Today, it was my friend's birthday, so I baked him a cake complete with his name written on it in homemade frosting. After I gave it to him, his mother berated me for it, saying I should have checked with her first before making a cake for her son. He's 28. 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, I celebrated my birthday with a few friends at home. As I bent down over my cake, my friend pushed my face into it. The baker should've told me she put a stick in it to support the cake. FML
Today, at the supermarket, I bought a cake and had my friend's name put on it. It wasn't anyone's birthday, I just wanted to feel less ashamed about buying a whole cake for myself. FML
Today, I finally got to surprise my boyfriend with a birthday cake. I spent four days planning the perfect one. First thing he says? "Erm, you know I'm 32, right?" I got his age wrong. FML
Today, it's my birthday. I'm a pastry chef by profession. Not only did my family buy a cake from my bakery, I had to make it myself and inscribe it with 'Happy Birthday Dad'. The worst part is, they asked money from me to pay for it. FML
Today, it was my boyfriend's 24th birthday. His friends were throwing him a surprise party and I was in charge of getting his birthday cake. As a joke, I got it in the shape of a penis, with a graphic marzipan design. Funny, I never knew his overly-conservative parents were invited. FML
Today, I woke up early and spent hours baking and icing a three-tier cake for my friend's eighteenth birthday, which is this evening. I just found out my mother threw it in the compost bin because she's on a diet and it was "tempting" her. FML
Today, I brought a cupcake to school for my friend's birthday. After taking one bite, she exclaimed that it was the worst thing she had ever tasted and that we should sue the store that I bought it from. I baked it myself. FML
Today, I tried to bake a cake for my friend's birthday. It turned out looking more like a science experiment gone wrong than a cake. FML
Today, it was both my and my stepmother's birthday. In preparation, my dad bought a huge banner with my stepmother's name on it, and a lovely birthday cake. When I told him it was also my birthday, he just grunted and taped a post-it note to the banner with my name on it. Same with the cake. FML
Today, I got up at 5 am to bake a surprise birthday cake for my 16-year-old son. I put the cake on the table and went to call my son. "Surprise!" When I came back 30 seconds later, the cake was all gone and the dog was licking his lips. My son won't even believe I made a cake. FML
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therealslim 15
Yeah, how dare you make a cake for her son! Particularly with homemade frosting. Sheesh.
yahoowizard 16
Don't worry, she's probably jealous that either your cake is better than hers, or that she didn't make one and that worries her for some reason. Just ignore it.
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Comments (71)
oj101 33
Perhaps OP's mom made/bought a cake for him, and didn't want to be upstaged by OP.
Enslaved 38
^This is most likely the reason. I once went to a dinner party and was taught never to go to someone's invite empty handed. I brought a dessert and was bitched out by the guy's wife because it clashed with her menu. :P
wldd0g 9
Then you could have been holding ammo for the food fight to come soon after.
Marblecakelolz 11
Just smash it into her face. Problem solved.
perdix 31
I hope you spelled Oedipus correctly.
SmiffLah 13
That's a fabulous comment. Well played....
StarThrower 17
Love it.
perdix 31
#22, #50, thank you. I had fun with it. Originally, it was going to be longer, but then after I wrote that, I figured it was good as is.
Shmatterhorn 38
Sorry, but that name is too 'complex' for some people to spell.
LebanonBaby 26
Awww maybe he's a mama's boy and she got a little jealous seeing your awesome home made cake! Dont be upset, be flattered!
skatoolaki 24
If she has plans to be with this guy long-term, she'd best be wary rather than flattered. Meddling, overbearing mother-in-laws are something no one wants to deal with!
SomeRandomGuy15 18
32- The OP said the guy was just a friend, didn't say anything about them being in a relationship...
sezzle17 11
She sounds like a moron. Smash her head in the cake hehe
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"Well this ones on the HOUSE!" (Splat
sikunt89_fml 16
So for 28 years she has made him a birthday cake every year.. maybe she felt threatened by it.. maybe yours looked better and she wanted to throw it at the ground. Some mothers are over-protective.
whY402Jay 12
How is your username pronounced?
GryffinDarkBreed 3
Well he could have allergies she thought you needed to know about...
justalittlebit 4
You'd think being friends OP would know if he had any allergies
mokielove 10
I bet she Probleey ate all the cake when everyone left.
whY402Jay 12
Reminds me of Tom Green. "I'm a 28 year old man." Hahahahahaha!!!! "Where's your LeBeron, Freddy?"
Enslaved 38
Is she nuts? You can never have too much cake!