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)
moondoglou420 17
So pull out the biggest most complicated insult word you can muster and tell them it's a compliment. See if you can start getting them to use it to describe themselves.
rosslynch553 16
Everything is bigger in Texas!
WakaMiserably 10
Cause you live in the south
krad204 21
It seems like your family is a couple of extremely cumbersome tentacles...
notoriousbob 11
Luckily for me most of my family doesn't speak english.
Jetix7402 22
Is it sad I can relate to this? I don't really use big words as much but if I do the slightest thing wrong, my mother calls me 'stupid'. My father is usually nice and approachable but whenever my mother does this, he sides with her. Like most parents do, they always talk about each little mistake I do at every event/gathering/party that I'm actually brought to the point of tears where I lose the will to live. I don't understand it, if parents want a better child, why don't they raise theirs like a better parent?
ml_augustus 23
From Texas, I can believe that
DigitalDane 8
My family does the same, so I definitely feel you there.
OBUDDAYJOELPUTTY 12
I can't help but read this in an obvious hick accent. Seriously, though, they should learn better words.
bonermonkey 31
that was cruel of them. sorry op :(