Today, after eighteen years of living with my adoptive parents, I met my biological mum for the first time. She's a forty year old, 300lb American woman who wears 'Twilight' t-shirts and will be spending the rest of her visit to the UK trying to find Robert Pattinson. She says I remind her of herself. FML
Collection
Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Same thing different taste
Today, my mom dropped me off at a friend's house. Upon leaving, my friend's mom said how much I looked like my mother. My mother then replied, "That's funny, she was adopted." This was the first I'd heard of this. FML
Breaking
Today, my mom told me that she had great news: we were going to meet my biological parents. I didn't know I was adopted. FML
Thanks, I guess?
Today, I met my biological parents for the first time, 29 years into my life. They turned out to be two of the most pathetic people I have ever met, and the meeting ended after they asked me to lend them money because I "literally owe them my life." FML
Today, I met my biological mother for the first time. She stole my wallet. FML
Family matters
Today, I met this girl who's perfect. Turns out, since I'm adopted, she might be my sister. FML
Mom of the year
Today, after years of not speaking with my birth mother, I took a chance and stopped to talk to her when I saw her outside of her house. Five minutes into it, I knew I needed my hair recolored and that I'm out of shape, this all being said by a totally gray haired fat woman. FML
Today, when I was unpacking all of my stuff, my parents declared that they are going to live in Australia, and have found me a 'friend'. I am a 14 year old girl at boarding school, and my friend is my new foster mum. FML
TMI
Today, I met my biological mother for the first time. I also found out from her husband that she has her nipples and nether regions pierced. FML
The truth will always come out
Today, my mother, who is 75 years-old, just told me and my sister that we were adopted. I'm 45 years-old and my sister is 49. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's entire extended family at a party. All of them, including his dad, said I looked exactly like his mum. FML
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amrik 11
if I were you I would thank her for putting me up for adoption
nate_msm 0
it's neither op's mum ate it
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nananabatmannnn 0
Be thankful she didn't raise you and appreciate how much better off you are with your adoptive parents. Not really a FML.
shannonjnae2706 0
Stop being a whiny bitch and be grateful you have parents. And seriously, give Twilight a chance. The movies suck, but the books are great. :)
Tempsey 0
I've read the 1st and 2nd books, and to be honest Stephanie Meyer is a terrible author. All the characters are empty, the plot is boring, and the only reason she wrote the books was to make money off of lttle girls who enjoy shallow love stories.
Flutist 3
Twilight is a romance novel, they are never written to be great works of fiction. I was dragged to the movies with my best friend and at least I got to imagine vacationing in the pretty forested places. As a writer myself, I have to say that Stephanie Meyer just got lucky. Her book is written from the POV of a shallow girl who cares only about a perfect guy. If Eddie the Douche had been poor or a average looking vampire, had more than one expression and not watched her when they slept I might have liked it. But as it stands, Edward is a rich, obsessed pretty boy who fall for a completely average, boring girl--how is that logical. He is a 100 year old virgin? Yea, right, I totally believe that plot line.
Lawlipop 3
Both parties have the emotional maturity of a baked potato. Clearly they're meant to be together ~forever~.
Flutist 3
Until the baby eats it way out.
lesdodis 0
if I was op I'd tell her "**** off you didn't raise me so you ain't my mom"
iwouldliketocomm 0
what does her being American have to do with it?
ThatFatGuyBehind 3
44 I'm american my parents are divorced poor and we still live in nice houses on both sides and nice neighborhoods so don't talk about shit you don't know about.
asherah14 7
Darn thumbs up/down buttons are too close on my phone :( I meant thumbs down but accidentally touched up.
savvyjiggly11 0
YDI, because you've probably talked trash about Americans. :) and look, technically you are one.
Haleyz_a_BOSS 0
she was 22 when you were born and still gave you up? I mean, that just seems lazy.
angeluscado 15
So the only people who can give their kids up for adoption are unwed teenage mothers? That makes no sense.
Tempsey 0
It makes no sense because at 22, you aren't a teenager.
marcranger 29
would you prefer op's mother had gotten an abortion? I'm just playing devil's advocate as I'm 100% pro-choice, but it seems like unwilling parents can't win on this site.
Grimmerie 31
what if you're mentally unfit, or in a bad position to raise a child?
sadkiddie 0
if you are mentally unfit or in a bad position to raise a child you shouldn't be having unprotected sex! I'm sorry but personally I've never met a person who gave up there child who hasn't been repulsive in lots of other ways and it's not a magic fix. the kid won't always get adopted by some loving, financially sound family. more often than not they'll be passed from one foster home to another and just because the family cleans up for the social workers visit doesn't mean they don't treat the kid like a dog every other day. =(
Flutist 3
I think you're mistaken on how adoption works. There are a lot of different ways for kids to be adopted. But many people who adopt go through adoption agencies. I was adopted right out of the hospital. My birth mother went to an adoption agency and looked through a book of people. She chose my family, they met and made sure my adopted parents weren't crazy or financially unsound and then proceeded. Most kids in foster care are older and removed from unfit parents. Many people who adopt their children out do so through an agency, so the child isn't passed around through different homes. They are often two different systems. While i know many foster people my older sister was adopted at six months, my best friend was adopted when she was three, I have two kids down the street who were adopted from a foster home at eight and ten. It is not always abuse and danger.
merrilln 7
ouch on that last comment.
ILoveTabz 0
ouch! I'm sorry.
SouthernPride95 19
i love it when people trash us americans even though its not true it just makes my day
annanutbread 0
Me too! Just makes them look like an ass.
LilysTillie 7
There are some wonderful Americans for sure, but there are a lot of arrogant idiots, too. Believe me, the reputation of Americans outside of their own country, is often not a positive one.
shaniecerb 0
there are arrogant assholes everywhere so leave america alone
SouthernPride95 19
exactly
sjch 0
#102 is right. I don't understand why everyone has to rag on America all the time.
annanutbread 0
Yes but I have met the same from other countries. Actually many.
shaniecerb 0
yea so **** off lily u bitch
Feklfekl2222 32
You haven't notices that you are just as rude about Brits. Were all tea drinking rotten toothed la di das after all