Today, I was at IKEA with my parents. I walked away from them and later I heard the speaker of the store call my name asking me to come to the playground because my mom and dad were worried. I'm 18. 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 lost at Best Buy. Meanwhile, my mom freaked out, and they called out my name over the intercom. When I walked up to the desk and they saw I was 17, the employees burst out laughing. FML
Today, my mom and I went to Winn-Dixie. I told her I was going to a different isle 5 minutes later I hear my name on the intercom to go to the front of the store. As I go I see my mom crying, she comes and hugs me and tells me she thought I was lost. Im 22, I had my cell phone, and I drove there. FML
Today, I went shopping with my parents. Halfway through, I got separated from them and tried to call them only to find out my cell phone battery was flat. A few minutes later, an announcement was made for a lost child. It was by my parents. I'm 36. FML
Today, I was in IKEA, furniture shopping with my dad. He was looking at one couch that was particularly small. I said "dad that couch is for like a midget." I look over to see a midget looking at me, sitting on the same couch in a different color. He definitely heard me. FML
Today, I was in Walmart with my mom. I was looking for some CDs I wanted and saw a cute guy. Then he nodded at me and as he started to walk towards me, I hear my name being called over the intercom. Apparently, according to my mom, it was time to go. FML
Today, I was in IKEA when my friends and I thought it would be fun to play hide and seek. We all hid; I was in a good hiding spot. Half an hour later, I was still there. I texted my friends to see where they were. They all left to see a movie, and forgot about me. FML
Today, I went shopping with my mom. I went into my department and tried on some clothes. After a few minutes, there is an announcement that a child has gone missing. Staff are searching the store. I see my mom and she hugs me in tears and yells, "I found her!" I'm almost 17. FML
Today, I received numerous text messages from my parents asking where I was and how worried they are. I was in my room, they didn't even notice me walk in. FML
Today, I went to Ikea with my family. I was wearing a yellow polo that vaguely looked like the ones the Ikea employees were wearing. Two dozen people came up to me, complaining that I was staring at furniture instead of helping customers. FML
Today, I went to the store to buy a new lego set, only to find there weren't any left in stock. I started crying before I could make it out of the store. Oh, and I'm eighteen. FML
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bnomis 0
Overboard parenting fail.
obnum 19
I keep seeing FMLs like this... Does no one have a cell phone? And what is up with parents these days!?
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TryToBeKind 0
You're 18 and yet you act like an immature little brat by walking away or trying to play 'independent and grown-up' you deserved it.
DankJemo 0
Ha! My mom did that to me once, I was 12... and mortified at the time, I can't imagine how that felt as an 18 year old... Sounds like your parents bit into that new wave child raising... You know, being over protective so their little snowflake doesn't get hurt... Hell When my mom called my name over the loud speaker I had been wandering around the mall for over an hour. Look on the bright side, at least you know your parents worry about you, next time just ask them to call your cell phone when they need to find you, though. That way they know you're safe, and it isn't nearly as embarrassing for you.
Alleksya 0
next time just tell them you're leaving, call them (if you have a cellphone)....i mean they will always be your parents and we all know how parents are :)
Carribu 0
@ all of UrLifeDoesntSuck's posts: really? so your parents have never bought furniture from anywhere other than a thrift store? shopping at IKEA with your parents doesn't make you spoiled. it makes you a bastard who thinks they had a sucky life and blames it on people who were a little better off. and if you start whining to me about it calling me spoiled, it'll only prove my point. As for the OP, that's happened to me before lol. And I'm 16. My mom's phone was on silent, so she didn't pick up when I called her to tell her where I was.
ohhlala_fml 0
# URLife DoesntSuck, there's nothing wrong with having nice stuff and not wanting to be beckoned to the playground like a three year old. anyways, they didnt even say their parents were buying them stuff in the the FML. stop bitching that does suck. haha keep your phone on next time?
medfly 2
Those IKEA stores are ******* huge. I can imagine needing help finding others there. I remember that when the first IKEA store opened in my country, there were like 40,000 visitors in one day, and until now they average 8,000 a day, which is ridiculous considering its just a big shop. And what the **** guys, people go to IKEA stores for a lot of things. IKEA is fairly cheap. Why are you assuming she is getting lots of new furniture?
misanthr0pe 0
Meh, no one knows who you are, so not much of a FML.
intoxicant 0
well, that makes sense, the playground's usually a really easy place to find in IKEA. so it most likely wasn't your parents assuming you were at the playground, it was your parents being pragmatic as IKEAs are huge
jayfx 0
don't you have a cellphone?
sweetbabyblue18 0
trust me brown parents are WAYYY WORSE (personal experiance)