Today, a woman called the store I work for. When she found out it was a wrong number, she started to cry and asked me to stay on the line with her, talking about her dead husband and how she hasn't laughed in years. FML
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To those who said I'm selfish for saying FML, I was just following the conventions of the site. Trust me, the situation was awkward for me, but I so feel so much more sorry for the lady who called. She was meaning to call who I assume to be family or a friend to ask for toilet paper, but instead called the grocery store. I stayed on the line for a short while, but since we're not allowed to take personal calls at work, I had to refer her to someone else. I can only hope that she found someone to keep her company.
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adameeo 21
That's a horrible situation :( sounds like she just needed someone to talk to.
Aspireworks 12
You're an awesome person for staying on the phone with her. I hope you told her about any sales you had going on.
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Comments (91)
bushada 18
Well kudos to you OP for staying on the phone, that poor woman was probably trying to reach a suicide help line.
xnyletak 17
Aw OP :( I had a similar experience at my job. A woman came in crying, telling me how her husband had been in a terrible accident and was rushed to the hospital over helicopter. It was a little awkward, but sometimes, they just need someone to listen to them.
walkwithalimp 6
Have you ever heard of prank dial it's a app. It's exactly what this is.. I did it to someone myself
walkwithalimp 6
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jadinstasiak 6
HAHAHA THAT'S A PRANK CALL SYSTEM!!! It's called "prank dial" and the lady is "crazy old lady"
kat_herine 1
why is this an fml? **** your life because somebody who needed someone to talk to was talking to you ? wow such problems
Aweh_Olivia 13
F her life, not yours.
katiemarie2424 2
That is a prank phone call from prankdial.com LOL i sent that to tons of people!
psycheiris13 20
This is heartbreaking
UsernameTaken14 18
This same thing happened to my friend. She probably just needed someone to talk to, and I bet it meant more to her than you know that you were there for her :)