Miscellaneous: Foot in mouth

Foot in mouth

By Noname - 24/02/2009 05:05 - United States

Today, one of my closest friends and I got into a fight. She ended the conversation with, "My grandma just had a stroke. Bye." I didn't believe her so I replied "That's great. Bye." Turns out her Grandma is in the hospital in critical condition. FML

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By badgrandchild - 16/03/2009 21:01 - United States

Today, my phone rang while I was home alone. When I picked up, all I could hear was heavy breathing. Convinced it was one of my friends playing a joke, I said loudly, "Get off the phone, you fucker, and don't call back!" It turned out it was my grandma. She had been having a stroke. FML

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Adieu

By Pain - 24/02/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, I saw an old friend while out and about. Since I don't leave the house very often, my friend was surprised to see me in person. He jokingly asked if someone was dying, and I cried in response. I was in fact going to the hospital to say goodbye to my grandma. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/02/2016 01:15 - United States - Jacksonville

Today, one of my friends made it to school. He has been sick recently, missing days out of the week. When I saw him, I greeted him with, "Were you dying yesterday?" Apparently he wasn't, but his grandmother really did. FML

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By Dartfrogger - 12/02/2015 19:16 - United States - Salt Lake City

Today, I announced to my friends that my grandmother is dying. My best friend pulled out his phone and casually announced, "Technically, everyone is dying." FML

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By Need Help - 05/10/2017 16:30 - United States - Victorville

Today, my grandma went for a walk after being told that she has a bad heart and a fall could be fatal. She fell, fracturing both wrists, and is now in casts and can't do anything herself. Turned out it was only fatal to my college semester. FML

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By WronglySad619 - 26/01/2011 10:31 - United States

Today, after mourning and making my girlfriend cancel her big birthday party, I found out my grandma didn't actually die. FML

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Foot in mouth

By Anonymous - 15/06/2009 04:48 - Australia

Today, my grandpa died. I called my grandma to make sure she was going to be fine. After talking over the phone for 30 minutes or so, I told her goodbye and said, out of habit, "Say hi to grandpa for me". FML

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By TheFatOne - 31/08/2014 19:27 - United States

Today, I had to cancel my plans to go see my grandma, because I wasn't feeling too well. I called her to apologize, but she had trouble remembering who I was. When I told her my name, she said "Oh, the FAT one." Yes grandma, the fat one. FML

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By ubbernoob - 05/03/2009 19:33 - United States

Today, I walked into my house to find everyone sitting around the table and looking sad. I thought it would be a good time to crack a joke and said, "What's wrong? Grandma finally die?" Turns out she had. FML

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By Me - 03/06/2013 05:32 - United States - Homer Glen

Today, while at my aunt's funeral, my grandma who has terrible memory loss asked me whose funeral we were at. I had to explain to her that her daughter had died. FML

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Rayn4u_fml 0

Tuesday 24 February 2009 12:09

How do you win an argument by bringing up critically ill relatives? Was the topic at hand: "who's grandmother is the most ill"? Don't feel too guilty, she probably ran out of arguments and tried to hurt you any way she could.

ijrnelson 0

Tuesday 24 February 2009 12:13

Yeh anyone who uses sick relatives as leverage has issues, I agree with #1

Comments

Rayn4u_fml 0

Tuesday 24 February 2009 12:09

happyhak 5

Tuesday 16 March 2010 8:57

Yes, i pretty much agree...its pretty stupid if you use your sick grandmother as an excuse to win a fight...

ijrnelson 0

Tuesday 24 February 2009 12:13

Yeh anyone who uses sick relatives as leverage has issues, I agree with #1

dabomblyktiktikk 0

Sunday 1 August 2010 20:47

they weren't using it as leverage, they were saying they had to go because their grandmother died.

monkeys009 0

Tuesday 24 February 2009 13:10

well they shouldn't have used their grandmother in the arguement in the first place. Thats just wrong!!

epic_fail_whoa 0

Tuesday 24 February 2009 14:49

#3- The poster probably forgot "Today" at the beginning of the post, and the moderators fixed it but didn't take out the today she included. Don't be such a nitpick.

ijrnelson 0

Tuesday 24 February 2009 15:29

Who cares, It's legible, may I refer you to Article 5 of the FML code.

holynemesis1208 3

Tuesday 24 February 2009 16:01

obviously you didn't know so go say sorry and everything will be fine.

marigoldcobain 21

Wednesday 1 July 2015 23:05

OP shouldn't be sorry. OP's friend didn't have to bring up the fact that her grandma had a stroke. OP's friend should be sorry for using her grandma's stroke as a way to make OP feel bad. She should've just apologized for being a bitch and then mentioned that she's just really moody because her grandma had a stroke.

az_45 0

Tuesday 24 February 2009 18:28

omg thank you to the last post, jeez you people are stupid...

dabomblyktiktikk 0

Sunday 1 August 2010 20:49

right? its like... wow -_-

KatieWagnerFab 0

Tuesday 24 February 2009 19:06

You people are so damn cruel.

adelaide_evening 0

Tuesday 24 February 2009 23:16

I think if she was trying to actually tell you her Grandma had a stroke in the first place, she would've said it differently, not thrown it in at the last minute. Sounds like she was trying to just make you feel like crap and win the fight.

lemonkid44 0

Wednesday 25 February 2009 8:03

What? Who said she was trying to end the fight or any of that shit? How naive are you people, honestly? If my grandmother had just had a stroke, I would say it, no matter what the current situation is. She said it because it had just occurred and it was true, so what's the issue? Come on guys, not everybody's trying to be punitive and win a fight.

buzzinbee222 4

Monday 18 February 2013 23:46

Maybe thats because if she really wanted to tell her friend about her grandmothers condition in a way that wouldn't make her friend feel like crap, she wouldn't have said "my grandma just had a stroke. Bye." That sounds pretty similar to, "I said that so you could feel like a jerk and now Im gonna stop talking to you so you can wallow in it" and a lot less like "Im sorry we're fighting, Ive just been really stressed out today because Im worried about my grandma because she had a stroke, I'll talk to you later"