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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Top comments
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)
lifeinhd 3
Sorry to be the one to tell you this, ma'am, but the kid is correct; it is indeed polite to hold the door open for old ladies. Or would you rather he just let it slam in your face?
abearrr 0
i won't lie. that would be funny.
kar89 0
kids don't know what old is. get over it.
slyace 9
Psshhhh hes a little kid, everything is old compared to him. YDI
Dr_Diaper 0
This is not FML worthy. **** My Life because a little boy thinks I'm old...
abearrr 0
i agree. this absolutely fails on the funny-scale. she's just being sensitive.
KuroKona 0
Hahaha. The fact that everyone here thinks 43 is old just shows that they're all probably under 15-ish. Both my parents are older than that, so...
justmeagirl 0
This isn't an FML. This is kind of adorable, lol.
LemonStarship 5
I smell a mid-life crisis...
ensemble 0
oh come on! it's just a kid! compared to him, of course you are old! get over it!
Shanx 0
are you serious?
cieramc 0
I can see how something like that could ruin your day. I don't think I'm fat at all and once someone asked me how far along I was...I've always had a flat stomach but bigger hips so it really bugged me that someone said that. People's perceptions differ. My mom is 44 and absolutely gorgeous, I don't view her as old but a young boy might. Little kids don't realize what tact is--they just say things as they see them..