Today, there was a meeting at work. I had to give a presentation to my boss and the other attendants. My first subject was on how my 5 year old son got to my briefcase and replaced the contents of it with crayons and a stuffed teddy bear. FML
I agree, your life sucks (30588) - you totally deserved it (2730)
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To me, there is very little more annoying than these stupid people who think that children doing things like this is "cute". "Awwww. He doesn't know what he's doing. He's so cuuuuute." It is NOT cute. You people think ANYTHING a baby or a puppy does is cute. It is not. You only think that because babies and puppies are inherently cute in and of themselves. You people would think it were cute if a baby were arming nuclear warhead and launching it at the White House by randomly hitting buttons on a control panel. However, the things that they do are NOT all cute and comforting. They can be very problematic. Instances such as this one may seem "cute and comforting", by this kind of crap could cost the OP his job. This is NOT cute. Things like this are why babies and small children should be kept away from ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that is too important for them to mess up until they are old enough to understand the world around them and the consequences of their actions. On a separate note, the illustrator did a REALLY good job here. The exaggeration isn't too over-the-top, the joke isn't prolonged to the point that all of the humor has dried up, he does a good job keeping to the original post, and the art is excellent. Well done, Joe Combs. Both the joke and the art belong on network television. This is just brilliant!
Wow. I take it you had some traumatic experience in recent years, maybe involving a baby and a puppy? Relax, no one really said anything like that, no need to go wall of text on their asses. You however, I will make an exception for. Way to go way out of proportion there. Naturally young kids do things that aren't 100% safe or smart, but that doesn't mean anything. They are learning, they don't have a lot of experience. When you were 5, surely you did similar things. We don't need to go and refuse life experience for these kids by keeping them away from ANYTHING and EVERYTHING they could mess up, how else are they going to learn. Granted, by 5, the kid should start to be given at least a talk after they do something wrong, but still.
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wow ur a fucking asshole
why u write this big ass paragraph thinking some is gonna read it no bitch we dont have time
second of all u think thats not cute( i skimmed thru wat u wrote)
u r gonna be those freaks who hate kids and end up ALONE wiht trillions of cats
( YEA TRILLON IS A WORD NOW)
#162 - On 09/01/2009 at 11:48pm by memyselfand
Wow someone should sterilize you 162. You type just like a 5 year-old gangster wannabee would. Why don't you stop typing like some ignorant ghetto freak and grow up? I can't even believe you spelled "paragraph" right. Oh, and by the way, "TRILLON" is NOT a word. Dipshit.
#166 - On 09/02/2009 at 9:57am by vostro_candy
Haha, people won't read it? I read it. Some points are a little over-exaggerated (sorry if that word is too big), but I do agree with how some people turn into complete morons over a something cute. Furthermore, learn to type before you try and bash someone's comment. It's quite sad how the internet has become a playground for imbeciles like you.
On a side not, Trillon is NOT a word.
#168 - On 09/02/2009 at 7:34pm by BabaBlackShirt
Yeah, and it's all well and good so long as he didn't get fired.
#172 - On 09/03/2009 at 2:57pm by nerdking21
Actually, it would be cute if a baby were arming a nuclear warhead by pressing random buttons. It doesn't even know what it's doing. Little Mr. Bush lol.
#173 - On 09/03/2009 at 4:06pm by fissionesque
Yeah it is. Too large to be physically counted, but Webster's dictionary had a definition for it
#177 - On 09/03/2009 at 9:23pm by nerdking21
No, you idiot, it doesn't. I checked. "Trillon" isn't in the dictionary and searching for it on Merriam-Webster's site gives you "The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the search bar above." The first suggestion is "trillion" which I assume is what you searched for.
#187 - On 09/08/2009 at 7:31pm by Kristoffer
I am picturing you as Kevin Spacy's character in the movie Seven. The voice and the delivery...
#189 - On 09/10/2009 at 8:15am by glamourful
What are you talking about 153 babies are ugly as hell. What kind of world do you live in.
