Miscellaneous: Today, I casually mentioned to my dad that it was the Chinese...

By must be adopted - 11/02/2013 01:00 - United States - Houston

Today, I casually mentioned to my dad that it was the Chinese New Year yesterday. He accused me of insulting his intelligence by "making stupid shit up." I explained that it's real, and that we just use the Gregorian calendar, hence the different dates. He responded by grounding me. FML

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By BAMN2187 - 31/12/2012 03:51 - United States

Today, my dad asked me when I was going to start looking for a job. Jokingly, I told him next year. He got pissed, started to yell, then realized Tuesday is New Year's Day and grounded me for "being a dumbass." FML

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By mydadforgetsme - 04/11/2015 17:26 - United States - Philadelphia

Today, my dad forgot it's my birthday. When I told him about it, he accused me of lying and threatened to ground me for a week. FML

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By whatajerk - 03/01/2015 03:11 - United States - Gainesville

Today, my dad rejected my birthday present to him because it was "Made in China." FML

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That one weird kid

By shellski - 21/01/2012 01:21 - United States

Today, a kid from school came to my house. He asked my dad if I was at home, because we were "planning a bit of the old, you know…" and made an obscene gesture. Now I'm grounded for a month, and no matter what I say, my dad won't believe that I've never even spoken to the kid before. FML

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By dadyoureacunt - 21/09/2013 13:10 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, my dad made a big show of sending me to my room and grounding me for a week. Not because he heard me cursing at my video game, but because I "swear like a little girl" and it embarrassed him in front of his friends. FML

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By Grounded - 29/12/2009 18:50 - United States

Today, I told my mom I was going on a date tonight. She laughed and didn't believe me. When I tried to convince her it was real, she got mad and grounded me for lying. I had to cancel the date. FML

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Anger management

By FML - 08/12/2013 18:00 - Puerto Rico - Cayey

Today, my dad came home drunk off his ass. So drunk that he couldn't manage to open the refrigerator, and ended up punching it in a fit of rage. When I tried to calm him down and get him to bed, he told me to fuck off, and grounded me. FML

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Ironic, isn't it?

By KC. - 25/04/2012 20:06 - United Kingdom - Cambridge

Today, I got into an argument with my mother, when she snapped and called me a son of a bitch. I said that made no sense, because I'm a girl, and it'd only really confirm that she's a bitch. She then grounded me for insulting her. FML

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By Yoooooo0 - 29/11/2009 18:10 - United States

Today, my dad and mom and I were going out to eat dinner. My dad wanted a romantic dinner just with my mom so he told me to make an excuse not to go. I did, which ended up as a huge fight, grounded and phone taken away. My dad just stood there in the background putting thumbs up. FML

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You OK hon?

By religiunatic - 13/12/2013 17:09 - Canada - Keswick

Today, my normally very modest and prissy mom came home, pissed off about something. I asked her what was wrong, but she wouldn't say, and snapped at me to "fuck off". She then grounded me for "making" her use that kind of "vile language". FML

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littlemonster94 15

Monday 11 February 2013 2:59

Ohhhh the ignorance of people sometimes

DocBastard 38

Monday 11 February 2013 3:13

Seems your father was born during the year of the ass.

Comments

lOl147_fml 8

Monday 11 February 2013 6:22

Chinese New Year was today........

bishbosh 7

Monday 11 February 2013 21:34

You have to factor in time zone differences. Plus it's still Chinese New Year and its festivities will last for fourteen more days (it's the 11th here).

docscientist 9

Monday 11 February 2013 6:50

Sounds like your dad in this case is a good example of the Dunnkng-Kruger effect.

fmlforreal92 8

Monday 11 February 2013 6:54

why is intelligence so rare?

ohSNAPyall 26

Monday 11 February 2013 7:17

Tell him it's the Year of the Snake. That'll convince him that you're not making it up.

Fletchdads 9

Monday 11 February 2013 7:42

The south...

Pandamonia88 9

Monday 11 February 2013 8:06

Wow, there are so many FMLs like this, I don't understand how a parent feels justified punishing their child just for the sake of their own ego. Never mind, once you grow up and leave home you *never have to talk to them again* sun nien fai lok ¬_¬