Today, I was walking downtown. I'm 57 years old, and I'm pretty well along in terms of hair loss. On top of that, I recently hurt my left leg and am walking with a crutch. I passed two teenagers, who were looking at me, and I overheard, "Yeah, I agree. I'm much more scared of aging than death." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, while shopping, an old man came up to me and told me I should be ashamed for walking around fake limping, and that it's horrible to mock people who actually limp from serious injuries. I wasn't faking, I was born without my right leg and I was getting used to my new prosthetic one. FML
Today, I'm a 20 year-old guy, and my 52 year-old mom has aged really well and looks around the same age as me. Meanwhile, I'm aging poorly and fear that I may soon look as old as she actually is. FML
Today, I was walking to my mailbox when I fell down and couldn't get up. My neighbor walked by with his dog, took one look at me struggling, said, "What is wrong with kids these days, drunk at 9 a.m.?" and continued on. I couldn't get up because I'm still healing from a stress fracture in my hip. FML
Today, I used to look so young for my age that in high school, I was regularly mistaken for a freshman. I never succeeded in getting dates because of it. Today, I'm 25 years-old and regularly get confused for being in my thirties. I guess all the stress from work, loneliness, and rejection really caught up. FML
Today, based on recent x-rays, I have the right knee of a 60-year-old, the left knee of a 70-year-old, and the right hip joint of a 100-year-old who's been dead for 15 years. I'm only 19 years old and my doctor says I'm gonna need two walking sticks by the time I'm 25. FML
Today, I'm 20 and I'm going bald. FML
Today, I got punched in the back by elderly woman because she thought I was mocking the way she walked as I passed her. I was walking funny because I have a brace-boot on my foot due to the fact that it got run over. FML
Today, I was at work refreshing the shelves when a man turned the corner and said, very surprised, "You look 12!" A few weeks back, two people did the same thing, only they said I looked 9. I'm almost 21 years old, and just very short. Starting to get just a little self conscious here. FML
Today, I looked at pictures of myself from 20 years ago when I was a teenager and realized I have only about a quarter of my hair left. I'm a woman. FML
Today, I had an elderly woman come up to me and tell me how well I pull off the look of being bald. She said that most women can't look attractive without hair. Then she asked me if I had cancer. I had to explain to her that I am, in fact, a man, and I shave my head because I'm a swimmer. FML
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Armin_fml 0
kill them, they're not scared of death anymore :')
redbluegreen 41
Wow those kids are stupid. I can't say that I've never thought this inside my head before though. I hate getting older.
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ceecee794 0
time to get some rogaine!
xox_what_now 0
Vagan r u James
AdventureK 0
Should have chased them down and beaten them with the crutch.
SeaCoyote 0
As long are you're not scamming young men into moving your shit to the old peoples home and then paying them with a race car instead of the promised monetary reward. Should be happy you made it this far, It is a privilege, not a curse.
misssweetie 0
I apologize on behalf of my generation. Don't worry. I'm 18 and I'm already annoyed with most teenagers. Prank calls, clicks, talking behind each others back. They'll grow up someday. Many later than we could hope, but its no use letting it get to you.
FeeBeeFerSure 0
Beat them. Sometimes all kids need is a good smack to get us back in line.
xox_what_now 0
Missweetie it's spelled like clique
xox_what_now 0
Missweetie just shut the **** up
Humanoid_fml 0
There's no reason to assume they were talking about you. I think you're probably just being oversensitive. Be happy with who you are.
Sambo110 0
I agree with misssweetie. I am 16, and a guy, and I hate how most teenagers act, makes me scared to think they will be running the country in the future o.0.