Today, after weeks of practice, I proudly did 9 chin-ups on my chin-up bar. As soon as I was done, my 11-year-old daughter came over and banged out 12 of them. Then she wiped her sweaty hands off and did 8 more. Then she gave me pointers on my technique. 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 I was getting ready for the day, my 5-year-old daughter looked at me and said, "Mom, maybe you should do some gymnastics today. Your legs look bigger." FML
Today, I nailed every single move in my routine at a gymnastics competition. I then finished off with a perfect split, letting out a fart loud enough to wake up a kid in China. FML
Today, I went indoor rock climbing with my uncle and his 5 year-old girl. I'm about halfway up the hardest ascent when my arm cramps up. As I stretched my arm, my cousin yells up at me in her tiny voice, "Prove you're a man and climb that wall!" I fell off. I was emasculated by a 5 year-old. FML
Today, I told my dad I was going to the gym. He stood up and clapped. FML
Today, we finished a sit-up test at school. I had been training for the athletic tests, so I was proud of my score. When someone asked what I got and I shared, proud, they responded with, "I bet it helps that your fat bounces you back up." FML
Today, after 10 years of intense training, I earned a black belt in karate. When I told my mom, she asked how long it took me, then laughed and sarcastically remarked, "Wow. SO impressive," whilst slow-clapping. FML
Today, at the gym, I was trying to look cool doing pull-ups in front of someone I liked. On my first pull-up, my hand slipped, and I fell backwards onto a yoga ball, which shot me straight into another guy doing push-ups. FML
Today, I taught my 18 month-old daughter to wipe the green, snotty mucus from under her nose with a tissue. To which, like a ninja, she then wiped my open-mouthed upper lip with that same snotty tissue. FML
Today, my daughter went potty. Just as she always does, she came up to me and announced, "I flushed, and wiped, and shut the light off." Then she did something brand new. She covered my face with her hand and asked, "Do these fingers smell?" They did. FML
Today, I was finishing my chest workout at the gym when this really cute girl started using the machine next to me. To impress her, I tried lifting a lot of weight on the barbell. It ended up landing on my neck and she had to help me get it off. FML
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zandalee 20
Damn. Kids. Keeping it real since 1873.
Imhere4fml 24
Well she does have years of practice on those monkey bars compared to your few weeks... Don't feel to bad OP.
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Comments (126)
Sillydeadperson 17
Be proud. You have an awesome daughter.
dee_baybee 7
Schools Make Them Do Chin UPS In Their Exercise Routine.
twinkiefeets 17
Wow your daughter is bad ass!
calebhara 5
Dont let that discourage you, keep working hard
cttwtr 10
Chin ups are easier for kids. It's a body weight ratio thing. They should always be able to do more than you, unless you're a total gym bunny. Even then, it's a specific type of strength you need.
JadeWinter 16
It's about body weight, as an adult you have more body weight to loft, therefore it's harder :)
T_Bone3118 0
None of you commenters lift weights much do you. Being heavier or lighter doesn't hinder your ability to do pull-ups/chin-ups. For example I'm 5'10 and when I first started lifting I was 150 lbs and could barely do 5 pull ups. I'm now 180 lbs and I can rep 20 easily.
WelcomeToAndale 13
Did anybody else think of Hit-Girl when the daughter was mentioned?
ajh557 22
It's okay little girls weigh less so the have less to lift... I used to be able to do more pull ups when I was little but the more and more i exercise the heavier I get
Pandamonia88 9
I'm a skinny little guy and do this to bigger guys all the time :3 at least it's not a measure of out-right strength, you'd still beat her in a fight. but you should BE A GOOD FATHER and encourage her. even if she doesn't want to be a professional athlete, to take pride in your fitness from a young age will help later in life.
strangeite 4
Be proud of your daughter, man, that's impressive. I can barely do one