Today, my grandparents thought it would be acceptable to give me and my wife Christmas presents to take to my ex-wife, along with a card saying how much they missed her and to get in touch with them next time she is in town. 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, my parents refused to give my daughter her Christmas presents as an act of revenge against her father. FML
Today, I went to my uncle's house to celebrate Christmas. His kids don't have their own phones so I let them play with mine. They sent all my contacts messages saying I love them, including two of my ex-girlfriends who both immediately wanted to make up and started to frantically call me. FML
Today, my mom is coming to pick up the Christmas presents we got for her and her husband. She won’t come inside or come within 6 feet, so she can be healthy when she goes down to the ex-wife’s parents house to hang out. The ex in-laws that hate me. Glad my mom chose them over me. FML
Today, my mother called to uninvite me from Christmas, my ex-wife is going and she doesn't want it to be awkward for her. FML
Today, I received a Christmas card from my husband’s parents and found for the 7th straight year I wasn’t included on the card. Instead they included a picture of my husband’s ex-girlfriend holding my baby. I’ve already received messages asking if he’s back together with her. No. No he’s not. FML
Today, I sent a christmas card to my husband's uncle and aunt. I'd forgotten that the uncle died last year. FML
Today, I found out my ex got invited to our Christmas Party. I also found out that she got much more presents and money from my family than I did. FML
Today, I had the worst Xmas of my life. My wife has been screeching all day about my ex-wife being at a party, As if I invited her, or even had any knowledge of her being there. I even had to go outside to hide my tears of anger and frustration. This has been going on for 30 years now. FML
Today, I was at the reading of my grandma's will. Apparently I was removed from it some time ago, and the £2,500 I would have gotten went to my cheating bitch of an ex-fiancée. It seems my grandma adored her, and never forgave me for "driving her away" from the family. FML
Today, I got a call from my grandmother. Turns out my father found out about my elopement with my husband through my stepmother, because someone she works with told her. We were planning on it being a surprise, and telling people on Christmas. My father won't even talk to me now. FML
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B_Rizzle1 0
My current wife is very sweet and nice and the ex is terrible to me and my family, but they still won't let her go for some reason. I have tried talking to them but they refuse to listen to me or believe what I say. And to answer #9 the card was not in an envelope.
jikanganai 0
Nobody is saying the OP expects his family to hate his ex-wife. If they want to keep in touch with her, that's their prerogative, but they need to do it on their own. To communicate to the OP's ex-wife through him and his current wife is just plain rude unless the three are on good terms.
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Comments (35)
babygurl23 0
your wife must be a bitch, if they like your ex better
little_otter 0
haha your wife sucks.
Connkidd 0
how do u know what her card from them says?
Darthbane2007 19
So, what's the problem? Anyway, I can't really call this a FYL or YDI unless You can tell us the relationship with the Ex-Wife.
teiso_fml 0
That sucks, I feel bad for your current wife :(
I_am_stupid_also 6
YDI for seeming like nice. agreeable to your grandparents instead of the spiteful, bitter people that you really are.
Anteezy 7
Well it depends on how long the OP and his ex were married, if it was quite a long time then the grandparents might have had a real friendship with his ex. The friendship with his ex has nothing to do with how they feel about his current wife, it's probably a whole separate relationship.
Darthbane2007 19
Also, it depends on the relationship between the Ex-Wife and the OP.
lifeisaplay 0
LOLOLOLOL PWNT!!
DallasB 0
So what man, they love your ex wife. Cry more about it. Just because you guys didn't work out doesn't mean your whole family has to hate her.
mantheharpoons 0
I agree, just because you and your ex didn't work out doesn't mean everybody else you know should hate her.
tisiphone_fml 0
Agreed. I don't see why both his grandparents and his ex all have to lose friends because of their divorce. That's pretty selfish of him, to expect that. They might have been married for a decade of family occasions, or more. I can see hating your ex, but why wish less friendships on your own grandparents? If they want to talk or exchange gifts at Christmas, that's none of his business. And to kewltinko, what if they don't have her phone number or address? Or, his ex wife might be afraid of talking to his family after a messy break up.
kewltinko 0
Then he can say: Here is her phone number and address. Why would she be 'afraid?'
Comentator 0
Keep what ever they gave her. TDI. Your grandparents should know better, even if they are old. Teach them a lesson, do there own damn work next time. By the way YDI...how did you know what the card said if you didn't open it.