Today, it took me and my husband three hours to put our new book shelves together. It took our cat all of three seconds to knock it all down. FML
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Today, I proudly showed off my new DIY bookshelf to my family. Everyone seemed impressed until my cat jumped on it, the whole thing collapsed, and it narrowly missed my grandmother. Now my family thinks I need to hire professionals for every project. FML
Today, I spent two hours building an IKEA bookshelf. When I was finished, I realized it was inside-out. There was no way to fix it without completely taking it apart again. FML
Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that claimed to be "easy to build in minutes." Four hours and multiple arguments later, I realized I had misread the instructions, and half the parts were upside down. I'm pretty sure the furniture won this round. FML
Today, I started building a basic bookshelf from a flat-pack kit without looking at the instructions, because "How hard could it be?" I finished just as the last screw went in, then noticed the back panel was facing outwards and every shelf was upside down. Taking it apart took longer than putting it together. FML
Today, my wife texted me, saying an expensive piece of furniture had been delivered. I specifically said, "Wait until I get home and we'll put it together." An hour later, she opened it and broke it beyond repair while trying to assemble it herself. FML
Today, it took me a full ten minutes to finish on the toilet. I was babysitting at the time, and it took the kids those ten minutes to destroy the kitchen and shave the cat. FML
Today, we spent hours decorating the Christmas tree, perfectly balancing the lights, ornaments, and tinsel. Ten minutes later, the cat thought it was a right time to reenact Die Hard and climbed up the tree, knocking it over. Now my ornaments are shattered, and my cat is smugly sitting in the wreckage. FML
Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that boasted "easy, step-by-step instructions." Three hours later, surrounded by mismatched screws and a confusing diagram, I realized the only thing "easy" about it was my decision to ask my dad to come round and assemble it for me. FML
Today, at my job as a librarian at an old library, I was shelving books. Things were great until one entire bookshelf fell over. The damage wasn't too bad. Then the rest fell down. FML
Today, my boyfriend got frustrated trying to take my entertainment center into the basement for the kids' game room. It didn't fit, thanks to the horrible design of the house, so he Spartan-kicked it down, breaking it into 15 pieces. FML
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Top comments
YaboyVinnie 21
That's Ninja Kitteh for you.
saIty 17
Are you one of those couples who're like, **** the instructions!
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saIty 17
Are you one of those couples who're like, **** the instructions!
UrLyfSuxx 0
At first I thought you said *****.
False_Stupidity 42
As I like to say... When all else fails, read the instructions.
Miss_Attitude96 24
The cat didn't like them & thought they were hideous.
idontknowyou123 0
Your cat was just testing your husbands handy work.
jobsman99 0
That means its time to have sex. Get your frustrations out.
peepeeparee 0
Yes, because if my hubby and I just watched our demon cat demolish a newly put together book shelf, the most appealing thing to do would be to Barry White it up and get it on..... No.
perdix 31
You need to hire trained monkeys to assemble your IKEA shit because you are even dumber than they are.
twofirstnames 12
All that hard work for nothing
NEEPLES 7
That's why you don't keep tigers in the house.
paulie1998 0
Your picture disgusts me.
every1luvsboners 11
YDI for buying American. Over in Japan they have inflatable bookshelves. Them bastards got it going on over there.
crownlogic 25
Inflatable bookshelf + a cat could equal a deflated bookshelf very quickly...
every1luvsboners 11
Cats are illegal in Japan, that's why they have them there, not here. They're way ahead of the game over there.
crownlogic 25
Cats are definitely not illegal in Japan. Japanese people know that cats are way too cool to be banned.
Xx_Dakota_xX 1
Nah they just eat cats and dogs :p
crownlogic 25
I think you're thinking about how Korean people used to eat dog, and then the US decided to tell them it was wrong and immoral as dogs are pets not food. To save face the Korean government told everyone that it was no longer acceptable to eat dog. This whole argument remains invalid today though, as people own all kinds of pets, including pigs (omg, bacon!).
leadman1989 16
If that picture were real id be smitten.
crownlogic 25
Smitten as a kitten?
xSynergY 8
If you can't afford nice furniture, don't go out and buy junk
kareltje 17
Book shelves are for books. Hence the name... I guess YDI ;)
crownlogic 25
No. My bookshelf holds books, trinkets, and movies. My cupboard holds glasses but also plates. My cat perch holds my dog. Everything is what you make of it.
tona01 16
You forgot bookshelves are for cats too apparently... Well at least well-built bookshelves.
crownlogic 25
I didn't forget, I just sadly don't have a cat yet. : ( Some of the people I live with have this "allergy" to cats. Pshh.