Holidays: Today, I called my mother who is vacationing in Florida with...

By baddaughter - 16/11/2009 17:11 - Canada

Today, I called my mother who is vacationing in Florida with my dad and sister. Before they left I told them I would be very responsible and that they could trust me. The first thing she asked me is if all the animals were still alive. I said yes. I lied. Her favourite cat drowned in the pool. FML

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By My_Name_Is_Zach - 23/07/2012 03:48

Today, my neighbor called me on vacation to tell me that she let my mother into my house to feed my fish. I don't have fish, and my mother passed away 3 years ago. FML

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By worstfatherever - 10/07/2011 20:54 - United States

Today, I came home after having traveled abroad for the last two months. Before I left, I'd asked my dad to take care of my fish, and he promised they'd be safe with him. I found them all decomposing. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/07/2023 06:00

Today, I told my mother I was doing fine with my classes when I actually wasn't because her mother is dying, and I didn't want her to have more things to stress about. She found out and she's very hurt. I feel awful about it and I know lying wasn't the right thing to do, but in the moment I didn't want to cause her any more pain. FML

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By lyla - 20/03/2012 19:15 - United States

Today, I was on the train ride home from a trip to Florida, and I gave my mom a call. While we talked, I made an offhand comment that all my friends back home must miss me. She knowingly asked if I meant my Sims and my cat. FML

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By FlipYoC - 16/09/2009 06:15 - United States

Today, my mom was criticizing how I can't handle taking care of any living thing because I'm too irresponsible. We had a huge argument so I went back to my apartment, only to find that my fish had died. I forgot I had a fish. FML

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By grounded4life - 22/07/2009 21:31 - United States

Today, I tried to make my mom feel better about me leaving for camp for 2 weeks by saying I wish she would come too. She took me seriously and called the camp and is now a camp counselor there. The only problem is I lied about going to the camp, and I'm really going to my boyfriend's lake house. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/08/2011 13:38 - United Kingdom

Today, I walked in on my parents discussing how to kill our cat, and how to make it look like an accident. FML

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Old lady hotline

By fml9124 - 02/11/2020 08:08

Today, I called the Suicide hotline. I dialled the number wrong and woke some poor old lady. She thought I was her son and kept asking me, "How come you don't visit anymore?" I told her I couldn't visit because of the Covid pandemic. I lied to an elderly woman I've never met. FML

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Stop doing this

By Anonymous - 06/07/2021 22:01

Today, my sister called me at work and told me our elderly mom had passed away. I dropped everything and rushed home, to find out she was fine, and that my sister was just pranking me. When I explained this to my boss, he accused me of lying to get out of work, and I was fired. FML

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By JoeyTheJedi - 18/10/2016 00:31 - United States - Batesville

Today, I was making the daily commute to work when suddenly my mother calls me, crying that there's been a death in the family, then abruptly hangs up. I speed home, to find my mother holding the tiny corpse of a fish that she got 2 weeks ago. I got fired for being late to work. FML

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Callyn 47

Monday 16 November 2009 20:15

Cats can swim, how could this happen? They hate water, the only way I can see this happening is if the cat had a stroke, got hit in the head and passed out or if someone held it down. I hope it's the first one or you have some type of fruit or nut tree near the pool and something happened there, otherwise I'd be absolutely disgusted with you.

a_nix777 0

Monday 16 November 2009 20:06

bastard!

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PhillyFox 0

Tuesday 17 November 2009 1:54

It's not like your mother won't find out eventually. Now she'll be even more pissed you lied to her.

Kassandra1992 0

Tuesday 17 November 2009 2:50

SAAAMMMM :D I was reading the FML's and I saw this one and was liek "either that's a big coincidence or it's Sam" lol, but anyways, poooooor Riley :(

theunbelievable 0

Tuesday 17 November 2009 3:30

Well, you allowed your mom to have a good vacation without her mourning the fact that her cat has passed. I think that was sweet of you. I also think this is possible. considering my cat has fallen into our pool before. its above ground. which is more difficult. plus when cats get outside it sometimes tough to catch them. and in Canada. yes most of the pools are covered however where i am we have had very mild weather lately. And even if the pools are covered them there is rain that gets trapped on top of the covers. =) there are too many factors we don't know in the story to prove its fake or not. however I am sorry about the loss of you cat.

DameGreyWulf 0

Tuesday 17 November 2009 3:48

FYL? Not a chance. **** your mom's life.

muichini 0

Tuesday 17 November 2009 4:39

either tell her when she gets back or say you came home one day and the door was open and the cat is missing. thats all you can do.

gangstapebbles89 0

Tuesday 17 November 2009 5:10

first of all how is that possible??? second u spelled favorite wrong moron

heartlessagony 0

Tuesday 17 November 2009 6:20

The spelling of "favourite" is very acceptable in Great Britain, France, and Canada. It is not mispelled. Just like how color can be spelled as "colour".