Today, my future father-in-law, a respectable New England gentleman, bought me an $8,000 viola and bow for our engagement. I was so surprised that I spit a glass of wine from a 60 year old bottle all over his custom-tailored suit. He was not happy. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, trying to impress my in-laws, I put a lot of effort into selecting a nice bottle of wine for dinner at their house. When I got there, I gave the bottle to my wife's mother. Later, my father-in-law emerges from the kitchen to berate his wife over her poor choice of wine. It was mine. FML
Today, my dad got so drunk that he proposed to me. FML
Today, my little brother got a violin. FML
Today, at our wedding reception my new father-in-law gave his speech, saying his little girl was too good for me. Everyone, including my parents, agreed. FML
Today, my soon-to-be husband showed up with an animal print suit at our engagement ceremony. FML
Today, I married the love of my life. I was ecstatic until the wedding reception, where my new husband got drunk and started crying about how he'd been "forced" into marrying me. FML
Today, I overheard my soon to be step-daughter telling her friend on the phone that she hopes that mine and her father's wedding is just a big joke, and that he isn't really going to go through with it. I just dropped five grand on a dress and venue. She's in for a surprise. FML
Today, my violin broke and I have a recital coming up. I gave it to my friend to give it to the luthier and the luthier has fixed it. I asked my friend to return it to me and they became angry I was asking for too many favours. My recital is tomorrow and I can't get my hands on a violin for at least another week. FML
Today, I was having a garage sale and my mother-in-law came by to see what I was selling. She decided to buy these ugly green wine glasses that were still unopened. It turns out that she gave those to my wife and me when we got married. FML
Today, I am completely mortified. At my father-in-law's funeral, my husband put a bottle of beer on the coffin and announced to the room his dad was such a tight-fisted sod, it was the first drink he’d ever had on him. FML
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WannabeJew 0
Wow, I can't believe all the bitchy, whiny people. So what if his fiancee's family seems loaded? That seems to be the point. He's trying to fit in and he made a huge social gaffe. I get the feeling he's a bit overwhelmed and awed by the sudden shift in social status (hence, mentioning the money) and now he's completely embarrassed. Your snide comments only show your envy and pettiness, methinks. OP, that blows. I've had similar issues. My best friend's family is way above mine in social standing; we're 5 generations blue collar and his family errs on the white collar side. I've done some things I didn't realize were rude and he had to correct me later. Luckily, his mom and stepdad are understanding. People seem to forget the relativity of FMLs. This is an FML for him, even if others believe it's only his whining. He was surprised and acted reflexively. It's not like he intentionally did something stupid.
lovable 0
how could you do that??
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Comments (165)
ktbird 0
Yeah for violists! /high five
goonie85 0
So I'm the only one that thinks this is at the very least pompous and arrogant? FML I spat very expensive, aged wine upon my soon to be father in law's very expensive suit after he gifted me a very expensive viola. La dee da, you're sooooo rich. How about FML I realized I can't pay for the wedding. that's actually an FML, not "we're so rich we can't even contains ourselves."
karieviola 0
An $8,000 viola is not a very expensive one. People buy cars that cost more. You can make payments. Deal.
shadowsbane 0
How positively dreadful my dear! Jeeves, please fetch a towel for the dear lass, and if it isn't too much trouble, could you bring in some more scones? Pip pip, cheerio!
goonie85 0
Haha. I like your style.
hokiefan00071 0
could you have included anymore reference to your stuck up ways! buffy, the butler didn't fold the end of toilet paper in a triangle...stop whining....
JokeMeister 0
If you did that to me, I'd take my shit back. for real.
tabitha37 0
I play viola too! it's my passion.
rockefoe 6
60 year old bottle of wine? i call bullsh**! forty years is pushing it. and seriously, who does that?
krysxkatastrophe 14
Insert viola joke here.
RoxyRaccoon 4
If no viola player is sober, any 3 bass saxophonists, a mounted bugler, a pair of Paul and Paula sound-alikes, or 17 conch shell blowers will be acceptable.
nebula748 14
am I the only one that first read it as an $8000 "walla"?
MercuryHatred 0
Well that's not nice, I mean you guys are getting engaged, whats a little stained shirt gonna do? It's going to end up on the floor anyways.