Today, I was going into an office building. There was a boy and a man ahead of me, and the boy held the door open for me. Surprised, I said, "What a nice young man," and he said, "It's OK, ma'am; my dad says to always hold the doors open for old ladies." I'm 43. FML
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Today, I held a door open for a sweet old lady with a walker. After she went through the door, she turned and said, "That's not how you're gonna get into my pants, son." FML
Today, I held the door open for someone and he said, "Thank you!" I said, "Thank you!" back. FML
Today, a woman yelled at me for holding a door open for her. FML
Today, I held the door open for an old lady, before realizing she was a teacher taking 20-plus kids to lunch at local burger joint, all of whom got in front of me in the line to order. FML
Today, I attempted to be nice and hold a door open for a person in a wheelchair. He hit the button to open another door. While I pointed out that I would hold the door for him, I realized that the door I was holding open for him led down some stairs. FML
Today, I was trying to be polite by holding the door for an elderly lady in a shop. What I didn’t realise was that the doors were automatic. I ended up standing there awkwardly for a good 5 seconds, holding onto thin air, while she just smiled and walked by. A bloke behind me said, “The doors don’t need your help, mate.” FML
Today, while holding the door open for a stranger, I thought I was being polite. She walked through, smiled at me, and said, "Thanks, but you didn’t have to follow me into the bathroom." I hadn’t noticed the door led to the restroom. FML
Today, as I was getting out of the car, my 7-year-old son opened the door for me. I thought it was very gentlemanly of him to do that, until he smashed my thumb with the car door. FML
Today, I was working at my job as a cashier, checking out an elderly woman's groceries. She was very nice, and we chatted for a couple minutes. Once she had paid, she leaned close to me and said, very politely, "I'm so so sorry that I mistook you for a girl at first, young man." I AM a girl. FML
Today, at my job as a cashier, a man and his 3-year old son got in line. The father said, "Give this to the pretty lady," looking at me. The kid looks at me, looks at his dad, and walks over to the next cashier. FML
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jeanii_fml 4
Well you're probably old to him, since he's just a boy.
Starfire22 5
To him, anyone over twenty is old...
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Comments (111)
unlucky93_fml 0
alright? it's not a big deal. why do you care what a five year old thinks anyways?
_strawberry99 0
how do you know he's 5?
Gavik 0
how do you know he isn't?
alexandraa_fml 0
How do you know what you know isn't what you don't know really?
fudrick 0
Lol to little kids anybody over age like 25 is "old" shitty FML.
OohAah01 0
I feel your pain, hun. I'm also 43 (and still don't like being called "Sir"...especially by people in their 30's!).
SuchaLady 0
Very good point! And even so, one of my teachers in 10th grade called us all "ma'am" and "sir" and she was in her 30s. I asked her why, and she said it was out of respect and habit.
junitatheangel 0
I get called ma'am all the time... I'm 13. FML
jessxoxo28 5
he's a kid and ur 43, let it go...
Sparkiee93 3
Well you are 43 dude, you aren't exactly a young lady. (No offense) It's just a little kid, to him everyone is old.
xenomorph 0
You're 43. If he is 8.6, you are 5 times his age. That's pretty old, relatively speaking. But to a 21.5 year old person, you are in mid-life. XFYL.
marc_with_a_c 3
so? for a 10 year old (or whatever age is a kid for you) 43 IS old.
GreenRupee 0
Well... you aren't young, right? And it was a little child, do you really care about it that much?
scateice 0
Sorry to break it to you OP, but you kind've are old.... It depends on what you call a "kid" If it's like a 7 year old then anyone over 40 is old. If it's a 10 or 11 year old, you need to wear more make-up
BunnyDrastic 0
why the **** do u hav an FML profile ?
kfaithh 0
TRUE THAT