Today, I spent 15 minutes trying to get my cat out of our seven-foot Christmas tree. Once he was done, he tore about the house and broke the nativity scene, beheading baby Jesus and a wise man in the process. The tree is fucked. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, we spent hours decorating the Christmas tree, perfectly balancing the lights, ornaments, and tinsel. Ten minutes later, the cat thought it was a right time to reenact Die Hard and climbed up the tree, knocking it over. Now my ornaments are shattered, and my cat is smugly sitting in the wreckage. FML
Today, I bought a Christmas tree and carried it up three flights of stairs alone. I finally got it inside, only to realize it was too tall. I tried trimming it, but now it’s crooked, shedding everywhere, and leaning like it gave up on life. I hope the greenish marks on the ceiling won't be permanent. FML
Today, after spending hours putting up our tree and decorating it, it fell over and shattered the glass ornaments. FML
Today, my family and I were decorating the Christmas tree. It seemed a bit unstable, but we decorated it without any problems. Later, while my daughter sat by the tree, it began to fall. Her grandmother stopped the tree from hitting her. I, on the other hand, screamed like a little girl. I'm a 38 year-old guy. FML
Today, to try to have a less depressing Christmas, I've put up a small tree in my apartment and wrapped some presents for myself. I woke from a nap to the sound of my cat vomiting. What did she throw up on? The presents. FML
Today, in an effort to repair our fake Christmas tree, my girlfriend succeeded in gluing it to the floor. I can't get it loose. FML
Today, I spent a half hour trying to help my cat down after he got stuck in the tree on my lawn. I finally gave up and called a local tree care company to help. When I returned outside, I found my cat casually walking about by the door. The guy who showed up to help was not happy. FML
Today, I set up a miniature nativity scene in my apartment. Three hours ago, my dog decided it would be a good idea to eat baby Jesus. Two hours ago, the vet laughed and said not to worry because I would 'have him back in time for Christmas'. FML
Today, we brought our Christmas tree inside to decorate. We decorated it, then went out to dinner as a family. Returning 2 hours later, we came back to find our living room to be occupied. Not with people. The tree had been filled with baby spiders, and they were all over the living room. FML
Today, our Christmas tree was damaged beyond repair after my son and his friends borrowed it for a little experiment. They tied balloons to the branches and tried to make it fly, after seeing a similar video online. FML
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Lobby_Bee 18
A Christmas tree is like an enormous playground jungle gym to a cat.
Dave_Davington 35
If he were truly wise, he wouldn't have gotten beheaded in the first place.
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Comments (15)
Lobby_Bee 18
A Christmas tree is like an enormous playground jungle gym to a cat.
tonyfan00 38
If the Grinch had a cat...
Dave_Davington 35
If he were truly wise, he wouldn't have gotten beheaded in the first place.
Sinshine 28
Cats and Christmas trees just don't go with each other. Learned that long ago xD
withered 30
You should not have gotten a pet if you had no intention to train it. Besides, if you are a lazy owner who does not care to teach their pet how to behave, you can always simply close the door and not allow the animal in certain areas.
CoyoteOldOne 17
Withered, you clearly have never even _met_ a cat.
mystifiedshadows 14
Clearly you really haven't had a cat. I've had six cats ( two at a time ) and teaching them how to behave, it's not as simple as you think. They are cats, they will pay attention when they want to, not when you want them to. A Christmas tree with ornaments on it, sparkly and shiny or not, is obviously going to get the cats attention. I've only had a few cats that haven't went for the Christmas tree. Also, closed doors, do you really want to listen to a cat meowing and scratching at the door for god-knows-how-long?
withered 30
So some scratching and meowing is more annoying than having to clean up broken things/mess behind your pet? Setting boundaries for your pet is pretty basic thing if you are a responsible pet owner. Cats can be trained just as much as dogs can be. If you do not put the effort in teaching your pet basic things then you have no right to complain when they behave like they do.
mystifiedshadows 14
Oh believe me, I have a cat who constantly meows and yes you get sick of hearing it. Cleaning up broken items isn't really much of a pain. Listening to your cat singing the song of their people all day and at stupid hours during the night when you're trying to sleep, yeah that's waaaay more annoying. Also, I have no problem with my cats. Out of all of them, only one cat has broken something and it was easy enough to put together. Yes a cat can be trained, but as I said, a cat will listen when they want to.
Darkshadus1 2
This is what always makes me laugh Christians putting up decorated pine trees ( a pagan Yule tradition) for the celebration of the birth of a middle eastern jewish person born around March. (which is when the sandstorms happen) lol
Glowworm56 27
"Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree, your ornaments are history!"
09051308288 17
The cat surely hates Christmas.
09051308288 17
The cat surely hates Christmas.
Kingdomhearts2018 2
Oh darn, you can afford a house that will accommodate a 7 foot Christmas tree but your cat ruined temporary decorations. So sad for you. Stfu