nowhere in the FML does OP state "I expect my parents to pay for everything". For all we know, OP WAS planning on paying for it himself and his parents (selfish as they sound) immediately jumped to conclusions. The point of that now he doesn't even have the chance to pay for himself or apply for loans because they hid his acceptance letters.

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fordneagles 34

Exactly! Most have just assumed OP is behaving like the entitled child of rich parents, but I believe OP has commented that he was looking into uni benefits and talking to finance people before his letters came. The parents should be bloody ashamed that they've 1) just assumed OP would want them to pay for everything and 2) that they'd choose two flashy cars over bettering their child's education anyway!

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mulumequitem 6

Mercedes' * bad grammar won't get you onto anywhere.

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Nyx_fml 23

Shhh, nyxiny. Don't correct the master of grammar and his onto/into/apostrophes-for-plurals wisdom. Now we's won't fear of making any mistake's in our comment's.

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jfanous 5

hahaha, way to correct MY grammar. Talking from experience, I presume?

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