Today, I took a shower after I finished typing an important essay I've been working on for days. My computer illiterate mum shut the computer down when I was gone, without saving a thing. When I confronted her, she yelled at me for "wasting electricity". FML
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Today, I accidentally left my bedroom light on all day. When I got home, my mum screamed at me for wasting electricity. This is the same woman who leaves the TV on all day while she’s at work, all so our dogs have something to watch and won't be “bored”. FML
Today, my mother told me to take a quick shower. When I got out, she told me I took too long, and now I have to pay the utilities bill. My shower was two minutes long. FML
Today, my mother called me "wasteful" because I left the refrigerator door open and that "electricity money doesn’t grow on trees." This is the same person who lets my little sister have her light on all night, because she’s scared of the dark. FML
Today, I woke up early, went to the gym, then came home and showered. When I went into my room to change, my mom woke up and started pounding on my door, screaming about how lazy and useless I was for sleeping so late. When I tried to tell her otherwise, she grounded me for "talking back". FML
Today, I fell in the shower and knocked myself out. When I came to I turned off the water and called my mom. She seemed more worried about the amount of water I "wasted" than she was about me. FML
Today, I returned home to find out that my new and very expensive computer had overheated. I confronted my mom, and she told me that she had covered up the fan because she didn't like the noise. FML
Today, my mum had no legitimate reason to have her daily yell at me, so she resorted to bitching me out for putting her phone on charge after it started beeping with a low battery warning. FML
Today, I am expected to write an 8 page essay, due tonight. The reason why I don't even have one page yet? My mom decided to take away the only computer I have the essay saved on because I have an 'F' in English. The essay is for English. FML
Today, my mom demanded that I go into the basement and fix the water heater. I told her that I had no idea how to fix it, so she threw my phone down the stairs, told me to Google it, and locked the basement door behind me. It's been two hours. FML
Today, I woke up to find my power was out. After taking a shower in the dark and being unable to make myself lunch, my power came on two minutes before I had to leave for school. FML
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114tigers 0
Dude you should always save your shit before you leave the computer. Trust me.
isantorin 0
if it was that important, YDI for not having the common sense to save it.
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Comments (312)
crzidancer14 0
my step dad would do that
easylazy 0
"Computer illiterate"? Now there's a new one
Asmoday_fml 0
how the hell does this guy deserve this?
mylifeisfedddddd 0
because he was stupid and didn't save anything.
maxson_fml 0
Agreed with #182. I actually save anything I'm working on every 5-10 minutes to avoid this sort of thing.
curryndricegirll 0
yeah, because most people just PLAN on having their mothers shutting down their computer for no reason. Either way, it's an honest mistake and doesn't deserve it.
audiogasmic 0
first: who the hell works on something for DAYS without saving it? yes, you were wasting electricity if you really left the computer on that long, and yes, you're a dumbass for not saving something that took you "days" to work on. second: if your mother is computer illiterate, how did she shut the computer off? i would consider my mom computer illiterate, mostly because she can't turn the computer on or off. third: ALWAYS SAVE YOUR WORK. constantly. like after every third sentence or something.
weespat 0
I say save your work every paragraph, and if you were using Windows Vista or Windows XP it would stay on until you click either "Don't Save" or "Save" if you haven't saved it. She either intentionally turned off her computer with out saving... OR turned it off wrong (cause those of you who don't know, always shut your computer down by the "shutdown" button and not the button on the tower) which in this case... she would be computer illiterate.
lovely997 0
wow you are stupid so you are saying you have benn working on a paper for a few days and couldn't even have been bothered to save it, shit does happen you know computer's crash, and there could be a blackout, derr
Associate 0
I am stunned that anyone would work on something important and not save it and have autosave functions active and have multiple copies of the work backed up. YOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU DDDEEEESSSSSSEEEEEERRRRVVVVVEEEEEDDD IIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTT Tough lesson, eh?
Humanoid_fml 0
#188, yes, most people do account for the possibility that you never know when something could happen that causes you to lose your unsaved work. By saving frequently. You'd have to be an idiot not to.
violentturtle 0
Fake.
mooshibear140 4
OP deserves it for not saving when he left the room...I've learned to consistently save when working on the computer. that way I don't have to worry about this kind of crap happening. on the the other hand....FHL cuz that reappy does suck even if he was stupid enough not to save.
cassdede 0
haha u said mum
jazziue 0
ydi for saving before u left and the rule is: your supposed to save every ten words
evanking 0
really, an honest mistake? if ur stupid enough to leave something that important without saving it, you are VERY stupid. i save every paragraph or so, plus whenever i leave to avoid stuff like this... ydi
pgande 0
Um, every ten words? Considering I type over 100 words a minute, I suppose I should be saving every six seconds? That's ridiculous and so are you. Maybe every paragraph but ... come on. How slow do you type?!
114tigers 0
Dude you should always save your shit before you leave the computer. Trust me.
Velorium 0
Agreed.
Rok_fml 0
Agreed, sounds like she's just as computer illiterate as her mother.
Casualt1234 0
Fake. "working on for days"? and not once saving it? Nope. This never happened. Ever. How did this make it as an FML???
swooshq 0
I agree, you couldnt have gone dayS without saving your stuff, especially if it was important
stlcards220 4
Maybe the OP saved other days, and didn't save the ending
violentturtle 0
FAKE. I'm sorry but I cannot believe anyone would be that...oh yeah, trying to be nice. It's just not possible to work on something for days and not SAVE IT.
JacksonCampbell 9
I don't think OP needs to trust you. OP knows already.
vanessa_nessa_08 0
YDI
bl865ood 17
there's a button for that
isantorin 0
if it was that important, YDI for not having the common sense to save it.
Avaquin 0
sucks. partly your fault, though.
soiree_fml 0
You deserve it for not saving as you went.
NonImmigrant 0
YDI for wasting electricity
henriwatson 0
VDI for not getting it
QueenFrancis 0
That's what you get for leaving the computer without saving. It's one thing for the computer to crash while you're using it, but to finish your paper and leave the computer? Come on now.
hpodity 0
Ctrl + S, YDI
Kgirl2cute 6
agreed. YDI for not saving.
phatdaddy 0
See? Even Mac users know how to save!
ZeldasSage 0
Yikes >_< FYL