Today, I was at work. I work at a grocery store and a woman pulls a cart to me filled with chips, breads, lunch meats, and sodas. I said to her "Looks like you are going to have a fun party" she then looks at me and says "My mother just died, this is for after the funeral. 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 coworker left a tiny mess in the break room. I cleaned it up and jokingly said, "Your mother isn't here to clean up after you." She started crying. I forgot her mom died last week. FML
Today, at work, I misheard a customer telling me a story. To be polite, I did a slight laugh and nodded my head. She actually told me her mum had died. FML
Today, I told my boss that my grandma died to get a day off work, but then my grandma showed up at the office looking for me because she wanted to go shopping. FML
Today, I went into work and noticed one of my fellow colleagues had a large bunch of flowers on her desk. As soon as I saw her, I immediately said, "Happy Birthday!" Everyone went quiet. It wasn't her birthday; her father had died. FML
Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML
Today, at work, I asked a lady how she was doing. When she replied, I didn't understand her, and instead of asking her what she'd said, I just replied with, "Oh, that's good." What she'd said that I didn't understand was that her husband had just died. FML
Today, it was my first day as a mailman. One of the houses got a bunch of cards, and the owner coincidentally opened the door as I arrived. So I said to the owner that someone in the house must really be popular. He replied, "She died this Tuesday." FML
Today, while at work, I asked an older customer how he was doing. He told me that he'd just lost his wife. I gave my condolences before he clarified that his wife was not dead, but was lost in Walmart. FML
Today, while serving a rather large party at the restaurant where I work, I mentioned that the soup of the day was "to die for". After the hosts gave me weird looks, it dawned on me that the reason they were wearing all black is because they've just come back from a funeral. FML
Today, my mom asked me to help pick out clothes for my grandma to wear in her casket. I didn't know she'd died. FML
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NorfolkDude 2
Just quickly say, "I'm sorry to hear that ma'am." However it sounds like the people who replied never actually been to a funeral. Afterwards they usually have a small gathering of people. They usually serve stuff like sandwhich and stuff and people talk, then they leave. It's not a "pig out" as suggested by some people. Think: sad party.
Artemis_Huntress 0
It's called making small talk.
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Comments (52)
Emma89_ 0
Don't feel bad, I've had the same thing. I had a lady come through my checkout one Christmas and I asked her what she was doing for Christmas and she replied with"Oh, my daughter died last year so Christmas isn't a very happy time for us"...she could have said "not much". It's so annoying >.<
lovegod 0
honestly it's not ur fault. u were being polite plus if she buys chips and sodas it's so obvious that ur going think its a party, dont feel bad u were being nice.
Maestro214 0
I recommend crashing the funeral; although it does depend on the type of chips.
afallingstar 22
so then you say "oh...I am sorry" and move on. not your fault, there was no way you could have known.
iloveTheMiz 0
First! :D
lemonypower 6
thats really screwed up.
hateevryone 15
not your fault. you didnt know
SonicRainboom 3
Should have invited Pinkie Pie.
J9DeeZy 4
I used to cashier at Sam's Club and I can't tell you how many times that happened to me.
sugarkiller_fml 6
So embarrassing