Dig this

By pheonixxe - 01/06/2015 22:45 - United States - Sheridan

Today, frustrated with my very energetic kids, I told them that if they dug a hole deep enough in the backyard, they'd find China. What they really found was the previous owner's dog. FML
I agree, your life sucks 31 930
You deserved it 8 260

Same thing different taste

Comments

The comments on this FML are taking a decidedly racist bent... Backing off slowly

"Duh" gotta put your old friend somewhere

So lying to your kids have consequences you weren't expecting? Who knew!

*dug, FML staff can you please fix it?

Hopefully they only found bones. You seem creative enough to play it off well. Ancient burial grounds of a lost civilization.

ninety 25

Because the bones of dead people are way less traumatizing than the bones of a dead animal.

Call before you dig in case of power lines. Call811.com

Wait... how do you call a .com? It's "Call '1-800-Miss Dig' around here.

YDI. You shouldn't just make shit up to get your kids to get off your back.

Yeah, facilitating creative play and helping her kids use their imaginations and be physically active was definitely a bad call. OP should have stuck them in front of the TV instead.

Have you ever met a child? They play pretend all the time. It's actually healthy for them.

Actually that's false but it worked right?