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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
demix_fml 32
Use small words and call them ass hats op .
okudatwo 11
Looks like you might be the most intelligent person in the family. Congrats!
ShotaSammy 17
One time i said it was relatively warm outside and my friend hit my for "using big words on a Friday ". Back when i was still in high school
laden_swallow09 35
Don't allow their own stupidity bother you so much. Poking fun at your "big" words says more about how retarded they are than it does about your high-falutin' ej-um-uh-cay-shun.
anal_lightbulb 6
Well, it is Texas. A lot of people who live there abhor fancy book learn in' and people getting all uppity
Xeyxl 9
You missed the opportunity to tell them, "Just because you don't understand the words doesn't mean you should make fun of it."
Shalnar 6
Be proud of who you are and what you know. Congratulations on confusing them!
Flyndaran 10
Why would you cry when they humilate themselves with such gleeful sadism? Sounds like a gorilla throwing feces when you try to teach him sign language.
sighlifeman 12
how's that big fancy words, I'm guessing they didn't attend school
Flannelsheets 4
Might be in context....what was the situation.