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By Username - 03/06/2011 14:04 - United States

Today, while babysitting I decided to play with a children's puzzle to pass the time. Fifteen minutes in I gave up. The kid then came over and put it together in less than five. There were only ten pieces. FML

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Today, I spent the whole day doing a 500 piece puzzle. The last piece didn't fit. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/11/2025 12:00

Today, I have in my living room a Rubik’s cube I’ve been trying to solve for over a year. I just got home and it was sat on the floor solved. Apparently my wife gave it to her nephew to play with and he solved it in about four minutes, then got bored. He’s 8 and I’m 33. FML

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By nicki - 14/11/2010 17:18 - United States

Today, it took me a full ten minutes to finish on the toilet. I was babysitting at the time, and it took the kids those ten minutes to destroy the kitchen and shave the cat. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/04/2016 08:34 - United Kingdom - Bromsgrove

Today, I spent hours putting together a beautifully intricate jigsaw to give to my grandmother, who likes to frame them and hang them on her wall. Just as I was about to finish it, I discovered my dog chewing the last piece. FML

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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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By Anonymous - 29/11/2023 18:00

Today, I bought a massive new puzzle to take my mind off of things. Hours later, I realized there was a missing piece. Frustrated, I looked everywhere for it, only to discover it was stuck to the bottom of my shoe, and I'd been walking around with it all day. FML

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By mala_19 - 12/06/2017 14:00 - Sweden

Today, at work, I had to help a teenager who was stuck in a toy car for kids, and no, it was not in one piece when she finally got out. FML

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By Well shit - 27/12/2023 02:00 - United States

Today, I completed a jigsaw puzzle. Almost. You see, there's a problem: One of the pieces is an exact duplicate of another, and the actual missing piece is… gone. So there's one empty space and one piece that doesn't fit. Words cannot describe how irrationally angry this makes me. 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 DoesNotLikeCubes - 06/07/2009 20:08 - Qatar

Today, I spent 3 hours looking at a YouTube video on how to do Rubik’s cube. Even after being told how to do it, I couldn't finish it. I scrolled down the comments and read, "Awesome! I'm 10 and can do it in 3 minutes now!" I'm 28 and still can't do it, even with a tutorial. FML

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aussie_gemini 5

Friday 3 June 2011 19:03

you were the kid always trying to put the square shapes in the circle holes weren't you?

resshead 0

Friday 3 June 2011 19:02

Somebody never had a good education.

Comments

Pigpen181 3

Friday 3 June 2011 21:12

R U smarter than a 5th grader?

CJ324 0

Friday 3 June 2011 21:13

Pigpen181 3

Friday 3 June 2011 21:17

The last time this happened the babysitter was so depressed, she grabbed a bottle of Jack and passed out :0

Barbourino 0

Friday 3 June 2011 21:20

Somebody's a little TOO smart

awmy 2

Friday 3 June 2011 21:27

lmao seriously? 10 pieces.... Yes this is an FML

Thelective_Lisp 5

Friday 3 June 2011 21:32

Are your parents brother and sister?

xxmollyxx 25

Friday 3 June 2011 21:44

well i agree, fyl for being a bit simple

teh1313 2

Friday 3 June 2011 21:51

they had more practice!

bitchslapped22 14

Friday 3 June 2011 21:58

I'm pretty sure there was an FML exactly like this before. Anyway that's a major fail.

hottottie 0

Friday 3 June 2011 22:09

wow someones mentally challenged..

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