Today, my parents want me to become a lawyer, all because our family members keep getting into feuds and court cases. I'm a successful developer, and run my own company. 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 dad, under threats of disowning me, insisted that I offer my sister a job in my company. I run my own law firm, she is a hairdresser. FML
Today, my dad spent 30 minutes incorrectly correcting me about our legal system. He thinks he knows more than me because he's been divorced twice. I'm a lawyer. FML
Today, despite having the same parents, I'm a lawyer and my brother is a redneck. He called wanting my advice, because he tried to book a prostitute online but when she turned up, she was a Latvian mail-order bride, and he wants me to fix it with my "big city law degree." FML
Today, my family somehow discovered how much money I make. They didn’t ask for money, or try to be my friend, or try to manipulate me, they just jumped straight to demanding ludicrous amounts of cash for fabricated and imaginary reasons, and already have their own lawyer. FML
Today, I found out both my parents are career criminals. My dad expects me to join the "family business" and my mom has decided that they'll "never get her alive." FML
Today, my lawyer threatened to sue me because I can't afford his bill, which he sent to me after getting me out of a lawsuit. FML
Today, my parents told me that they're suing my best friend's parents because I broke my leg at their house. I've been begging and pleading and fighting with them not to but they won't listen. They keep saying that it's not personal and it's just a legal thing. Happens all the time. FML
Today, I told my family that I'm on probation at work. I help my family out financially, working in a field that they pressured me to pursue. Because they are aggressive, they asked if it was because I fought with someone at work. I told them it was because my boss says I'm too soft. Their response? "He's right." FML
Today, after getting into an argument with my dad, he told me that I would make a great ex wife one day. FML
Today, I got fired from my job. I worked for my parents. FML
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DocBastard 40
So develop a backbone and tell your parents to mind their own ******* business. Are you the Hatfields or the McCoys?
keyboo 0
Who doesn't need a good lawyer on the family right? Charge double and tell them it's the special family price
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Comments (35)
jad07 0
Tell them them to become a lawyer. It's never to late to go back to school.
A7X_LoVeee 10
Do what you want to do. It's not your fault that your family keeps getting into those situations. FYL for having parents like that.
McMike10 1
I'm sorry? How is this an FML? Just tell them "no" and you're still a successful developer in charge of your own company...
Pelreskovich 11
Tell them to screw off?
ICATiger 13
Screw off?? Really?
Pelreskovich 11
Yes? Do you prefer more graphic profanity? Because I try to tone it down in public forums.
ICATiger 13
Parents be crazy!!!
newlove_fml 0
I understand how that feels. I haven't begun my career yet, though, because i'm still just a teenager. My parents want me to pursue art as a career, but I want to be a marine biologist. They are pretty adamant about it sometimes, but in the end, they know it's my choice. I'm lucky to have understanding parents like them, and I hope your parents are understanding as well.
Andr913 13
You are the only person on the planet whose parents would rather have you be an artist.
ImaginaryFoe 1
Are you successful enough to pay for a lawyer? Keep him on retainer so he has to listen to their petty squabbles instead of you.
FMLitUP69 0
Look at the location. Now it all makes sense.
chellyX92 8
Tell your family to grow up. If they act mature these little court cases wouldn't pop up often.
me_the_maniak 14
Little?!
kingnothing607 3
I don't understand, if OP is a developer and runs their own successful company, they are obviously over 18 and always doing well...so why do the parent wanting them to be a lawyer matter? And why is that an fml? What is fml about parents that nag and say you should be a lawyer? I say just tell them "nah Im good" and leave it at that?