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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was at the store buying some feminine products. At the cash register, the clerk said to me "Dude, you know those are for girls right?" I am a 30 year old woman. FML
Today, I was shopping at a supermarket. As I was about to pay for my items, I noticed the cashier was very cute. Trying to be nice, I smiled. She smiled back and said, "Hello, how are you?" Instead of saying, "I'm good" or, "I'm okay", I said, "I'm gay". FML
Today, I went to a grocery store after work, exhausted. I nodded politely at a woman who smiled at me repeatedly. I realized at checkout she thought I was someone she knew. I nodded through a full conversation without knowing who I was pretending to be. FML
Today, I was working at a retirement center, when an old woman came to me and asked if I would like her old clothes. I politely said, "I'm sorry, but I'm a guy." She then said, "You could have just said no, instead of rudely lying to me." FML
Today, I went to the store to pick up some feminine products. As I was paying, the male cashier looked at me sympathetically and asked if it was my girlfriend's time of the month. I'm a girl and was buying them for myself. FML
Today, I was stopped by a customer who told me that I looked like a nice woman. I thanked him for the compliment and pointed out that I was a man. With an obviously male name on my name tag. And visible facial hair. FML
Today, I was at work handling the cash register. It wasn't working correctly, so I apologized to the woman I was waiting on for the delay and explained, "The cash register's being a little retarded today." Then I noticed her clearly "special" adult son standing behind her. FML
Today, I was sitting in Walmart and I saw an attractive woman walking by. Being the single guy I am, I went up to her and asked if she needed help with carrying her groceries. She responded with "You know I'm a guy right?" FML
Today, at my work, I was ringing though a kid's purchase. I try to be friendly with the kids and when he handed me his cash I said "Thank you, sir!" in a playful manner. He then turns to his mom and says "Mom, why does everyone think I am a boy?". FML
Today, I was sitting in Walmart when I saw an attractive woman walking by. Being the single guy I am, I went up to her and asked if she needed help with carrying her groceries. She responded with, "You know I'm a guy, right?" FML
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FFML_314 12
She's an elderly lady. They get confused sometimes. Don't take it personally OP. If you don't get mistaken for a boy often, than you don't have anything to worry about.
Quest_ 13
Hey OP, maybe you should spend money, time and labour making yourself look more like the gender construct the western world has given you according to what genitals you were born with. But seriously, who cares, even if the elderly lady had 20/20 vision, androgyny is hot.
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Comments (64)
dynky 3
not an fml. androgyny is hot.
jessica2244 0
at least she whispered it to you and didn't yell it in front of everyone
jinxthejinx 0
I will say only this: Old people are evil.
emchocolat_fml 25
This has happened to me a few times already. Nothing to worry about, elderly people are NOT evil, they just get a bit confused. Often their sight and hearing are slightly impaired, and they tend to see all young people as resembling each other. The immediately visible physical differences between boys and girls are not as pronounced nowadays as they used to be, especially with hair lengths and jeans, so it's easy to get mixed up.
yagurlteeteexoxo 0
agree with 18...
crawford_chick 0
at least she thought you were a girl when she saw you for the first time ;D then changed her mind... .___.
Wudadoll7 5
ROFL 21, I was thinking the same exact thing.
chall16thvet 0
LMAO
joeinthedark 18
Old people also think skunks are cats and all babies that aren't in pink frilly dresses are boys. I wouldn't take it as anything except poor eye sight and senility setting in.
greatbigc 0
ydi for looking like a dyke, unless you have a medical disease where you can't have hair, and you're boobs aren't developed, and you have a manly voice...... oh snap
nerdsgetmehot 23
#26 Your comment is so offensive that I don't even know where to begin...
machiko_fml 0
YDI for having androgyny. That's damn sexy.