Today, my mom made me clean. I was dusting in the living room and heard gunshots outside the apartment. I dove on the floor and started crying and screaming. My mom walked in and informed me that the sound was her making popcorn. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was home alone and tried to make some popcorn so I could watch a movie. Thirty minutes later, my parents came home and found me talking to the firemen. FML
Today, I heard something that sounded like a series of gunshots outside my house. My Dad screamed, "Get down!" at the top of his lungs. The whole family immediately dropped to the floor, my sister whimpering and trembling, only moments later to hear my Dad cackling uncontrollably over us. They were just fireworks. FML
Today, I saw a gun on my dad's bedside table. I knew it wasn't real, so I picked it up and posed like a badass. Then I shot a hole in their bedroom TV, blew out my eardrums, and my mom flew in and started screaming at me. FML
Today, I tried to make popcorn in the microwave but forgot to remove the plastic wrapper. The kitchen filled with smoke, the fire alarm went off and my neighbors came knocking to see if I was alright. When they asked what caused it, I had to admit that it was “Erm… popcorn.” FML
Today, I wanted to do something nice for my mom. So, while she was sleeping, I cleaned the whole house for her and even made her breakfast. A few minutes later, she came downstairs and yelled at me to keep it down because she was trying to sleep. FML
Today, I was over at my boyfriend's house and I heard a strange sound. I laughed and said, "It sounds like a dog throwing up!" He listened for a second and said, "That's my mom crying downstairs." FML
Today, I was on a Zoom call with my therapist and we were discussing my PTSD. He assured me that I was safe and no one would burst into the room. Just then, my mom burst into my room and started screaming about dirty dishes. FML
Today, my mom complained that I was being too loud, and she smacked my head really hard. All while screaming at me. FML
Today, the neighbors called the cops because they heard "gun shots". My girlfriend and I were popping bubble wrap. FML
Today, the neighbors called the cops on us because they heard a series of loud screams. No, no one was being murdered, but my mom found one of my socks in the laundry room. FML
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shaBAMalex 0
Calm down. Lol.
nomadxx7 0
Gunshots =/= popcorn Come out the country. I'll show you what gunshots sound like
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Comments (254)
hollister7304 0
You must have PTSD or something.
RNCftw 0
uh, you've either never heard gunshots or never made popcorn. neither seem very likely.
fail_truck 0
You get no sympathy, in fact, no one can really comprehend how pathetic you are to equate popcorn to bullets, AND THEN immediately go to screaming/sobbing mode. You fail at life, please never post anything on the internet again, and take some chill pills. Or the whole bottle.
lady4 0
GUNSHOTS SOUND NOTHING LIKE POPCORN... SO THEREFORE I SAY THIS IS FAKE. PLUS IF SHE LIVED IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, THEN SHE SHOULD BE USED TO IT AND KNOW THE DIFFERENCE... AND I DOUBT SHE HAS PTSD...
suicidekings 0
...wow. that's a little harsh, #80. maybe there's a bit of dramatization in this for comedic effect... and we don't know this person's history. for all we know, when she (assuming s/he's a chick here) was little she saw her father or brother or someone get shot, and now loud noises affect her dramatically... it's people like you, the judgmental type, that make the world such a hate-filled and sordid place. I'd tell you to go take the whole bottle of chill pills instead, but I'm not a horrible person (:
Ttessorc 0
wow, you're not very bright are you?
AntiChrist7 0
you watch too much movies. YDI
jaybirdka 0
Good grief... you're a pussy.
lady4 0
HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GUNSHOT AND POPCORN??? I'M POSTIVE SHE DOESN'T LIVE IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD OTHERWISE SHE WOULD DISTINGUISH BOTH SOUNDS AND NOT BE ALL PARANOID... SHE'S DOING TOO MUCH.. PLUS I DOUBT SHE HAS PTSD...
Ell363 0
Clearly, you must live in Compton if you're that resilient to violence.