Today, I had to call poison control because my idiot son swallowed a bunch of baking soda to "make a volcano in his tummy." FML
I agree, your life sucks (36435) - you totally deserved it (10463)
On 08/06/2009 at 2:13am - misc - by Anonymous (woman) - Australia (Victoria)
Obvious unsuccessful troll is obvious and unsuccessful
#105 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:51am by epicFAIL_Sometim
Not the best troll, but I lol'd my dick off.
Your son's also a pretty committed to troll.
#182 - On 08/06/2009 at 2:28pm by ReasonsToFly
I laughed frickn hard trolls, quality, i love the trolls that are actually funny, if your trying to be a troll and you suck, your annoying and no one likes you, but for thinker trolls, you make great little pets, as well as enemies to hunt and trap, the wit makes it difficult to see you through the trees but with my bow and arrow, i just might win
#195 - On 08/06/2009 at 3:49pm by ananamoose
Both troll comments were funnier than the FML itself. It's even funnier that a bunch of people who have no sense of humor clicked the thumbs-down. I'm clicking thumbs-up for both.
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Are you mentally retarded? Who let you near a computer? Volcanoes are a real thing, you moron. If anyone is an idiot, my vote is for you. "Thinks volcanoes are a real thing". Seriously? Clearly computers are too complicated for you and you should be kept from them for your own good.
#205 - On 08/06/2009 at 4:42pm by falling_over
...Wow.
If you are trolling, bravo.
That is incredibly convincing.
If you aren't, you should be horribly, horribly ashamed.
(In response to #205, of course.)
I lol'd. I don't think 205 is a troll, sadly. If he were, he's a very convincing one haha. Trolls trolling trolls gets a bit overboard though, sometimes you should just let it be.
Sister, do yourself a huge favor and cut your losses now. Put him up for adoption.
The next trick for genius like yours is to swallow a roll of Mentos and consume a Diet Coke; or as an encore shove the roll up his rump de cula and and take root beer enema.
He is a future Darwin recipient.
Take my advice, you will thank me later.
You Welcome.
no, didn't you know ??????? "volcanoes" are made up by parents , just like "STD's" , in order to scare kids!!!!! LOL
If I had a son who would do something like that...I might call him an idiot for that. If someone I care for is in danger I get somewhat nervous. And if everything turned out will and he/she is responsible for that I'd be somewhat pissed for a short amount of time.
Calling someone an idiot isn't a big thing in my opinion as long as it doesn't happen too frequently. My parents called me an idiot (actually "Depp" - what means basically the same) once in a while if I had done something really stupid but not because they think that I'm an idiot in general - just because what I have done was stupid.
If your kids know that you love them, it's just honest, not cruel.
I agree with #125, it's not bad parenting, it's just an expression for when someone's done something, hmm what's the word... ah 'idiotic', strange that...
The fact that she called her son it seems to have upset people, um so it's okay to call some random stranger but not someone you know and love and know their learning ability... um ok then you bunch of idiots.
#141 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:50am by manxalicious
So, you have no issue calling your own 3-10 (presumably because of the word "tummy") year old growing child an idiot? Hope you don't have any.
#146 - On 08/06/2009 at 12:08pm by simplesimplicity
At least it wasn't one of those FMLs that go, "Today, my adorable, cute, all around greatest son on earth that will ever live ..."
Fuck I hate those. This parent is keeping it real, kudos
Oh fuck you prudent whores. My mother calls me idiot a lot. My friends call me idiot. I call them idiots (mother included).
And, of course, she's upset, so it was also a sort of reflex. I've seen lots of people call others stupid idiots when they were /crying/ (as in, the people calling the names, not the people being called the names). They're upset, so temporarily resort to a childish way of dealing with it.
#163 - On 08/06/2009 at 12:56pm by DameGreyWulf
I'm going to have to agree that 'idiot' is really harsh. Yes, it's fine to call someone who you don't know an idiot because that person is most likely an adult who knows that you're only calling them that based on whatever single, unpleasant encounter you just had. To call your child, someone who trusts and depends on you, an idiot is insensitive, bad parenting.
you're all a bunch of idiots. my mom calls me stupid all the time. i'm in medical school. clearly i'm intelligent. but i do stupid things sometimes. doesn't everyone? the mom's not referring to her son's intellectual capacity, she's saying he acted like an idiot by drinking fucking BAKING SODA. and you know what? she's right. i doubt she called him an idiot to his face while she was busy freaking out and calling poison control. i doubt she did it afterward when she was telling him never to scare her like that again. chill the fuck out. it doesn't make her a bad parent because she recognizes that her kid acts like an idiot sometimes. hell, i'd say it makes her a good parent because she's not one of those overbearing parents convinced that their little johnny or susie is a little perfect angel and god's gift to mankind.
#206 - On 08/06/2009 at 4:46pm by RyeBreadBoy
Idiot is by no means "really harsh"
Calling the boy a bitchfucking cunt would be. And yeah, who says she said it to his face?
Man, if you people think "idiot" is so oh my god bad, no wonder we have these little brats running about throwing fits in supermarkets and such.
#221 - On 08/06/2009 at 5:43pm by DameGreyWulf
206, does it make you feel good about yourself when your mom calls you an idiot?
Even so, if you're in medical school then chances are you don't refer to a stomach as a 'tummy' and aren't at a young, impressionable age where a trusted parent's insult would hurt your self-esteem and make you feel like you're worthless. You may have called me an idiot, and I disagree with you, but I still wouldn't call you an idiot because I don't consider you one.
@221: I don't really think there's a correlation between making your child feel bad and disciplining him/her to make him/her behave. I'd consider it a mark of a good parents to discipline your child properly but also to be mature enough to recognize that children don't take insults like 'idiot' so lightly and it might actually make them feel bad.
if the kid is young enough to not realize that baking soda is bad to eat and he wanted to make a "volcano in his tummy", he's not old enough to be hurt by a word he probably doesn't understand.
