Today, I snuck out of the house to go to a party. When I got back later, I tried climbing back up the rope-ladder I'd set up earlier, leading back through my bedroom window. I was halfway up when it broke free. I sprained both my ankles and had to shamefully ring the doorbell to get back in. 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 slipped out my bedroom window at night in an attempt to rebel against my parents. Then I realized that I have no friends and nowhere to go, so I tried to climb back in. I fell, broke my ankle, and laid in the dirt until my parents found me in the morning. FML
Today, since I was grounded, I tried to sneak out of my room to attend a party by climbing out the second-storey window and down the tree. I was unharmed, but I probably should have checked to see if my dad was in the garden before climbing down. FML
Today, I was locked out of my house. With no other available option, I decided to try and ninja my way through a window. However, as it turns out, I would make a terrible ninja. I now have a sprained ankle and a broken window. FML
Today, I found myself locked out of my house. I had to squeeze myself through a tiny window around the back. While hanging upside down, my hood fell over my head. My dog ran through to investigate the noise and ravaged me thinking I was a burglar. I then fell and broke my wrist. FML
Today, I tried being rebellious for the first time in my life by sneaking out past my curfew. I tried to climb out of my bedroom window to stealthily leave the house. I ended up twisting my ankle when I tried to make my "great" escape. FML
Today, after a few beers, I was exiting the bathroom of a loud house party when the door jammed. I had to climb out through the shower window. It was fool proof until my foot got stuck. I hung outside the house upside down in the dark yelling for an hour before someone figured out where I was. FML
Today, after I was locked out of my apartment, I went down the leaf-filled ravine behind the building to get to the fire escape ladder, climbed up four stories and over the balcony, then wiggled through the window on my stomach onto the living room floor. Now I'm back inside and paranoid about robbers doing the same. FML
Today, I went to a party and the cops came to bust the party. I jumped out the window of a second story house in order to avoid getting arrested. I broke my leg in three places and got a concussion. The cops let everyone go with a warning. FML
Today, my boyfriend convinced me to sneak out. As I was climbing out of my 3rd floor window, he got a text and moved the ladder. Now I'm in the hospital with two broken ribs. FML
Today, the door to my daughter's room became jammed and wouldn't open while she was in the room. Being resourceful, I grabbed my ladder and climbed up to her window, only to end up stuck in her window. I'm not sure what was worse, getting stuck, or being laughed at by my neighbors for a while. FML
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DocBastard 40
Problem 1) Stupidly sneaking out Problem 2) Stupidly setting up a weak rope ladder Problem 3) Being an idiot This brilliant plot was doomed from the start.
HeyTherexxx 21
Hope you learned some kind of lesson from this, OP.
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HeyTherexxx 21
Hope you learned some kind of lesson from this, OP.
jjjoey4 15
Yeah, they need to get a better rope ladder.
HeyTherexxx 21
Or-or OP could develop a responsible, mature part within herself/himself and not sneak out.
VonBlitzkrieg 27
I have to disagree with this. Life is short. I am adult now and I missed out on so much as a kid because I was too worried about getting in trouble. OP had to sneak out because the parents weren't ok with the party. The ankles are punishment enough.
ohSNAPyall 27
Learn to tie a better knot, and use a stronger anchor. Yarrr.
DomiLove 26
Life is short therefore you should sneak out and party? Underaged drinking is such a good idea (figuring if you have to sneak out you're still living with your parents and under 21), and even if you don't you can still get in trouble for just being there. Yea you may seem "cool" for doing it, but I'd rather be a loser and stay home then go out and party. It's not worth it in the long run. But that's just my opinion.
HeyTherexxx 21
I'm not frowning at her choice to go to a party. I'm frowning at her decision to disregard her parents and what their wishes may have been. If something bad had happened to OP at that party, her parents would've been devastated to have woken and found their kid missing. When I go to parties, I'll alert my parents (we've established a lot of trust), and give them either friends phone numbers or general area if I'm not home by the next morning. My sister used to sneak out like this a lot, and she's had too many dangerous encounters. Life is too short, you're right, but no one is invincible to dangers of any kind. TL; DR- OP is not invincible, and something could've gone very wrong.
