Miscellaneous: Today, my parents continue comparing me to my "perfect" friend....

By John Doe - 29/01/2015 17:01 - United States - Columbia

Today, my parents continue comparing me to my "perfect" friend. He smokes dope, is a compulsive thief, and has gone to juvie numerous times. I'm passing school with flying colors and have never been in any trouble with the law. Apparently I should be more like him. FML

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By tomandjerry - 21/05/2009 04:35 - United States

Today, I was scolding my 8 year-old son because he was getting bad grades in school. I told him that he should get straight "A"s like his friend Ceejay. He told me that comparing him to Ceejay was unfair. When I asked why, he said, "Because his dad is actually smart." FML

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Like father like son

By Anonymous - 14/09/2022 00:30

Today, my ex has successfully turned our son into a copy of himself, a crooked lawyer with alcoholism, a wife who hates him, a mistress he can’t afford, and a pending jail sentence for tax evasion. They’re practically twins. FML

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Mirror mirror

By Anonymous - 05/05/2013 15:53 - United States

Today, my dad called me a "deadbeat loser" after I came back from my first day of voluntary rehab for my meth problem. He's never had a job in his life and sits on the sofa all day, smoking weed and playing video games, all on my mom's salary. FML

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Check yourself

By Anonymous - 28/10/2014 23:54 - United States

Today, my mom talked to me and my brother about how great it was that our cousin was getting away from drugs and becoming sober, as he would have so many more opportunities opened up for him now. She explained all this while sitting on our patio, smoking a blunt. FML

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By Amanda - 13/12/2010 16:29 - United States

Today, I was in the car with my mom. We were discussing my brother, how he's been screwing up majorly lately and she blamed it on his friends. Then she turned to me and said, "It's a good thing you've never had any friends." FML

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Ironic

By Anonymous - 20/03/2022 16:00

Today, my dad yelled at me for using legal marijuana to help treat my potentially terminal cancer, which is kind of hypocritical for the man who spent significant portions of my childhood in jail for selling cocaine to rich high school kids. FML

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Miscommunication

By kay-z - 21/06/2014 20:32 - United States

Today, my dad heard that the guy who bullied me at school died recently of a drug overdose. For some reason, he thinks we were actually best friends, and thinks I'm doing drugs too. I'm now not allowed out of the house except to go to school. He won't listen to a word I say. FML

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By :(( - 24/06/2012 21:45 - United States - Montevideo

Today, my parents felt the need to lecture me about how people who "smoke the reefer" are a "waste of life" and will never amount to anything. I was baked during the entire conversation, and actually ended up breaking down in tears, because I realized they were totally right. FML

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By Me myself & I - 19/04/2016 01:09 - United States - Columbus

Today, my parents said they know I don't do drugs or drink because I have no friends to do drugs or drink with. They are right. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/08/2019 06:00

Today, I came home to my parents holding my marijuana. They told me that I had the stupidest hiding place ever, and that I was, "not only a pothead, but a dumbfuck pothead." FML

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unidentifieduser 23

Friday 30 January 2015 0:29

Your parents have a very unique definition of "perfect". Keep doing what you're doing OP.

feven 32

Friday 30 January 2015 0:31

My parents do this all the time. They compare to kids who are twice as bad as me

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unidentifieduser 23

Friday 30 January 2015 0:29

Your parents have a very unique definition of "perfect". Keep doing what you're doing OP.

LunaaBluee 27

Friday 30 January 2015 2:55

They obviously have no idea what the friend is really like and op isn't about to tell them or else they might not let them hang out anymore.

kfchicken 31

Friday 30 January 2015 10:25

Or maybe they do its like my mom always say "only compare yourself to the good in other people" she uses that to compare my bad to they're good but never the other way around

feven 32

Friday 30 January 2015 0:31

My parents do this all the time. They compare to kids who are twice as bad as me

kirbs19 37

Friday 30 January 2015 7:44

They probably have no idea what's going on behind closed doors

Mauskau 35

Friday 30 January 2015 9:05

That's why I'd tell my parents the background of my friends so they don't compare me, but never the background of people I was seeing.

xwingtwo 15

Friday 30 January 2015 0:32

You must have had a wonderful childhood with such clueless parents.

aylind 18

Friday 30 January 2015 0:32

Sometimes parents only see what they wanna see and ignore all the good. Sorry op. Don't let it get to you. You know you're doing great so just keep doing you.

redstone7693 29

Tuesday 3 February 2015 5:31

OP? is your friends name Ricky by any chance?

Econforthwin 15

Friday 30 January 2015 0:33

It's really tough to ignore bad criticism especially from parents, but you have to try and tune them out.

xninix_fml 36

Friday 30 January 2015 0:37

Do your parents know all that about the kid they're comparing you to?

Alchemist_21 26

Friday 30 January 2015 0:51

Parents shouldn't criticize their children by comparing them to any of their friends. Parents who do that may as well say they'd rather have the friend as their child instead of their actual child.

jesuis_julie 21

Friday 30 January 2015 0:53

Some parents compare you to your friends when in reality they have no idea how they actually are.

keiNan_fml 35

Friday 30 January 2015 0:55

Don't pay attention towards nonsense. You are doing great op.

born_hustla 26

Friday 30 January 2015 0:57

Apparently your parents don't know either you or your "perfect friend". Crazy thing is, they probably won't believe you if you told them who your friend really is! ?