Today, my family savagely mocked me to the point of tears, all for using "big", "fancy" words like "accommodations" and "hospitality". FML
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Today, while home from college for the weekend, my sister started whining about how I keep using "big fancy college words" and making her feel bad. My sister is 27 and teaches elementary school. The word I used was "ludicrous." FML
Today, I went out with my parents and a family friend. After saying goodbye to the friend and as soon as the elevator doors shut, my parents started trash-talking the friend's looks, stature, choice of clothes, etc. Now I understand a lot about my education growing up. FML
Today, I was made fun of at work by my mom and my supervisor. I work at a kids' anti-bullying camp. FML
Today, my friends and I were exchanging stories with one another. I barely got a few sentences in before they started mocking and viciously insulting me for saying "swaggered", claiming it comes from the slang term "swag", and that they never thought I was a "dumbass hipster". Really now? FML
Today, I have a speech impediment that's recently become more noticeable. My entire family has decided that the best way to go about handling it is to mock me whenever I try to say something. FML
Today, I requested to have my own room at a hotel instead of sharing with everyone else, and I was called an inconsiderate diva. The reason is that after eating anything, my stomach makes such loud and disgusting noises that no one would be able to sleep, but I’m too embarrassed to say that. FML
Today, I went to a fancy restaurant and couldn't pronounce any of the menu items. FML
Today, despite all I've sacrificed to stay home with my child, and operating a small business while they are in school, my child decided to make a punchline out of me and roasted me in front of the whole family because my husband paid for my car. FML
Today, making small talk with my coworkers, I said a restaurant I'd tried recently was "superb". They all gave me weird looks, and one said, "Someone's trying too hard to sound smart." Now I've got a rep as a pseudo-intellectual douchebag. FML
Today, I went to a restaurant with my friend, where my credit card got denied in front of everyone. The staff teased me and made me sit in the restaurant while my friend begged for money outside. FML
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Top comments
MrConfusion 21
Shame on you for being smart!
DeadxManxWalking 27
look at all the big fancy accomodations that you require in order to function. the hospitality is unfathomable.
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Comments (130)
doodlesdork 7
My first thought was "probably lives in a southern state..." yep. Texas.
anonynous97 13
Lol I had to write an analysis on a narrative with a father daughter relationship exactly like that.
LostInTheZone11 29
Everything's bigger in Texas. Except the vocabulary.
URBeingLied2 23
People act like that towards me at my new job because I supposedly use big words. They keep calling me the 'undercover boss' and make references to the show.
moldypickles 29
"It behooves us to avoid archaisms. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do." "Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood." Most peoples vocabularies are lacking, sadly.
Seabass_Chan 33
Just ignore them OP, everyone knows rednecks aren't very smart.
aesthetic umbrella 18
Sorry OP. My family's done that on multiple occasions-- I feel like they have no control as to what they say, and they do it to annoy me purposely. :/
Nezah 6
As another user of big words I deal with the same issue.
katykills 15
Aren't Texans all about hospitality?
BlackHawkSavior 28
Most of us are, but there's always one asshole who makes the rest of us look bad
Dark_Cecilia 20
Those arent even all that big