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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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 bob the builders pissed off daughter - 29/12/2015 23:52 - United States - Campbell

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 D.M - 29/09/2024 06:00 - Canada

Today, while moving a couch and repeatedly asking my dad what he was trying to do and him ignoring me, I got my hand slammed between the corner of the couch and a doorway, because my dad shoved the couch without saying anything. I was holding the corner to stop it from falling on me. 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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Perfectionist

By Anonymous - 23/02/2024 21:00 - United Kingdom

Today, we finished redecorating my kitchen. My dad has been his usual OCD self about getting it perfect, so when he noticed a shelf was just barely not level, he decided to adjust the screws. It fell off and damaged my floor, so he threw the screwdriver and cracked a wall tile. Thanks dad. FML

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Everything in its right place

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 Username - 14/04/2011 06:59

Today, my boyfriend punched a hole in a door. This is on top of the broken handle, cracked sink top, dented fridge, and other holes in the wall he has also made. We are 4 months into our year lease. I don't think we are getting our $720 deposit back. FML

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By mazzer - 04/01/2012 02:04 - United Kingdom

Today, my dad had a day off and was 'bored' so he decided to move our entire kitchen into our living room. We now have no running water, no oven that works and the entire house is a bombsite. He has an entire week off. FML

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Outlaw

By thanksdad - 03/07/2012 01:20 - United States - Beaverton

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

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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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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

Wednesday 7 March 2018 5:45

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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!)