Today, I saw a photo on my mother-in-law's Facebook, proudly showing off the horrible job she'd done of painting her car. I sarcastically commented that I wouldn't inflict that on my worst enemy's ride. An hour later, she came by and emptied a bucket of paint over my windshield. FML
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Today, my husband has been painting our house all weekend and plans to finish the job after work today. I decided to surprise him by completing the job myself. Painting the last window frame, I dropped the open tin of white paint, right onto our car roof. FML
Today, my wife keyed my car and spilled wine on the seats because she saw I commented on a female friend’s picture on Facebook. I told her how repairs are gonna be expensive, and she responded, “You should have thought about that before complimenting other bitches on Facebook!” FML
Today, my mother-in-law threw bricks at my car. Her defense? I shouldn't have parked in her "brick throwing spot", in my own driveway. FML
Today, I finished a big art project. It was a self-portrait done in acrylics. Proud of my piece, I showed my mom. After some thought her first comment was, "well, I'm either going to insult your art or your face." FML
Today, I was really excited that I'd made it the two weeks I'd borrowed my mother-in-law's new car without putting a scratch on it. I got off work to discover a customer's child throwing rocks in the parking lot. They cracked the windshield. FML
Today, every time I think of having any children, I remember that an idiotic neighbor let her kids paint all over my car with permanent marker, so I eventually forget about it. FML
Today, my pissed off girlfriend used window marker to write racist comments on my car window. This included Nazi symbols, "white power", and a few others I won't mention. I live in a predominantly black neighborhood. FML
Today, while painting a wall, I handed a bucket of paint up to my friend who was standing on the top rung of a ladder. She said she felt dizzy, and came crashing down on me, along with the paint on my head. FML
Today, I was sitting in my old rusty truck in an empty parking lot, when some old lady parks beside me and opens her door, hitting my truck. Having a used up truck, I didn't mind. But you could tell that it made her mad, when she came back with the manager demanding that I pay for her paint job. FML
Today, I was painting the garage door. After 3 hours, I finally finished the job. As I was walking back inside, accidentally pressed the button that opens and closes the garage door. Not only did the paint job get messed up as it went up, the paint also dripped onto my parents' brand new car. FML
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askullnamedbilly 33
Well, what the hell did you expect? A thank you card and flowers?
Dodge4x4Ram 46
next time keep your comments to yourself
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Comments (191)
limitedition 25
You have to try and be nice to the MIL, even if she's a crazy lady. At least don't take cheap shots on her on FB It makes life easier on your spouse.
isuckwithnames 22
It really isn't a cheap shot if they are using sarcasm. More of a joke then.
TheDrifter 24
Still a cheap shot. Sarcasm towards the mil costs you nothing, but can make your spouses life hell.
limitedition 25
130: I'm guessing if they had a joking kind of relationship she would not have flipped out that badly.
lulukins 4
**** your wife's life: Mother is immature Husband is an ass
Traitoro 9
No, being an ass makes him an ass.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
That's not really being humorous, it's being an ass.
expectcriticism 13
he's entitled to his own opinion
happyfingers 15
What happened to "if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all?" Even if the paint job was bad, that is just OP's opinion. Clearly the MIL was happy with it so if she didn't ask for opinions then OP shouldn't have been a jerk about it.
Shrouds 14
#94 You put yourself out there, expect to be judged. Those are the rules of the internet.
cryssycakesx3 23
sarcasm never goes over well online.
isuckwithnames 22
Do people just not read that part.
ilovefall10 21
There's an old saying that goes, " If you got nothing nice to say, then don't say anything."
Ernieeeeee 16
I don't think anyone follows that anymore lol
isuckwithnames 22
Why shouldn't people voice their opinions?
frizz101 22
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but it doesn't mean they are entitled to say it. If someone is (in your opinion) is bad at what they do, be it art writing or anything, there is going to be someone else that thinks they're good at what they do. By being rude and sarcastic to someone who is proud of what they did, regardless if they did a good job or not, serves no other purpose than to hurt and criticize what the person did.
Mackay92 14
sarcasm is the lowest form of wit
shellzy 20
Condescension is the highest form of douchery.
glabberfasted 16
It's actually been proven to be a sign of intelligence.
TheDrifter 24
Certainly. My dog is incapable of sarcasm, it proves intelligence beyond the average canine. But defending sarcasm as a sign of your intelligence will not be earning you a Mensa invitation.
epeeftw 16
Okay what did you expect? Clearly she was proud of it and your comment was extremely rude. The dumping paint on your car thing was too far but you seriously should learn when to keep your mouth shut
norwegianboip 17
Truer words have never been spoken 21
isuckwithnames 22
He wasn't being that rude. It was just a sarcastic joke that got misinterpreted as serious, probably due to op not mentioning his sarcasm.
Jelbeztok 17
maybr you shouldnt have said anything, but she still definitely over reacted so FYL.
theBadGuy37 9
I can't believe there are so many people defending the mother in law. She's a psychotic bitch and should have to pay for a new paint job for OP's car and a new windshield.
mageepaigeee44 15
Maybe when/if you get married and get a mother-in-law, you'll learn to do whatever you can to keep the peace between you and her. If you love your wife, you don't go on her mother's Facebook and make snarky comments. That's just rude. Of course the mother-in-law shouldn't have done what she did but he still deserves it for instigating the situation.
mikbrooke 25
#35 - yes, its rude to leave snarky comments to any one on facebook, but the MIL could have deleted it. and she went a bit over the top by dumping paint on the car. i find that a lot more rude than leaving a snarky comment which can be removed easily, so she it isnt like she is making the situation easy for her daughter either.
lysx84 24
Perhaps this isn't the first time op has been rude to the inlaws, this may have been the straw that broke the camels back as far as MIL was concerned. We only get one side of the story here...
theBadGuy37 9
I'm pretty sure that as an adult, its never ok to throw a tantrum like a ******* toddler. And I am married, by the way.
expectcriticism 13
it doesn't matter if it's your wife's mother, that doesn't entitle her to destruction of property. she should've been an adult and handled it in a mature way considering she is the mother.
Setareh23 34
Actually I don't think anyone has really defended the MIL so far. People are merely pointing out that what OP said was very rude, and should not have been said. Which is true. However the MAJORITY of the comments (there were a couple of odd comments here and there) I've read also agree that what the MIL did was not ok. Just because people believe what OP said was rude and inappropriate, doesn't mean they by default believe that what the MIL did was justifiable.
mageepaigeee44 15
Exactly. I wasn't saying the mother-in-law was right in what she did. I was simply pointing out that she probably wouldn't have done what she didn't if OP wasn't an asshole. What's she did was not justified by any means but if OP loves his wife, he'll be the bigger person and try to rectify the situation.
Michaelgf 13
Why exactly did you think that would be a good idea?
justmeCee 16
Op, I wouldn't go as far to say that YDI to get a bucket of paint poured on your windshield, but you did antagonize the situation by making a rude comment on your mother in laws fb. You could of just looked at the pic, laughed, and kept on scrolling. By her actions, she obviously has a short fuse and sounds vengeful, so I don't see why you would try to deliberately make cheap shots to get on her bad side. Maybe you can apologize to her to keep the peace, and then ask her to help you fix your paint job on your car? Either way, there is obviously other issues unknown to bring something like that on.
ballpython 15
Ask her to help fix it? Really? I would demand that she take complete responsibility for it. A simple "i'm sorry" won't fix a **** up like this.
isuckwithnames 22
Considering the MIL escalated it to the point of property damage, it is pretty safe to make her pay/clean the paint
regenerate 19
NEVER insult the in-laws.