Today, my mom and I somehow got into a serious argument over the ethics of capturing and training Pokémon. 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 mom and I got into a fight about a topic we agreed on. Seems like we're destined to never get along. FML
Today, working my job, I had to explain to a kid that Pokemon is owned by Nintendo and they don't make it for the Xbox. Upset by this, he took hold of my leg and started biting. I'm also suspended, because his mother complained when I kicked him off me. FML
Today, I found myself arguing with a 6-year-old over a game of tag. FML
Today, I was playing Pokémon Go and I was trying to take a picture of my Pokémon when a woman said, "Are you filming me?" really angrily at me. "No, I'm playing Pokémon go," I said, then tried to show her my Pokémon but it disappeared from the screen, and she said, "You ARE filming me." FML
Today, I got into a heated argument with my mom, because apparently I'm an idiot for not sharing her belief that chickens are mammals. She has a university degree in this stuff. FML
Today, my husband got angry and stormed out of the house because he claims I wasn't pressing the buttons he told me to while playing Pokemon. FML
Today, my brother thought it'd be hilarious to tease a group of Pokémon players. They thought it'd be hilarious to beat both our asses. FML
Today, I was playing a video game that required me to hunt a few animals. My mom walked in, saw what I was doing, then went into her psycho vegan mode and started yelling at me. She basically grounded me for "murdering" pixels on a screen. FML
Today, I found a guy I play Pokémon Go with on Facebook. We decided to meet up at a popular hunting spot so we could organize a trade. His wife showed up out of nowhere, causing a huge scene and threatening to kick my ass. I had my husband and kids with me. FML
Today, my husband started a conversation with, "In Pokémon…" and ended the same conversation with "…and that's why we should divorce." FML
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Tylerdre 6
Pokemon is a serious subject.
FMLshark 12
She must be a supporter of Pokemon's PETA group, team Plasma.
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Comments (205)
kitkatmeOw 8
Mom:"Pikachu is an innocent creature! You shouldn't battle or capture it." OP:"But Moooommm, it started it!" -makes a whiny face and points at game- Don't worry, my friends and I have discussed this before. Your social life and choice of discussions shall improve once the Pokemon debate is resolved. :)
cosmosis 12
... WTF?!? ... You and your friends need to get lives dude.
juturnaamo 29
Because your time is being spent in such a valuable way...
TormundGiantBane 3
"Pokemon is a slave!..."
whosindahouse 9
Pokémon are slaves. If you are going to talk about a very serious thing, please use more properer grammar.
shinymaster3000 23
"properer"?
IOmnomHard 10
Maybe it was an intended joke on 84's part.
SqueakyChipmunk 22
I had a similar argument with my dad a few days ago. "You're brushing your Vulpix's fur the wrong way!" "For the last time, dad, it's a Pikachu!" "Pikachu's don't need grooming!" "The hell it doesn't!"
iTransform 8
This actually made me laugh +1 for you
alicemay 5
Ooh too funny : ) this totally cracked me up too. And I agree with pretty much everyone, the original pokemon series was the best as were all the games I've played on all my gameboys : ) now they are losing their creative edge, honestly a pokemon based on a lamp? WTF? Lol
wubbazugg 5
I was always a fan of using hypnosis, sleep, or paralysis to catch them. Once that's done, run em into the ground... They don't have an attitude meter or personality development.
redreynard 14
I've had that conversation. It got started when she caught you trying to shove your cat into a wiffleball, right?
DocBastard 40
These are the times I'm glad I missed the whole Pokemon phenomenon. The cartoons I grew up on were quite educational. For example, I learned not to trust anything from the Acme Corporation. Thanks for the valuable life lesson, Wile E. Coyote!
EnterSandman_fml 20
These are the times I definitely envy those who are older than I. I got stuck dealing with that stuff when it first started. Never, ever interfere with an eighth grader's quest to acquire every Oddish card in northwest CT... She will kick you in the balls repeatedly.
mikeymayhem_87 15
Yu-Gi-Oh..... That craze spawned annoying little imps around my area. It was funny seeing the Pokemon kids and Yu-Gi kids fight over stupid reasons. Just be glad you missed that too, Doc!
SqueakyChipmunk 22
I loved the educational/hilarious antics of the Animaniacs. Particularly, Yakko, Wakko and Dot. I feel old now.
Enslaved 38
Be happy if you missed the "Ed, Edd 'n Eddy" and "Courage the Cowardly Dog."days too! :P
DocBastard 40
Ed, Edd, and Eddy? Never even heard of them. I've heard of Yu-Gi-Oh but I would not recognise it if it walked up to me and slapped me in the face. For me it was Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, Woody Woodpecker, and Droopy. And for my kids, it's Team Umi Zoomi, Dora, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. What a crazy world.
gracehi 33
Aw, Doc, I feel bad for you. You just don't know what you're missing. *Hops on Pidgeot and flies away*
purpledrizzle 5
Your mom is awesome.
s0ulslack 20
That is what happens when you talk about Pokemon
linkinpark98 24
You're picture explains my reaction to this comment.
zeblarawr 3
i wish i could have a relation ship like that with my mom
IOmnomHard 10
I'd rather have a battle ship.