Today, it hit me that my dad didn't cry when I moved out, he did so only when I came back later to pick up my cat. 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, at age eighteen, I finished moving out of my parents' house and into my own. The only person to even remotely give a shit was my sister, and that was only because I was taking the cat with me. FML
Today, for the first time in my life, my dad said he was proud of me. It meant a lot to me, and I started tearing up. Noticing my emotion, he looked at me pityingly, said "Aaaaand it's gone." and walked out of the room. FML
Today, I had to put my 17 year-old cat down. I cried the whole way up to the vet's office and back. After finally coming to terms with the situation, and trying to forget, my dad's friend walks up to me and says, "So, I heard you killed your cat?" FML
Today, my fiancé left for a 6-month deployment overseas. I waved him away, came back inside alone, and cried. I know this is what I signed up for, but the cat could've shown more sympathy than staring at me and walking away. FML
Today, I'm moving. While packing, I realized I hadn't seen my cat in a few hours. I called her and realized she was inside one of the hundreds of boxes in my house. I accidentally packed my cat. FML
Today, my mom disowned me and forced me to move out because I didn’t have a crying heartbroken meltdown at the death of my stepfather. She knows I hated the man's guts since the first time he slapped her, so my not caring about his death shouldn't have surprised her. FML
Today, my dad and stepmom came back from a very expensive two-month trip across the world. When they got home, they had more gifts for their cat than for me. FML
Today, I'm moving out of the house. My little sister can't wait and I've never seen my dad so happy. FML
Today, I thought about how my dad went to get me a Halloween costume and hasn't come home yet. That was 11 years ago. We've moved twice since then. FML
Today, my ex took my cat and gave her to an animal shelter while I was at work, saying he can't stand living with her any longer. He's moving out in 2 days. FML
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Acidwash1987 0
neither of my parents cried when I moved out...I didn't know they were supposed to?
sistersestina 0
Maybe it was delayed reaction. Maybe it didn't really sink in until you took the cat. Maybe you showing up made him realize he missed you more than he expected. Lots of ways this could happen without it meaning he loved the cat more than you.
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Comments (36)
derschadenfreude 5
yikes, that sucks.
Stunt_fml 5
I believe your father, like most men, truly thought you'd be coming back often if you kept the cat at the house. So "goodbye" wasn't forever. Once you took the animal though, he realized you won't be by to visit much at all, and now he will be lonely. It's not the love for the cat, is the love of his daughter. Not a FML, but you're an melodramatic idiot OP.
drano 0
That's retarded.
Thecommish 0
Does suck, but you probably deserve it. Relationships aren't automatic. Bet you haven't been the best child a parent could have (this FML limit of comments between posts is annoying, it's the frigging net, I can read twenty of these FMLs in no time and would like to comment on them - perhaps a captcha based on frequency?)
Lamesauce3 0
Yup
jpgray1982 0
I've always wanted to do this... SECOND! Oops... Dang it!
peroxideprincess 0
your dad will miss the pussy :'( meow!
Acidwash1987 0
neither of my parents cried when I moved out...I didn't know they were supposed to?
kozmikstarz 0
I don't think they are supposed to. It's not like they are never going to see you again. In fact, I think most parents are happy to see their kids move on to adulthood, and moving out is one of the steps towards that.
Sage1314 4
'Today, I realised that my Dad is a giant pussy because he started crying. FML'
BangOut 2
OP, you can you be so heartless? Old man loves the cat :@ :@
Poetic_catfish 0
It's just less awkward to stroke a cat's fur than yours.
sistersestina 0
Maybe it was delayed reaction. Maybe it didn't really sink in until you took the cat. Maybe you showing up made him realize he missed you more than he expected. Lots of ways this could happen without it meaning he loved the cat more than you.
flylikemusic 0
Today, I realized that even if people have really good lives and dads that are still around to care about them, they will still bitch about petty shit because they really don't realize how good they have it. FML.