'idiot' is not harsh. people need to stop with the fucking child worship crap. kids need to be called idiots sometimes, keeps them down to earth. builds character and moral fiber and all that kind of stuff.
really, when people shelter their kids from everything it just makes their kids REAL idiots, instead of a smart kid who occasionally does idiotic things.
#229 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:33pm by organismal
There is something wrong with you if you think a child is going to be so horribly mortified at being called an idiot. Fuck, there's just something wrong with a person in general if they think being called an idiot is traumatizing, no matter how old they are.
Everybody gets called an idiot. Like I also said, my parents, friends, and relatives have called and will call me an idiot for the rest of my life, and the same to them from me. We're all idiots at some point.
And my point was similar to what 229 said; it's BABYING the child.
#231 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:46pm by DameGreyWulf
Also, my father has called me "a lazy ass fucking bitch" -- I would MUCH rather just be called an idiot, but what happens in the end? I get up and do something with myself.
If daddy came in and said "Honey, it would do you well if--" that is just going to raise an oversensitive spoiled brat who's going to bawl every time the teacher tells them they're wrong.
#235 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:56pm by DameGreyWulf
in 5 years, we won't be able to say the words like dumb or bad because of all you self esteem nazis. Let's make everything into a positive connotation so that everyone is desensitized to all the bad "stuff" in the world. Well, that does sound like BIG BROTHER from 1984, doesn't it?
#238 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:11pm by lifeaveragekinda
221, I love you. You're awesome. Completely agree here. Straight A student, my mom has called me idiot plenty of times since early childhood (although in a different language), and I'm not cutting my wrists or anything like that. You "New Age" parents have got to chill out. A child needs a clear message sometimes, not that coddling crap that they're always given. We need to bring back [minor] corporal punishment to get these kids back in line. Bad child-rearing results in a bad populace, which fucks the entire national economy over when they end up in Wall Street.
#246 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:08pm by chanman
223: If a child doesn't feel bad, how does he know that what he did was bad? Some of these kids just don't have the morals to feel bad anymore (in other words, completely insensitive), and they need that kind of negative association to go with it so they won't do it again.
#249 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:27pm by chanman
Damegreywulf - I don't disagree with disciplining your kid. I got my @ss spanked when I deserved it. With a wooden spoon, and a plastic brush. But man, did I ever learn "respect and obey thy parents". On the other hand, I was never belittled by my mother. Ever. I learned that If you do something stupid or intentionally wrong, you get punished. But I do remember my father saying that I should be a prostitute because I was worthless for anything is else (11 yrs old). I now hate my father for his demoralizing attitude. And I hate that wooden spoon and plasic brush. I still love my mother and her encouragement and faith in me that I would be a strong, intelligent, independant woman.
There is a HUGE difference between punishing a child for a stupid act, and calling that same child stupid.
#251 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:19pm by simplesimplicity
Lol, man, no doubt that's a douchey thing to say to an eleven year old, but "stupid" is not. There is nothing harsh or demoralizing at all about being called stupid or an idiot. You must be pretty sensitive to think that, even if you've gotten your ass beat.
#281 - On 08/07/2009 at 1:57pm by DameGreyWulf
Also, there's a lot more damage done by positive words than negative words. There's a lot of negativity disguised in an eggshell of positivity.
How much does this argument matter anyway? I mean, it seemed pretty apparent to me that she didn't call her son an idiot to his face, just on here, because she was stressed.
#283 - On 08/07/2009 at 2:01pm by DameGreyWulf
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Oh no, you had to call Poison Control! Teh horrorz! Your life is sooooo f'ed!1
#4 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:07am by homedoggieo
YDI for calling your son an idiot, when you could have prevented it. YDI for putting something that you would need to call poison control for within your son's reach. not his fault. It's yours.
#236 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:59pm by curryndricegirll
I'm sorry, but at the age of 5, I started realizing what I could put in my mouth and what I could not and I probably knew how to read a label. If this kid is old enough to realize there is acid in his stomach to mix baking powder with to make a "volcano" and still did it, it's his fault. I think he should be able to read labels by then. Therefore, he is an idiot.
#248 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:14pm by chanman
why call poison control? Just let nature take its course and let the problem solve itself.
#7 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:11am by my_fml_account
you mean like this? LOL http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/gallery/2004/05/19/marge3.jpg
Um, I kinda blame you really for not educating your son about it. I'm assuming he's some toddler though. if he's 10+, kinda deserves it.
You really shouldn't have to educate your children about not eating baking soda so they can make volcano's in their stomachs. Honestly, how often does that happen?
You should have to educate your kids that certain substances are harmful. Furthermore, baking soda is a common cooking ingredient, so it's totally reasonable for a child still using the word "tummy" to think that it was a 'safe' substance, which it really is, for the most part. OP is a terrible parent. I hope you're not and never are.
#113 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:06am by lunaticsol
If he's young enough or dumb enough to do that, why the hell would an idiot mom leave it where he can get it?
Perhaps the tire doesn't fall far from the trailer.
You do realize that people put baking soda boxes in the fridge to keep it smelling fresh, right? It's not that hard of a substance to reach.
i have to say dumbass parents...if your son is 10 years under not his fault yours if he is older someone didnt raise his son right and that someone is you:|
#91 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:12am by feelingblue
I do realize it. And if he's old enough to reach it, he's old enough to be taught not to eat it. The way she refers to her kid as her "idiot son" is what really disturbs me. I'm guessing she's projecting.
wow, your son's life if messed up for having such a harsh, out-of-touch-with-the-reality-of-having-a-child mother. Your son sounds like your average adventurous kid. That doesn't make him an idiot. Kids lean by doing and from their mistakes. Despite the trouble I'd rather have a child like that than a lethargic little loner playing computer games all day long. If this was the 10th time he swallowed baking soda, we could talk. But once? what is wrong with YOU?