#192 - On 09/12/2009 at 7:58pm by durtypickle
i must also agree with 153 these things arent cute when someone can potentially lose their job or get in serious trouble
and if the person loses their job they might not be able to support their "cute" child for the "cute" thing that he did
umm....why is a baby next to a nuclear warhead in the first place?
#201 - On 10/09/2009 at 12:56am by Treehugger
p.s. also, I probably would have beaten the child three shades of blister blue for messing with my possessions.
#205 - On 10/16/2009 at 8:53am by Few_Absolutes
^
Finally, someone with a brain.
Sure, it can be cute sometimes, but in instances like this, it is NOT cute or funny. And as stated, it could cost OP his job/position/opportunities.
#207 - On 10/22/2009 at 8:20am by monster_tamer
A trillion isn't too large to be physically counted... what about a trillion femtometres? I'm not gonna bother finding out, but I think that's still beyond microscopic. A trillion picometres is one metre. Just because it's a big number doesn't mean it's uncountable, it all depends on the units.
#208 - On 10/23/2009 at 3:27pm by IambecomeRAWR
We think it is cute because the kid is wishing his dad good luck. If ass holes like you would listen for five minutes I'm pretty sure the OP wouldn't lose his job. I used to put teddy bears and things in my dad's bag before he left for war. That way, he had a reason to come home. It's basically a kid's way of saying don't forget about me. If kids were kept away from things at a young age then they would never learn. My own mother, a very wise lady, told me a story. My dad was showing my brothers and I about guns. He was about to let us hold them when my mom was going to intervine. My grandpa then stopped my mom and said
"If you let them learn, then they will not be curious later on." Because I have learned about and fired a gun, I have no curiosity about them. I understand them. If this happened to every other kid then kids wouldn't be getting ahold of guns and accidentaly setting them off. If you keep children locked away in a box then they will never understand. They will be so blinded by hate and rage that eventually they will harm themselves or somebody else. I emphasize this dearly. Let them learn from thier own mistakes, not yours. Yet, do not foget to be an example.
LOL !
Look at the note in the case.
it says "Good luck daddy :) "
His son must be rlly sweet, so its not rlly bad luck after all !
:S
#79 - On 08/29/2009 at 11:55am by _MLSBIDGAF
The picture is by a different guy than the actual fml so there probably wasn't a note in it
#100 - On 08/29/2009 at 7:45pm by dogtreat94
maybe the note says "fuck daddy" in which case, somebodies gonna get the belt.
#149 - On 09/01/2009 at 12:00am by lemonsmcbob
Aww, I'm sure they'd understand. What a cutie. If you pulled that off, at least you're boss will know you're a quick thinker. :)
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They didn't, the OP was fired shortly thereafter. He came home, smothered his wife with a pillow, drowned his son in the bathtub, the hung himself in the closet.
#114 - On 08/30/2009 at 1:52am by RustyShackelfurt
really? wat is wrong with you? oo, i bet your one of the people who work in haunted houses that use their biggest and baddest scary voice for the little kids who walk in their with their parents. i ALSO bet youre single....
#128 - On 08/30/2009 at 4:02pm by tennisstar8D
There wasn't anything wrong with his comment, it is called freedom of speech (but does that apply to a keyboard?) Anyways, my intent wasn't to flame on you, but rather on #128. He used the proper version of "hung" (past-tense), however, he forgot to put an "n" at the end of "the". (,then hung himself.), Try saying a sentence/phrase out loud before correcting someone else. You just make yourself look, English challenged.
On a side note, I feel for the OP, i guess his feeling would be of that of a college student who just finished typing up a huge paper to orally narrate to the class, press Ctrl+A then f7 (spell check) and spend 20min fixing typos, press save, go to the bathroom, come back and mindlessly hit print (the whole while my kitten was parading on my keyboard), got to class the next morning to look at my paper and realize what had happend, not have my flash drive on me to hand it to my professor, and have to recite the whole essay from memory. Not qualified for a FML because I did have a backup, (as he has the original papers at his house somewhere), but the stress it imposes is unbelievable.
