Today, I found out everyone in my neighborhood thinks that I'm a beaten woman due to the reoccurring ambulances in front of my house at night. My kid just chokes on everything, and they don't believe me. 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 found out that our neighbors told almost everyone on our street that I was mentally handicapped. All this time I wasn't sure why they would speak slowly and loudly at me. Now they won't believe me when I tell them I'm a 4.0 GPA student. FML
Today, I had to explain to a hospital social worker that my young son is not abused, he is just rowdy and that he knocked himself unconscious and shattered 4 teeth in a bizarre stunt involving a tree, my ironing board, a mop bucket and lots of duct tape. I'm not sure the hospital believes me. FML
Today, I started shaking my son's Little Bill doll in frustration, as the batteries weren't working. My nosy neighbor saw through the window and called the cops. They wouldn't believe me and now the whole neighborhood thinks I'm a child abuser. FML
Today, I'm incredibly sick. I can't breathe, can't walk ten steps without falling, and no one believes me. My mom just sat next to me and said, "Honey, isn't this all a bit much? Quit being dramatic, because I can't believe this." When I asked why I would fake this, my sister yelled, "Guess you can't go shopping!" I'd want to. FML
Today, I have to deal with being laughed at by my mother and sister, because they keep making sharp movements towards me, causing me to flinch. This is because I got mugged and beaten last night. They think it's hysterical. FML
Today, I found out why people in my new neighborhood keep giving me weird looks. For a laugh, my brother had gone around telling them I'm a parolee, and implying that I couldn't be trusted around their children. FML
Today, I was doing my jazz aerobics workout and accidentally kicked my 3 year old daughter in the face. Everyone we know, including my wife, thinks I beat her. FML
Today, my mother topped someone's story of their child's problems by saying I'm on drugs. This resulted in people showing up to stage an intervention for me. She made the whole thing up and I've never used drugs, but no one believes me. FML
Today, I was babysitting my neighbor's kid. We were playing in the yard, when he fell and got a small scratch on his leg. I gasp, and he takes a huge breath in and yells, "FUUUCK!!!" as loud as possible. The parents thought it was me, and the mother slapped me in the face. FML
Today, it's Halloween. I get bullied every day and this was no exception, but this time I got beat up so hard I bled. Everyone thought it was part of my costume. FML
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TheFangedDonut 13
Domestic abuse is nothing to CHOKE about
Xobubblyxo 23
It sucks that your neighbors are so quick to judge, but maybe if you explain the situation to them and take more care in putting harmful objects out of your child's reach, things will be better.
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Comments (40)
lukeDAduke157 11
I would be worried too if there was always ambulances coming to my neighbors door...
Xion0014 20
Why is your kid always choking on stuff?
Alexandria79 22
well they probably don't believe you as you should be learning how to help a choking child. sweep mouth of debris. sharp thrusts to back. if child chokes every night then the child needs to see a doc and maybe a hospital stay. there are people who need an ambulance to save their lives. if your child isn't able to eat then you need to be in hospital or have an attending nurse at home
mandyn333 10
Sounds to me like you should keep a closer eye on your child op. If it's an older child then he should really know better & have a serious talk about putting small things in his mouth.
stepmommy 5
why is your kid choking on everything? nobody watching him or her close enough? medical condition? this is the more serious issue.
rebamoo 14
If you're referring to choking on food, I know how you feel. My second used to choke on eeeeverything, no matter how small I cut it!! Starting when I introduced solids with BABY FOOD which I had to delay. It scared the CRAP out of me every time. And at almost 4, I still check on him regularly to make sure he's breathing if he eats something without me there (which is probably a little overboard since he doesn't choke anymore, but what can I say, I'm a mom). He has a very small throat and will probably have the same problem I do when he's older - I have a really hard time swallowing pills. I used to always gag and sometimes throw up, but I've got a system now with my vitamins.
inolongercare 19
You kid "just chokes on everything"? Doesn't sound so good on your part
Geraldinehoney 11
Trust me I know the feeling of ambulances coming to ur house alot my brother when he was little he would stick things in his nose and ears and on top of that I have a grandma who falls down alot
Quid_Pro_Quo 1
They should at least give you a chance to explain. Those are one of the difficult situations of life. It's hard to tell if someone is being abused, and if you try to help and they're not being abused, then it's just awkward and can do more harm than good.
DLBL 23
The real problem is not the neighbors, it's your kid who doesn't know how to eat.