#11 and those " lethargic little loner " end up getting good education, good jobs. not likes those "adventurous seeking" kids which end up being cool ending school asap and then being either job less or working for those "lethargic litter loners"
#16 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:20am by sarcasticbitch
Are you serious? Lethargic loner kids get good jobs and adventurous kids drop out of school? Lethargic loners are probably 10 times more likely to grow up with a skewed sense of reality, not understanding how the real world works as opposed to their video games, and are also more likely to be violent. The fact that this kid, at a young age, understands, to an extent, what baking soda will do when mixed with certain things shows that he's not only a relatively normal kid for eating something he shouldn't, cause we've all done it, but also that he's relatively intelligent, and will probably grow up to be the forensic scientist going through the evidence when a lethargic loner kid shoots up his school, like he would in a video game.
To the OP, you're pathetic. Stop calling your son an idiot, and stop thinking your life is fucked because your child did something that every child in the world does. Oh noes!
#32 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:50am by PoeticPixie
that's bullshit, "lethargic little loners" are not automatically prone to be successful. some are, some will stay lethargic and boring and never get anything done. why should adventurous kids be unsuccessful per se? it can as well mean that they are creative, curious and open to learn new thing. I was a really adventurous child but at the same time I never had any troubles in school.
You guys do realize there are middle grounds between sitting around doing nothing but playing video games and getting into trouble by eating things that aren't meant to be consumed, right? Some kids read, play outside, play sports (even as young as 4 or 5), instead of doing either one...
Can we please not sterotype? I am sorry, but I just don't feel I should seen as a violent, immature thug because of what I enjoy and keep myself occupied with: video games. I have no intention on starting violence, and I, for one, normally sort out the fights by word and logical speach aimed towards the combatants, who yes, normally, have never touched a video game in their life. More that they are the adventurous ones and they are the ones that are 'cool'.
I am not saying everyone is like me, and I'm not saying that everyone that's 'cool' is an moronic thug, I just don't want everyone to sterotype me (and others), because of what I and what others do . . .
And finally, to the original poster:
It's his fault if he gets the experience-but what is life with no experience? When it is a void of new things to try out? I bet you had your adventurous moments when you were a young girl; why treat your son differently? He was/is just testing things, and I see you as a quite arrogant woman.
And your life is certainly NOT fucked.
Not to mention it's the adventurous types that go out and start businesses so that the video game players can have somewhere to work.
#61 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:01am by ohnoyouDINT
#64 I speak from experience. It's what you get when you grow up and move out of Mommy's house.
#77 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:46am by ohnoyouDINT
@Kervik: sorry, but I didn't stereotype. When I said "Lethargic little loners playing video games all day long", I mean "lethargic little loners playing video games all day long". Following all laws of logic, that doesn't mean that everybody who plays video games is a "lethargic little loner" or does so "all day long". Althoug if the latter were the case, I'd have to say "suck it up". If you actually play "all day long", you miss what is generally knowns as "real life". And yes, I would say that to someone watching tv or reading books the same amount of time as well. So please drop the victim attitude. Nobody here's on your case :)
I enjoy playing video games, and I often play them for the whole day, and I have never gotten the urge to hurt anyone, much less shoot up my school. Video games don't cause children to be violent, thats what the media would like you to think, and unfortunately they often succeed.
It isn't healthy to spend every day playing video games, but neither is it healthy to sit children as young as five in a row of desks for six hours a day, for twelve years or more of their life. If anything, I think it is good to play video games, as it can relieve frustration and stress, and many online video games are more social than you'd think.
To the OP: I wouldn't be so harsh to the kid, but talk to him calmly about the dangers of eating things that might be inedible, otherwise he might try some other experiment that could be deadly.
#94 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:28am by Sgt_Pineapple
@ drkwlf...
Just a question... why are you on this site, then? Are you not allowed outside right now? And if you'd honestly rather be outside than play any video game, at any point, EVER... when would you ever play a video game? During violent storms?
I'm a social gamer, myself. Best of both worlds!
#99 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:44am by theanonimouse
"But if I'm given the choice between a game or being outside? Damn fucking straight I'd be outside."
Just wondering how you ever play video games.
#118 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:11am by theanonimouse
Sounds more to me like some idiot parent left their child unattended long enough to ingest a substance that could harm him. I give an FYL to the kid for being raised by a slacker who degrades him for her negligence....
Damn straight. No reason to say "my idiot son" no matter what the age. F your son's life. I honestly feel bad for him.
#157 - On 08/06/2009 at 12:32pm by misssweetie
The kid could do that in a minute or two, idiot. I don't think it's usual to bring your kid into the bathroom with you. As soon as the OP left the kid could have pulled open the fridge and grabbed the baking soda and eaten it. Then the OP would walk out and see her son's hands covered in baking soda with the baking soda out.
Though she should have told him not to eat it.
#187 - On 08/06/2009 at 3:06pm by SuperSpore
Heh. Enough alcohol can make a volcano in anyone's tummy. Maybe you learned this while you were preggos with the kid.
#17 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:23am by definatelywierd
YDI for calling ur son an idiot
and, btw, nothing would happen, as long as he's a healthy kid (?) a little bit of metabolic disturbance will not harm him.
WHAT.....is so wrong about calling your children idiots? My dad & mum call my brothers and I that all the time when we do something stupid..
#179 - On 08/06/2009 at 2:20pm by cucumberfabulous
i think the difference is that you're old enough to get on FML and post a comment, and this kid is still saying "tummy." you just don't call children "idiots" because they make a mistake. (assuming he's relatively young, of course)
Wow you sound just like my mother. Be nicer to your child. And you know what they say about apples and trees. If he's an idiot, what are you?
Depends, how old is your son? I mean, if he was 8 or something, cut him some slack. If he was 19 or whatever, then yeah, that sucks.
#21 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:30am by supersuperkid
How can you call a child an idiot? If anything your the "idiot" for havnt a kid you tramp. I dont get who this is even a Fml, if anything is should say Today, i relised that the kid i had due to having sex with 3 men at a party tryed to down baking soda because he wanted to "make a volcano in his tummy."FML
#23 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:33am by UrRightFML
Idiot son?
Don't you mean bad parant?
Any parent or responsible adult knows to keep dangerous materials and chemicals out of reach of children, you should have had that stuff in a high cupboard or in a locked shed.
He could have died and you call him an idiot because you never taught him what was dangerous, I mean wow!
