Miscellaneous: Today, both of my grandparents died in a car accident. My Mom...

By barri - 16/12/2009 07:28 - Costa Rica

Today, both of my grandparents died in a car accident. My Mom and Dad thought it would make me feel better to know they were not my real grandparents, because I'm adopted. FML

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By losingit - 19/10/2010 04:30 - United States

Today, I learned I was adopted and that my parents had died in a car accident when I was really young. My girlfriend was sitting next to me when I got the news, and several hours later broke up with me in a text stating, "I don't want to be with someone who doesn't have real parents." FML

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By Meghan - 05/09/2020 08:01 - United States - New York

Today, my mom told me that she had great news: we were going to meet my biological parents. I didn't know I was adopted. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/04/2017 08:00 - United States - Philadelphia

Today, I overheard my parents arguing over who had to tell me that I'm adopted. FML

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By WronglySad619 - 26/01/2011 10:31 - United States

Today, after mourning and making my girlfriend cancel her big birthday party, I found out my grandma didn't actually die. FML

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By lonely - 24/10/2011 14:55 - United States

Today, without telling me, my mom dropped me off at my grandmother's house, and drove off. Now I'm supposed to spend the next month with her. Guess she forgot my grandma died six weeks ago. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/01/2023 16:00

Today, my grandparents told me they couldn't make it to my college graduation, even with months in advance to plan, because they had their annual Mother's Day plans with friends. Plans they've had every year, and are further away. This was the only time I'll ever have a graduation ceremony. My grandpa is my last biological grandparent. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/08/2009 12:02 - Singapore

Today, my grandfather was counting all the grandchildren he had and saying how fortunate he was to have all of us. When I pointed out that he'd forgotten to count me, he turned and said "You're adopted, you don't count as a real grandchild" FML

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Drama alert

By Anonymous - 27/06/2021 23:59 - Australia - Thornleigh

Today, I went to visit my grandparents, as my grandmother may not have long left. When my stepfather wasn't grilling my visibly uncomfortable grandad about Bible passages, my mother was trauma-dumping about how hard her life has been, and how awful her marriage to my father was. They're his parents. FML

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By naomids - 30/12/2011 00:29 - United States

Today, my mom asked me to help pick out clothes for my grandma to wear in her casket. I didn't know she'd died. FML

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By Drew - 01/06/2019 18:00

Today, I was sitting at home when the police knocked on my door. They came inside, sat me down and told me that both my parents died in a car crash tonight. I started to cry, but about 10 minutes later, I find out they had the wrong person. I feel bad for the other guy. FML

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alexandraa_fml 0

Wednesday 16 December 2009 16:07

Your parents sure do recognize opportune moments to drop bombs.

MoonyIce 0

Wednesday 16 December 2009 16:18

I'm pretty sure a lot of the YDIs on the ones that couldn't be anything but FYLs are trolls and/or smartasses. They just click it to be oh-so-bad.

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crueman87 0

Thursday 17 December 2009 4:49

don't worry, same thing happened to me. only it was my "dad" that died

Anteezy 7

Thursday 17 December 2009 4:50

Did it help?

icanfloat12 0

Thursday 17 December 2009 5:59

I wish I was adopted I hate my family

wk33 0

Thursday 17 December 2009 6:02

wow your parents are stupid, but that doesnt make your grandparents any less of grandparents if theyve always been there. ps being adopted isnt bad, if youre life has been good so far then obviously your parents care and just had bad timing telling you this.

missgreenday 0

Thursday 17 December 2009 9:17

Finally! Someone actually submits an FML!

The_Nothing 0

Thursday 17 December 2009 14:33

Ouch this is really a FML. OP that really sucks, I'm sorry about your grandparents.

guci 4

Thursday 17 December 2009 21:29

i imagine the whole thing: Parents: Son, we're sorry to tell you but both of you grandparents died in a car accident OP: *cries* Parents: Oh you shouldn't cry cause you're adopted anyway.

ensemble 0

Thursday 17 December 2009 22:37

what's the problem about being adopted? they love you anyway.

MakeTheDay 0

Thursday 17 December 2009 23:05

I don't think it's the problem OP adopted but that her parents assume it won't hurt if Op's grandparents died because they weren't related

ashiiya 0

Friday 18 December 2009 1:19

Wow I understand if parents don't wanna tell their adopted kids that they are adopted, maybe because they're afraid of the action of they wanna wait "until they understand", but that was just really bad timing. That doesn't help at all. Those events separately might not be as bad, but just putting them together like that isn't right = .=;; It's bad enough that your grandparents died, but now you feel like your "parents" have been lying to you all this time. Sure they love you, that's why they raise you, but I wonder, if they really loved you, you'd think they would've told you the truth in a better way, not like this.....