Today, I was getting ready to go out with my family. As I was putting my phone in my purse, my father told me I wouldn't need it because we were going to spend 'quality time' together. The entire time I was there, everyone was staring at their phone. I was the only one without one. FML
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Today, my mother dragged me to the mall to get me out of the house and to get me to stop using my phone. She then spent the whole trip talking on her phone instead of actually interacting with me. FML
Today, my dad and mom and I were going out to eat dinner. My dad wanted a romantic dinner just with my mom so he told me to make an excuse not to go. I did, which ended up as a huge fight, grounded and phone taken away. My dad just stood there in the background putting thumbs up. FML
Today, after my wife and mother in law criticized me for being glued to my phone, I set out to prove them wrong by being away from it. When I finally opened it, my family was upset because my grandma died and they had been trying to reach me for several hours. FML
Today, my friends and I went out to dinner. Being short on cash, I suggested a game where we put our phones in the center of the table and first to check their phone had to pay the bill. Our conversation died out, and fearful of having an awkward silence, I checked my phone. FML
Today, I didn't even bother to turn my cellphone off in a movie theater because I knew no one would text me or call. FML
Today, I went shopping with my parents. Halfway through, I got separated from them and tried to call them only to find out my cell phone battery was flat. A few minutes later, an announcement was made for a lost child. It was by my parents. I'm 36. FML
Today, I was so bored at a family gathering that I pretended to be busy texting the whole time. I don't know what's worse, that I'm not close to anyone in my family, or that I have no one close enough to text to about such things. FML
Today, my mom and dad went off somewhere for some alone time together. My mom had apparently turned her phone off and my dad left his at home. In that span of time, my brother had accidentally locked himself out of his house, and my sister was also trying to get a hold of them, and now are asking me where they're at. FML
Today, I had to be the responsible adult and take my parents' phones away. Most of their time is spent on social media and low-quality brainrot. FML
Today, I went to dinner to meet my boyfriend's parents for the first time. I received a text message, so I pulled out my phone to check. Apparently, his parents have a "No phones at the table rule" and took my phone away until I could learn "proper table manners." FML
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igg125 30
Should have had them put their phones on the middle of the table first one or touch their phone pays the bill.
tantanpanda 26
In this day and age, you probably won't find anyone without a smart phone. You should have brought it in secret, but still, FYL.
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Comments (50)
marcranger 28
Your dad has a skewed sense of quality time, then.
DeathofCareBear 21
Perhaps you where being punished for doing something wrong earlier?
LilMissCanadian 22
No, just the dad being parent-y and not following through.
WhosThatItsMe 8
Probably not.
DeathofCareBear 21
Appears no one understands sarcasm on the Internet.
riahlum 12
Well for one theres no tone of voice on the internet, and what you said really doesnt sound sarcastic
tantanpanda 26
In this day and age, you probably won't find anyone without a smart phone. You should have brought it in secret, but still, FYL.
lishabear 21
I don't have one. And for precisely this reason. When I go out, I want to see the world and people. Not a screen. :)
JustinJK 21
^I hate when people get judge and holier-than-thou about smartphones. I love that I can take such great photos on my phone, which is important because a lot of my close friends are moving. I also use it for school, internships, etc. I use it to schedule my entire life. I would be so disorganized without my phone. Just because you're content with not having a smart phone, doesn't mean that you're living a more fulfilling life.
NineeCat 32
The zombie apocalypse is alive and well.
onlychildFTW 33
But zombies can't use phones.
simleader 13
Oh, sorry, I didn't know I was dead.
Rkikkas9713 25
You people don't seem to realize that 'zombie' is a relative term in this case. What she means is that we tend to act brain-dead when on our phones and all that jazz.
danceinconverse 25
I hate when people say this. We can definitely use our phones too much, but it's not the end of the world. Getting occasionally distracted by a screen doesn't mean it's the apocalypse.
KittyHawkMarch 29
People always do that nowadays. So sad.
igg125 30
Should have had them put their phones on the middle of the table first one or touch their phone pays the bill.
samthompson 12
I've done that withe my friends so many times and the same friend keeps having to pay the bill every time haha
russfml 31
Good idea but depending on how old OP is, the parents are probably paying anyway lol
izzajaneful 24
I've tried to do this with my friends. No one grabs their phone. We end up paying for our own every time.
BlackFames 16
Maybe you should bring that up to him.
ChaiseT 16
You should've said something at dinner to them? YDI
sarcasticjane 27
FYL because your family only played on their phones rather than family time. It is very sad that people cannot put away their technology long enough to spend time with those who will not be around forever. I wish the world would change, but I fear it will only get worse.....but I also want to point out that if the "FML" was that you had to leave your phone at home, oh well.
venomousflower 24
I actually didn't have my phone for 9 months one time and I finally realized how bad it is nowadays. When I went to hang out with friends it was like I wasn't there half the time because they were on their phones