Miscellaneous: Today, I received a phone call from my 91-year-old grandpa. He...

By anonYmous - 26/02/2017 08:00 - United States - Boca Raton

Today, I received a phone call from my 91-year-old grandpa. He was lost driving somewhere in my town. I then spent the next few hours trying to teach him how to send his location until his phone died. FML

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You deserved it 773

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By tazthespaz - 29/12/2016 03:18 - United States - Comstock Park

Today, a telemarketer called my house phone and asked for my grandpa. We were in the middle of having his wake. FML

I agree, your life sucks 5 202

You deserved it 389

By notanightowlanymore - 05/01/2016 17:44 - United States - Clyde

Today, my grandfather showed up at my house in a panic. He rushed over, with a gun, because I wasn't answering his texts and he thought something had happened to me. I was asleep. FML

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You deserved it 2 130

By phantomthelabrat - 31/03/2014 12:24 - United States - Fargo

Today, I was assigned to be the one to teach Grandpa how to use his new smartphone. An hour in, and we're still going over volume controls. FML

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You deserved it 4 230

Memory man

By Dad Fail - 07/02/2023 07:00 - United States

Today, my dad let me use his phone. Five minutes later, he had my mom call it because he thought he'd lost it. FML

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You deserved it 123

Needy old man

By Anonymous - 24/05/2023 20:00 - Australia

Today, it's been 3 days since my 95 year-old grandfather got a Vital Call (a big red button to call someone in an emergency). As I live close by, I'm one of the main contacts. I've been called over 6 times, most recently at 1:30 a.m. because he couldn't pull his pants up. He needs to be in a nursing home. FML

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You deserved it 105

Shitshow

By Syrinth - 21/07/2010 16:09 - Canada

Today, I got a call from my grandmother saying she locked her keys in the car and I needed to bring her the spares. After an hour bus ride, involving me missing my stop and getting temporarily lost, I arrived and handed her the keys. I brought the wrong ones. FML

I agree, your life sucks 17 561

You deserved it 31 526

Foot in mouth

By Anonymous - 15/06/2009 04:48 - Australia

Today, my grandpa died. I called my grandma to make sure she was going to be fine. After talking over the phone for 30 minutes or so, I told her goodbye and said, out of habit, "Say hi to grandpa for me". FML

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You deserved it 25 976

By Anonymous - 14/08/2015 15:08 - Denmark

Today, at my grandmother's funeral, my senile grandfather kept asking me "Where's granny? I've been looking for her, but I can't find her." FML

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You deserved it 1 667

By badgrandchild - 16/03/2009 21:01 - United States

Today, my phone rang while I was home alone. When I picked up, all I could hear was heavy breathing. Convinced it was one of my friends playing a joke, I said loudly, "Get off the phone, you fucker, and don't call back!" It turned out it was my grandma. She had been having a stroke. FML

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You deserved it 92 131

Me me me

By perfectmoment - 30/11/2009 00:47 - Canada

Today, I called my boyfriend to have a shoulder to cry on because my grandpa died. As soon as I told him, he started crying and telling me how much he missed his grandmother, who died six years ago. I spent the majority of the phone call listening to him wail. FML

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You deserved it 6 001

IcyDarcy 10

Saturday 25 February 2017 11:59

Why didn't you just tell him to park near the first recognizable building he happened to drive past (post office, supermarket, whatever...) and wait for you to meet him there ? I'm pretty sure this would've taken a lot less time and caused the poor old man a lot less stress.

sirdannyboy1 20

Sunday 26 February 2017 14:04

Wouldn't it be easier for him to stop, you pinpoint his location, then you go get him so none of that would have happened?

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IcyDarcy 10

Saturday 25 February 2017 11:59

sirdannyboy1 20

Sunday 26 February 2017 14:04

Wouldn't it be easier for him to stop, you pinpoint his location, then you go get him so none of that would have happened?

pjsr 32

Sunday 26 February 2017 14:15

Silver alert!

LyricaSilvan 29

Sunday 26 February 2017 14:23

I really hope you found him before posting this. I mean seriously. You did prioritize finding your grandpa over making an FML...right?

AwkwardBookworm 27

Sunday 26 February 2017 15:28

Did you find him?

RedPillSucks 31

Sunday 26 February 2017 16:02

more of an FML for your gramps. I'm sure he would post, but his phone just died. does find my iPhone work off the last pinged location? crap. location was turned off? time for the picture on milk carton approach.

lexyrebele 3

Sunday 26 February 2017 16:22

Please do a followup on how you eventually found him. :D

extremereviews 26

Sunday 26 February 2017 16:24

How about ask him what street he was on? Or where he was near?

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 26 February 2017 16:46

Several hours? You're not a very good teacher, I guess.

rivenrock 14

Sunday 26 February 2017 20:05

As opposed to just asking him to find the nearest street sign or business? He didn't need to master the technology. You just needed a little common sense.