#24 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:34am by LazyDaze82
ummm, no, you cant die because of ingesting baking soda, unless you have some metabolic/respiratory disturbances
Yes, you can. Like salt, if you consume too much it will throw off your chemical/electrolite balance, to dangerous levels, or dehydrate you to the point of either unconsciousness or even death. Fortunately, with baking soda, you are more likely to throw it up right away.
#76 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:46am by simplesimplicity
Parents who call their children "idiots" should get some parenting books.
#25 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:34am by WonderBlunder
Your son isn't an idiot. He understands that baking soda has that kind of reaction but since he's little (I'm assuming this based off of the use of the word tummy) he doesn't fully understand. This is perfectly normal! Kids get into things, my brother ate poisonous mushrooms from the yard, I ate a bottle of baby apsrine and we are not idiots! So cut your kid some slack because he is just being a normal kid who actually sounds intelligent for his reasoning behind consuming baking soda.
Seriously, if you are able to call your own flesh and blood "idiot" just because he did something like that, YOU are an even bigger idiot. Wtf? I doubt you've never done anything during your childhood.
And be a better parent to that kid, you moron.
#30 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:39am by DotDootyDot
blunt? Oh come on. Are you saying that australians arn't as 'polite' as americans? bullshit! Ok then, what would you call your child if they ate baking soda. Unless your a freaking saint i doubt you would be calm with them.
#273 - On 08/07/2009 at 4:49am by portable_chicken
One the kid doesnt know what hes doing because not many kids do that... second the mum might have been in the garden or in the living room, i think the kid is 8+ because how would he know that baking powder can make a big fizz, i learned at 9 that that happens, give the woman a break!
#38 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:02am by Bedford_Sparkz
IF HIS IDIOT MOTHER WOULD HAVE BEEN WATCHING HIM, MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, HE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN INGESTING THINGS HE'S NOT SUPOSED TO. YDI FOR BEING A SHITTY MOM AND NOT WATCHING YOUR KID!
#39 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:07am by NobodyUKnow
YDI because obviously it's a young kid because only kids under 10 would say tummy and that doesn't make him an idiot. You're the idiot for not teaching your son.
#43 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:19am by acoustichippie06
They are from Australia, the word Idiot is thrown around a lot over here.
#44 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:20am by Ashleigh_85
Yeah, but we don't call are family members/ friends idiots unless it's a joke or something. This lady's a bitch and her son probably did it to try and get away from her.
YDI
how do you know that this lady is a bitch ?? it is very hard to tell if she was joking or being serious when it is just words on a computer screen.
#142 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:51am by Ashleigh_85
ive never heard a mother call her son/daughter an idiot before ever unless they were horrible parents
#213 - On 08/06/2009 at 5:04pm by BlahBlahBlahpoop
Wow, you're fucking retarded if you think family members don't call family that. I get it daily, and I get much worse than 'idiot'.
your son is not an idiot. he's creative. you're an idiot for calling your young child an idiot.
#49 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:39am by triplethreat13
What kind of parent calls their child and idiot? seriously. You don't deserve kids if youre going to call them crap like that.
#51 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:41am by adventurepaws
As far as I'm concerned, you don't deserve that "idiot" son. Do us all a favor and get your tubes tied. F your poor son's life for having to deal with a mother who would call her own son an idiot. Thank God for Defax.
#53 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:49am by chels070809
Im sure most people here have been called idiots by there mums... whats the big deal
#54 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:50am by Bedford_Sparkz
But most of them are not called that publicly on the internet so that their mother can attempt to achieve some sort of fail!sympathy.
#70 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:34am by LemonFairy
Is there such a thing as a troll FML? OP I'm so sorry you had the inconvenience of saving your sons life. Perhaps when you are a frail an feeble-minded idiot, and you break you hip falling, he'll return the favour. Then again, from the way you seem to sound, I'd start loading up on calcium supplements.
#57 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:54am by simplesimplicity
:D I was wondering when someone would actually ask that!
#234 - On 08/06/2009 at 6:54pm by Just_Spiffy
This is one of the first stories I've seen from Australia. I'm embarrassed about the manner you speak about your son and what that implies about our country. Have a little respesct for the little person you are molding.
#65 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:09am by maisie2
I love all the comments saying that you deserved it for the simple reason that you called him an idiot instead of the actual FML. FYL.
FYL but don't call your son an idiot. He sounds like he's too young to have known any better anyway.
#69 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:28am by PurpleHaze23
holy fuck. I would be so pissed if my parent called me an idiot. just saying O.o
#71 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:35am by Marie_Murder
HA! Did poison control tell you that you did NOT need to call them? HA! Nothing bad would of happened! Just a lot of burps! LOL! FYL
#73 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:41am by chemist1
Not if the kid was young enough. Baking Soda can be really harmful and cause stomach bleeding. Why do you then they tell you to not swallow toothpaste?
#78 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:46am by chocogatto12
"Today, my Mommy wasn't watching me when she should have been. I tried to make a volcano in my tummy to see what would happen. Then my Mommy had to call Poison Control, and she posted on the internet that I'm an idiot. FML"
You fail as a parent. Don't call your child an idiot. Espically when it's your fault for not watching him, and putting dangerous substances where he could easily reach them. It's a fact of life, kids experiment with stuff. If you don't expect this, you are, without a doubt, the idiot. This is not an FML, it's an FHL for having a mother who's a complete bitch and doesn't care for him properly.
#83 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:52am by broken_princess
All these people bitching at the mother for calling her son an idiot - I envy you and the perfect parents you must have grown up with.
Are you living in the dark? "Idiot" is nothing, my mother has called me every vulgar word known to man and then some. And I was a good child. Thank god I had my dad to go to.
#86 - On 08/06/2009 at 8:58am by futurecatlady
Oh, so we are supposed to say that belittling a child is okay because your mom used profanity. Please step off your personal internet soapbox sweetie, and talk to someone closer to you. There are a lot of people who have had a lot worse than vulgar words hurled at them, but it doesn't make your situation "nothing" either.
#95 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:32am by simplesimplicity
man, youre a dumbass for calling your decendent an "idiot"
you should be ashamed
your son didnt know any better.
