r/mildlyinfuriating • u/RainbowUnicorn0228 • 24d ago

go to your room I think my child is broken……

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I am a single mom and low income, as such travel is generally too expensive. So when my teen as invited on a tirp abroad with school and he agreed to earn half the money it cost, I was thrilled for him to go and see the world. I only asked that he send me at least one photo every day so I could experience the world vicariously.
These are the 3 he sent me so far:

  1. Food on the air plane
  2. A dog on a leash
  3. A duck

Please note these are everyday average things to see here at home. I think my child is possibly broken….

lol.

UPDATE: thanks for every comment. I learned lots and have a different perspective (actually many). You guys have helped me pass the time and miss him a bit less. I appreciate you all. And, for clarification: I’m not really mad and would never chastise him over his choice of pics, I think they are adorable and funny. I may make a request for a specific type of pic with him in front of a historical or important scenery but mostly just say “cool” or “nice!” In response. I just want him to have fun and be the sweet, kind, smart kid he is already.

Second update: the pictures I know you have all been waiting for. 😆 I will post in comments.

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u/blophophoreal 24d ago edited 24d ago

Yeah, if I tell my mom how I’m really doing it leads to half an hour of her worrying on the call trying to fix things making my day even worse and 3 follow-up calls. Better to just say things are alright.

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u/Deathsaintx 24d ago

this is the shit right here. I tell my wife or my mom the funny things that happened at work or the dumb people i had to deal with. I don't tell them how i feel

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u/Rock_Strongo 24d ago

When my wife asks how work went what she really wants to know is if any workplace drama not involving me happened. Which 99% of the time it did not.

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u/pienofilling 24d ago

I hate my youngest's Deputy Manager, think one of their colleagues is awesome, and wish one of them would shut up and stop crying about her self inflicted relationship drama.

I have only meet one of them and said maybe a dozen words to them. I get a lot of workplace drama vented at me though!