Kids, Parents and Mistakes: Thanks mom

Thanks mom

By mistake - 11/05/2009 09:09 - United States

Today, I realized what my mom has been calling me for 20 years. She always calls me her "little fehler." With her being from Germany, I always thought it was a cute little nickname. Apparently, she's been calling me her "little mistake." FML

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Today, I found out that I've been calling my boyfriend's dad by the wrong name for the past two years. No one had told me sooner because they liked laughing at me for it when I wasn't around. FML

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EpicBoobs 0

Monday 11 May 2009 16:01

Wow, that must suck. Did you ask her about it yet?

hopiee 0

Monday 11 May 2009 16:01

THAT'S COLD :|

Comments

EpicBoobs 0

Monday 11 May 2009 16:01

Wow, that must suck. Did you ask her about it yet?

Darraghscoot 0

Tuesday 9 February 2010 5:04

well look on the bright side at least she wasnt calling you little fuhrer haha

reyemrein 0

Tuesday 2 March 2010 22:23

And you bothered to figure out what it meant before now because........?

toaster468 0

Tuesday 20 July 2010 4:28

well maybe she was saying feller because you could have Spelt it wrong.

aekkoukla 0

Thursday 19 August 2010 3:59

lmfao. my mom calls me skatoula. it means little piece of shit:) she says it lovingly though. ask your mom about it.

hopiee 0

Monday 11 May 2009 16:01

THAT'S COLD :|

Smashhoof 15

Sunday 4 November 2012 0:59

The word sounds kind of like "failure" when I say it.

rachel13_fml 0

Monday 11 May 2009 16:02

Oooh sucks for you. then what happened?

ammali 0

Monday 11 May 2009 16:03

LOL, awesome.

Pointless 0

Monday 11 May 2009 16:04

I love your mother. If she said it affectionately, it doesn't really matter what she said. I have some crazy nicknames for friends I love, that would sound horrible if they didn't know. You were a mistake kid. She didn't abort you or put you up for adoption though, did she? Nope. Be happy, she loves you. It IS a cute nickname.

Crisler121413 13

Saturday 14 February 2015 20:34

Accident and mistake are two different things. Calling someone a mistake just makes it sound like they shouldn't have existed, not that they weren't planned.

padlarf 14

Monday 11 May 2009 16:05

Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't fehler pronounced like failer?

theskyisfallin 0

Wednesday 24 March 2010 4:53

I was about to say the same thing

afallingstar 22

Tuesday 30 March 2010 22:13

failure perhaps?

___juuules 0

Monday 6 September 2010 21:59

no, "fehler" is right - it's German. But the meaning of failure is actually very similar to this word ;D

littlehowl 0

Monday 11 May 2009 16:06

damn... but still if she raised you and everything she still loves you

sdixon 0

Monday 11 May 2009 16:08

Well, at least she said it in a cute way. Some moms would have have just said it straight out, "You are a mistake." I know it sucks either way, but the way she did it was nicER.

fretforyerlatte 0

Monday 11 May 2009 16:09

i'm with 6. apparently she loves you anyway. seems like the majority of kids these days aren't planned. most of them, their parents adore them anyway. i don't think it's anything to get upset over.