Today, my mom booked a family trip to Sweden. This would be great, if she hadn't asked me to tell our former German exchange student that we were coming to visit her in Germany. She was thrilled. Now I have to be the one to let her down. FML
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Today, I was awakened by knocking on my door, only to find my parents standing there. Turns out, they booked two one-way tickets to visit me from another country. Their plan? I should scrap my upcoming 2-week vacation to hang out because they invested in this trip. Oh, and they didn't book a hotel. I'm 31. FML
Today, my mother told me that I could take a friend on vacation with us. Then she added that because I have no friends, my brother can bring his girlfriend instead. FML
Today, my boyfriend's family offered me the trip of a lifetime visiting their families overseas. My mother threw a tantrum, telling me that it was my fault that she was never able to travel, it was my fault that she got pregnant with me and had to marry my abusive father. FML
Today, my mom told me the night before our school trip that I’m not going so she could get a refund. Now I have to stay alone with my mom for a week, while my friends are having the time of their life in NYC. FML
Today, I was helping my mom pack for our family vacation. We were both talking about how excited we were, when she turned to me and said, "Would you be offended if I asked you not to come? It's just… I want to have fun." FML
Today, I found out that I was moving to Germany. I'm going to be put back a year in school because of the system change. I also don't speak a word of German. Why? Because my mother wants to brag about this experience to her friends. FML
Today, while planning for our trip next spring, my friend told me that she's decided that her mom is coming with us. It’s non-negotiable. FML
Today, my daughter told me she is pregnant. The father is the foreign exchange student who just moved back to Germany. FML
Today, my boyfriend came to visit from another state. My mom didn't want me to go to his hotel, but I did. When she asked about it, I lied to her and said I didn't go. She the showed me a picture of my car outside his hotel. FML
Today, I talked to my mom about hanging out with her. She got out her phone to schedule an appointment. FML
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Top comments
SarahSehhati 40
Well maybe you can see another time or tell her to take a trip to Sweden at the same time you will be there :) I hope everything works out for the best OP
IJG2000 16
Jeez being in those situations are the worst. Whatever u do u feel like shit. Hope they understand OP
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Comments (58)
kingcaper817 14
Maybe you should teach your mom some geography
granCanyon 12
The way I understand the FML is that the mother changed her plans and now OP has to tell the german girl that they changed their plans. It was the german exchange student who was thriller to meet them in Germany and now OP has to let her down. I don't thinkOP's mother mixed up Sweden and Germany. I may be wrong though.
Corvo_Attano_4 12
You should have her tell the German student
worldclassrager 41
Can she maybe meet you half way?
xxreikoxx 31
Try to be more creative with your comments. Copying someone else's never helps.
sNOOBie_fml 24
They could take a detour with the flight between Florida and Sweden, if they fly over England going there. Or on the return flight if it isn't booked yet, unless their flight goes over Russia. (Is it safe/possible going over Russia right now?)
DianaFrances411 13
Oh OP I'm sure your friend will understand
WeLikeIke 23
Well, then... You may want to book some tickets to Germany the following year.
aliciavanham 13
That german girl will defenitely understand that. And if she doesn't? Blame it on your mom haha
vikky538 29
I read this FML three times to understand...
Jameslikesguys 13
Europe is much smaller then the US, and I'm guessing you'll be going to Stockholm or one of the various tourist locations. if so then a boat ride and a short ride to wherever she is in Germany wouldn't take as long as you'd think. Texas is literally the size of the middle of the EU.
Merridew 8
>Europe is much smaller then the US You should have consulted Wikipedia at least before writing it: the USA area is 9,857,306 km2 Europe area is 10,180,000 km2
kinky44 28
Including Alaska in that? Cause that doesn't sound right, especially from Wikipedia.
granCanyon 12
Europe is bigger. Don't forget quite large part of Russia is in Europe. Around 40% of Europe is Russia.
Ashamed_Sister 60
I like that user name. Blöde Gans - OP actually used correct German spelling.