Family, Awkward, Depression, Cancer and Grandparents: Get up!

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By Casino - 02/04/2009 01:17 - United States

Today, I bitched out my grandmother, who lives with my family, for being lazy and laying in bed until 6-7pm for the past month. When I was done, she told me she had been diagnosed with cancer and was depressed because of it. Nobody had bothered to tell me. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/08/2015 16:07 - United States - San Leandro

Today, after months of taking care of my grandma after a surgery, the doctors gave her a clean bill of health and I finally got to sleep in my own bed. She passed away while I was at home. FML

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By kisyfrot - 18/12/2008 03:38 - France

Today, I got fed up with my neighbor who has been coughing, night and day, for six months. I rang at her door to tell her about several remedies I know of to help, so I could sleep. I thus found out she has lung cancer. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/06/2020 20:07

Today, I'm taking care of my bedridden, 94-year-old grandma. She woke me up at 6 a.m. only to tell me her UTI is still there. Later, she made me interrupt my 15-minute-dinner a total of 4 times because she wanted things like "more lotion in her buttcrack." FML

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By lonely - 24/10/2011 14:55 - United States

Today, without telling me, my mom dropped me off at my grandmother's house, and drove off. Now I'm supposed to spend the next month with her. Guess she forgot my grandma died six weeks ago. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/04/2024 17:00 - United States

Today, I had to drive my grandmother to the emergency room. I periodically tried to call my parents but neither of them picked up, even when I called the house. We sat there for 6 hours and still no one took her to a room, and no response. Mom finally called back, only to tell me to get her a pack of cigarettes. FML

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RIP in peace

By katta2009 - 29/08/2010 11:29 - United States

Today, my grandmother died. No one called me to let me know she passed. I found out because people kept writing RIP on her Facebook wall. My siblings and I weren't even mentioned in her obituary with the other grandchildren, but they did remember to mention her dog. FML

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By abygalee - 10/07/2016 20:42 - United States - Akron

Today, my mom hadn't talked to me for 5 days, so worried sick I called my grandpa. She's been in jail, and no one cared to inform me. Great. 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 avocadopurse - 09/07/2018 19:00

Today, I told my grandmother I was planning a trip to take my newborn son to meet his great-great-grandfather before it was too late. She had a guilty expression on her face. My great-grandfather died 4 months ago and my family forgot to tell me. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/01/2022 07:01 - United Kingdom - Bolton

Today, I watched my grandmother's funeral on a webcam. She died at 95 because the overwhelmed hospital kept putting back her pacemaker operation. I hadn't seen her in two years. Fuck Covid. FML

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alex_vik 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 9:52

YDI for bitching out your grandmother.

pinkdaisy 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 9:52

how about asking her if she is okay before going ahead and bashing her...

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pinkdaisy 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 9:52

how about asking her if she is okay before going ahead and bashing her...

gan4sula 2

Tuesday 2 August 2011 22:12

Yea no one should bitch at grandmas, period Show some respect

iEatGuppies 0

Saturday 1 October 2011 20:00

even then, who the **** bitches at their own grandma?

alex_vik 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 9:52

YDI for bitching out your grandmother.

ambear26 14

Friday 27 July 2012 16:04

Agreed Ydi treat your elders with respect!

delude 26

Tuesday 14 April 2015 0:36

Even if she wasn't depressed and didn't have cancer, you STILL shouldn't bitch out your grandmother

CatieBabey 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 9:52

if she's living with your family, she's ill. YDI, never yell at your grandmother, or any elderly person in general.

xNephilim 18

Monday 12 November 2012 4:58

I agree that OP should've been more thoughtful but saying "don't yell at elderly people" is stupid. You don't earn immunity by growing old. When you deserve to get yelled at, you'll get yelled at, whether you're 12 or 120.

daniel_dd31 13

Sunday 6 January 2013 4:37

253- I know I would never yell at my grandmother just out of respect. Elderly deserve respect.

summerguy97 16

Wednesday 5 June 2013 2:46

The elderly don't automatically deserve respect! What if some old dude is a perverted neo-nazi!? See, no respect deserved there!

NeatNit 32

Tuesday 22 October 2013 17:51

This comment thread is just a misunderstanding. One should not yell at their own grandparents because of respect. However, stranger elderly people don't necessarily deserve that respect - you can find plenty of evidence for that on FML. I couldn't count how many "old lady" FMLs I've seen just in the past month.

littlemuffet 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 9:56

...SHE'S YOUR GRANDMA. That means you keep your feelings to yourself.

sleepless15_p 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 9:56

You totally deserved it you asshole.

Inspired22 11

Thursday 2 April 2009 9:57

I don't think you should ever bitch out your grandmother. An elderly person sleeping all day is a cause for concern, not judgement! I'm sorry no one told you. That's awful. But please have a bigger heart for the elderly in your life! They can be suffering from health problems. And I think people should show more respect to their grandparents!

gothichippy 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 10:00

I totally created my account just to tell you that you should NEVER yell at your grandmother and any elderly person. My mother is in her 80s and it makes me sick to think that someone would yell at someone like her. I'm sorry no one told you that your grandmother is ill and I will be praying for her and your family, but there are just some things you do not do in this life and yelling at your grandmother is one of them.

Kng21 0

Sunday 25 November 2012 0:46

Gotichippy, thank you so much for making one of the best, probably the best comment I have ever seen here on fml. Pretty much everyone else makes dumb comments, but you didn't. Thank you for that. :) Many times, I really wonder what is with people. Also, I thumbed myself up because I'm very insecure.

AK 2

Thursday 2 April 2009 10:00

Christ, what do you expect her to do if she's not supposed to be "lazy"? Go and do your laundry? She's your grandmother for heaven's sake.

twitterer 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 10:02

I kinda know where you're coming from. A little. I do think maybe you should have asked her about it before completely bitching her out, but I have had experience with bitchy grandma's. (One of my friend's grandmas called her fat and believe me, she's anything but). Just because they're old doesn't mean they're all nice and sweet and stuff. But still, show everyone respect and maybe don't bitch people out. And sorry about your grandma's cancer, hopefully she gets better!

Claeric 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 10:07

I predict 200 people explaining that all old people are gems to be treasured and are in every single case smarter than you and always right and sweet.