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Kids these days…

By jenabp - 03/01/2011 18:56 - United States

Today, while changing my clothes, my 3 year-old daughter informed me that I looked like a zebra. Noticing my shocked face, she tried comforting me by telling me I was a pretty zebra because I was a purple zebra. She was talking about my stretch marks. FML

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By noname - 14/01/2009 06:33 - France

Today, my husband called me “my little zebra”. I gave birth a month ago, and I’ve kept a few stretch marks. FML

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You deserved it 2 714

By Noname - 13/03/2009 20:03 - United States

Today, my boyfriend and I were choosing animals that reminded us of eachother. I said he reminded me of a tiger because he is really muscular. He told me I reminded him of a zebra. When I asked him why, he said it was because of my stretchmarks. FML

I agree, your life sucks 83 126

You deserved it 7 927

By marquez_jasmine - 21/07/2012 15:08 - Canada - Kingston

Today, after feeling a little down about myself and looking for comfort from my boyfriend, he told me that my stretch marks make me look like a tiger. FML

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You deserved it 3 724

By Anonymous - 17/05/2012 04:35 - United States

Today, I went to the hair salon. When I got home, my three-year-old daughter told me I looked like Dora the Explorer. FML

I agree, your life sucks 25 157

You deserved it 5 901

Streaky

By Anonymous - 02/09/2021 02:00

Today, my 3 year-old saw the stretch marks on my stomach and proudly exclaimed, "Bacon!" After talking with my husband, he admitted that he agreed with our son's evaluation. FML

I agree, your life sucks 834

You deserved it 140

By laurencoc - 31/08/2015 22:50 - Australia - Perth

Today, I dyed my hair purple. I came out of the salon and a little girl walked past and said, "Wow, you look like a mermaid!", to which her mother quickly said, "No she doesn't, she looks like her parents don't love her." FML

I agree, your life sucks 30 965

You deserved it 5 125

By parentof5 - 23/04/2011 15:20 - United States

Today, my 4 year old daughter walked in while I was changing my shirt. She said "When I get older I am going to have big boobies just like you." I'm her dad. FML

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You deserved it 24 783

Kids, eh?

By Anonymous - 23/10/2019 12:00

Today, I was with my four year-old daughter when we met an elderly, rather wrinkled woman I know. My daughter looked at her for a while and then asked, "Why doesn’t your skin fit your face?" FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 551

You deserved it 168

By 102496 - 05/02/2010 03:53 - France

Today, I went to the store with my 4 1/2 year old daughter. When we got to the cosmetics aisle, she asked what make-up was for, I told her it was to make women prettier. My daughter then told me it was a good thing I wear make-up because I was ugly and that I might scare off my husband. FML

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You deserved it 4 601

Say it ain't so

By loserwithlice - 26/07/2009 18:58 - United States

Today, I told my 8 year-old daughter that she looks a lot like mommy. Now she won't come out of her room because she thinks she's ugly. FML

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You deserved it 6 291

hkgirl89 8

Tuesday 4 January 2011 1:52

she's a kid...let it slide...at least you know you taught her well, because she tried to comfort you :)

EllaMadSage 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 1:51

Oh poor you, stretch marks are a bitch.

Comments

musickraze45 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 2:09

you should have told her it's because of you you little bitch!! hahaha

KatyB_fml 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 2:23

you're an idiot

That_helped 4

Tuesday 4 January 2011 15:27

its not like she was mocking her mother because of it. She was complimenting her actually. So there would be no point of saying that

momma_jess20 0

Friday 11 March 2011 8:12

14, really? who the **** is going to tell a 3 year old that????? nobody with actual common sense. shes 3 for christ sakes

menacingsprite 3

Friday 11 May 2012 15:00

Moron... Idiot... Numbskull? I dunno all of these things seem to fit your comment.

kainpwnsu 19

Tuesday 4 January 2011 2:14

At least she tried to comfort you.

bobkim302 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 2:22

That's funny. One day she will have them too. That's when it will be really funny. Kids are great. Besides I'm sure the stretch marks aren't that bad.

wutsupdogs 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 2:53

like I tell my wife , it's a reminder of something special, kids. you dont need to be posting this on here, you don't deserve it and most certainly arnt an fml. it's a natural beauty of childbirth. you are blessed.

nontoxicpuppydog 5

Tuesday 4 January 2011 8:07

I think that's a very sweet thing to say!

duhh10 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 14:18

I have purple zebra stripes too and I do feel blessed. I have several friends and family members who cannot get pregnant and would absolutely love to have the "problem" of stretch marks just because they would have a miracle to show for it. I had my son 6 months ago and using baby oil on them after every shower before I dry off has faded them a lot already. maybe OP should try that..

meteor_stream 9

Wednesday 5 January 2011 6:43

Kids are not miracles. They're just normal human offspring, and lots of women give birth every day. Nothing special about it, and the stretch marks are not a blessing =___=

jenabp 0

Wednesday 5 January 2011 9:34

Not a fan if stretch marks but kids are absolutely miracles.... the whole process is amazing!!!!! =0)

Kkkdawg 27

Saturday 18 October 2014 15:48

#105 ******* thank you!!!! Holy shit people. Childbirth is NOT a miracle, it is SCIENCE. And absolutely disgusting I might add. I may quite literally be the only woman in the history of forever, that is actually quite content with the fact I cannot have children.

Angele72 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 2:54

Flying Purple People Eater XD

customparachute 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 5:57

yesss

ak7477 9

Tuesday 4 January 2011 2:56

this is in no way an "FML", you've got stretch marks...who gaf? you have a sweet little girl be happy.

zanguard 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 3:05

Let me try and create a mental image of you OP... If I stick an air pump in the ass of a hippo and pump that thing until it's skin looks like plastic wrap stretched over a watermelon, I might have something remotely resembling you.

RoseBearChild 10

Tuesday 4 January 2011 3:29

Just because a woman has stretch marks does not make her fat. Many women are quite small and have stretch marks because they are a natural part of pregnancy. Even if the woman has lost all the weight from pregnancy, she often will still have stretch marks because the skin is not able to recover as quickly.

zanguard 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 3:35

I didn't call OP fat, I said my mental image of her was an air puffed hippo.

zanguard 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 3:37

On the other hand, #30 called OP a fat ass in rather obvious words.

k9obsessed 5

Tuesday 4 January 2011 3:21

Lol relax, OP. Little kids never think before they speak. Besides, she's only 3. I'm sure she doesn't realize she's insulting you. Little ones just don't know any better.

CMSmithhh 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 3:23

Use coca butter lotion (: Helps fade & eventually get rid of them.

iwabo 9

Tuesday 4 January 2011 11:36

nothing ever gets rid of them. they're like scars. they will fade to clear though. but will still always be there. like my daughter says, "your belly looks like silly little worms".