Today, my mother told me that my dead grandmother speaks to her. How? When she's thinking of her while brushing her teeth, her electric toothbrush will suddenly stop buzzing and this tells her her mother is communicating with her. 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 stayed over at my grandparents' house. I woke up and had to brush my teeth. My grandma asked if I had found a toothbrush to use. I told her that I used my old purple toothbrush. She told me that was the toothbrush she used to brush her toenails. FML
Today, my phone made a random noise. I jokingly said, "Wow, I wonder who died now?" Turns out it was my son's grandmother. I had to explain it because I screamed. I also got to tell his dad that his mom just died. FML
Today, my estranged mother texted me saying, "Gran died, LOL." My grandmother and I were fairly close, so I was shocked and disgusted. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and asked if she knew what "LOL" meant. She did. FML
Today, my mom realized we have been sharing tooth brushes because they are similar colors. I told her it doesn't really matter since we're mother and daughter. She responded by saying that she loves me, but she has no idea where my mouth has been, and she doesn't want my diseases. Thanks mom. FML
Today, while I was sitting in the living room with my mother, my phone rang. She immediately exclaimed, "I'm not calling you! Why is it going off?" She was serious. My own mother doesn't believe people talk to me. FML
Today, we spent the day with my grandmother. During a family conversation, my sweet little grandmother looked me up and down, and without any hesitation said, "I remember you being so beautiful," before looking at my mother, mouthing, "What happened?" and laughing. She's 87. FML
Today. my nana got a text from my dead grandad's phone number. His phone was stolen about 3 weeks before he died, but the shock of suddenly getting a text from him after the funeral gave her a heart attack. The doctor says with her other health issues, she might not make it through the night. FML
Today, my mom made the (not) very wise decision to once again inform me that my grandma is in rapidly declining health, and as a result she is not long for this world. My brain took this as an opportunity to push my anxiety into overdrive. I can't stop thinking about what will happen when my grandma dies. FML
Today, I was cleaning one of my elderly patient's teeth. After finishing and reminding her to floss, I realised she had died. Supposedly she was dead for a good 20 minutes. FML
Today, my mom was talking about my grandma's approaching death. When she saw I was getting upset, she gave me a weird look and asked me if I was PMSing. FML
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Top comments
keeper801 8
Who's she thinking of when the batteries die on her vibrator?
Demonfish 14
This sounds like the start of a bad horror movie...
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Comments (55)
CharresBarkrey 16
The biggest douche in the universe!
Schizomaniac 24
I was going to say that the batteries were probably just dying, but that was definitely a close second.
lambda_fml 40
You need to change the batteries of her toothbrush.
annie_nk 23
EVP's, Ouija boards, EMF meters, thermal cameras. Toss em. It's all about the electric toothbrush now.
RadSam 8
How is this even an FML? It's a small comfort concerning her dead mother. Just let her have it.
jvmb 0
But it's just a sudden stop because the toothbrush is telling her to switch quadrants
Vidrill 22
I find it kind of cute that your mother remembers her mother even while doing the most trivial things, it's pretty harmless,too. If she feels a connection to her mother and it somehow reassures her, just let her. It's comforting for many people to think that their loved ones are still around and involved in their lives... But if she says the toothbrush is starting to give her advice or something, then that's a different tune....
donut_gurl 8
It seems your mom is just trying to hold onto the memory of her mother, and somehow this gives her comfort. As long as it doesn't progress too far, let her have this.
stitesy29 18
She needs to move on
eggmarie 25
I'm assuming you've never lost a parent?
FATTY_MCDOOGLE 29
Well, if it helps her cope with it, let it be.