Today, my boss asked me how my parents' divorce affected me as a child. This is a sensitive subject, but I thought he was trying to connect with me so I told him how much it hurt. Turns out he wants to leave his wife and wanted to know if his kids would turn out "messed up" because of 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 was fired from my job. Why? Because my boss has been dating my newly divorced mother, and he didn't want family get-togethers to be "awkward." FML
Today, my boss came into the office asked how I was doing and seemed totally normal and happy, then said, "I have to let you go. I heard some bad things about you." He wouldn't tell me what he heard, or from whom. FML
Today, at his request, I met up with my brother for lunch so we could catch up. Apparently, our mother put him up to it so he could tell me our parents are getting a divorce. They didn't want to tell me themselves because I'm "too emotional." FML
Today, my co-worker told me that my other co-worker is in the process of getting a divorce. I got really excited because his marriage is very toxic. He overheard me say, "He deserves that divorce!" I meant it in a good way, but I don't think he took it that way. FML
Today, my five year old daughter asked me what a divorce was. When I asked why she wanted to know, she replied with "Daddy wants one. He says you can have me." FML
Today, I was talking to one of my supervisors at my new job. He asked if I knew a professor at the school I recently graduated from, and I decided to babble on about how shitty of a professor he was and how much I loathed his class. He then looked at me and said, "That's my dad." FML
Today, via a situation too complicated to explain, I accidentally cost my boss almost 50,000, on the same day his wife asked for a divorce and his dog died. I’m almost too scared to tell him how I screwed up, in case it sends him completely off the deep end. FML
Today, I found my mother in tears, so I asked her what was wrong. She told me, "It's your father, he wants a divorce..." I asked if he'd met another woman, and my mom replied "No, not a woman..." FML
Today, my parents told me they're getting a divorce because of all the strain caused by me nearly dying in an accident. FML
Today, I told my mother that, after years of cheating and abuse, I'm finally getting a divorce. Her reaction was deep concern that my husband might not want to "be friends" with the rest of the family any more. FML
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Intoxicunt 6
At least he cares how his kids are going to turn out due to his actions. Not an FML.
deliapearl 0
not a FML but still a good story. perhaps u just saved his children some serious grief.
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Comments (57)
som_fml 0
thing about this is... There's a big difference between leaving your wife, and leaving your KIDS. I can't understand why so many men (and women) can just up and abandon their own children, but that's the part that gets messed up. Who cares if your parents are married, right? Whether they have sex or not is not the problem. I think people tend to look at divorce the wrong way.
kimono_fml 17
my fiance had the love and support of both his parents growing up but was still greatly affected from divorce. children need stability when they're developing, but in the end, people react to divorce in different ways. you can't say all kids need are two loving parents, because that's just not true
littlemuffet 0
Man up, lady.
BaBiiSpAnKy821 0
omg :o what a douche face... wow... tell ur dad i told him to kiss my asss
Cathrin 26
If the parents are having issues together, they're better off divorcing than trying to stay together for the kid's sake. I'm not inexperienced with this; the relationship between my parents was apparently going downhill long before I came into the picture, yet mom stuck with it until she finally got the message and divorced when I was 10. Long term issues? Even after 6 years, my teachers still have to be told I don't take kindly to people yelling or talking angrily due to "prior verbal abuse", and this will likely be the case for years to come.
fantasyworld 39
It'll mess the kids up more if they stay together.
teacupofsunshine 29
Meh he asked and got an honest answer from your experience. To bad for him if he expected you'd relieve guilt from what actions he's planning to take.
Wadlaen 24
Well, it's nice that you can pay him back with some professional advice...