YDI for not teaching your soon properly
Baking soda on it's own is relatively harmless. Many people who suffer from Pica eat it on a regular basis due to a vitamin deficency. Did he drink soda with it or vinegar because he's only in danger then.
#92 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:14am by meowmeowfish
"Today I had to save my son from a potentially lethal situation. FML." Grow up. Welcome to the life of a parent. And unless your kid is 18, this doesn't make him stupid. It makes him a little kid. F your kid's life for having such a whiny parent.
#96 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:33am by TheOtherNewest1
Oh poor baby you had to dial a phone to potentially save your son. He sounds like any other three to nine year old boy on the planet. Get over yourself.
YDI
For one calling your son the idiot when you are the idiot here for not watching your son very well.
That's a F his life, not yours.
#98 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:42am by blackmage607
They're not idiots until teen-age years. And they are naturally curious. Definitely not an idiot. The OP is an idiot for whining about it.
#100 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:44am by themachinist
ur the fucking idiot, maybe you should watch ur kid sometime. you deserve it for being the bad parent
#104 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:49am by duchesse427
I dunno, if you're kid is an idiot and he shares your genes, which chances are pretty good that he does, then what the hell does that make you? But then again, if you're leaving baking soda in a place that is easily accessible to children, then you are a fucking moron your damn self.
#107 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:55am by C_Wicked27
I'm sure my mom didn't leave baking soda in an inaccessible place when I was growing up. Why? Because I'm not that much of an idiot. I'm also pretty sure that she didn't deliberately put her knives in a high inaccessible place because she knew I wouldn't do anything with them. As a parent, you can't account for every single situation out there and there are some things that you simply don't expect a child to do and I'd say wanting to make a volcano in his stomach is one of those things. Those calling the OP a bad parent probably wouldn't have done much differently themselves but are jumping on the OP because something actually went wrong.
#119 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:13am by sadistmonkey
For the most part, people aren't complaining to the OP about her not hiding the baking soda in a locked cage. It's more that people are upset that she posted that her life is f'ed because her "idiot" child inconconvenienced her by doing what a child does best. (Which is the unexpected.)
#131 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:56am by simplesimplicity
YDI for not raising him correctly. Obviously you are not a very good mother.
#112 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:05am by sexy_mamasita
Wow u don't hve to call him an idiot. He obvy didn't know better so chill out and YDI cause y was it within his reach without u watching him?
#115 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:07am by suckstomyasthmar
parent of the year canidate if you ask me. wow your awesome. I wish my parents called me an idiot everytime I make a mistake.
#116 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:07am by knightknight
Baking soda is not only not poisonous, it's a very old school sports-enhancement supplement which neutralizes lactic acid giving about a performance/endurance boost. There are a handful of studies which indicate it can halt end-stage kidney disease in diabetics... Point being, its actually pretty good for you.
idiot. Go swallow a bunch of it and see how well it improves your performance.
It's called an urban myth. Look it up.
#122 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:21am by chocogatto12
Just because it doesnt actually enhance your performance doesnt mean it wasn't once used for that purpose.
#126 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:27am by boatkicker
I'm not saying it wasn't used for that purpose. I'm saying that a kid probably between 3-10 years old ingesting a bunch of it isn;t healthy. It's not good for you. Just because it was used for "performance enhancement" doesn't mean that its good.
Try giving a three year old a ton of steroids. Cuz we all know how good it is to go fucking with your body.
#128 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:35am by chocogatto12
What's with all of you trying to say OP is a bad mother for leaving her child unattended long enough to do that. From this short little FML i can see a number of things OP did wrong. Leaving her child is not one of them. It wouldnt take very long for a child to do this. Perhaps OP was using the bathroom. "YDI for not taking your child with you when you pee?" hmm. I think not. Or also maybe the kid was pretending to use the bathroom? My dad used to keep baking soda in teh bathroom. "YDI for not watching you kid use the toilet?" also quite stupid.
Besides that, if your child is over the age of 3 (which I'm assuming that if you child knows about bakingsode volcano's that about the age that they learn that) you child ought to be independant enough to be left alone for a FEW MINUTES for other reasons. If you go to check the mail, or cook something, or whatever else. If you child is over 5, and in what you determine is a safe envioronment (this might be the first fail? clearly 'safe' wasnt so safe.) you can leave them alone even longer. When I was as young as three my mom would tell me to 'stay in the playroom' while she took a nap, which could last up to two hours. That's a bit extreme. I dont think i'd leave my 3 year old on thier own for that long, but I never got into any major trouble.
I am not in any way defending OP's actions in total. OP, should NOT have called her child an idiot, AND either failed in determining what a safe environment for her child was, or failed to teach thier child that baking soda was not for eating. Or both.
#120 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:14am by boatkicker
Since when did 10 years old become the cut-off age for idiocy. No one here has done something idiotic since they were nine? Because this is FML, we've seen the stupid stuff people do.
#121 - On 08/06/2009 at 10:18am by Ub3r_Crippl3
Fortunately he didn't also get a hold of a bottle of acid, but all your base are belong to him.
#133 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:04am by RequiemCube
don't call your son an idiot. you obviously aren't cut out for being a responsible parent yet then if you talk about your son like that without him knowing.
i really hope your son is 6 and not 20.
and please, if you think for an instant that your parents never called you an idiot without you knowing, then you really need to get out more.
#136 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:11am by littlemessalina
Your idiot son?
Wow good parenting... Do you hit him too? Or just abuse him emotionally?
#137 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:30am by krispykreem
holy crap... idiot son? that's going a bit too far. i'm surprised you were even nice enough to call poison control on him... jesus.
#140 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:48am by livelaughlovinit
When I broke my chin open chasing my cat downstairs, my mom introduced me to the ER doctor as "my idiot son." I was 5 or 6. It doesn't mean my mom is a bad mother or she doesn't care; it's just an expression to let off steam about her kid doing something stupid so that she doesn't take out her frustration ON her kid. Sometimes kids who do know better just do dumb stuff and you can't stop them.
