Today, two days before my birthday, my parents drove three hours to visit me at school and take me out to lunch. I assumed that it was to celebrate my birthday. They told me they are getting divorced. 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, my parents took me out to dinner. I thought they were taking me because it's my birthday. Turns out they are getting divorced. They forgot it was my birthday. FML
Today, my parents told me they're getting a divorce because of all the strain caused by me nearly dying in an accident. FML
Today, for my birthday, the only "gift" my parents gave me was the gift of choice: I got to choose which one of them I'll be living with after their upcoming divorce. This was the first time I'd heard anything about a divorce. FML
Today, my parents told me they were getting divorced, at the beginning of a family road trip, adding that this'll be the last thing we ever do as a family. FML
Today, I called my mom to let her know I was coming home for my upcoming birthday, as I haven’t seen my parents in months. She then stated she hated my birthday because it reminded her she was getting older, and they may have preexisting plans that evening anyways. Really feeling the family love… FML
Today, I traveled 3 hours to a town I hate, to spend my birthday with my mom and brother and his family. My mom didn't realize it was my birthday until the cake slice with candles was placed in front of me. FML
Today, my boyfriend proposed. I was about to call my parents and tell them we're getting married, but they called me first to announce they're getting a divorce. FML
Today, I got a call from my parents that they have decided to get a divorce. My brothers and I just shelled out $5,000 each and spent months planning their 50th Anniversary party that was supposed to be next month. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My dad was supposed to take me to get a tattoo, but instead he went to the bar, got drunk, and told me how I was the biggest mistake he and my mom have ever made. FML
Today, I found out that my mom and dad got a divorce. They didn't tell me, they just changed their relationship status on Facebook. FML
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RawrSpoon 0
Ouch, what a crappy birthday present D:
cobrakid77678 0
worst.. birthday. ever?
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Comments (46)
heatfan89 0
o wow that suck
that_one_guy 0
Ehmmmm, #22, they were joking...
yougotboyed 0
it wasnt ur birthday...are they not allowed to tell you bad news in the upcoming weeks of your birthday or something?
adelaide_evening 0
Yeah....#17 was CLEARLY sarcasm....
allie2590 31
That's pretty shitty. Why couldn't your parents postpone it and happily celebrate your birthday? 26 - It was 2 days before their birthday. The parents could've postponed the divorce so they could have a happy birthday. I think the parents were very inconsiderate.
MonkeySpeaks 4
Ive been there. On my 17th birthday my parents called my brother and i into their room. i thought we were going to talk about where to have dinner - turns out they were telling us our dad was diagnosed with cancer and was starting chemo that week. its rough. Its not selfish to want to be special on your birthday but you also have to remember sometimes, the world keeps going even if you want it to stop. It sucks they chose your bday to do it but you gotta be adult about it. You're in college so its time you start figuring out anyway that things aren't always gravy. (BTW dad recovered, this occurred almost 10 years ago).
jscott358 0
Yup, I've been there too...4 times. That's right, my mom started her first divorce when I was still in the womb. But she never announced one on or near my birthday, (near birth, but I guess that doesn't count.) Hang in there, it will be over in about 6 months.
casanova_fml 0
now you get TWO birthdays....and Christmases! ...BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!!!!
ajscott 0
The world does not revolve around you. Your parents are being civil adults and deciding to go their seperate ways. The only thing this will change is you'll have to travel to seperate houses to see them when you o home from school. On the bright side you'll get double the number of presents during your birthday and christmas.
LOLWUT_fml 0
The 753 people who said you deserve that need to go **** theirselves.