Today, I only just found out that the abbreviation "lbs" is actually short for pounds. I've been saying "labs" my entire life. I'm 21. 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 found out I've been misspelling my middle name for 25 years. 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, at the age of 22, I found out that Wednesday has another D in it. Literally no one ever corrected me. FML
Today, I realized that since I was in elementary school, my friends, my workmates, and even my family, all call me accidentally by someone else's name instead of my actual name. I'm 30 years-old. FML
Today, I sent my resume to a place where I hoped to work at. Since the job requires me to be doing work on the run, I put on it that I have a laptop. The only problem is that I always thought it was "labtop." I didn't learn the correct spelling until my daughter called me an idiot, she's 6. FML
Today, I found out that I've been using a "Trick Scale" that my family bought to boost my self esteem so I'd think I was losing weight. I found this out at my physical, where I learned I have actually gained ten pounds. FML
Today, I found out that I've been pronouncing "quinoa" wrong for years. FML
Today, I was mistaken for an 8th grader because of my height. I'm 32 years-old. FML
Today, I learned that I've been saying a word wrong my whole life and all my friends have been too polite to correct me, when I found out that "Segue" and "Segway" are pronounced the same. FML
Today, stepping on a scale for the first time in years, I had to lift up my stomach to see the number. FML
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xSavaqee 12
I guess we all know you didn't pay attention in school.
J215B 33
I'm surprised that nobody ever corrected you before. You must have some crap friends.
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Comments (119)
Vanessa_Leeann26 17
Don't feel bad op. My 32 year old brother figured out 10 years ago how to remember that AM is morning and PM is night. =/
bffelaberz11 3
Oh wow that sucks
QueenofWheels 13
I blame the adults you grew up around.
Eivana 37
I have to say, I have always thought that lbs. was a stupid abbreviation for pounds... Although you should have known.
dante_53 13
Some people are just born stupid.
SBittick 20
Your friends probably thought you were trying to crack a joke
tzemmy 25
in my head i always read it as "libs" but i have never said it outloud! FYL, hopefully you didnt find out in too much of an embarassing way! haha
casey_miller9 13
Don't feel too bad, I've found a lot of people get that confused. For my work we just put the # symbol after the weight so there's no confusion.
Morgynn 8
When I was little I used to call it labels...
frenchiegirl1 6
Hahah me too! I went to medical school rotations and learned from the patient.