#143 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:58am by Inoku
YDI for not taking better care of your children, I know accidents happen but still!
#144 - On 08/06/2009 at 12:03pm by why_me14
He is an idiot for acting his age? Hmmm...Your telling me you never put anything in your mouth that you weren't supposed to?? YOU are the idiot, for not having child proof cabinets and not being sensitive to your childs mistake.
Wow...you clearly aren't fit to be a parent. Please either grow up, or give your son up for adoption.
#148 - On 08/06/2009 at 12:11pm by zeppelin9000
to all those people saying "ydi because her son thinking volcanos are real" are stupid last time i checked they are- hawii.....this is only funny if her son is over 13 lol...if not that really sucks hope he is ok
those people are trolls
trolls look for any reason what so every to press ydi, ex: ydi for being alive; and look at their users
those ppl probably feel bad for the op, but they try to make a joke of it
Asshole!!! You care more because you had to call Poison Control?!?!?! 'Oh, yeah, I called Posion Control...my life is fucked.' Your son's life is fucked for having a mean dad like you. I would know, I have a cruel dad and you sound just like him. I don't care if you called him an idiot, but your life isn't fucked because you called Poison Control, your son could've died, so get over it.
Excuse me? My cousin is a lethargic loner, he's 22, doesn't seem to want to get a job, and plays WOW all day. I'm a teenager, but I'm an "adventurous kid" and I make straight A's.
#152 - On 08/06/2009 at 12:23pm by CrunkCupcake97
Depending on how old the kid is, cut him some freakin slack. If he isn't old enough to know better, be relieved that he's okay rather than annoyed with his alleged idiocy. He's a kid. Be glad he didn't swallow bleach or something worse.
#154 - On 08/06/2009 at 12:26pm by n0lovesongs
Fuck your life for being an ignorant, shitty, and neglectful parent. Your child is not an idiot for being a child. But you're an idiot for not watching him or teaching him properly. Cunt.
Wow you're a fucking jerk.
Maybe it he was a teenager and just doing it to be funny, then yes, call him an idiot.
But if he wants to "make a volcano in his tummy", i'm assuming he's just a little kid and that is absolutely AWFUL you're calling him an idiot. WHAT KIND OF PARENT ARE YOU?
If that happened to any normal mother, yes, shed be nervous and freaking out, but in the end when he was okay it would just turn into a somewhat funny little anecdote... instead you're making it seem like hes a burden to you.
You don't deserve to be a mother.
#159 - On 08/06/2009 at 12:42pm by littlejacks4
awwh, that's so sweet. yeah the idot wasn't needed at all.
but if she is such an awful parent then why would she even call poison control? mmm. yeah.
#161 - On 08/06/2009 at 12:47pm by amygattinesi
Awe, I hope he is okay. That's a FYL, but it's pretty fucked up that you're calling him an idiot. I assume he's just a child if he wants to "make a volcano in his tummy".
Awwww... I hope he feels better!
To you asses that said that he should know better, he's probably just a kid. What grown adult would want to make a "volcano in his tummy?" Kids don't know better.
#165 - On 08/06/2009 at 1:08pm by bookworm124
Awwe, I wish you were my parent. My parents call me way worse stuff than 'idiot'. When they call me idiot, its always a bright, happy, excellent day. : (
This, you worthless bitch, is what you are going to end up doing to your son with an attitude like that. I'm talking to the original poster, of course, not you #168. I understand why you left it anonymous. I wouldn't want people to know i was this big a bitch either.
#208 - On 08/06/2009 at 4:49pm by falling_over
I lol'd. At least you understand your child is an idiot.
#173 - On 08/06/2009 at 1:35pm by namelessfew
That's what I was just about to say. If the kid is still young enough to be saying "tummy" then the OP is a prick of calling him an idiot. It's not like it's some 16 year old stoner being a dumb ass [at least that's not how it appears based on the wording].
I hope your son is okay, and I hope you take note of some of these comments and become a kinder, more attentive parent.
you know what? F his life, not yours. he's the one who was poisoned by all the baking soda. he's the one with the father who shouldn't be a father. and it sounds like he's a little kid, they do all kinds of strange experiments, its just part of raising them. you don't just call your son an idiot. YDI
#175 - On 08/06/2009 at 1:53pm by purplepickle
YDI for calling him your 'idiot' son. Obvoiusly he is young if he is saying 'tummy' not stomach. Faggot. :|
#180 - On 08/06/2009 at 2:25pm by oopsie_daisy8446
if he was like 10 year old, then that'd be really idiotic, but if he's younger, there's no use im calling him an idiot dad, he probably just takes after you
#183 - On 08/06/2009 at 2:30pm by justmyluck1212
Like a lot of people have already said, obviously he's young and didn't know much better... little kids tend to not know stuff like that isn't good for them. Calling him an idiot is pretty harsh!
It was an accident you bitch. You shouldn't call your kid an idiot.
#188 - On 08/06/2009 at 3:07pm by Princess_LC
Calling your son an idiot is really harsh he's young what do you expect
#189 - On 08/06/2009 at 3:09pm by XanimalloverX
I would understand calling your sun an idiot if he were 18, but it appears that he hasn't hit puberty yet. You really shouldn't be a parent.
#191 - On 08/06/2009 at 3:20pm by 18legalawesome
Why the hell would you call your son an idiot, you idiot.
#192 - On 08/06/2009 at 3:30pm by RavishMe77
YDI for having baking soda in your son's reach. Especially because your son sounds young since he said "tummy", and you called him an idiot. Learn to be a parent.
#193 - On 08/06/2009 at 3:31pm by superjennyflies
i put YDI cuz u called him an idiot....
seriously why would u call him an idiot kids will be kids i bet u did something stupid too when you where young. it would be more of an fml if u said he wuz 15 or something.
He didn't know any better. he's a KID, & you're calling your him an idiot? that's just mean. I'd figure that a good parent would be frantic and worried, you apparently don't care.
you bitch. f his life for having to have a mother like you.
fuck you. i feel bad for your child.
my god.
