Today, my nineteen year-old daughter handed me a book on raising children and said, "Maybe you'll do better next time." 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, my mother looked me dead in the face and said, "I have failed as a parent." FML
Today, my 5-year-old daughter was asked by her teacher to write a letter to each member of her family to read during the holidays. Her letter to me said, "Dear mommy, come on. You could have done better than dad." FML
Today, I took a look at my 9-year-old daughter's diary, thinking it would be full of cute stuff. Instead, it was full of hateful rants against me and my husband, as well the boys at her school, who she called gay because none of them ever hit on her. It seems I've failed as a parent. FML
Today, my 17-year-old daughter didn't do the laundry. Her excuse? "If it was meant to be done, it would have done itself." This is the same daughter who yesterday tried convincing me she was responsible enough to get a dog. FML
Today, I have been teaching my 5 year-old step-daughter how to read and write. She came bounding up to me with a piece of paper and said, "look what I did". It was a letter that said "My dad misses my real mommy, not you". FML
Today, I had to give my four year-old daughter some tough love, which I hate doing. When she ran away crying, my son, her twin brother, looked at me and said, "You should be ashamed of yourself." FML
Today, my daughter ran up to a librarian working in the kids section and screamed "MOMMY!" and hugged her. She looked at her and said "I'm not your mommy." My daughters reply: "I know. But you're better than mommy" FML
Today, in front of the entire family, I yelled at my mom and told her she wasn't a good parent. She responded with, "Well, at least I had friends when I was your age." FML
Today, I went to my 19 year-old daughter’s apartment when I heard her baby crying. I have a spare key so I opened the door to find her crying in her rocker. I called my daughter and it turns out she went on a weekend to Malibu with her friends and she “left her some milk and a bowl of Cheerios. She’ll be alright.” FML
Today, I noticed my daughter’s sullen mood and asked if there was anything I could do to help. With tears in her eyes, she snapped, “Yeah, you can go back in time and keep that appointment you’d made at planned parenthood!” I never had such an appointment and her older brother is a mean asshole. FML
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Demig0d6 14
Maybe you shouldn't have done it
flashback.miss 28
"Well, I couldn't do worse."
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wdthompson1 18
Well you must not of done too bad for her to realize that she's a horrible kid. Or you have raised her to be an entitled little brat that needs the crap smacked out of her.
NineeCat 32
She sounds like quite the ungrateful kid.....just wait til she has kids and they say the same thing to her. Unless you're abusive, or something along those lines, then I don't believe you deserved that. Sorry OP.
NineeCat 32
Wtf dude?? Lol
PearceIsFallen 6
We can't really say if the OP is at fault here or not. I know my father would react appalled if I got him one of those books, but I also know he needs one because, yes my dad gave me all the necessities, but he treats me like a slave and his standards will always be too high.
robertmil90 10
ouch!!!!
TheCrystal 7
YDI.
imalosertho 14
The worst part is she said maybe, which means she ain't even confident you will improve
BadDad19 2
Hi guys I was the OP. Haha I didn't think this would get posted, my daughter and I laughed about it together. To all those implying she was pregnant or being rude, you are mistaken. My daughter and I have a pretty good relationship and we joke about it all the time. We were standing in a used bookstore when she found the book and handed it to me. I told her I'll buy it for her once she is a mom and she can thank me later.
Sniper_Chick4110 20
If You are not expecting this is a really creepy choice of phrasing and delivery. Does she know something you don't? has she maybe been poking holes in your condoms.
Metagame 12
Maybe she could not have existed without him. Just saying.