Today, I saw my daughter dusting her furniture with the white handkerchief I gave her as a wedding present. It's been in our family for 4 generations. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my mom and I were talking about a wedding decoration that we are going to use at my wedding. I insisted that I gave the decorations to her and I didn’t bother looking in my house. She came over for the night and cleaned while I was at work. She found the decorations that I'd insisted that I'd given to her. FML
Today, my daughter used my towel. She thought that because it was clean, it would be okay. She’s 27. FML
Today, my mom sent me beautiful candlesticks along with some half burned candles. I thanked her. She told me the candlesticks were a wedding gift to my grandmother 85 years ago. Then she said the candles were used at my grandma's wedding. I had already lit them. FML
Today, my 4 year old daughter was ripping out photos of the family photo book, I asked her why she was doing it she answered, "I saw mummy doing it to another book." The only other family photo book was the day we got married. FML
Today, my daughter went potty. Just as she always does, she came up to me and announced, "I flushed, and wiped, and shut the light off." Then she did something brand new. She covered my face with her hand and asked, "Do these fingers smell?" They did. FML
Today, I came back from college and visited my parents house. There was a new family portrait hung over the mantel of my parents and 2 sisters. My mom had always wanted one but always postponed it. It was dated the day after I left for college. FML
Today, my mother-in-law gave me a toaster and a fork as a wedding gift. FML
Today, my four year old daughter came up to me with her finger in her ear. She then let me know that her earwax tasted better than the dinner I made. In front of my whole family. FML
Today, I was having a garage sale and my mother-in-law came by to see what I was selling. She decided to buy these ugly green wine glasses that were still unopened. It turns out that she gave those to my wife and me when we got married. FML
Today, my wife and I spent hours cleaning our home, including her mother’s room, which has a floor covered in talcum powder (that she believes keeps ants away). After laboriously sweeping, and then washing the floor, it eventually dried. Two minutes later she poured talc all over the floor again. FML
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Top comments
Szaszaspasz 26
Does she know it was a family heirloom? If not, did you tell her?
BubbleGrunge 18
That's sad; a lot of people don't have appreciation for family heirlooms anymore! You should take it back!
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Comments (82)
whatsupbitches 4
I thought 3 meant wiping the baby's butt with it but maybe I'm wrong.
fsomelife 26
I thought #3 meant that the handkerchief will be serving its actual purpose, but your idea is even better. Though that's a really strange baby wipe.
KiddNYC1O 22
Was there fire on the furniture?
ikonikone 6
Well I would choose dust over whatever DNA your ancestors wiped up with it. Lol
nani_rox 9
Four generations of snot... Nice gift I guess...
NicaLovesDisney 17
Cloth nappy?
whatwhyhoo 10
My opinion is gifts can't have strings. If you need to control how the other person uses it, it is not a gift.
vde_fml 15
You gave your dauther a "white handkerchief" for a wedding present....... that is just pointless. Your dauther put it to good use if you ask me. #68 thumbs up.
sulitak 27
wrong, most brides receive a family heirloom at their wedding. its meant to stay in the family and be passed down. My Grandma gave me a beautifully embroidered one that was my "Something Old" at the wedding. I got it cleaned and pressed after and its in my wedding shadow box where it will stay until one of my children gets married.
mvc3ftw 17
Now it has a purpose,be happy about it.
opoopu 8
A successful business is what I'd like to hand down the generations. Not a handkerchief.....