#202 - On 08/06/2009 at 4:36pm by Phoenix_GAD
No, it is wrong to call your child in idiot in this case. If the boy who swallowed baking soda is 15, yes he's a moron. If he's four, which is a lot closer as far as I'm guessing, then you are just a bitch. Its your fault for not keeping hazardous materials from a small child. You are the idiot. He is a child. See the difference? Maybe it would be better for him if he were removed from your custody, since clearly you don't care for him. You won't have to deal with an "idiot", and, more importantly, he want be at risk from one. How dare you blame a child for something it is your job to prevent?
#207 - On 08/06/2009 at 4:46pm by falling_over
your idiot son better be 30 for you to be talking about him like that, you piece of shit.
#209 - On 08/06/2009 at 4:49pm by hawkloverr
I agree with virtually everyone else here. Your son is not an idiot.
In fact, that's a really great idea. It could even work; your stomach produces HCl :D
And baking soda ain't poisonous. Don't be obtuse.
How old is he? If he is calling his stomach a 'tummy', he must be a child, therfore making you a bitch for calling him an idiot.
its your fault because you should have been watching him and you shouldn't call him an idiot thats just mean
#212 - On 08/06/2009 at 5:00pm by BlahBlahBlahpoop
I laughed hard at you calling your son an idiot. I wish more parents would be more honest about their children like you.
lol this is a good one. I personally think it would have been funnier if it said the following: "Today, I had to call poison control because my idiot son swallowed a bunch of baking soda to "make a volcano in his tummy." He's 28." FML
I don't think her calling the son an idiot was as much mean as it was a facepalm. If the mother didn't care about the child, she wouldn't have called poison control.
I'm guessing they just said to drink a lot of water to keep his breathing from slowing down too much and monitor him, since it's not like the body can't neutralize it.
#219 - On 08/06/2009 at 5:35pm by MoobyTheCow
wtf that's retarded. calling poison control i mean. my dad takes baking soda to neutralise stomach acid, it's not that bad, you shoulda just made him drink some vinegar.
i love how people say YDI b/c she calls her son, who is probably too young to use the internet and fml, an idiot like she actually said it to his face. retards. because im sure none of our parents ever were talking to their friends about us and called us idiots. right...
#237 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:07pm by octopuspanda
If your kid is young enough to "want to make a volcano in (his) tummy" you're the idiot for leaving the baking soda where he could get to it. Plus, you're obviously a crappy parent to use the phrase "my idiot son" for what is obviously a young kid. Please take some parenting classes.
I must advise you to keep potentially harmful things away from children, because yes, they are idiots. I would say you deserved it, but i really hate little kids because of how annoying they are. So I can't help but feel sorry for you having to have to go off to the hospital.
#241 - On 08/06/2009 at 7:36pm by Milklaptop
FYI, your the idiot. You should have brought him up better. And I´m assuming he´s not Autistic or mentally challenged due to the fact no parent would call them an idiot, or write about it on FML.com. B!tch.
Kudos for acknowledging that your child is an idiot. You'll be at least somewhat prepared for all the other idiotic things that children do.
Gah, at least he's okay. I hope? And thank you for not babying your child by calling him a little perfect angel. Kids are idiots at times, so are adults, we all are. It's not going to scar him for life just because he's been called an idiot. If anything, he won't have an ego the size of the titanic.
He's a crafty little guy, though. A volcano in his stomach. Lol. Though deadly, it's a little cute. XD
#244 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:03pm by AnotherStranger2
That's really mean to call your son an idiot. Maybe you're the real idiot.
#247 - On 08/06/2009 at 9:13pm by GriefBacon
YDI for not watching your kid in the first place.
#253 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:12pm by lolatflyingducks
i know a lot of people are giving you bad comments cause you said your kid was an idiot but really a parent can love their kid and say something bad about them every once in a while obviously ,its normal whether its a family member or friend.and about the volcano thing hahahahaha thats cute ,but i hope your kids fine.
#254 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:15pm by jazmino15
your a bitch and how old is your son 3 or 4! i would kick your ass if you are a man
#255 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:29pm by dickheadedbitch
Okay, first I'm doubting s/he walked up to her son and told him he was an idiot. She probably wrote it on the site instead of telling him that.
Second, if the kid was old enough to know baking soda make volcanos, then he probably should have known better than to eat it.
Next, the fact that he got to it. He probably opened the fridge and ate it; the parent could have been in the bathroom for all anyone knows. Even if they weren't at some point you have to trust your kid to be smart enough to get some thing out of the fridge by themself.
My next point, when I was young, not only did I get spanked, but i got called an idiot a lot. Actually I had an issue with poisen control too, my dad called me an idiot several times in front of the doctor, I never ate anything I shouldn't again and I wasn't mad at my dad. I love him more than anything.
My last point, even if the kid is five, I got called worce things in Kindergarden and I live in the middle of nowhere! Kids today need to suck it up, and parents need to stop pretending their kids never do anything stupid. Parents need to stop suger coating things! Her kid was an idiot and s/he needs to explain to him what he shouldn't eat.
Kids do idiotic things. It's the PARENT'S job to stop them from doing those idiotic things.
...Unless, of course, the parents are idiots who not only can't keep an eye on their kids but call their own kids idiots!
But I do understand how frustrating children can be.... (I babysit triplets. Need I say more?) I hope your son is alright, and I hope you are more watchful in the future.
#259 - On 08/07/2009 at 12:29am by Not_Ever_Telling
I'm 15 and I didn't know till I read this that it was bad to eat baking soda... :\
I mean, you bake stuff with it, right? So it must be edible. And I have often thought of making a volcano in my tummy lol, but I knew that wouldn't turn out so pleasantly, but POISON CONTROL? :O
Why don't they teach us these things?!
:(
Now I feel really dumb.
YDI for having kids. And to me it sounds like he is young? So really who's the idiot? Daddy or him?
#261 - On 08/07/2009 at 1:18am by cheerrunxc14
"Idiot son." Ah, I sense the compassion. But seriously, lmao!
