Today, the instructions on my new IKEA bed made me cry. It includes a picture of a person working alone with a frown crossed out and is replaced by two smiling people working together. I have no one in my life to help me. FML
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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, the only thing that cheered me up was a documentary about IKEA, and seeing how my furniture was made. FML
Today, I spent two hours building an IKEA bookshelf. When I was finished, I realized it was inside-out. There was no way to fix it without completely taking it apart again. FML
Today, I tried to put together some flat-pack furniture. I wound up in my underpants, screaming stuff like, "Fuck you, fucking Ikea bastard" at pieces of confusing plywood. FML
Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that boasted "easy, step-by-step instructions." Three hours later, surrounded by mismatched screws and a confusing diagram, I realized the only thing "easy" about it was my decision to ask my dad to come round and assemble it for me. FML
Today, I woke up with my face sharpied. I live alone. FML
Today, I spent an hour painstakingly disassembling my antique mirror after discovering a stack of papers behind the back board. I finally got hold of one corner, and pulled out… a newspaper from 2007 and instructions for an IKEA bed. FML
Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that claimed to be "easy to build in minutes." Four hours and multiple arguments later, I realized I had misread the instructions, and half the parts were upside down. I'm pretty sure the furniture won this round. FML
Today, I noticed that my weekend hobby is crying. I live in a city where I don't have a single friend or relative. FML
Today, I went into the bathroom and got angry upon finding that once again, no one had bothered to put on a new roll of toilet paper. And then I remembered that I live alone. FML
Today, after opening up to my husband about my mental struggles after a difficult birth, I shed a few tears. He left me there to go take a nap. FML
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Luckster 0
These days it's actually not very easy to make friends. If you try to talk to a random person in a mall or a bar or anywhere, they just look at you like you're a ******* retarded moron, mock you, and walk away.
noshcherie 0
awwwww! i would help you.
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Comments (154)
Erindub 0
Aww no worries...no one helped me put my bed together.
shananigans 0
Go to a bar, find a group of guys, strut over confidently, and announce "Hey guys. I'm so-and-so and I have a new bed. Who'd like to help me test it out? Instant friends. I guarantee it.
ancientastronot 0
Just FYI, Ikea beds are definitely not made to have sex on. Move it to the floor after foreplay.
pheebs314 17
I have sex in my IKEA bed all the time... It's much sturdier than the bed my husband and I broke when we started dating, and that bed was solid wood.
ashlees 0
sad
hnxieyi 0
I'd help u if u can pay my ticket there.
relyo 0
I know where you're coming from and the burden is heavy if you try to carry it alone. Begin in places that are minimally invasive, online game chat rooms for example. From there you can move to something where you share a common interest like hobbies. There are people you can socialize with. It just takes a bit of effort to find them. Always remember: You're not alone.
Fmlamd1954 0
I will be your friend. I know how hard it can be
olivejuice001 0
Nice to see that in between all the usual dickheads posting on here, there are some decent people.
kozmikstarz 0
Ugh, EVERYTHING I own from IKEA had that symbol on it...and I put it together all by myself anyway. Maybe, if you spent less time feeling sorry for yourself on FML and went into the world, you'd make some friends.
Purple95 0
I started cracking up when I read this I am so sorry I want to give u a hug but this is so frickin funny you made my day.
oNikkio 0
I HATE IKEA instructions! But the way they package their furniture is amazingly efficient. I could fit an entire mattress and bed frame in my little blue Honda Civic!
Purple95 0
I started cracking up when I read this I am so sorry I want to give u a hug but this is so frickin funny you made my day.