Today, I realized that because of my construction job, I have spent such a huge amount of time with older, cynical guys that I keep uncontrollably using the phrase "fucking kids these days" regularly like an idiot. I'm 18. 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, a student of mine used the phrase "well, you know, like back in your day" about defining "going out". I'm only 24. FML
Today, at work I put myself squarely in the lame / old people category when I foolishly asked out loud what FML meant. FML
Today, a cute new guy I always run into at work hit on me. Turns out he's only 18. I'm old enough to be his mom. FML
Today, I used to look so young for my age that in high school, I was regularly mistaken for a freshman. I never succeeded in getting dates because of it. Today, I'm 25 years-old and regularly get confused for being in my thirties. I guess all the stress from work, loneliness, and rejection really caught up. FML
Today, while at my tutoring job, a middle school kid couldn't find a word in the online dictionary. I told him he could check a regular paperback dictionary. His response was, "That's what you did in your day. That's not what we do in our day." I'm only 19. FML
Today, I started a new job. As I was introducing myself during the morning get together with the team, I forgot how old I was, and panicked. I ended up saying I was "twenty-fine." I’m 27. FML
Today, I found out that the 19-year-old I've been seeing is really 26, with two kids and a pregnant fiancée. I'm only 17. FML
Today, I, a person who will be 21 in a few months, was mistaken for my mom's older brother. My mom is in her fifties. Apparently this is becoming increasingly common, because the world sucks. I didn't realize it was affecting me this badly. FML
Today, while I was in a bathroom stall, I overheard my younger coworkers discussing my age. They said, “How old is she? Some days she looks like she's 35 and other days she looks like she's 58!” FML
Today, man do I feel old. For the first time ever, a teen thug with more acne spots than brain cells told me to, “Piss off grandad.” Grandad? Guess I look older than I feel. FML
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Welshite 40
You might want to avoid playgrounds and/or schools.
thrifting 18
Learn to hate the world early, it'll save you a lot of time learning the hard way.
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Comments (87)
ADoG07 11
Omg I'm an idiot
PeninGuin 1
Go back to YouTube
ChristianH39 30
Omg you'll be the first one buried on this FML!
gracehi 33
Haaaaaaa! Looks like #1 got trolled by the mods!
FrietvanPiet 16
Damn, anyone else wondering what it said before?
ChristianH39 30
It said something like "omg first" when I was here earlier
incoherentrmblr 22
Technically, OP isn't a kid anymore...
botanistjessica 24
I mean...that's pretty much your own fault.
Kiki242 19
How so?
badluckalex 23
#2 is just spewing crap out of her mouth like diarrhea from a loose butthole
MisterEx 28
#24 - your **** bro. They are on a loose. Calm them if you please.
brand125 17
tittiefuck?
feelingold 18
******* kids these days
Welshite 40
You might want to avoid playgrounds and/or schools.
drewflav 17
ESPECIALLY if he adds "I am" before that phrase...
Alextricity 3
I immediately thought of magic mike.
lizard365 12
Haha that's actually pretty funny xD
thrifting 18
Learn to hate the world early, it'll save you a lot of time learning the hard way.
shubblebubble08 7
"Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us."- Stephen Colbert
91hayek 31
Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist. - George Carlin
thatoneninjadude 14
That's alright I do the same thing and I'm 20. You kinda get used to it.
noonenoeone 22
Use*
xxmollyxx 25
Used*
Axipiter 24
Oh, 31, you poor, misguided soul...
Jakob2255 12
use is the right way
TechFire 25
No it's not #50
kristabelli 19
OMG 31 & 50, think about it. Think about what it actually means. Used. Worn. Not new. You get USED to it. You become accustomed to it. It's not new any more. Use doesn't even make sense. Sheesh.
justmeCee 16
******* kids these days...used to know how to form a proper sentence.
kristabelli 19
And if anything... *all right
AlonsoKold 15
Nice
maahilmohamed 6
you should get a better.job maybe?
slyde32 12
these kinds of statements are common in any trades kind of work, in my experience, and construction is a good job to have
limabeans101029 21
11- we'd be pretty screwed without people like construction workers.
xx000o 27
Now is your best chance to learn from your elders so you don't end up like one of the aforementioned ******* kids. Don't let this opportunity pass you by.
conman531 23
Go to an elementary school and stay there for a day.