Scary and Kids: Today, I awoke to my husband donning a gorilla mask in the middle...

By Divorcemenow - 17/07/2009 22:02 - United States

Today, I awoke to my husband donning a gorilla mask in the middle of the night. My kids have been staying in a tent out back for the past few nights, and have complained of a "monster" scaring them. I told them that it was their imagination. My husband says he gets a kick out of it. FML

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By BadgerSpirit - 27/04/2011 13:35 - United States

Today, I woke my husband up at 2 a.m., screaming that there was a badger in our bedroom. We both screamed for a bit until he finally said, "What are we screaming about!?" I took a second look at the badger, and realized it was my four-year-old daughter with her blanket. FML

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Funny to him

By Binkplugged - 05/07/2016 18:01

Today, I woke up to my husband chuckling. When I asked him what was so funny. He told me that during the night I attempted to shove one of the kids' pacifiers in his mouth. I don't remember this, at all. He thinks it's hysterical. I'm not sure what to think. FML

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Bear with me

By bear food - 08/01/2014 04:37 - United States - Anaheim

Today, my friends and I went camping in the woods. I fell asleep first. Waking up hours later to them bunched up together in the middle of the tent and me half-way outside, I confronted them about it. They admitted, "We heard a bear so we needed a sacrifice." FML

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By Anonymous - 10/03/2024 21:00 - United Kingdom

Today, because my husband wasn’t paying attention, he gave our 6 year-old his Netflix instead of the kid safe settings, so she watched a very gory horror film that has given her nightmares, so I now haven’t slept in 5 nights because of it. My husband face sleeps soundly through her screaming. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/08/2019 15:00 - United States - Russellville

Today, I asked my husband for help with a household chore. His response was to fake snore and pretend to be asleep. Later, our toddler pulled the exact same BS when I asked him to pick up his toys. FML

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Alone time

By Anonymous - 16/03/2024 21:00 - United Kingdom

Today, as a prank, I told my husband I was going to sleep alone in the spare room, just to see his panicked reaction. Not only did he not panic, he agreed straight away, then an hour later announced he was going to bed a whole three hours earlier than normal. I can hear him in there, watching TV, eating snacks. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/12/2021 07:01 - United States - Watford City

Today, while in bed with my husband, we were discussing our fears. Mine being the Doomsday Clock. He giggled and made me feel silly about my (rational if you ask me) fear. I let out a tiny toot, and he jumped and screamed bloody murder. FML

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By furious at five in the morning - 02/07/2012 12:36 - United States - Mount Vernon

Today, I woke up at 5 am to the voices of my husband, who I gave my blessing to go out last night, and his buddies entering our apartment. They came here because the buddy who had planned to house them had no beer. They are drunk, drinking on our porch, shaving my husband's head. FML

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By bwoolf96 - 10/09/2015 12:32

Today, in the early hours of the morning, I woke up in sleep paralysis, hallucinating the sight of children hanging from the ceiling. Now I'm scared to sleep. FML

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Beware!

By Anonymous - 24/11/2011 17:07 - United States

Today, my son told me he was afraid of monsters under his bed. When I poked my head under to show him nothing was there, the family cat sprang out and clawed me in the face. Now I have a gash on my chin, and my son refuses to go anywhere near his bed. FML

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GoldenGirl83 0

Saturday 18 July 2009 1:32

lmfao. He sounds kool.

Dude_fml 0

Saturday 18 July 2009 1:32

crazy dad. At least the monsters are not under the bed.

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Freshman_fml 0

Saturday 18 July 2009 5:36

Thats funny stuff.

Chach_12 0

Saturday 18 July 2009 5:54

haha this is funny. i don't see how its an fml... it is for the kids but not her.

sacredpoppy 0

Saturday 18 July 2009 5:58

My dad and older brothers used to do stuff like this all the time. It was really fun - I was never traumatized at all. I wouldn't worry about your kids, OP. As to #42: 1) I think you're over-reacting just a tad. I don't think it's sadism on the part of the dad. The kids are sleeping out, and the dad tries to add a little spice and give them a bit of fun. I seriously doubt it's any more traumatic than letting them watch movies like Poltergeist or even Harry Potter. The chances of the kids being scarred for life are pretty slim. 2) Your brother sounds like a wimp.

Jari 0

Saturday 18 July 2009 6:36

1. Think I'm overreacting? That's nice. We all know being scared shitless by a trusted adult is a great way to have fun and "add a little spice". The dad even said it was for his own amusement; I doubt he gave two ***** how the kids felt. Someone who lets their kids watch Poltergeist is a crappy parent anyway, unless the kids are teens or something, and by the sounds of it, that's not the case. For Harry Potter, it would depend on how old the OP's kids are. The chances of being scarred for life are slim. But they're your own kids. Do you really want to risk ruining your kids' trust for you, your relationship, or (admittedly, in rare cases) their state of mind so you can laugh for a minute or two? If so, get castrated. 2. Now this is why I'm pissed off again. My brother was 3 when it happened. **** you.

Amphysvena 11

Saturday 18 July 2009 9:51

jari, please don't have kids. and yes, your brother does sound like a wimp.

deathmajestic 0

Sunday 10 January 2010 23:24

haha 79 wins

DareToDream7 0

Sunday 15 August 2010 8:56

K, you are totally twisting the whole point of the story. The dad wasn't doing it to TRAUMATIZE them! He was doing it to scare them a bit, have some fun. Calm the f*ck down, seriously. When I was younger, I had nightmares about people breaking into my room, kidnapping me, and killing me. My parents didn't coddle me, they told me that there was no way that could happen and let me deal with it myself. Now, I watch scary movies ALL the time and yeah I get freaked but it doesn't keep me up at night. I dealt with it, every kid has to do that in his or her life, hell, even adults have to deal with their fears. You can try to protect your kids from everything all you want but the truth is, there is scary stuff out there, there are messed up people who prey on children. If you can't teach them how to deal with all the bad stuff in the world, they won't have a chance in hell of surviving. Unless of course you plan on placing them in a bullet-proof bubble for their entire life. So you need to calm down, and learn to laugh at things. The fact that their dad, someone "close and that they can trust" did it to them is a million times better than one of their creepy neighbours doing it, wouldn't you agree? The kids didn't seem too bothered by it since they continued to sleep outside, I assume they were just making an observation to their mom, and didn't think much of it.