Today, a telemarketer called and asked if they could speak to my "Mommy or Daddy." I'm 25 years old. FML
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Today, a telemarketer called my house phone and asked for my grandpa. We were in the middle of having his wake. FML
Today, I checked my inbox and realized I got an email from a potential employer, saying they were having trouble getting a hold of me by phone. They called while my mom was using my phone to look up directions to a place, and she answered, kindly hanging up when they asked for me. FML
Today, after applying at over 30 businesses over the past 6 months, I have had not one single call. I later find out that I was using my old phone number on the applications, and my secondary phone was my mom's. She thought they were telemarketers. FML
Today, I was so desperately lonely that I begged a telemarketer not to hang up on me. FML
Today, after months of job hunting, I finally got a phone call. They were impressed with me. That's when my son decided to throw a tantrum asking for food. After some silence, the caller told me they were looking for someone who wasn't juggling little kids at home and hung up. My son is 20. FML
Today, I got a call from "No Caller ID", which usually only shows up when someone calls from my house phone. Thinking it was my kids, I answered imitating a cartoon voice. It wasn't my kids. It was the district attorney's office calling about the job I applied for. FML
Today, my phone rang with an unknown number. I answered in my professional “customer service” voice: “Hello, this is Sarah, how may I help you?” It was my mom, who immediately said, “Why are you talking like a robot? Did you get fired again?” I was on speakerphone at the grocery store checkout. FML
Today, I cleared out the messages in my voicemail. Of the 50+ messages, most were from my mother wanting to know when I'd be home. I'm 27. FML
Today, I got a call from my parents' divorce lawyer. When I answered the phone, she thought I was my mother and told me the details about my parent's divorce. I'm a 13-year-old boy who sounds like a woman and just learned that my parents are separating. FML
Today, out of nowhere, several spam calls started calling my cellphone number. Every single one of them about health insurance. I didn't know why they were calling me or how they got my number. After a bit of questioning, it turns out my dumb dad used my name and cellphone number while trying to look for info. FML
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abeye111 8
Tell him they are busy in their bedroom
Meowingtons500 18
Next time, use your best Consuela voice. Thats what I always do. Is your mommy there? No, no, I have no money.
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Comments (113)
silkefrederick 0
I get that too and I'm the homeowner. Haha I'm sorry!
twilightluvr101 4
awww its ok op I have heard done really high pitched childish voices like I've heard on this albanian channel but she had an incredible singing voice maybe you'll find a hidden talent!
chadreed136 0
Thats nothing I am 27 and I always get mam'm ?
XLT17X 0
Haha somebody hasnt hit puberty yet! :P
stormchaser24 24
That happens to me all the time. I am 21. I just tell them to F@$* off. It is so funny to hear them sometimes. Lol.
efrainelboricua 12
My mom is in here 30's and takes advantage of that. She says my parents aren't home try calling later and they stop calling. You should use it toward your advantage. Use the force
VasilisaUzhasnaj 29
Better than people sternly asking you "Shouldn't you be in school, young lady?" Good ol' middle finger always helps clear up that misunderstanding.
XLT17X 0
How do u do middle finger over the phone?!?!
Schiffy 18
It's fairly easy, whether or not the person on the other end is able to see it...... Well, there lies your problem.
SakeGurl 9
Very carefully ;)
VasilisaUzhasnaj 29
Blah, I meant "At least people don't tell you to your face that you're younger than you are in a condescending tone. The appropriate answer to that would be presenting your third digit to them in irritation." Like, not on the phone. When that happens on the phone, I just pretend I'm mentally ill and threaten kitchen appliances.
OffToTheGayBar 9
Tell the telemarketer you're a police officer and both the people they were trying to contact have been murdered. After that, say they were spouse swappers and ask the telemarketer if he/she was one of the dead people's lovers then continue 'interrogation' until they hang up. I did that at my friend's house, the guy never called back.
Hiphuray4peas 27
That's not as bad as having to say "Hang on let me get my parents," at age 25.
SarahJama 5
I'm 16 and My moms friends already say I sound like my mom . I AGREE YOUR LIFE SUCKS!!