Today, I was taking Zoom classes. We live in a one-bedroom apartment, which means I could hear my mom and dad fighting. I didn't notice that my mic wasn't muted. Everyone in my class now thinks that CPS needs to be called to my house. 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 apartment neighbors just had a baby, meaning the only place I can have my morning Teams meetings when I'm not at the office is at my parents' house. Mid-meeting, as I was giving my report, my dad came up the hall, loudly dropping strings of curses. Even though I tried to mute my mic, my boss heard enough; hello, reprimand. FML
Today, I joined a Zoom call late and accidentally unmuted myself while yelling at my kids to stop fighting. I didn't realize I was unmuted until I saw my manager's horrified face and the rest of the team trying not to laugh. FML
Today, I was singing in a terrible voice on purpose during a Zoom call from school, thinking I was on mute. I carried on, until a message saying, "The host has muted you" appeared on my screen. FML
Today, I was on a Zoom call with my therapist and we were discussing my PTSD. He assured me that I was safe and no one would burst into the room. Just then, my mom burst into my room and started screaming about dirty dishes. FML
Today, I learned to always remember to mute yourself on Zoom when on your break. My apartment is so small, they all heard me take the longest piss of my life, moan and butt scratching included. FML
Today, during my online class, I was answering my professor's question when my older sister slammed open the door to loudly say, "WHAT'S UP CHICKEN FUCKER?" My class heard. I hate online school. FML
Today, my younger son was doing a Zoom meeting for his upcoming school orientation. I tried to hold it in, but I stepped away for a moment to run to the restroom. My older son thought it’d be a hilarious "prank" to moon the camera. School hasn’t even started and we're already the "problem family". FML
Today, during an online class, I forgot to mute myself while trying to get my dog to poop. The whole class, including my professor, heard me sing “Push It” by Salt-N-Pepa to motivate her. They all had many questions when I came back on camera. FML
Today, I tried to "quiet quit" a Zoom meeting by muting myself and turning off my camera. Halfway through, I unmuted by mistake and blurted out, "I think they just like hearing themselves talk." Now, every time my boss says something, everyone looks at me. FML
Today, my mom realized that the "door" part in "screen door" doesn't block sound when she began to talk to our neighbours about how much of a failure I am. I heard everything. FML
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LadyRen 20
Your parents must have been fighting way past “normal” fighting for them to want to call CPS. And a one room with three people (at least), sounds awful.
tounces7 28
Well....DO they need to be called?
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RichardPencil 32
They're not wrong.
LadyRen 20
Your parents must have been fighting way past “normal” fighting for them to want to call CPS. And a one room with three people (at least), sounds awful.
BurnInDemonFire 39
I'd call them myself just to get my own room.
rotflqtms_ 21
Up until high school, I shared a room with my mom, then my siblings, then my sister until she moved out. In high school (the whole 4 years) I didn't have an actual room. I went from having a curtain up in a space that fit my bed and dresser with a little space between to walk in and get into my bed (I guess it was a dining area) just wished the curtain went up to the ceiling so I could block out the kitchen light. to a place with a space that didn't fit my bed, so they gave me a cot. Had to run it long way because it was JUST wide enough to fit the cot with walls on 3 sides touching the cot with the foot of the bed sticking out at the end of the space. No curtain, no privacy while I slept. I even had to wear pants instead of shorts under my night dress during the dead of summer (no window, no fan) because if my mom's boyfriend went to the kitchen and my shorts were riding up while I slept, he could see too much of my skin. I was really wishing for a curtain then because I hated wearing long pants when it was so hot. I was one of the lucky ones. My mom's boyfriend didn't try anything with me. But yeah, sometimes the family just can't afford an extra room at the moment, and you gotta do what you gotta do. I was happy when I did finally get a door while in college. I greatly value doors and my ability to close them and I take advantage of the lock whenever I enter my room. Not even doing anything wrong, I would just automatically lock when I entered because I could. And now I live on my own, so my whole apartment is like my own room with a door i can lock. (RIP, the room doors can't lock in this apartment, but I live alone, so it doesn't matter.) I wouldn't have called CPS because at the end of the day, I love my mom and she did the best she could for her kids. I was the youngest and the last one under 18 (was 16-17) when she her boyfriend and I moved to that place with the cot. Tough times but we all survived. And there are people who even do family beds in some places. Or no bed at all.
tounces7 28
Well....DO they need to be called?