Today, I was moving to the city with all my belongings when the trailer came unhitched, breaking the chains on my dad's homemade trailer. I then watched as the trailer narrowly missed a guardrail, went down a hill and into a river. My dad still won't admit he didn't latch the hitch. 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, my dad was helping my fiancé and me move. On the way, someone sideswiped the trailer. When the police came, we found my dad had a suspended license, no insurance, and a broken tail light. No one else could drive a manual, so we were stuck in a parking lot for 3 hours. Thanks, dad. FML
Today, my dad moved my car onto the street so he wouldn't accidentally back into it while moving our boat. My neighbor backed into it instead. FML
Today, I finished a repair on my trailer. About twenty miles down the road, one of the joints gave out and the whole thing broke on the freeway, scattering lumber and splinters everywhere. The traffic cop called me the worst carpenter in the whole state. FML
Today, I helped my dad push our broken-down truck from the driveway onto the tire ramp. Truck didn't make it; neither did my leg. FML
Today, I watched my car roll backwards on the freeway, while attached to the tow truck that I was sitting in. FML
Today, our boat broke down in the middle of a lake at sunset. We called our friend for help, and his truck and trailer got stuck in mud at the boat ramp. We called the sheriff's office to tow his vehicle out of the mud. The tow strap broke. FML
Today, I was headed on vacation with my family. On the way, our trailer tire blew out. Because the trailer was tilted from the flat tire, the door would not open to get the spare. After breaking the window to get the spare and putting it on, the spare blew out. FML
Today, I accidentally crashed my mom's car into my dad's car. FML
Today, I had the lovely experience of witnessing a tow truck cause a couple thousand dollars' worth of damage to my broken-down car. FML
Today, for some reason, my amazing dad told me to slide down towards a pole on a car tire while tobogganing down a hill and I hit the tire, consequently getting hurt in the head. I love my dad but something must've gone wrong that day. FML
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Top comments
Decodedman 1
That sucks. Next time, when its your shit on the line, check the line.
ulicksam 0
OP, you're driving. It's your responsibility to check it. You're not living with mommy and daddy anymore. Time to take responsibility for yourself.
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Comments (100)
m1ssophiebee 0
what is a homemade trailer?
sabresrock 0
are you a Griswald?
bitheway 2
If u wnt sumthin done rite do it yourself FYL but YKDI
varkey 7
well you should have checked but FYL
ArthursLifeSucks 2
My dad has done this to me as well, failed to secure the latch on the ball hitch. I hit a bump and the trailer bounced off of the ball and hung on the chains. However my chains didn't break and I just coasted to a stop, reconnected the trailer and secured the latch myself. Now I check it myself every time. For the record, that trailer was homemade too. It has more miles on it than most of your moms and it's always been reliable. Some people have the skill required to build a trailer that is safe and effective and non-trashy-looking.
Punkpoptart1119 20
Men won't ever admit to being wrong. Sorry OP. I hope things work out for you.
dansco 25
You lose all your stuff and all you're bothered about is if your Dad hitched it up?! Try worrying about all your stuff floating away and next time CHECK things yourself!
Sammara 0
Two words: homemade trailer. Even though it wasn't YOUR homemade trailer, you deserve this for allowing your belongings to be attached to one.
davez 0
You're the driver. You're responsible for the load. No one else. Sorry..
Tcsearles 0
You should admit that your a dumbass for not checking it yourself.