Today, I caught a cold. Turns out that the neighbours who have noisy children have also caught COVID and have to isolate for a week. I not only have to deal with a cold, but I have to overhear kids shows and crying through the thin wall dividing our houses. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I learned that I have a sinus infection, ear infection and bronchitis so bad it was on the verge of pneumonia. My work won't let me call in sick. I work with kids. Lovely. FML
Today, I found out that people in the apartment to the left, in the one to the right and in the one above mine all tested positive for Covid, a week ago. FML
Today, I'm stuck in bed with a fever, aches, and nasty cough. My kids and husband had it too, and kept coughing without covering their mouths, despite my asking several times so I wouldn't get sick. FML
Today, I tested positive for Covid. Not only do I feel absolutely miserable, but I was at work all day yesterday, interacting with the public. Also, the day before that, I hung out at a friend's house with a 3-month-old infant. If any one of them get Covid, it's my fault. FML
Today, I live in an apartment and all I can hear is my neighbours' bratty kids screaming with their new toys. Not only do I hate kids, making this absolute torture, I also work nights and only fell into bed at 6 a.m. this morning, so that’s 4 hours trying to sleep so far and I’m back at work in 5 hours. FML
Today, like every day since the new neighbors moved into the townhouse next door, their newborn won’t stop crying. The room the two toddlers and newborn are in apparently shares a wall with my bedroom, so I hear crying while I work remote, study remote, and try to sleep. FML
Today, I got tons of sympathy (and hugs) from my co-workers after intense sneezing and coughing due to my "seasonal allergies." When I got home, my SO asked if allergies are contagious, because he had them too. He didn't have allergies. We have Covid. And so do most of my co-workers now. I suck! FML
Today, my dick of a neighbor tried to file a noise complaint against me, all because I have the flu and am sneezing a lot. FML
Today, after spending weeks dealing with my 4 year-old's chronic and acute otitis, it's my 20 month-old daughter who has now got it. Its like that every damn year. Oh, and I just got bilateral otitis myself now and need antibiotics. I almost regret having children. FML
Today, I spent all year avoiding COVID, colds, and flu. On December 30th, I caught the worst cold of my life. I’ll be ringing in the new year in bed, with tissues as my only company. FML
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Top comments
mike3775 39
That’s why I am glad I do not live in a “paired” single family home aka duplex. I had enough of the sharing of walls when I lived in apartments, no way do I ever want to share a wall with anyone again.
Chazzster 32
One of my personal mottos is “Nothing is so bad it could not be worse, nothing is so good it could not be better.” It could be worse - You or your neighbors could have “long COVID” and be in a hospital. And then again it could be better if your neighbors were quieter. I suggest noise canceling earphones.
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mike3775 39
That’s why I am glad I do not live in a “paired” single family home aka duplex. I had enough of the sharing of walls when I lived in apartments, no way do I ever want to share a wall with anyone again.
RichardPencil 32
Earplugs. Much cheaper than an AR-15.
Chazzster 32
One of my personal mottos is “Nothing is so bad it could not be worse, nothing is so good it could not be better.” It could be worse - You or your neighbors could have “long COVID” and be in a hospital. And then again it could be better if your neighbors were quieter. I suggest noise canceling earphones.
Hangryko 32
File a noise complaint. You have a right to peace in your own home.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
You better make sure what you have is just a cold and not COVID as well if your neighbors have it.