Lost

By wideman - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was at church and saw a blind teenager who obviously looked lost. Feeling like I should help, I went over and asked if he needed anything. He said, "I can't find my caretaker." I asked, "What does she look like?" FML
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jackaaa 0

It's a normal question anyone would ask, without thinking. I'm sure it didn't upset him. Not a big deal.

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Lick_yer_face 0

Tee hee. Although, it wouldn't surprise me if he did know what his caretaker looked like. He may have known a brief description, for situations like this. Still funny though. :D

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NorfolkDude 2

We're creatures who reconize things by sight. So a question of "What does he look like" is a natural response. So I don't think this is a fml. You certainly couldn't ask, "What he smell like" or "What he feels like?" Now could you? Because such questions cannot be shared.

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BeautyAndBrains 0

Natural response to that question. I'm sure he didn't mind. Don't beat yourself up about it.

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sunshyne84_fml 0

why did it take me a sec to see the problem here? lmao fml I'm slow

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brave_fml 0

Don't worry. Someone should have told him what s/he looks like just in case. I know a blind kid.

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SAGARCo 19

I read that as, "I know, I'm a blind kid." I was resorting to witchcraft being possible.

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Obfuscation 0

Things like this are easy to say. I'm sure they were not worried.

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silverleaf 1

My friend has been completely blind since birth. I was with her one day and we were supposed to be meeting a friend of hers who I hadn't met before. I told her I didn't know what her friend looked like and she proceeded to give me a good enough description that I was able to pick the friend out from a crowd. Guess she could probably describe me too, but I have no idea how. Most blind people are perfectly happy for you to use words like "look" and "see" and whatever around them. My friend often uses the phrase "have a look at something" when she actually means "feel something". Don't get hung up on phrases, really.

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