#262 - On 08/07/2009 at 1:43am by jewelzgalore
Ouch, maybe he's looking for attention.. or maybe to get away from you. Tummy is typically the word chosen by younger children, if that's the case, he's not a f*cking cat, he's your child. Take care of him, look after him, or else what do you expect? Why's the baking soda even in reach? If it's not, how could he get it without somebody noticing? Take some responsibility.
#263 - On 08/07/2009 at 1:58am by containsnosoy
Y'know, you're a real bitch. If your son is young enough to swallow baking soda to make a volcano in his stomach, he's obviously rather young, and you call him an idiot? I know I shouldn't judge on an assumption, but seriously? That's just a horrible thing to say.
#264 - On 08/07/2009 at 2:23am by theunwantedone
DON'T listen to "staceybby"!!!! vinigar will expand rappidly when mixed with vinigar. that will NOT be good. give him water. baking soda = not harmful by itself. water will dilute it, so not much will react with it.
water = good.
vinigar = BAD!
#265 - On 08/07/2009 at 2:26am by fballs2006
wow... calling your little kid an idiot is pretty fucked up. what a bitch
#266 - On 08/07/2009 at 2:34am by batman42091
fuck you asshole dont you EVER call youre kid an idiot
#268 - On 08/07/2009 at 2:45am by MattZLyphSux
your son just might be a reatard. double up on his life insurance. I'm just saying play it safe, get something on the back end for all the hell the moron is going to cause you.
this one made me laugh, not because of what actually happened, but because you refer to him as your "idiot son"
To everyone flaming the OP for calling him an "idiot son", calm down, gosh. I think she means it in a humorous way. It's funny. Learn to laugh. =_=
#271 - On 08/07/2009 at 4:19am by mutant_tomato
How is calling her son an idiot humorous?
You know, if he's young enough to think a volcano would start in his tummy from swallowing baking soda, then you should NOT be calling him an idiot.
YDI. Also, as said above me, where the fuck was his idiot mother?
#274 - On 08/07/2009 at 5:09am by mehwhateverr
YDI for failing as a parent and leaving him alone while aware that you have failed as a parent. Your "idiot son" sounds young and if you left him alone within reach of it, YDI.
#278 - On 08/07/2009 at 10:43am by mzmaverickd
UM! Why so mean jellybean? That's totally not nice to call your son that.
#285 - On 08/07/2009 at 11:02pm by lowcapacityx
what a shitty mom to call your kid an idiot, especially when it's probably a younger kid for referring to his stomach as 'tummy' so way to go, Looser Mom to the Rescue...
#286 - On 08/08/2009 at 1:18am by ish_happens223
1.where were you when he decided to do that? if u were watching him, none of this would have happened.
2.calling him a idiot would only reflect it upon yourself because if you are doing your job properly, again this wouldn't have happened
3. what kind of a sick mother are you to post a fml that describes your son as a 'idiot'?
#289 - On 08/08/2009 at 5:23am by yummylolly15
okay, first of all, stop hating on the OP. i'm almost sixteen, and i still refer to my stomach as "tummy", and the child must have been old and smart enough to understand that putting the baking soda in his stomach would result in a reaction. i didn't learn that until i was like, 8, and by then i was walking around my house in platform shoes. if she's such a horrible mother, then why did she call the poison control centre? she was probably just frustrated, not "abusive". jeez. people call other people, (including children and pets, oh my!), idiots when they're frustrated. get over it.
#291 - On 08/08/2009 at 7:00pm by ducoeur
It's one thing to slip and call your kid an idiot. It's quite another to deliberately publish it online.
Kids do things like that. Good God, don't whine and pity yourself for having to call poison control. Be thankful you called in time!
Idiot son? Shit happens, get over it. He's just a kid.
YDI for being a shit mother.
#294 - On 08/11/2009 at 1:23am by crackfiend
wtf is your problem i would be congratulating him on taking his first steps into becoming a scientist. ITS CALLED CURIOSITY WHORE
i think its kind of unnecessary to call your son an idiot unless hes over the age of 5. then, you have every right to do so.
#297 - On 08/13/2009 at 11:05pm by thatswiggedywack
I'd wonder how old the son was... he said "tummy" so... if he was, like, a little boy then calling him an idiot isn't right! He's not stupid, he'd just young.
#298 - On 08/22/2009 at 2:18pm by SaffronTea
what kind of mother are you?! "idiot son" ?!?!!!? its your OWN FREAKING SON!!!! deal with it!
since he says "tummy" im guessing he's lke 3-5? you probably never taught him to not eat certain things so its ur fault!! he probably doesnt noe how to read either so how should he know if its bad for you or not? jeez dats pretty harsh to a lil toddler. child abuser
#299 - On 08/24/2009 at 3:00am by itzkaren592
I agree with #299. For that terminology, knowing that baking soda is half of the components required for that type of reaction actually makes him pretty smart. Or, if he's older than eight years old, then I'm going to have to drop the blame on you for not establishing the "don't eat the things in this cupboard" rule.
He tried to kill himself because he can no longer live with the shitty excuse for a mom you are.
The whole 'volcano in his tummy' was just an excuse he made up.
Nice, mamma. Calling your kid an idiot. Nice.
#302 - On 10/01/2009 at 10:14pm by iFruit
I feel for ya, OP. And to all you people with your panties in a bunch 'cause she called her kid an idiot...Guess what, he IS an idiot for doing that. Clearly you don't have kids, and you don't realize how unbelievably infuriating they can be. Where did you people grow up exactly? You should hear how normal people in the world can talk about their kids sometimes. Doesn't make them bad parents AT ALL. It just makes them honest people who aren't trying to put up a sweet little front...Probably like all of your faggoty parents all did.
#303 - On 11/05/2009 at 7:57pm by some_girl9
YDI for being an incompetent parent and blaming your child.
#306 - On 01/21/2010 at 11:37pm by Ravenswing
His stomach nearly exploded, do you think the kid cares about what his mom called him on FML? its not like she said it tp his face. Grow up.
that's kinda messed up to say ur son is an idiot, if he's a little kid then he doesn't know any better ur the parent ur supposed to be helping him learn and kids reflect their parents
