Miscellaneous: Today, I was helping some mental health patients at work, I spent...

By Tom_why - 23/05/2009 19:27 - United Kingdom

Today, I was helping some mental health patients at work, I spent 20 mins to fail to connect the DVD player to the TV and went back to make them something to eat. I came back into the room after 5 mins and one of the patients had connected it for himself. He has a profound learning disability. FML

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By HiddlePuff - 14/05/2015 12:42 - Australia

Today, while teaching my class, I hooked my laptop up to the projector and put on a documentary. I left it playing and went to the toilet. When I came back the whole class was talking to my mother. She must've Skyped me while I was gone and someone answered the call. FML

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By burnnotice - 19/09/2009 14:10 - United States

Today, I was trying to turn on my computer and couldn't. I spent twenty minutes trying to figure out what was wrong when I finally called my husband for help and made him leave work. He came in, looked at the wall, and plugged it back in. The look on his face said it all. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/03/2020 23:00

Today, I'm self isolating with a mother who hogs the remote but doesn't know how to use it, and is so short-sighted she can barely see the TV. Every five minutes, I hear, "What have I done now?", "How have I got onto this then?" and she won't let me help her. FML

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By coco1234 - 09/03/2020 12:35

Today, I stood there for 10 minutes trying to fix the toaster, until I called my brother to help me. I'd forgotten that it wasn't plugged in. He now thinks I'm a complete idiot. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/06/2021 20:01

Today, a patient, who is normally pretty chill, was being quite difficult for my workmates. They were whinging about him and I defended him, he's normally a sweet guy so something must be upsetting him. I went to chat with him, he punched me and called a useless a**hole. FML

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By anon - 03/08/2016 03:28

Today, I was working at the hospital and it was very busy. Unthinking, I told a patient in a wheelchair to "sit tight" while I checked on something. He mocked me for the rest of his stay. FML

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By Dispute - 08/08/2011 05:30 - Canada

Today, I was driving home from a long day at work fixing people's electronics. When I got home, I got a call from work saying I needed to go back and help a customer with their TV again. When I got there, after an hour of driving, I realized I'd accidentally kicked the power cord out. FML

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By hugadyle - 18/04/2020 14:00

Today, I took a trip to the library's public computer section to get some important work done. After a bit of work, I went to stretch only to see that the man next to me was watching some adult films on his computer and discreetly touching himself. I still had 58 minutes of computer time. FML

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By ilikemusicokay - 08/08/2009 05:04 - United States

Today, I was going to the bathroom at work. Since I knew it would take a while, I brought my iPod in for entertainment. To bad it disabled me from hearing the continuous knocks on the door as well as the manager eventually picking the lock and busting in. FML

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By aragmir - 18/12/2016 06:10 - Sweden - Stockholm

Today, while working at a nursing home, I was alone in the station and figured I could sneak one out. It wound up being very loud, and I could hear the faint snickering of a patient in the next room. Every time he saw me for the rest of the day he would burst out laughing. FML

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Geist_fml 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 3:11

Your giving them way too little credit. They are humans like you and me after all.

Azurea_fml 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 3:10

You might be retarded.

Comments

gregthestrange 3

Sunday 24 May 2009 9:45

#9, FTW. he's got it right.

abHowitzer 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 10:28

Hey, ADHD/Autistic kids can be quite good in the technical field!

wiinick 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 10:55

wow you are so pathetic. really how hard is it to put together a puzzle. yellow to yellow, white to white, red to red, then plug it in. and last but not least pres tv/vtr 3 times if your on video 3(front of tv). everything is labled. i learned how to do that when i was like 5 or 6. but you live in 2009, you should be ashamed. next your going to say i dont know how to turn on a computer. And work the tv. the guy should be taking care of you, now adays technology is so easy a 2 year old can do it. so when people are tired of helping you turn off the tv you will be stuck and bored, yes you are pathetic. tech is easy, no extremely easy, i bet you needed that guys help just to post this. sorry but this technology retardedness really pisses me off, because it takes 2 seconds to learn it, if you would just look. and put it together. but really how hard is it, it takes me 3 seconds to hook it up and play a movie. so, your next goal is to learn how to use a computer dvd and tv. do that and you wont annoy people with useless questions on how to do something so timple as to pushing a button.yes that simple. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh(and no i dont have anger issues, just people being retarded)

jacestar7 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 11:04

I agree with #106. You are pretty pathetic. It's people like you, with backwards thinking, that keeps society thinking backwards. I have worked with mentally deficient people and I've had conversations that were far more intelligent than with a 'normal' person. I'd say you're the one with a learning disability...

alesposito 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 11:28

F you for underestimating mentally challenged people, asshole. YDI

Canuck 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 12:56

so his accomplishment is a fyl? can't you be happy for the guy?

brittahnayy 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 13:31

#9 is an idiot. And good for that person! :D maybe they have good motor skills.

aimless 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 14:46

Who cares about the relationship between a learning disability and whether or not you can plug in a DVD player? It's funny and ironic. Let's enjoy FMLs.

leagan66 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 14:51

Good for them! but sometimes, in some learning disabilities, many people have trouble with some learning, but are very good at putting stuff together, or connecting electronics, like DVD players.

gracegracegrace 0

Sunday 24 May 2009 15:10

did you make this up? you should've been happy and grateful...just said "oh thanks for doing that, maybe you could teach me next time I'm confused" to the patient. everyone has strengths and weaknesses...it sounds like your patient could use his strength to help remediate your weakness. everyone, no matter what their label, has knowledge & skills to offer others.