Today, I gave my 7-year-old a snowglobe. I had spent the last week deconstructing it, putting an action figure of his favorite cartoon character inside, and then putting it back together. Later, I find it smashed into pieces because he wanted to "play with the toy it came with." 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, I found an old toy that I gave to my daughter several years ago. It was still unopened, and long forgotten, so I decided to re-gift it to one of my friend's children. My daughter immediately remembered her "favorite" toy and started crying inconsolably. FML
Today, I finally bought the toy my two year-old son always wanted. He would always tap on the TV when the commercial for it would appear. I gave him the gift, and he started playing with the bag it came in. FML
Today, I made a snowman with my little sister. We spent ages rolling snowballs and decorating it with a scarf and hat. When we'd finished, she hugged it so hard that it collapsed. She cried, so I promised to build another one. It’s been three hours, my fingers are numb, but her smile is worth it. FML
Today, I made my first snowman ever, and then cried when my big brother kicked it to pieces. I'm 27. FML
Today, my son was playing with a piece of plastic wrapping and trying not to let it fall to the floor as if it were a balloon. This is after he got some kick ass gifts for Christmas. Kids. FML
Today, at work, I had to help a teenager who was stuck in a toy car for kids, and no, it was not in one piece when she finally got out. FML
Today, I stayed up until 2 a.m. building my daughter's birthday present because I wanted everything to be perfect when she woke up. She opened the little oven door on the toy kitchen, and the whole thing collapsed onto the floor. I found an unopened bag of screws sitting on the table. FML
Today, my son turned 8. We watched as he unwrapped a $55 Nerf gun, extra 'bullets', new shoes and a school bag with his favorite TV character on the front and a action figure inside. As he finished he looked me straight in the eyes and says, "That's great ma, but seriously what'd you get me?". FML
Today, I gave my nephew a toy car as a gift. He opened it, looked at it for two seconds, and then spent the next hour playing with the cardboard box it came in. Apparently, I could’ve saved $20 and just bought him a box. FML
Today, while babysitting I decided to play with a children's puzzle to pass the time. Fifteen minutes in I gave up. The kid then came over and put it together in less than five. There were only ten pieces. FML
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SweetestSin 4
shouldn't a 7 year old know NOT to do shit like that?
Sappheyes 0
That by the age of 7, they understand not to break gifts. Before I was 7, I knew perfectly well what a snowglobe was and that they were not meant to be broken for the item inside. I had, and still have, a certain nicely made one that I always thought was pretty. Her son may not have liked the gift as much as I liked mine, that's fine, but it doesn't give him an excuse to smash it. My thought is that, like any other mentally competent 7 year old, he knew what he was doing, he's just a little brat who doesn't appreciate what people give to him.
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BurnIt2TheGround 0
did it seriously take you a week to take apart a snowglobe!?!
PattisonDaStud 0
ur kid is a stud
clrknt87 0
Today I found out that my ex of three year who I thought I'd b with forever was engaged...we broke up two weeks ago...and to make it better my hours at work were cut from 52 to 20 a week bc my bosses son felt like working this month...and a month ago my truck caught fire and burnt...I wonder what else could help my depression
onexgun 0
I agree with #29
Wildbluesun 2
How is a snowglobe a poor gift for a 7 year old? When I was 7 I used to go over to my friend's house and ignore him so that I could play with his mum's snowglobes. (...I know how that sounded, yes.)
thefmlinator 10
lil a-hole
fricgm 6
And this is why I hate kids.
ImTheAlpha 30
My mom gave me a snowglobe when I was 3, and it's still intact.
answeryourphone 3
You're kid is a dumbshit. I don't care how old he is. Nobody just smashes a snowglobe like that to "play with what's inside"
JustTemporary 24
He's seven and a boy. Boys don't typically like snow globes because they are there to be pretty. FYL cause he broke it, but again he's seven and a boy.