Today, I came home from living in Spain for 2 years. My mom made dinner for me, and she had forgotten about my allergy to citrus, because she made lemon chicken. After using my EpiPen, and calling 911 for myself, I heard my mom say to my dad, "She always did have to be the center of attention." FML
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Today, my mom baked a cake for the whole family. One spent EpiPen later, I found out there were nuts in it, which I'm severely allergic to. My mom's defense was that she thought I'd have "gotten over" my allergy by now. FML
Today, my boyfriend’s mom fed me a new dish containing peanuts, knowing full well I’m severely allergic. According to her, her ancestors “cured” allergies by exposing the person to the allergen. I went into anaphylactic shock. FML
Today, my dad decided to take his medicine before eating. He passed out with his face in a plate of chocolate cake. He wasn't responsive so I called the paramedics. When he got to the hospital, the doctor asked him if he knew why he was there. He replied, "Because my stupid daughter overreacted." FML
Today, my mom argued with me that I should have went to an emergency room a further 18 minutes away from me, during a near fatal allergic reaction, so I would've received "better care." FML
Today, after taking vacation time to visit her, my mom told me she was glad I was leaving so she could get back to her diet. I'm prediabetic and have been trying to manage the condition. She ordered dessert at every meal and was the only one in the family who did. FML
Today, I had a mild allergic reaction from eating pasta salad. I told my mom that I might be allergic to the parsley, since it was the only ingredient that I don't eat often. She made me eat a sprig of it to "make sure." Now my face is covered in hives. FML
Today, while working at a children's day camp, one of the kids who is allergic to peanuts went into anaphylactic shock. I ran and grabbed the boy's Epipen. I was holding it backwards so the injection went into my hand, causing me to pass out, and both of us to be rushed to hospital. FML
Today, after a year of staying at home, I finally went out. I had a panic attack and couldn't breathe, so my mum decided to scream at me and slap me so I'd become "normal". FML
Today, I was talking to my parents when all of a sudden my dad started freaking out and asking my mom how I got this really bad allergy on my face. My mom just laughed, and then I had to explain to him that it was just my acne. The worst part is that he was dead serious the whole time. FML
Today, while making dinner I cut my finger badly with a knife. When I yelled for my dad to drive me to the hospital, he accused me of lying to get attention. He had to taste my blood before he decided it wasn't red-colored corn syrup. FML
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BirdieC 0
your mom's pretty careless.
always_his 2
FYL for having such a mother! That's ridiculous.
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Comments (165)
aback 4
Ugh. Sorry your mother's such a useless ****. Sounds like you ought to give it another 2 years before you bother with her again.
grungecat 0
YDI
skullbuster 0
OP: Did you forget about your citrus allergy? Did you not know that this was 'lemon chicken' when she loaded this feast on to the table? I don't know, something doesn't smell right here, and I'm not talking about your Mom's shitty cooking either! Now maybe Mom was trying to inject some levity into the situation to cover her own embarrassment over forgetting about your allergy, that doesn't make her a "biatch", "bastardly", or a "****". However, I would like to take a moment though to impart some wisdom because I assume you are an adult if you were living abroad for 2 years. There is a clock on pretty much every relationship in your life. And there is a misconception out there that your parents are required to love you unconditionally. The reality is that sometimes, as a parent, you wake up and realize that the child you raised is a complete and utter disappointment and quite possibly represents everything that you hate in the world. Towards that end, if your Mom really does think that you are a self-centered attention *****, then maybe the clock has run out on this attempt at a mother-daughter thing!! Just food for thought, and you won't need an EpiPen afterwards...
Hich17 0
I agree 100% on the first part, #43. It's hard to not recognize citrus when you smell and taste it. As for the second part... I dunno, I wouldn't jump to quite such extreme conclusions just yet.
BLNovelist 0
Even if it may not be true of this case, it does hold general truth. I've seen that happen first-hand - not to myself, but with an aunt of mine and her mother.
fmylife0624 4
Yes, because covering her embarrassment with a joke makes sense? If that ever happened to me and my mom did that, she would make up for it by rushing around and trying to help me, and call 911 for me while I had the reaction, not stand there and make a joke. If it ws a joke; maybe she really thinks her daughter always wanted attention and IS a bitch. Basically the Mom was a horrible parent. She forgets her daughter's allergy and then instead of doing anything or showing the least bit of care, she tries to be funny/bitchy while the ambulance arrives...and if the daughter was a failure in her eyes, she should be glad because she's not like her screwed up mom.
BlargHonk 0
Bzzzt, wrong! Unconditional love kinda is a big part of parent-child relationships. If you can't have it, don't have a kid. Also, there could only be a little lemon on the chicken. It doesn't have to be drenched to cause an allergic reaction. Tell me, what's it like being a troll?
pittsports87 0
And now you are trying to be the center of attention on FML. Your mom is right, attention *****.
Ianslilgoofball 0
I'm gonna break this down into options. You either have munchausen's, you have a horrible sense of smell, you're a moron, or you didn't know it was lemon chicken before it's too late. For your sake, I hope it's the latter. Sucks to be you if it was. FYL. However, if it were one of the 3 formers, you deserve it.
Ianslilgoofball 0
Well... it could still be the munchausen's option if she realized it was lemon chicken before she ate it, and ate it anyway because she wanted the attention. XD But I think that she didn't know and it was a simple mistake, yeah.
pastrychef_fml 0
Why the hell did you eat LEMON chicken if you have an allergy? Don't you people ask what you're eating BEFORE you eat it? I did not think people could be this stupid.
not_a_valentine 0
She probably thought that her mom would not have put something in the dish that affected her allergies.
pastrychef_fml 0
She needs to look out for herself and not think that people will just jump through hoops for her.
MissCharlotte_fml 26
Its her goddamn mother!! She should not have to ask if her own mother is making the dinner. Her mom did not have to jump through any hoops. She was preparing a dinner for her daughter. Who is allergic to citrus. You would think that because she is OP's mother, she would know what she is allergic to and NOT prepare that. Honestly, people like you make me want to kill someone.
natergater 0
haha
kareno1 0
ok seriously what a bitch.
Yooh_Plus_Meh 0
FYL for having a bitch of a mom :( and for the people who say why didnt you ask, usually parents dont forget allergies. :o
merrrmylife 0
My mom's like that too. Once, I blacked out from medication I was taking after surgery and as I was coming to on the floor, my dad told her to call 911 and I heard her say to him, "She's fine, she's just faking it."