Today, I took home my grandpa's ashes. I then went out with my grandma, leaving my 5-year-old at home with my 12-year-old. When I got home, my beaming 5-year-old opened the door, covered in white powder. My grandmother asked where all the powder had come from. She pointed to the empty ashbox. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while changing into shorts because it’s scorching hot here, my four year-old found a jar of my Dad's ashes. I came out to see her feet prints in it on the kitchen floor. She'd dumped the whole jar out and was playing in it. FML
Today, I left my dog alone in the house for ten minutes while I took a shower. When I got out I found a mess of dust all over the floor and her ripping up a package that was supposed to be sent to my aunt. It contained my grandmother's ashes. FML
Today, I found out that my grandmother desecrated my grandfather's grave. 14 years after his death, she dug up his body and had him cremated so that she could sell his plot back to the cemetery for money. I was the one who found out so I had to tell the rest of the family. FML
Today, at my mother's funeral, as everyone was around her casket for the viewing, my 5-year-old son in cluelessness of what was going on shouted, "Grandma is more fun when she isn't sleeping." Everyone cried. FML
Today, my dog died and I told my grandfather I wanted her to be cremated. I came home later to find him burning her in our barbecue pit. FML
Today, we got a diamond delivered to our house. I was super confused until my husband admitted he’d taken the ashes of his grandparents and parents, my mom and my grandparents', and my auntie's, mixed them all together and sent them to one of those diamond making companies. I’m divorcing him. FML
Today, my grandkids went around my house claiming items to inherit. FML
Today, at my grandad's funeral, as my dad and aunt poured his ashes into the hole, a strong gust of wind blew the ashes into my throat. I choked on my grandad. What made it worse was that the vicar had to stop her prayer to laugh. FML
Today, I had been planning a family trip for months. My father had all his bags packed, ready to go in the car. He had my grandmother's ashes in his suitcase, and planned to spread them on a mountain. This morning our car was broken into and everything was stolen. The thief stole my grandma. FML
Today, we spread my uncle's ashes at my grandparents' house. We were on a hill overlooking a sunset. It was a beautiful ceremony… until the winds changed direction. Our whole family wound up covered in my Uncle. He's still stuck in my hair. FML
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Top comments
riii 0
Common sense should have been used here: Keep out of reach of children.
kellster 2
That is so awful. Why the hell did you leave something that important where your five-year-old could get at it?? Why was she not informed that this was an absolutely hands-off item? Why was she beaming? There is so much wrong with this. Your poor, poor grandmother. :(
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Comments (261)
18legalawesome 0
I feel sorry for you, but as a parent you should have known better than to leave something like that out of reach instead of leaving that job to the 12-year-old.
HeyitsPheddy 0
It's what he would have wanted.
Bob_Marley_fml 0
ahahaha
akiro525 3
never leave a child alone.
justxdream 0
they're 12 not 9 or something. I think I was 12 in 7th grade. 7th graders aren't retarded. *oh and I'd be soo mad. lol FYL =]
turtlellama 0
Yes. You're a disgusting person.
Mnemic 6
I agree indeed. Out of reach for the children and in a box which ain't opened that easily.
Tri_fml 5
a) lmao. b) hire a babysitter? 12 is a bit young to be entrusted with the safety of your 5 year old.. or in fact even himself :D
phatdaddy 0
no it's not
111615 0
yes. it is
yumyumyummy 0
It is far to young!! Over here social devices would be banging at your door within the hour! That is disgusting. To whom ever is going to comment saying I turned out fine etc, GOOD FOR YOU! say a crazed killer came in that 12 year old would have no life experience or common sense to deal with that. A kidnapper or anyone could have came in. That child would have been scarred for life. Seriously think of the guilt you would feel.
indyred99 0
YDI for leaving it in reach. I am sorry for your loss though. Everyone needs to get off your back though because in some states 12 year olds are allowed to watch children. Also at 5 years old the kid probably won't remember it anyways.
deathproof_fml 0
Now that is ****** up.
StuckZ 0
You really shouldn't leave kids that young alone at home anyways. YDI.
andreophile 0
That's a bonafide Lord of the Flies moment.