Today, I tried to arrange my first gallery exhibition as a photography student. Not even my mother wants to come. 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, after months of hard work, planning, and preparation, I held the reception for my first art show at a gallery. Nobody showed up. FML
Today, I found out my mom is the nude model for an art class at my college. 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, 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 invited everyone to a gig I'm playing at a bar. They closed it down just for me when I told them how many people were attending, and I spent all day setting it up. Turns out nobody showed up besides my mom, my dad, and 2 of my cousins. I still had to play 7 songs in front of them. FML
Today, I asked my mom if she had some good pictures of me for my resume. She gave me her phone to look through her gallery. I found a beautiful album of photos of me and my ex. FML
Today, one of my paintings was accepted into a local art gallery. It would've been a dream come true, had my "best friend" not submitted it under her own name and taken all the credit. FML
Today, I went to my parents' place to visit. My ex-boyfriend's photo is on the fridge, but there aren't any photos of my husband or any of our wedding photos. FML
Today, my dad has discovered selfies and my mom has discovered taking pictures of food. Now I'm at a restaurant, suffering through it all and not being able to eat anything until my mom has taken pictures of it. FML
Today, after winning a major photography competition with the prize of an expensive workshop with a top photographer, I learned that my crazy stalker has paid the £250 workshop costs, and will travel 5 hours just to be there with me. FML
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Top comments
jpsullivan 36
Keep striving for greatness my dear. If you're already at the point where you feel you're ready to have an exhibit, then you're already lightyears ahead.
JessieTaft 17
Don't worry about your moms opinion for now, I'm sure it's great! :)
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Comments (63)
maggiefox 25
I'm a photography student too! I'd go OP :)
sean18202 10
It took Rachel Platon (singer of hit song "Fight Song") 18 years to get to get a hit song, what your striving for wont come quickly or easily, but it'll come, just dont give up cause giving up will reduce your chances of making it by 100%, no one gets famous on their first attempt anyway
wpam1978 7
It's ur moms loss.
limegreenpoopie 31
Don't let that get you down, they will all come around and realize they were wrong when they see how much you've accomplished
holaitsdez 12
Aww I'm sorry, OP.. But don't give up, I'm sure you're a great photographer and others will notice that even if your mum doesn't!! ^~^
shasaw 9
Would love to show up there
lunaangel 14
ydi your mom is allowed to have a life outside her kids it doesn't mean she doesn't love you it just means that she wanted to do something else and not hold your hand this time
jasondrags 5
She has a life outside us kids, we are all adults and get on with our own lives and she gets on with hers. She has plenty of time to do her own thing and private gallery shows take 2 hours max. You assumed so much about me with no information to go on...
DaRito 25
Let's get the entire FML community to come to this thing
imsafeuphigh 1
I'll come to it!
callabos921 14
The only reason to go to any exhibit is to prove you aren't shallow.