Money: Today, my dad decided to get his friend to help move our old...

By Harry - 05/12/2009 05:29 - United States

Today, my dad decided to get his friend to help move our old sofas to save money. Its leg got stuck in the doorway, scratched the entire hallway wall, punched a big hole in it and the other leg made a big dent in our front door. We live in an apartment complex and now have to to pay for everything to be fixed. FML

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Today, my dad got drunk and decided to fix everything in the house he thought was broken. Now the oven won't cook, half the floorboards from the stairs are piled in the garden, we put the TV back together but now it is stuck on mute, and we still have no idea where he has put my bedroom door. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/05/2011 17:43 - United States

Today, I helped my parents move out of their old house. While I was guiding my dad down the stairs with the couch, my mom asked me to pick up the tape on the step below me. I bent over and grunted. My dad thought I said "Go" and kept moving. He knocked me down two flights of steps. FML

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By hatenicknames - 09/08/2022 04:00

Today, I was moving in with a housemate who was fixing his car outside. First, my dad was helping me move, but got distracted by the car, then my boyfriend came to help and also got distracted by the car. I've been moving everything by myself. FML

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By Fail - 04/12/2022 04:00

Today, my dad's car door was frozen shut. As he was in a hurry, he asked me to force it open. When I did so, the door slammed into his back. hard. Now he can barely walk, even with a walker, but he needs to walk in order for it to improve, or else he may become wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life. FML

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By Dry - 18/03/2017 16:00

Today, after moving into my new house, my partner's father came to give us his old sofa. Now, an hour before he has to leave, he's half-completed 3 DIY jobs we didn't want done in the first place, and smashed my water inlet pipe. I have no water and a destroyed kitchen. FML

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By Fail - 01/01/2023 11:00 - United States

Today, I moved my dad's chair to look for my phone, but forgot to put it back. When my dad came back, he tried to sit down in the area where his chair usually is, but instead fell down on the floor, yelling, "YOU MOVED MY CHAIR!" FML

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By wo-ow - 06/06/2014 23:09 - United States - Bronx

Today, I fell down the stairs and broke my leg. My dad helped me to the car so he could drive me to the hospital, but when he saw our neighbor, he went over and had a 15 minute screaming match with him over how his dog keeps shitting on our lawn, all while I sat in the car in agony. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/10/2011 01:48 - Canada

Today, I came home from school to find almost every single personal possession and piece of furniture from my bedroom all laid out or disassembled in the back yard. My dad smugly told me I'd better start moving it all back. This is his revenge for me salting his coffee this morning. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/09/2013 22:20 - United Kingdom - Newcastle

Today, I was struggling to move a large bookshelf downstairs. Mid-way down, the weight became too much for me and I desperately yelled to my dad for help. He stood at the top of the stairs and said, "Cash or broken bones. How much's it worth, son?" I'm now £50 poorer. FML

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By crippled - 08/07/2014 08:40 - United States - Las Vegas

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

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SenGaeriel 3

Saturday 5 December 2009 12:51

Make your dad pay for the damages since he is the one who wanted to save a buck in the first place.

danthemanfosho 0

Saturday 5 December 2009 13:12

well even if you lived in a house you would have to pay for it

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SenGaeriel 3

Saturday 5 December 2009 12:51

Make your dad pay for the damages since he is the one who wanted to save a buck in the first place.

saviisneat 0

Saturday 5 December 2009 14:55

Of course he is going to pay for it... it's not HER apartment, it's ALL of their apartment. But they deserve it. Once you put the tiniest scratch in the wall you would put the sofa down and reassess how to get it out. When we move out sofa (it's old and nasty in the game room), We are going to saw it in half. That bad boy will fit easily ;)

SE3 0

Saturday 5 December 2009 12:51

Gutted

rlet 1

Saturday 5 December 2009 13:11

well now u know that daddy is not always right so next time think before u ask him for help...

danthemanfosho 0

Saturday 5 December 2009 13:12

well even if you lived in a house you would have to pay for it

masterclairebear 0

Wednesday 24 March 2010 23:15

Shouldn't that just be taken out of the security deposit? I honestly don't kno so I thought I would ask.

LEPOfficer 0

Saturday 5 December 2009 13:18

*facepalm* Sounds like something my father would do... Anyone with me?

MrPresidentBoss1 0

Saturday 5 December 2009 13:24

learn how to move a couch.

tonkaburner 2

Saturday 30 April 2011 16:03

if you were smart you would unscrew the legs.. duh!!

incoming_pudding 9

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trampycamp 0

Saturday 5 December 2009 13:27

You obviously have never watched friends

that_guy321 2

Saturday 5 December 2009 15:00

because you wouldn't have to pay for it if it wasn't an apartment...? this is not an FML at all. scratches and dents are all a part of moving stuff, even professionals have it happen to them every now and then.

potsie 0

Saturday 5 December 2009 17:03

I was wondering that too. It's like they were expecting someone to pay for the damage they did... If they lived in a house they'd have to pay too, and if they damaged some random building they'd probably have to pay, unless they were jerks and just ran away.

Starfire22 5

Saturday 5 December 2009 15:10

It didn't occur to them to stop when they kept on hitting the frame and wall? My dad and brothers help thier friends all the time and have never scratched or dented walls... The secret is to take your time and be careful...

MoroseMoose 47

Thursday 6 October 2016 0:18

I was wondering the same thing. They didn't notice that they messed up the wall? Or they didn't care and kept going?

justmeagirl 0

Saturday 5 December 2009 15:12

Ooph! Maybe next time try sliding? I had to move a couch of out of the 2nd floor ofmy parents' house, and it was a tight squeeze. But the front door was right in front of the stairs. So I angled the couch at the top, pushed, and it ran right down the stairs and out the door! It was super fun! (though it did slide down the hill of the front yard as well, and convincing the garbage men to go get it wasn't easy!)