Today, I was looking for flower seeds on the internet, wanting the same pretty flowers that my mom has. My mom, who lives next door, and whose pretty flowers grow seeds that I could just have picked and planted. It seems a high IQ does not prevent you from simply being stupid. 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 got flowers sent to my work, I happily opened them in front of my co-workers thinking they were from my crush, I open the card to see "Love you, from mom". My mother thinks my love life is so pathetic, thats she needs to send me flowers to cheer me up. FML
Today, I opened my own flower shop. My mom's response was, "Get a job." FML
Today, my mom ate some flowers without knowing if they were safe. Turns out they are slightly poisonous and she had an upset stomach, but she will be fine. Her excuse? "I didn't know it had poison." I had to explain that's exactly why you don't eat plants you don't know are poisonous or not. FML
Today, while trying to prove a point to my mom, I learned that bird seed tastes better than her cooking. FML
Today, I called the florist and ordered a flower arrangement for my grandma, who I was told was sick. I said I didn't know what to get her, so just to send her something nice. I got a call from my mom calling me an inconsiderate bastard. They sent my grandma forget-me-nots. She has Alzheimer's. FML
Today, I bought some flowers. As I was checking out, the cashier asked, "Aww, these for your mom? How sweet." I responded they were for a girl I liked. She laughed and said, "Sorry…" FML
Today, after spending $120 to have a bouquet of flowers delivered to my mom, she called to complain that I had forgotten about her for Mother's day, but also praise my sister for apparently receiving my flowers I sent at the door and passing them off as hers. FML
Today, I was in a terrific mood after finding a bouquet of beautiful flowers on my doorstep when I came home. That is, until I recognised the handwriting of my "secret admirer" was the same as my mother's. FML
Today, not only is my son stupid enough to spend £50 on a bag of garden weeds because the dealer told him it was marijuana, he's also stupid enough to refuse to believe he was conned, and try to smoke it anyway. FML
Today, I sent a $120 bouquet of flowers for mother's day. When I called tonight see if my Mom got them, she replied that they were still on the doorstep because she "didn't want the dogs to get excited and start barking" when she opened the front door to bring them in. FML
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Chazzster 32
Don’t be hard on yourself. We get into habits of shopping or buying online when sometimes there are better alternatives… I grew up with farmer grandparents. Many plants are now hybrids and only legacy and wild plants are guaranteed to produce offspring like themselves. So it’s possible that planting Mom’s flowers seeds might not have gotten the desired results - Depending on if they were hybrids or not.
Anderling 33
You could get the same breeds in different colors and see what the seeds end up doing. Sounds like a way more fun project than just planting the exact same flowers.
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Chazzster 32
Don’t be hard on yourself. We get into habits of shopping or buying online when sometimes there are better alternatives… I grew up with farmer grandparents. Many plants are now hybrids and only legacy and wild plants are guaranteed to produce offspring like themselves. So it’s possible that planting Mom’s flowers seeds might not have gotten the desired results - Depending on if they were hybrids or not.
Anderling 33
You could get the same breeds in different colors and see what the seeds end up doing. Sounds like a way more fun project than just planting the exact same flowers.
Crowned Sataness 12
They actually say the higher the IQ, the harder it is to compute simple common sense stuff because your brain is off doing it's own thing. my ex husband is a Mensa, he has the common sense and street smarts of a brick. Another Mensa friend is the same way
BurnInDemonFire 39
This is why the whole "IQ" thing is bullshit. I took a Mensa test, got a result of 187 and an invitation to become a member. Problem is, I know how badly I suck at a lot of subjects, with math being one of my weaknesses. I got lucky with that test, it does not mean I or anyone else who passed it is a genius. As evidenced by your comment and OP's story.
RichardPencil 32
Maybe you're IQ is not as high as you think? I'm thinking you made a bunch of lucky guesses on the test and your mom lied about your age.