#186 - On 09/08/2009 at 12:06am by bmxfreakrider
I would like to point out, Mr "bmxfreakrider", that when referring to someone who has committed suicide via strangulation using the weight of his or her own body, the verb is 'hanged', not 'hung', no matter how incorrect it may sound. So there.
#191 - On 09/12/2009 at 10:30am by VladimirNikolai
good thing relating to having a rope around your neck and hanging from said rope until death is ALWAYS "hanged" and NEVER "hung." my recommendation before you lecture about the past-tense of verbs is that you know what you're talking about. embarrassing for you that you even said to the other person who corrected him correctly that they should "reread the sentence".
hanged.
#202 - On 10/12/2009 at 6:41pm by weightloss
that's really cute imo!
hopefully your boss understood and let you reschedule!
#6 - On 06/29/2009 at 2:49pm by dreamfactory
Yikes.....I hope your Boss understands the cuteness of children and isn't a bitter bastard...with the latter, anyone could get fired from this.
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Maybe you should try keeping your important things out of your sons reach, hmm?
That sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks :D
was there a drawing in there of Simon's big butt?
hahh; anyways, FYL D: Hopefully they'll understand.
#14 - On 06/29/2009 at 3:19pm by SusanaSaysRawrxD
I can't feel bad for people like this...
If you have important business you cannot leave your important work (like a word document, a briefcase etc.) open or out in the open where a toddler (or anyone for that matter) can get to it. It sucks that this happened but you have a near-toddler...how did this happen?
#15 - On 06/29/2009 at 3:25pm by InkGothical
sucks for you that you were smart enough to leave it accessible to your five year old, but it'll make a cute story
#16 - On 06/29/2009 at 3:32pm by BethanyMae
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The fuck is wrong with you people? It's not cute; the son deserves a completely legal but one-hundred percent teachable beating.
Or the guy should learn to lock his briefcase and/or keep it out of reach of children. Why punish the child for something he probably had no idea was wrong?
No, actually, beating does not teach anything. Oh, wait a minute, it teaches kids to be violent! Way to go on the lesson there.
when done properly, spanking has a VERY good effect. I was spanked as a child, as was my sister and most of the people I know, and we all turned out to be perfectly normal functioning members of society. Kids these days are treated like f**king royalty anymore, and they more and more annoying and poorly behaved every day- its easier for the parent to give in than to discipline, which results in the fine young crop of morons we have today.
#147 - On 08/31/2009 at 3:19pm by melozburngr
THANK-YOU! I worked in a day care, and I've also supervised juvenile delinquents. You know what the bullies and the criminals had in common? Parents who coddled their special little snowflakes and never disciplined them. I don't condone beating, but a spank here and there can save a kid from growing up to be a huge jerk, or a criminal. A parent is there to love their kid, keep them safe, and teach them what they need to know to be on their own. they're not there to be their friend or hand them everything they want all the time. But who knows - maybe these parents want their kids to be horrible people.
#160 - On 09/01/2009 at 10:51pm by perstephane
I was talking about beating-I was replying to #17. I slight smack on the hand/bottom/etc. is A LOT different than a beating. If you're smacking a hand away when a child is just about to do something bad (especially if it could potentially hurt the child/someone else), they can understand what the punishment is for and not want to do that thing again. However, spanking long after the child has done the bad thing, and especially if the spanking has nothing to do with the wrong doing, the punishment is going to work MUCH less.
well the punishment given should really depend on the age and intellect of the child
if the child new what it was doing it should be punished lightly
if the child did it with the intent of sabotage then they should be punished severely
but if its a toddler or infant than you should just let it go
#165 - On 09/02/2009 at 4:02am by anthonie831
no offense, but my dads a cop and has a briefcase and one of those locks that come built in so no one can touch it, and btw there was only paper in it not guns or bullets so dont say but guns are dangerous and he only did ti cuz there was a gun in it cuz there wasnt.
