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By Anonymous - 19/08/2015 15:00 - South Africa

Today, my husband and I told my parents that I finally managed to conceive. My mom burst into tears of joy and said how great it was that she's finally going to be a "real" grandma, all within earshot of our adopted and now-devastated daughter. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/03/2021 05:01

Today, I overheard my mother-in-law say to her daughter "I can't wait for you to make me a real grandma." I'm pregnant with their first grandchild. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/08/2009 04:11 - United States

Today, I finally decided to tell my mother, a former Miss North Carolina winner, that I was several weeks pregnant. She immediately burst into tears and hugged me. She kept saying, "Thank god, thank god." At first I was relieved. Then she said, "I thought you were just getting fat." FML

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By Anonymous - 13/07/2011 13:31 - United States

Today, at a family reunion, my dad announced to everyone that I'd finally started my menstrual cycle. My grandmother started sobbing hysterically. FML

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By Meghan - 05/09/2020 08:01 - United States - New York

Today, my mom told me that she had great news: we were going to meet my biological parents. I didn't know I was adopted. FML

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By GMD - 18/09/2012 20:20 - United Kingdom - Belfast

Today, my daughter and her boyfriend excitedly told me that after months of trying they are finally pregnant and that I'm going to be a grandmother. This would be great news if they weren't 15. FML

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By Crash44 - 08/07/2019 02:03

Today, my girlfriend and I broke the news to my parents that we're having a baby. The first words out of my dad's mouth were, "It's probably not yours." FML

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By Xandar - 09/11/2018 17:30

Today, I was told by my wife that we were going to be parents. We are both females. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/05/2023 10:00

Today, my son had a child to spite his ex and ex-stepson. He was holding his daughter in his arms in the delivery room when he told me that now I can stop visiting his ex-stepson and pretending he’s my real grandchild, because now I have a real granddaughter. I’m speechless. FML

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By not the mama - 24/10/2020 02:01 - United States - Hesperia

Today, after years of trying, I got the wonderful news that my husband is going to be a father. Too bad I’m not the mother. FML

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By Uh-oh - 10/11/2009 12:33 - Australia

Today, I decided to come clean with my daughter about her adoptive status within my family. Just after I told her she was adopted, I realized that I have been telling her stories about me giving birth to her. FML

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ZelmaSlayer 30

Thursday 20 August 2015 6:53

Your daughter should cheer up! You can't choose your mother but she was chosen by you :)

isabelf 17

Thursday 20 August 2015 6:51

Some people can't keep their mouths shut.

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igg125 30

Thursday 20 August 2015 7:15

So she's a fake grandma.

leafynitemare 24

Thursday 20 August 2015 7:17

Why would you let your mother think that way about your family? Your daughter is your daughter, no matter how she joined the family.

kayteakay 26

Thursday 20 August 2015 8:09

She doesn't "let" her mother think anything.

leafynitemare 24

Thursday 20 August 2015 17:39

If she didn't say anything to her mother for saying such a thing then, yes, she does/did.

bapbap_fml 15

Thursday 20 August 2015 17:45

Have you perfected some sort of mind control device? Otherwise I'm confused how you expect OP to control her mother's thoughts..

acerredrum 23

Thursday 20 August 2015 18:18

Why do you assume something with a character limit is telling the entire story? OP most likely said something after this.

Eliiara 11

Thursday 20 August 2015 7:17

How awful. I really hope something was done to put your mom in her place.

FitFriday 32

Thursday 20 August 2015 7:21

No Filter.

WOTAN1488 24

Thursday 20 August 2015 7:23

Awh how shitty :[ sorry OP

Scarylizard1798 23

Thursday 20 August 2015 7:23

Nice one mom xD

ourtneyc 14

Thursday 20 August 2015 7:35

how old is your adopted daughter?

fakedsincerity 32

Friday 21 August 2015 0:47

I don't think it matters, that'd hurt at any age. ):

FalloutScrolls 25

Thursday 20 August 2015 7:44

What an absolutely despicable thing to say. I don't think there's a sufficient word in the english language to describe how angry and disgusted I would be if I was in your situation, OP. Congratulations on your new baby to be, and I'm sure your adopted daughter will be an awesome big sister.