RedPillSucks 33
I'ma go with DomiLove on this. If OP is living at home they need to respect the house rules
persianninja 23
#1 "disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history is mans original virtue it is through disobedience that progress is made, through disobedience and through rebellion" Oscar Wilde
jmoneys 5
Life is short so don't make it any shorter with bad decisions
_parth 20
Let's be honest! Who hasn't tried to sneak out before!!
ElloSubjects 9
38 I'm confused on where you got he was under aged drinking? Let alone drinking?
hashshim 23
The only lesson to learn here is that OP should get a house key. Keys aren't expensive to have copied!
AnOriginalName 19
#68, it's possible that OP's parents won't give him a key for that exact reason, so that he can't sneak in late at night. It's not too uncommon for that to be the case.
domolovesyoshi 33
me
domolovesyoshi 33
the fact that OP was living with parents and had to sneak out of the house via a rope ladder if the OP is over the legal drinking age why would OP need to sneak out
Inkay 13
@38 who said he/she was even drinking?
metalwolf 17
The only "sneaking out" I have done is going into the garage in the middle of the night and working on my server or a project. My parents only cared if i woke them up because the garage door was squeaky and their bedroom had a hole in the wall for an AC with a thin wood cover over it that went into the garage. Occasionally i had the music turned up too loud.
AlliTheKat 27
You're quite the party animal, aren't you?
chickenfeet223 11
Yaay party people
khaoticpanda 28
OP was trying too hard to be a ninja
AlliTheKat 27
Only OP wasn't exactly light on his feet
icandothecancan 24
Clearly OP's party animal side is not a monkey or they would have been able to majestically climb their flimsy rope ladder with ease.
tournamentdecide 33
Next time tie it down better....
warsun 27
Or maybe next time maybe not sneak out?
DeadPixel4 29
Don't vote me down this, but isn't sneaking out ok sometimes. Parties are fun, you can live your entire life following all the rules can you?
badminton 14
How do you not deserve this?
DocBastard 40
Problem 1) Stupidly sneaking out Problem 2) Stupidly setting up a weak rope ladder Problem 3) Being an idiot This brilliant plot was doomed from the start.
cakefete2 31
Well doc, OP probably wants a second opinion. I dont think, however, that they deserve one. Should we leave ankles as a painful reminder to stop being an idiot?
Zebediabolical 45
The lessons that stick the best are the ones that cost you money or cause you pain. OP will definitely learn a lesson from this one.
CletusBuckford 2
Bunch of goody goodies over here jeez. Teens sneak out.
midnighteyes14 11
Next time, build a better ladder
DocBastard 40
Or or or...now wait, hang on, hear me out here...or just DON'T ******* SNEAK OUT.
rocker_chick23 27
Or don't sneak out. Problem solved
91hayek 31
Yeah, I clicked YDI because if you're gonna do something, do it right. Sneak around all you want but no sympathy for messing that up just once.
XCrazyMofo2010X 17
"I snuck out…" YDI
Futacy 30
Jesus Christ, please remind everyone in the world to never pull a robbery with you.
cakefete2 31
OP is probably the cat burglar that fell through the sky light in a botched home invasion and tried to sue the homeowners for damages. While OP won a hefty settlement, they are also an embarrassment among the guild of thieves.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
#33 I still can't believe that burglar actually won the case. Freaking ridiculous!
i_h8t_everything 12
That sounds like something out of a movie lol.
Futacy 30
Except dumber and more pathetic.
rocker_chick23 27
Thank God your parents grounded your ass. Karma got you good.
StereotypeMe 5
Technically (s)he never said they did unfortunately...
TheLadyOpal 30
Judging by their username, they were indeed grounded.
rocker_chick23 27
I was going by the Username. Groundedasfuck which to me implies the parents grounded he/she or is going to
cakefete2 31
OP did indeed get grounded. If not by the parents, then certainly by the fall. In fact, they were grounded so hard that both of their ankles were sprained.
rocker_chick23 27
Either way, karma got them good.
nardledangers 5
they never said they got grounded, although they did get punished by karma with the ankles, OP deserves a butt whooping too. YDI
domolovesyoshi 33
the username