” the bill came to a grand total of $ 39,254.17 .
 
the son , known on reddit as “ chalipo , ” posted the invoice to the site on march 2 , and it 's since gone viral .
but her son did n't get it .
mom gave me an invoice was just a lighthearted gag and she does not actually expect her parents angry mom bills ' unappreciative son ' $ 39 k for things he takes for granted a 23 - year - old toronto student living at home just got schooled about failing to give his mother the respect she deserves .
press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts r funny after an argument , one fed - up mother in brampton , toronto , decided to give her 23 - year - old son who lives at home a wake - up call by invoicing him for more than $ 39,000 .
“ we got into a discussion that it does n’t cost a lot for him to live here , ” chalipo ’s mom , 51 , who asked that her name not be disclosed , told abc news today .
 
reddit “ i just looked at it and thought , ‘ this is golden reddit material , ’ ” the young man , who goes by “ chalipo ” on the platform , said in a phone interview with today.com .