Today, both of my grandparents died in a car accident. My Mom and Dad thought it would make me feel better to know they were not my real grandparents, because I'm adopted. 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, I learned I was adopted and that my parents had died in a car accident when I was really young. My girlfriend was sitting next to me when I got the news, and several hours later broke up with me in a text stating, "I don't want to be with someone who doesn't have real parents." FML
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
Today, I learned that my father, who died when I was a child, was not in fact my father. This comes as my mom, who has been present and loving my whole life, passed away without providing any additional information. I'm a grown man and my family also had no idea. FML
Today, I overheard my parents arguing over who had to tell me that I'm adopted. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My grandmother died yesterday. We were close and she basically raised me. FML
Today, I found out that my dad and mom, who just passed away, were never married and that my siblings and I weren't actually his. Now there's the very real possibility that we could be taken away. I'll die if that happens. FML
Today, after mourning and making my girlfriend cancel her big birthday party, I found out my grandma didn't actually die. FML
Today, without telling me, my mom dropped me off at my grandmother's house, and drove off. Now I'm supposed to spend the next month with her. Guess she forgot my grandma died six weeks ago. FML
Today, my grandfather was counting all the grandchildren he had and saying how fortunate he was to have all of us. When I pointed out that he'd forgotten to count me, he turned and said, "You're adopted, you don't count as a real grandchild." FML
Today, my grandparents told me they couldn't make it to my college graduation, even with months in advance to plan, because they had their annual Mother's Day plans with friends. Plans they've had every year, and are further away. This was the only time I'll ever have a graduation ceremony. My grandpa is my last biological grandparent. FML
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alexandraa_fml 0
Your parents sure do recognize opportune moments to drop bombs.
MoonyIce 0
I'm pretty sure a lot of the YDIs on the ones that couldn't be anything but FYLs are trolls and/or smartasses. They just click it to be oh-so-bad.
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Comments (163)
tylersaysdance 0
i love mudkipz.
roflmaonade 2
but then again @pendatic, this is a post on fml, which leans toward humor-entertainment purposes, no? i hardly think someone who a) really had grandparents that just passed or if they really did; b) really knew/cared/loved their grandparents would mourn their loss and unfortunate news by means of fmylife.com
roflmaonade 2
lady* ^-^
myfriend_youfail 3
Maybe I'm just thinking outside the box, but I can kinda see why the parents would think dropping "you're adopted" would be a good idea at that time.....that means the OP still might have other living grandparents somewhere out there. Maybe they thought that might lessen the loss a bit? Poor form, to be sure, but as I've said, people think and say really stupid shit when they're grieving.
heartlessagony 0
fegd 0
That sucks, sorry to hear it.
demonkey_fml 4
WOW. Just Wow... They probably just used this as an opportunity to tell you now b/c they realized that they should have told you that you were adopted when you were far younger. This happens all the time in my family... Ooooh, "Tony" is 25 and we haven't told him yet that his "Dad" isn't biologically his Father. I'd better start drinking scotch and work up my nerve since it's his birthday today... (Meet my brother...) Gee, "Jenna" is 14 and asking to see my pregnancy pictures, this could prove awkward since she's (1) from and egg that's not biologically mine and (2) was carried to term by an unrelated surrogate in Utah. (Did I mention that the surrogate has three other kids who ARE biologically related to Jenna since it was the surrogate's egg?) I'd better start drinking scotch and work up my nerve to tell her since it's her birthday today... (Meet my niece...) Since you never noticed otherwise, your grandparents obviously didn't treat you any differently than their other "non-adopted" grandchildren, which is cool. Timing sucks, though...
musicislife1995_fml 0
oh god! so sorry to hear that :( and wow, they definitely know how to drop a bomb onto your life
gaximus 0
So, good news, YOUR grandparents didn't die.
Kieran5492 0
Hahaha owned! YDI for being adopted.
PinkRoseLove 0
go die in a meat grinder you asshole
Adree 15
**** you, you prick, how the hell is it the OPs fault for being adopted?
Spartoob 0
am i a bad person for finding this so ******* funny?
Random951 12
Yes. Yes you are.
Toleratir 0
FYL but adoption means sommeone cared enough to bring a stranger into their home, and raised them up as if they were their own.