You're right. Locks are always helpful, but, things happen to the best of us. So a five year old got into the briefcase and put a teddybear and crayons in there. Not a big deal. As long as you know the material you are supposed to present, that's all that matters. You can make the graphs etc there in front of them. It's kind of like that commerical where the little girl puts the teddy bear in the father's briefcase for his trip and he takes pics of all the different places he goes and texts it to her and her mother.
#108 - On 08/29/2009 at 11:30pm by alwayshappens2me
"my daddy's a cop!!! his briefcase has a built in lock!!! i think everyone should have one. if you don't, ytdi! by the way i'm important cuz, mydaddy's a cop"
#136 - On 08/30/2009 at 11:11pm by NewLight8421
#20 are you high or just mentally handicapped.
btw op, you should always check if the meeting is that important. youre a horrible parent bcuz your son has to communicate with you through work.
Sounds like he wanted you to be prepared to take notes, and not be alone up in front of all those important people.
#21 - On 06/29/2009 at 3:55pm by phatdaddy
#17, how does that warrant a beating? The kid probably didn't know what was in the case was important, and was just trying to help.
OP - that is cute, though you do need to talk to your son about what he shouldn't do - like taking all your files out of your briefcase. I'm agreeing with #21 - he probably just wanted to make sure you were ready for the meeting, and inadvertently caused the opposite. I do hope your boss was a good sport about it all.
#23 - On 06/29/2009 at 4:07pm by BLNovelist
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How is this cute? What kind of breederbrain nonsense is going on? Ruining an important business meeting? Seriously? This is a total YDI, it's your fault, not your child's. Part of being responsible is checking and rechecking everything, especially if you're giving a business meeting, I would've checked that briefcase not once, not twice, but at least three times before I left for work. The fact that you didn't check your brief case before going to work makes me think you're a lazy idiot, and it's amazing that people who do try in terms of work are getting laid off left and right, but iresponsible people get to keep their jobs. Don't give me the, "But he has a chilllllddd!" bull, because us single or couples who don't have children have to live too.
#24 - On 06/29/2009 at 4:07pm by firebirdforever
please don't procreate. not that i think you'll have difficulty accomplishing that...
#60 - On 06/30/2009 at 8:19am by phatdaddy
You are so full of shit!
You obviously don't have children so how could you possibly understand.
Just because the OP isn't a pedantic asshole doesn't mean you can assume he's lazy.
You can't use having children as an excuse for everything but people should be understanding
nothing is scared when children are around.
OCD much?
How the hell is the OP's fault for this?? I see no decent logic in this argument. Your argument's invalid.
Oh, by the way, "he has a chilllllddd!"
you are just full of shit
that is very cute
its not even the parent's fault that the child did that and maybe he did check his briefcase but then if he went to the bathroom or something his child put those things in there
this is an FYL for sure
#148 - On 08/31/2009 at 9:39pm by cheergurlxx2
#24.... you are an idiot.... if you are so heartless that you would be more concerned about work than spending time with your family, that's your choice.. but don't condescend other people for caring about their family. this does not make him lazy, it makes him a father.
#181 - On 09/04/2009 at 11:52am by still_a_gimp
kids copy things all the time, maybe the kid saw the movie and decided to try it?
#124 - On 08/30/2009 at 9:36am by minnvik98151
the OP had a kid... that makes this automatically fake because that is in movie too! nothing in movies can really happen in real life!
wait... you mean they can? seriously? wow...
#171 - On 09/03/2009 at 11:12am by tarpack1984
Yeah it is pretty cute, but unimaginably annoying! Yeah, OP, just hope that the boss understands. And to avoid there being a next time, kid-proof anything valuable in your house. Kids can be a real menace in a household. I used to steal my dad's paperwork and take it into school with me :D Luckily it was never anything important!!
