Today, I bought a flatpack, easy to assemble cot-bed for my baby. I spent 5 hours building it, but when it was done, I realised I couldn't reach into it because I'm 5ft and my arms can't reach and lift the baby. I'd have to throw him in. I'm suffering from back spasms as a result, and I now need to disassemble and return it. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I tried to put together some flat-pack furniture. I wound up in my underpants, screaming stuff like, "Fuck you, fucking Ikea bastard" at pieces of confusing plywood. FML
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
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
Today, I spent two hours building an IKEA bookshelf. When I was finished, I realized it was inside-out. There was no way to fix it without completely taking it apart again. FML
Today, I bought a $450 elliptical machine to get in shape of the new year. After 5 hours of putting it together, I realized that all the ceilings in every room of my apartment are too low for me to use it without hitting my head. I can't return it. FML
Today, I bought my daughter a bunk bed. After spending several hours building it, she climbed up, then fainted. Turns out she's afraid of heights. FML
Today, I spent nearly seven hours clearing out our storage room in order to transform it into my art studio. Things were going great until I tweaked my back. At least from my stationary position in bed I have a perfect view of the table I can't work at for the next 2 to 4 weeks. FML
Today, I started building a basic bookshelf from a flat-pack kit without looking at the instructions, because "How hard could it be?" I finished just as the last screw went in, then noticed the back panel was facing outwards and every shelf was upside down. Taking it apart took longer than putting it together. FML
Today, I couldn't take home the free weights I'd planned on buying to start bodybuilding 'cos I couldn't lift the box, which was too heavy for me. FML
Today, I spent hours assembling a bookshelf I'd bought online. Once it was finally done, I realized I’d put the back panel on backwards, so now there’s a "Made in China" label facing the room. FML
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Susan Yee 9
Use a step stool.
RichardPencil 32
What a waste! When you go back to IKEA, get some stilts (Shørtentäller) or a baby trebuchet (Kinderflïngen). They have everything!
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Susan Yee 9
Use a step stool.
NPDclusterBaware 8
This was my first thought too OP! A good step stool that isn't flimsy
sarsuela 29
That doesn't make your arms longer and thus it is still difficult to lift something from the bottom.
RichardPencil 32
What a waste! When you go back to IKEA, get some stilts (Shørtentäller) or a baby trebuchet (Kinderflïngen). They have everything!
sisoladra 20
Um...you know cats can jump right?
sisoladra 20
lmao nvm read it wrong -.-' thought it said cat bed
alycion 39
Step stool?
Jackey 29
stepstool[ step-stool ] noun a low set of hinged steps, often folding into or under a stool, used typically in a kitchen for reaching high shelves. ORIGIN OF STEPSTOOL First recorded in 1945–50; step + stool
newgirl22 9
stack some pillows or folded blankets to raise the baby's bed higher so you don't have to reach down as far. easier than replacing the whole bed
sarsuela 29
If a baby can't move themselves yet it is dangerous to put them on a stack of pillows.
BDove 17
Runs the risk of SIDS with all those pillows and blankets though
IshouldReallyBeS 19
Are you sure the side doesn't slide down? Cots usually have a side that can be dropped for precisely this reason.