Love, Embarrassing and Awkward: Old dog, new tricks

Old dog, new tricks

By Anonymous - 06/09/2009 21:50 - United States

Today, my mom noticed the hickey that I have on my neck. Embarrassed, I tried convincing her that I burnt myself using a hair straightener. She then told me that that's the same excuse she told my grandma when she got a hickey. FML

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By Minabee - 04/02/2010 18:28 - United States

Today, I'm meeting my boyfriend's very conservative parents for the first time, so I decided to dress appropriately and curl my hair to match. In doing so, I accidentally touched my neck with the iron, and I now have a burn there that look a lot like a hickey. FML

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By tkrause - 01/04/2013 17:17 - Canada - Nelson

Today, my boyfriend came over with a hickey on his neck. He thinks "The vacuum did it" is a believable excuse. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/09/2012 19:09 - United States

Today, my mother found a hickey on my neck. Not believing that it was from the hungry 2-month-old child I was holding, she confronted my boyfriend about it. He promptly accused me of cheating. FML

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By wtf?! - 30/05/2020 05:00

Today, out of boredom, I decided to dye my hair. I clumsily spilled some of the purple dye on my chest and shoulders. My insane mother is convinced the marks are hickeys I got from sneaking out and having sex with a boyfriend I don’t even have. She won’t listen, and I’m grounded for a month. FML

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By Neckbruise101 - 15/10/2016 06:01 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, my boss berated me in front of 2 other coworkers about how unprofessional it was for me to show up to work with a clearly visible hickey. I had to explain to him that my "hickey" was actually a huge pimple that had bruised up after I popped it. FML

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By sexxibxmami - 19/02/2010 18:24 - United States

Today, my mom came over to visit and permed my hair. Ten minutes after she started, I told her it was burning. She told me to suck it up because it doesn't hurt that badly. I now have scabs all over my scalp, hairline, and nape. FML

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The truth will set you free

By Imnotfromhere - 29/08/2021 23:01

Today, I told my mom I was with my female friend last night, because I wasn't ready to tell her about my new boyfriend. I didn't realize he gave me a hickey and now my whole family thinks I'm a lesbian. They won't stop making fun of me. FML

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By StayPositive - 03/11/2010 00:57 - United States

Today, I went to kiss my girlfriend on the neck while she was cooking on the stove. Apparently I scared her and now I have a nice burn mark on my head from the hot frying pan she hit me with. FML

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By anonymous - 04/10/2017 20:51

Today, my boyfriend keeps trying to convince me that the hickey on his neck was from his friend attacking him with a vacuum cleaner. FML

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By Pierced - 30/05/2017 18:00

Today, my mother accused me of getting another lip piercing done on the sly to spite her. She finally realised I have more than one and won't believe I've always had two. Thanks for noticing, mom. FML

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DeathByFalchion 0

Monday 7 September 2009 1:34

Not THAT big of a deal if it happened to your mom too.

mhmmhmgood 0

Monday 7 September 2009 1:34

haa, ive used that one too

Comments

PHILERUP 0

Monday 7 September 2009 4:46

Should have said " Paintball welt to the neck." My welts on my neck look like hickeys.

AshleyRose784 0

Monday 7 September 2009 4:48

hickeys are trashy and that excuse is so tired...

lologirl419 0

Monday 7 September 2009 4:49

Hmm well I don't think people really straightened their hair when your mom was of the age to get in trouble for having a hickey. I don't know if I'm calling fake, but I don't find this story entirely plausible.

mo_the_owl 0

Monday 7 September 2009 4:52

People have been curling and straightening their hair for hundreds of years. They used irons heated on the stove.

mannix_fml 0

Monday 7 September 2009 4:53

I think this is adorable.

mo_the_owl 0

Monday 7 September 2009 4:56

I call 12 year old on this one.

LemonFairy 0

Monday 7 September 2009 4:58

Not an FML. If you'd burnt yourself with a straightener and then everyone (and your boyfriend) though you had a hickie, that might be an FML. /Might./ (Happened to a friend of mine. Not hair iron, but swim suit hickie. But her BF is a swimmer, and she managed to convince her mom after a long argument. :P)

fMYYYlife 0

Monday 7 September 2009 5:02

Grrr I can't believe this was submitted onto the sight, way worse things have happened to me that weren't published! I guess I just don't see the suckage of it?

Emma_91 0

Wednesday 9 September 2009 18:58

Well I don't know why fMYYYlife's posts weren't accepted but if your submissions are typed in any way like you typed your comment it's no wonder that they didn't get accepted.

Kira_fml 0

Monday 7 September 2009 5:28

oh my god, people, grow the **** up! no one but 14 yr olds and idiots looking for attention give hickeys. have some tact.

avalonbluemoon 0

Monday 7 September 2009 5:47

My cousin once got burned by the straighter when she was getting ready for a date with her bf. I had to wait until he got there so I could explain to him that yes, it was in fact only a burn.... But seriously OP, if you're embarrassed because you have a hickey, you shouldn't be getting them in the first place.