#27 - On 06/29/2009 at 4:24pm by divineinstrument
yo are so funny......FUNNNNY bcuz i didnt see that in a movie...FUNNY...LETS ALL GIVE HIM THE FUNNNNNAY AWARD BCUZ HES FUNNNNAAYYYY
#30 - On 06/29/2009 at 4:50pm by ronniewray
if you have kids, wouldn't you check your briefcase before leaving the house??! especially if this meeting is so damn important
If it's an important meeting, I would check my briefcase regardless of whether or not I have kids. It's kinda cute and stuff, but it sucks that bosses get paid to be assholes... so no, I don't think the boss found it cute. YDI for not checking your briefcase!
The boss is an asshole if he doesn't find that cute? You do realize that if an employee screws up a major responsibility, then it usually falls open his or her direct superior right? Part of a boss's responsibility is to make sure that his or her employee(s) perform efficiently, which in this case the employee was completely unprepared for the presentation.
I would like to see what kind of multi-tier company you'd run that wouldn't hire these "assholes." That is unless you'd hire these "assholes" yourself. You didn't give very much context to whether you agree with their practices or not, but think they're assholes regardless.
Well hopefully they understand I mean little kids do the funniest but sometimes badest things because they don't know.
#40 - On 06/29/2009 at 7:33pm by hotstuff81
bad Parenting. you probaby let him run the house too.
#41 - On 06/29/2009 at 7:39pm by commanderadama
Wow, you're a dick. It's a friggin toddler! You turn your back for 30 seconds and they can get into anything unless they're strapped down, bad parenting has NOTHING to do with this. The kid just doesn't know what he did was bad yet. He's too young.
That's very cute, but you really should have been more prepared D: fyl.
#42 - On 06/29/2009 at 7:50pm by RobotStrut
That sucks. Always check your briefcase, eh? xD It'd be one of those things that would be totally cute in another situation. Your thoughts in this case: "Oh, shit. This isn't happening... Fuck, it is!! D="
#43 - On 06/29/2009 at 7:59pm by felixdiecat
Firstly, that's not very cute. Secondly, are you such a bad parent that you can't teach your child that some stuff is too important for him to mess with? YDI.
#46 - On 06/29/2009 at 9:54pm by godyourethick
He's just a lil kid! How could you blame that on bad parenting? The kid was trying to be helpful. It's cute.
#48 - On 06/29/2009 at 11:41pm by iambatman123
#20 - his papers were probably also classified. Just saying, a lock is not always worth the hassle in one's home.
did u not notice the difference in weight when you picked up your briefcase containing crayons and a teddy bear instead of your papers and shit??
Boys will be boys.
Maybe he was trying to make it better, in his own way. You never know.
#58 - On 06/30/2009 at 7:59am by bettyboop274
I like this illustration, the facial expression of the attendant all the way on the right is priceless. And lol @ profit bear. :D
#72 - On 08/29/2009 at 9:35am by TrickQuestion
#79, it never said about a note in the FML so probably they just drew it to add something to the picture.
lol awesome illustration love the way they came up with a way for him to get out of it without going off topic
#90 - On 08/29/2009 at 1:47pm by Mylife_is_so_fd
People need to stop thinking that the person that drew this is the person that posted the FML.
#91 - On 08/29/2009 at 1:48pm by KilianaNightwolf
Now your employers know that you have a life outside of your workplace, and it is a blessing toi have children like that... point is.. I don't see how its an FML...
Yeah, it's a blessing in some ways... But showing up to an important presentation without everything you need?? That would be pretty bad. That can really affect your job.
this FML is cute.
and the illustration is great. good job!
#93 - On 08/29/2009 at 2:55pm by heygirlheyyyyy
Great illustration. Love "Profit Bear." lol. While it's cute that the guy in the FML has such sweet kids, it's embarassing and it looks bad to show up to work without your materials, that's why it's an FML.
#99 - On 08/29/2009 at 6:58pm by Kathyladora
Cute. And that's the best illustration so far: Why? It didn't totally go off on a weird and unrelated tangent. You can make it relevent and still add your personal touch.
