Miscellaneous: Today, while helping my father build a shelf, I suggested that...

By Jman6295 - 08/01/2012 00:12 - United States

Today, while helping my father build a shelf, I suggested that we should probably use the instruction manual. He suggested I should probably shut the fuck up and do it his way. FML

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By IKEA SUCKS - 22/11/2023 16:00

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

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By hannahg - 24/03/2014 00:44 - United States - Romulus

Today, my dad yelled at me for being irresponsible while he watched me fold his laundry. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/01/2024 21:00 - United Kingdom

Today, after I bought my house, my dad forced me to do all the DIY with him because I needed to know how to do it myself, but my sister just bought her house and not only did dad hire tradesmen to do a lot of the work, he forced me to do a lot of it as well. Never before have I wished I was a girl too. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/07/2014 20:44 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, I tried fixing my dad's lawnmower after he said, "Girls can't change a lightbulb right, let alone fix a machine." An hour later, when I had the lawnmower running again, he bitched me out for trying to make him "look stupid." He's been sulking and acting pissy ever since. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/10/2022 06:00

Today, and every time I want to try something new, my dad starts pointing out why it’s a stupid idea, or how it will obviously go wrong, and gets himself so worked up that in the end he’s just shouting at me while I cower, yet it also makes him mad when I just sit in my room with no hobbies. FML

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By fml - 03/09/2013 06:31 - Canada - Vancouver

Today, my dad told me I was folding my laundry all wrong. I said with a smirk, "A little clothes-minded, are we?" He slapped me. Hard. FML

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Damn you, Ikea!

By xXrememberthisXx - 16/10/2023 06:30

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

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That would be correct

By Anonymous - 23/07/2023 00:02

Today, my dad is infuriating by increasingly asking me to do things around the house, but because he doesn’t like how I do them he yells at me and then does it himself. It’s almost like he cares more about inventing excuses to yell at me than he does to actually get things done. FML

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Micromanagement

By Anonymous - 14/06/2023 03:00

Today, my son screamed at me to fuck off. Apparently, because he only gets one day off a week, he’s sick of me saving up all my projects and forcing him to help me on that one day. He’s now barricaded himself in his room with a big DO IT YOURSELF on the door. FML

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By overthehorizon - 27/07/2009 17:25 - United States

Today, I thought I would surprise my dad by mowing our entire 2 acre lawn. When he got home, instead of being grateful like I had hoped, he yelled at me for cutting in vertical lines instead of horizontal. FML

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flamegrilled123 3

Sunday 8 January 2012 1:53

Now pull up a chair and watch him ruin the parts

BeefyQueef 5

Sunday 8 January 2012 1:55

Your dads right. Real men don't use manuals!

Comments

a7ftmidget 0

Sunday 8 January 2012 3:16

Just let the man build who knows if it goes wrong he might go into macgyver mode and make something awesome.

tyghl55 4

Sunday 8 January 2012 3:18

Your dad is so awesome! Haha I love it

daydreamer244 13

Sunday 8 January 2012 3:19

Our dads would be best friends

AmbrosiaWriter 17

Sunday 8 January 2012 3:23

Suggesting that the father read the instruction manual isn't exactly just cause for the Dad to snap back like that. I could perhaps see your point if the OP kept bothering about it but from what I can tell the OP probably just rolled his eyes and followed along.

ClaremoreZebra 8

Sunday 8 January 2012 3:24

I hope you realize you don't build a shelf, you install a shelf, you cut a shelf out of wood. One does not build a shelf.

AmbrosiaWriter 17

Sunday 8 January 2012 3:40

Well, actually, installing the shelf refers to securing it to a wall or to whatever it is being secured. If it is a stand-a-lone self unit, or it is during the process PRIOR to affixing it to a wall - IE putting all the parts into proper place - you are definitely building a shelf.