Today, I'm the only grandchild who regularly visits, calls, and runs errands for my grandparents, even though I live two hours away. I'm also their biggest disappointment because I'm not married. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my family went on vacation. I had to stay home to take care of everyone's animals. I called my mom, who said she was too busy to talk to me. When my sister asked her who was on the phone, she replied, "The dog sitter." FML
Today, my grandmother gave me rosary beads for my birthday. She told me I'd better start praying for a husband. FML
Today, I found out that my boyfriend of two years has a beautiful daughter. That's cool, except she's one year old. FML
Today, my wife and I decided to celebrate Christmas Eve with her side of the family. When we arrived at her parents' house, I heard her mother say that Christmas miracles don't exist since my wife brought me along. FML
Today, I went to my grandmother's house to pick up her cat to take him to the vet. She forgot who I was and sprayed me in the face with pepper spray. FML
Today, I told my grandma my boyfriend had cheated on me. She told me that it was my fault for not straightening my hair, and for gaining a few pounds. FML
Today, I was insulted and harassed by my sister and her boyfriend, all because I proposed yesterday. They were angry I might get married before they did. They have known each other since primary school; I met my fiancée earlier this year. FML
Today, as I was planning my impending nuptials with my fiancé, my sister jokingly told him it's not too late to call it off. He took her seriously and bailed. He won’t answer my calls. FML
Today, my parents called me to ask if I could drop my dog off to them on Sunday. They're having a Superbowl party and want to show her off to their guests. My dog is invited, but I'm not. FML
Today, I finally started my job as an in-home caregiver. The man I was hired to care for died two hours after I made it to his house. FML
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mike3775 39
Just go with the flow and ignore it. I am 41, married, have kids, and my grandma still thinks I am gay, all because I didn't care about girls when I was a teenager. As long as you are happy with your life the way it is, who cares what the grandparents think.
Welshite 40
If I've learned anything from rom-coms, it's that hiring an actor to play your husband will result in marriage. You should start taking tips from movies. It's guaranteed to work.
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mike3775 39
Just go with the flow and ignore it. I am 41, married, have kids, and my grandma still thinks I am gay, all because I didn't care about girls when I was a teenager. As long as you are happy with your life the way it is, who cares what the grandparents think.
domolovesyoshi 33
What? That's crazy
Welshite 40
If I've learned anything from rom-coms, it's that hiring an actor to play your husband will result in marriage. You should start taking tips from movies. It's guaranteed to work.
Tjpink 6
I have the exact same problem. In my family no matter what you accomplish, you are nothing without a husband. And I don't have one haha fml
dudeutookhrs 24
Can't please everybody unfortunately
abhig 14
It is not their fault.. They have grown up like this!! Dont feel bad they still love you
Bunnyluver 20
#5 is right. It probably just their family values they grew up with. Personally, I don't think you need someone else to show your accomplishments. And for those who thumbed #5's comment, you don't have a right to judge and that was in called for.
askullnamedbilly 33
That's really not an excuse. There are plenty of old people who are perfectly accepting of things like homosexuality, single parents, different religions, cultures, races and lifestyles. If they can manage, so can anyone else in their generation. Being old and having grown up with different values does NOT mean you should get away with being stubborn and refusing to change with the times. They didn't enter a time machine and woke up in a radically different world, they had just as much time to adjust as everyone else did.
Dale_shackleford 13
And the people who grew up before cars shouldn't have learned to drive.
queerdragon 20
They can believe Op would be better off married, but telling her this is the problem. I was not aware my grandmother was super racist in her younger years until she died and I read through her diaries. She changed with the times, or at the very least learned to keep her tongue. If my grandmother can do it, these people can appreciate their granddaughter is loving enough to help them out and not care she is unmarried.
igg125 30
Were you the only one who showed up for burgers?
ladycube 22
was thinking the same thing lmao
whysojealous 18
poor pawpaw
yellowzinnias 20
Pawpaw actually lives near me, and last week he hosted another cookout. HUNDREDS of people showed up from all of the U.S. & Canada! They did a special news story about it. lol Also, he admitted that two of the grandkids didn't even know about the previous dinner and one thought it was the next day. They're all teenagers. :)
marcelmg 10
Tell them you will have no time to visit them once you are married and have kids. What kind of disappointment would that be?
domolovesyoshi 33
Maybe tell them how you feel, tell them that the reason the others don't do any of the stuff you do for them is because they don't have time because of their family responsibilities and if you got married you would stop as well
c0ffeeb3an 15
We all have relatives of a never-happy kind. You are single? Bad! Married, but no kids? Bad! Just one kid? Bad! Too many kids? Oh don't even get them started!!
tnebert 8
Yeah, I just came here to say, and if you DO get married, it'll be "when are you having kids?" and then "are you pregnant yet?" and then "you're not getting any younger!" Some people are just like that...if you call them out, they say they "just want you to be happy" but they really want you to make THEM happy.
FalloutScrolls 25
There's just some Paw Paws who will always be sad.