Today, I was having a panic attack so I called my parents. My brother answered to say my parents couldn't come to the phone because they were watching 24. Its ten o'clock and 24 is not on now. They were watching 24 on TiVo and couldn't pause it to come to the phone. 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, apparently my parents called 911 because I wasn't answering their phone calls, so they thought something was wrong. I was in the bathroom and didn't bring my phone, so I wouldn't distract myself and ended up sitting there forever. Looks like that wasn't the right choice. FML
Today, I was home alone and tried to make some popcorn so I could watch a movie. Thirty minutes later, my parents came home and found me talking to the firemen. FML
Today, I was in agonizing pain and couldn't move. My parents said they couldn't take me to the ER until the football game on TV was over. FML
Today, I was babysitting a 5 year old boy. When I was on the phone with my mom, he called 911 and started to cry. When I got off the phone the police were at the door. It turns out that the "emergency" was that the VCR was not working. FML
Today, I received a message from front desk that my concerned father is trying to contact me. I call only to hear that my parents were freaking out that I wasn't answering my phone. They saw me 9 hours ago. They were going to call the police. I'm in college and also don't live with them anymore. FML
Today, like every day, everyone blew up my phone at once and I began having a panic attack. Because I didn’t respond immediately, I was called rude and a bad person. Turning off my phone isn’t an option either, because my mom will come in my room and cuss me out for not responding to her texts. FML
Today, I was babysitting for my mom's coworkers two little boys. they went to bed around 9 and I was watching a movie on HBO. I fell asleep before the movie was over. I woke up to the parents walking into the house. I looked at the TV, and porn was on. 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, my mother panicked and was about to report me missing when I didn't answer her calls while I was at a movie. I'm 31, and have lived on my own for over 10 years. FML
Today, my parents left me several frantic voicemails early this morning about the hurricane, totally in a panic that I wasn’t safe. I called them when I woke up and told them I was fine. They were actually angry that I wasn't in the eye of the storm, because they “worried for nothing.” FML
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sammyg 0
i think Jack needs their support more then you, he is constantly in danger of death.
the_boss_fml 0
don't mess with anyone when its bauer hour
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poolshark 0
#13- I didn't think anyone knew who L7 was anymore. The masses ARE asses... and now that song will be in my head all day.
whatevs80 0
13, 15 and 20, you need to grow up! 28 and 29 obviously don't understand either. Panic attacks are real and often uncontrollable, even sometimes with medication. I have a friend whose heart races, has chest pains and breaks out in a cold sweat during her attacks. It happens at the drop of a hat for no reason. You can't fake that for attention. However I do agree that if your family is umsympathetic to your condition you should find an alternate resource for when you are going through an attack. Support groups are a great source of strength.
Neenertastic 0
to continue on with the L7 theme: your parents should have made your shit list by now for that tv addicted lameness.. so next time you have a panic attack, and your family's got you pissed, get out a pen and write out a list...of all the people who won't be missed...
blowhole 0
You're obviously too needy. They were doing you a favour by making you deal with things on your own. Good luck in life, you'll obviously need it.
poolshark 0
You're right neener... Poetic justice will come in time and she'll just have to laugh.
elemenopyqrstuv 0
sorry but I'm with them.... I always watch 24 on tivo and I never pause it for anything. It's just wayyy too intense you can't just pause Jack Bauer.
poolshark 0
I apologize in advance for another slightly off topic comment, but has anyone ever seen the episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia where Dennis and Frank pretend to be cops and adopt that bad ass junk yard cat that was born in a puddle of gasoline and name it Lieutenant Jack Bower? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
hannahleigh 0
in the parents' defense: 24 is completely amazing! they were busy freaking out over jack crying and tony being a terrorist again! also, calm down people... no one's saying panic attacks aren't real. we're just laughing at the addicting power of bauer :)
molly1708 0
haha i can 100% relate. my mother is obsessed
open_eyed_dream 0
how can you inturrupt 24?! silly person. jack bauer is kick ass. but yeah usually calling the ambulence is the better option.