Kids: Today, my 4-year-old twin boys are fighting because they both...

By Anonymous - 25/11/2015 17:13 - United States - Seattle

Today, my 4-year-old twin boys are fighting because they both want to watch the SAME show on Netflix. They don't want the other one to choose, because somehow that invalidates their own choice, even though they both get to watch what they want, which is "Barbie, life in the dream house". FML

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Battleground

By Anonymous - 26/03/2022 04:00

Today, my son wants to go to Norway for our holiday and my husband wants to go to Disneyland, so of course they decide they can only choose by having a Nerf battle through the entire house. Meanwhile, I seem to be the only one taking anything seriously. This is why I despair of both of them. FML

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By TraumatizedMother - 02/10/2011 07:27 - United States

Today, my six-year-old got in an argument with my four-year-old. I told them to go outside. The next thing I know, my son was standing in front of his sister's burning Barbie's Malibu Dream House, singing "Burn Baby Burn" and cackling madly. FML

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All you need is hate

By Anonymous - 18/08/2022 10:00

Today, I told both my boyfriend and my son that they needed to start spending more time together. They both asked why and what they did that I feel the need to punish them. They’re so similar, even I forget they’re not father and son, and yet for some reason they hate each other. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/10/2015 19:02 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my two sons were fighting. I had to shout, "Give me that pillow" - the object over which they were quarrelling - and put them into two separate rooms. My sons are 12 and 15. FML

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Family bliss

By Teo - 27/11/2023 00:00 - New Zealand

Today, and most nights, my 17 year-old twins scream and shout while playing Fortnite. I asked if they could kindly not tonight, as I was tired and needed sleep. One told me I couldn't tell him to get off, he's allowed to play. I turned the WiFi off, which ended up with the other screaming and swearing how unfair i was. Now I can't sleep. FML

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By stepmom - 18/06/2011 09:40 - Australia

Today, I explained to my 5 year old daughter that her older sister from my husband's first marriage lives with her mommy, and my daughter lives with us. She exclaimed, "It's not fair! I want two mommies like she has! Can we swap, I like her mommy better than you anyway!" FML

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By Xandriajoy10 - 04/01/2016 05:21 - Australia

Today, my 5 year-old informed me she likes her "other mummy" more and wants to live with her instead. I need to have a long conversation with my husband. FML

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Family days

By No more - 07/06/2024 02:00 - United States

Today, I don't know why I bothered taking my family to the beach. All my wife wants to do is shop at the same crappy cheap chains she always goes to, and all my son wants to do is watch cartoons. Whenever I suggest anything different, they both throw tantrums. FML

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By joxerthemighty39 - 01/02/2011 03:11 - United States

Today, I had to babysit two kids. I told them to stop fighting, or to sit on separate couches. They stopped. I asked why nobody would sit on the other couch, where I'd been sitting. They told me it was the couch their autistic brother often pees on. FML

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It is the way

By Anonymous - 26/10/2022 18:00

Today, after I broke up yet another fight between my sons, I demanded to know why they hate each other and fight all the time. After some blank looks they said, almost in unison, “It is the way” and wouldn’t explain what they meant. Even the internet isn’t being helpful here. Help. FML

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inks98 14

Thursday 26 November 2015 8:25

I think it's good that they want to watch that. It shows that they aren't conforming to stereotypes and aren't afraid to express themselves. But fighting over it... That's adorable! But I guess FYL for having to sort it out....

ACommenter 7

Thursday 26 November 2015 8:25

Youre certainly living in the "dream house" right now

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queentada 7

Friday 27 November 2015 3:17

How could this not be sweet and put a smile on a parents face?! I'm a twin and I'm now a mother so I know how they feel, but it's just precious remembering being that age and hating feeling like my sister always won. It will be over in a blink of an eye!

GhostFox 33

Friday 27 November 2015 4:03

I will admit that it is cute that they haven't fallen into the lie of things being gender restricted yet. I also pity you because, man, do kids ever have some lungs on them once they start yelling. I'd probably take the remote and make them watch something else first, then put it on the Barbie show, but I haven't been around anyone under the age of 15 in... Six years or something like that.

Fuckthefuck 4

Friday 29 January 2016 3:58

Barbie was created to girls. this FML is about fighting, not your new age hippie "progressive" shit

kirkaygri 18

Friday 27 November 2015 4:51

It's actually pretty funny. It has some adult humor hidden in. It's one thing I don't mind watching with my daughter because we both find it funny.

ohSNAPyall 26

Friday 27 November 2015 7:25

Teach them the fine art of Rock Paper Scissors to decide who gets to pick the next show.

writerchic85 25

Friday 27 November 2015 12:20

Tell them you're choosing and then just play the movie they wanted anyway

teechur 15

Friday 27 November 2015 21:29

You're the parent. You choose it or turn off the tv.

Amorettex 19

Friday 27 November 2015 22:57

Barbie life in the dream house is great and moving show :x

PrincessZelda_HR 22

Saturday 28 November 2015 3:14

Alright, you win FML, everyone else leave

kindabusy 5

Monday 30 November 2015 3:22

bresha 8

Tuesday 1 December 2015 13:16

this is so my boys! one is 5 and the other 3. Haha it's about who gets to do it lol and I believe kids are unisex and there's no such thing as too girly or too boyish