Today, I had to explain very slowly to my mum why she cannot put metal cutlery in the microwave. She did it anyway. FML
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Today, I learned the hard way that if you tell your child that they're old enough to cook their own food in the microwave, you have to make sure they're smart enough not to put the metal spoon in with the food as well. FML
Today, after getting home from work late last night and feeling lazy, I'd put my leftover dinner in the microwave, spoon and all. I wake up to find one of the kids started the microwave and it blew up because of the metal spoon. FML
Today, my mom and I had an argument about my laziness. We did this as I was eating uncooked rice because I didn't want to have to walk to the kitchen and put it into the microwave. FML
Today, in Home Ec, I struggled to open the microwave for almost 10 minutes in front of the whole class. FML
Today, I washed the dishes for my mom while she was out, as they seemed to be piling up. I accidentally sliced my hand with a knife in the process. After a trip to the hospital, it was revealed she'd been leaving those dishes there "to teach dad a lesson." FML
Today, for the very first time, I invited my girlfriend's parents for dinner. I bought a pre-made oven dish, just to be sure nothing could go wrong. Once at the table, her mother asked pointedly who forgot to remove the plastic foil before putting it in the oven. FML
Today, I was cutting potatoes. I was cutting them slowly, being careful, but my mom told me to cut faster, that I wouldn't cut myself. I cut myself. FML
Today, my daughter asked me how long she had to put her 2-minute noodles in the microwave for. FML
Today, my mother-in-law gifted us with a new microwave. I told her it was too much and we didn't really need it. Her response, "I just want my grandkids to have food that tastes good for once." I'm a chef. FML
Today, I had to listen to my mother painstakingly spell out to me why broken glass is extremely dangerous. Feeling insulted, I jokingly asked her if she thought I was "retarded". I then got yelled at for "swearing." I'm a fucking adult, but my overprotective and condescending mother seems to think otherwise. FML
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JustinThunder 8
Make her learn the hard way.
iAmScrubs 19
That's her mistake. She is probably one of those people that puts evertything in the microwave. "oh, I see a laptop, let's microwave that!"
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Comments (112)
khaya 9
It's probably cause you were talking so slowly. She put the fork in the microwave when you said "and".
slimjim8094 12
What did you say, exactly? Because it's not damaging at all. The object will build up a charge while it's in, and if there's a short enough gap on the object, it'll spark - harmlessly. Things like crumpled tinfoil and fork tines will spark, but only to itself - unless it's touching the side, in which case there's a small chance of damage.
Vampgirl202 4
you've obviously never seen the show"is it safe to microwave this?"
geeksaresexy 18
You can put metal in the microwave.. They actually recommend putting a spoon into coffee or whatever to stop it exploding when you take it out of the microwave.
pinkspaceboundro 0
that's something completely different. that's when your liquid becomes super heated and can "explode" giving you burns.
geeksaresexy 18
Well done.. I was pointing out that putting metal in a microwave is ok by raising the issue of superheating liquids. Putting a spoon in it stops it superheating and spraying you with scalding hot water. Ergo, putting metal in the microwave is FINE!
effarve 2
so shes an idiot.... how does that make a suitable fml.... lame
tykiej 0
What a dumbass. There obviously was no lifeguard at the gene pool when she was conceived.
mariaahmed410 0
that stinks.
DeathMetalViking 0
Her brains must have been cooked to not be able to understand that.
mike3775 39
It could be that the mom may not have thought that the stuff she was putting in would affect the microwave. It amazes me how much stuff looks like it wouldn't be microwave safe(like those sheets of foil on food from take out places) really are safe for the microwave, and things you would think are safe, are not. I once had a plastic storage device that I assumed was microwave safe, and it melted in the microwave. But the fun is when you replace the microwaves, every time I replace one(I tend to replace them every 3 yrs or so), I always have a little fun with it outside before tossing it in the garbage :)
thelastavailable 13
Obviously you explained too slowly.
IsBitchBetter 1
When it catches fire, hopefully she is smart enough to operate the fire extinguisher.
sxe_beast 11
Microwave go boom boom?