Today, I found out I wasn't invited to the annual family reunion. The reason? Everyone thinks I'm "creepy" because I'm the only adult who will go out and play with the kids. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out that I'm the creepy uncle of the family. FML
Today, I realized the only reason I was invited to go on vacation with my extended family was so I could babysit everyone's children while the adults go out and have fun. FML
Today, I was talking to my sister-in-law on the phone. She brought up the family reunion last weekend and how my family is so strange. I didn't know there was a reunion, I wasn't invited. FML
Today, I realized I am the neighborhood pariah. I have a vaca house on a lake, and every year the neighborhood holds a Friendsgiving Party. I wasn't invited. I only found out it that it happened when I saw the Facebook photos. I have no idea why I was excluded. I must be the world's biggest a-hole. FML
Today, I was uninvited to the family Christmas party. Apparently, everyone is tired of me "refusing to watch or discipline my own kids". Sure, one of them is autistic and has violent meltdowns, but I thought it took a village to raise a child? FML
Today, I was told I'm not invited to my best friend's birthday party. Apparently, being divorced and childless doesn't "mesh" well with the rest of the group. My parents are still watching her kids so she can go away for the weekend. FML
Today, I was uninvited to a family reunion because I’m the result of my mom’s affair while she was married to her husband, who raised me as a dad for 22 years before we found out. According to my aunts, uncles, and cousins who I grew up with, it means I’m not really family anymore. FML
Today, I was uninvited from my own birthday party. FML
Today, I was uninvited from every family event henceforth, because I finally had it and told my sister that I can’t stand to be around her horribly misbehaved kids. They have screaming meltdown tantrums, throw and break things, start fights and steal. How am I the bad guy? FML
Today, my parents invited all their kids and grandkids to join them on a vacation trip to the mountains; all their kids except me, that is. I'm not invited. But they did invite my ex-husband. And his new girlfriend. FML
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abNormal62 23
Wonderful comment on society when people should be afraid to interact with cildrenh
Pandacupcakelove 26
Kids are probably bummed that the only fun adult isn't there. You stay awesome!
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Comments (69)
writerchic85 26
I'd like to know what you're doing with the kids that warrants being called "creepy"
laden_swallow09 35
Playing with them. No leering, no inappropriate touching, just playing. Evidently, just being around children or taking any possible interest in dealing with children – while being a male, anyway – is all it takes to be called a molester. It's pathetic and needs to stop.
Calacor 17
Play with them..? you mean, like play-play or...
russfml 31
Its people with your mind set that is the problem.
TheAnon1313 28
OP, I'll assume you may have a sister, or female cousin. If it was one of them, it'd be totally fine, and definitely not creepy that they'd play with the kids. Double standards at its finest.
shmoooopie 29
You have a good point. My brother, who is in his 30's, always plays with the kids when there is a family function. The parents appreciate it because they get to relax and enjoy some adult conversation and the kids always get excited when they see him. Nobody in my family finds it "creepy" just because he's male.
orangeshels 19
It's horrible that nowadays people will be considered creepy or worse because they like children and enjoy playing with them.
Kramer1998 20
I'm that guy, kids are ******* awesome I don't care if I'm supposed to be the size of André the giant, if I'm not an athlete I'll be in early childhood education or something like that
meatloaf11 23
No more fun at this party. :(
thejonac 21
don't believe them, one day someone'll think you're cool bc you're good w kids. i do. anw now you get an extra day to do anything you want :-)
feven 32
What's creepy is the assumptions they're making
jqmalang 17
I love taking care of kids. I don't like how some people nowadays think liking children is a creepy thing.
ksks1234 33
Is there any way they would talk to you like a rational adult? Maybe you can ask why they would think that and that you are offended by such a heinous accusation. I am sure the kids will miss you and be bored out of their mind (or just play on some electronic device the whole time).