#103 - On 08/29/2009 at 8:27pm by Theoneinpurple
nice cartooning!
awwwww thats cute profit bear and multi-colured pie charts
we all need some of that!!!!
#107 - On 08/29/2009 at 11:27pm by fill_luvs_choc
Cute - my dad once walked into a morning meeting at work with a sticker on his forehead when I was a toddler...
Don't be mad at your son, that sounds so cute! I think your boss would have understood, I mean, it's a five year old kid. And the illustration is very cute! Well done comic illustrator, you made it cute, funny, nice looking, and conveying the story without being too long or retarded. Kudos to you!
#123 - On 08/30/2009 at 7:27am by mirror_opposite
Hahaha i have to admit that is pretty funny (The illistration)
#129 - On 08/30/2009 at 4:54pm by This_is_funny
And it's pretty cute.
I mean what do they expect from a father with a 5 year old kid? All work no fun?
#130 - On 08/30/2009 at 4:58pm by This_is_funny
I like how they seem to be having a good time coloring, 'cept for the one tie who's looking off his neighbor's work. :>
#135 - On 08/30/2009 at 10:37pm by CosmicPossum
I would fart in my son's dinner if he ever did that to me.
#139 - On 08/31/2009 at 12:43am by definatelywierd
Aw bless that's cute. Hope your boss understood. Brill illustration :)
#142 - On 08/31/2009 at 7:31am by tigitiger22
this is the best. i love the last frame. everyone gets really into it. and the boss is showing his pie chart off!
#144 - On 08/31/2009 at 11:11am by InkGothical
This illustration wins at life. FINALLY a good one, dayum.
I just love how they are really into the coloring, classic stuff. :)
#150 - On 09/01/2009 at 1:11am by genius_man16
But the FML didnt say the guy continued to give presentation with the crayons and bear and yet the illustration told.
#154 - On 09/01/2009 at 3:08pm by ClumsyJason
I don't think this is much of an FML ... Unless it was a huge business deal ...
Cute though. ^_^
#167 - On 09/02/2009 at 6:29pm by X_totallysucks_X
The bad stuff - getting ripped on by your boss.
The good stuff - having a teddy bear there to comfort you after you get ripped on by your boss.
There are some things preparedness can handle.
For everything else, there are stuffed teddy bears.
#185 - On 09/06/2009 at 4:30am by blastvortex
awww FYL but hopfully the fact that your kid is so cute would have cheered you up @ least a bit.
#195 - On 09/20/2009 at 12:58am by KatieGoesRawrr
That cartoon makes it seem like everything turned out okay, not an FML.
#196 - On 09/21/2009 at 3:11pm by junomcguff
that sucks but im sure your kid didnt mean anny harm but i bet they got a little laugh out of it
#198 - On 09/24/2009 at 8:09pm by kittles31194
If your boss and the others couldn't at least get a chuckle out of that, they should be stoned. No, not with weed. Actual rocks. Anceint punishments were brutal, and they would deserve it.
Maybe a CD? or USB? or Portable hard drive? (gowd I'm a nerd)
#206 - On 10/20/2009 at 3:00am by Lim23
omg wow a simple fml turns into a deadly arguement board............WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?????
#209 - On 10/28/2009 at 6:00pm by hickeys_bruises
Are you kidding? It's one thing to come home and have the kid ask you to color with him or something, it's another for the kid to go and replace the stuff in the briefcase. I'd have had to get skin grafts after the blisters my father would have laid on my ass if I'd done something like that. Don't mess with the work stuff.
I'm not saying even spank him, I'm just saying make sure the kid understands that it's not okay to do that.
I'm 100% sure the kid didn't mean any harm by it, and yeah it would be cute if I found any sense of joy whatsoever in children, but really...just have a talk with your kid about why it's not okay to mess with your work stuff.
Always always always check your luggages and suitcases before you leave. Especially if you have kids.
#215 - On 01/11/2010 at 4:49pm by FYLbecauseYDI
