Today, my estranged mother texted me saying, "Gran died, LOL." My grandmother and I were fairly close, so I was shocked and disgusted. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and asked if she knew what "LOL" meant. She did. 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, my phone made a random noise. I jokingly said, "Wow, I wonder who died now?" Turns out it was my son's grandmother. I had to explain it because I screamed. I also got to tell his dad that his mom just died. FML
Today, my mom came over to me and whispered something in my ear. I didn't hear it and assumed it was a joke, so I started laughing. Turns out my aunt died. FML
Today, my mom was talking about my grandma's approaching death. When she saw I was getting upset, she gave me a weird look and asked me if I was PMSing. FML
Today, my mother sent a letter to my best friend trying to comfort her over the death of her mother. She signed the letter "LOL, Jen" thinking LOL stood for "lots of love." FML
Today, my grandmother called. She greeted me by my mother's name. When I told her it wasn't my mother, she apologized and corrected herself, but this time she addressed me as my sister. When I told her it wasn't my sister either, she said, "Sorry, wrong number" and hung up. FML
Today, I called my mom to let her know that my father, her ex-husband, suffered a series of mini strokes. Her reply was essentially, "Oh that sucks. Are you still taking your grandmother to lunch sometime this week?" Dad lives halfway across the country. FML
Today, while at my aunt's funeral, my grandma who has terrible memory loss asked me whose funeral we were at. I had to explain to her that her daughter had died. FML
Today, I walked into my house to find everyone sitting around the table and looking sad. I thought it would be a good time to crack a joke and said, "What's wrong? Grandma finally die?" Turns out she had. FML
Today, I decided it would be pretty amusing to press the "Like" button on everyone's status on Facebook without reading them just to get on peoples' nerves. After re-reading them later, I found out one of them said "I MISS YOU SOO MUCH GRANDMOM. RIP". I liked that her grandmother died. FML
Today, after mourning and making my girlfriend cancel her big birthday party, I found out my grandma didn't actually die. FML
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DocBastard 40
It stands for Little Old Lady. Everyone knows that!
epikarugger05 1
That sucks, OP. I'm truly sorry for your loss. :(
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DocBastard 40
It stands for Little Old Lady. Everyone knows that!
ZTD09 2
Lots of love!
bones_17 5
Lots of lame ^
TrueTriage 16
Gran died, LITTLE OLD LADY. Huh... I've heard worse before.
stephan18 23
Maybe her character died in League of legends...? :) And your mom was like, LOL noob..
kj51 5
Ahahaha your moms a fag
MURIKKA 11
7- There was actually something about that on NPR. Some guy's kid told him it meant lots of love and he would send people emails saying things like, "I'm so sorry that Hank cheated on you. I'll be here for you if you need anything. LOL" and it took him like 6 months to figure it out.
Shrike 24
I'm pretty sure OP asked explicitly. The "estranged" part backs up the assumption that the mom's a cold-blooded bitch. She probably got disowned by the rest of the family for it.
graffitied_love 20
Funny, my friend & I had an inside joke about lol meaning little old ladies. Oops, I guess its not so inside
walmartpaysme 15
If the mom knew and OP didn't, I think OP is the one estranged from the family.
pandalover69 26
Did you read the whole thing? It clearly says "my ESTRANGED mother"
FMLKitten 15
85- Please tell me you're kidding and that you AREN'T a complete idiot.
thats_my_job 11
I actually agree with 85. Doesn't say who was estranged just that their mom was estranged. Could be that OP just walked away from all of them. Considering the LOL I'm not blaming them if they did. My deepest sympathy OP. it's hard to lose someone you are close to.
Xephyr 1
It actually was 'Lots of Love' before it was widely used as 'laugh out loud'.
WhyCantIDoRight 5
YaaaaY! FMLKitten is here!
CustardAndPie 13
#106, "my estranged mother" just means "estranged from me", not "estranged from everyone". Otherwise, how would the mother have know about the dead gran before the daughter? It's more likely that the daughter is the disowned one/the one estranged from the family.
Anth194 3
Post more stories to your blog doc!
epikarugger05 1
That sucks, OP. I'm truly sorry for your loss. :(
gc327072 31
That's just plain horrible. Nothing to joke about here... *jetpack*
soccergurrll 8
OP I'm really sorry about your loss. Your mother was just being very insensitive.
ruthlessmofo 0
Sorry bby
habibiiiiiii 2
Yeah it sucks op had to find out from her douche of a mother
gc327072 31
48- I think you meant to say "dam u str8 bby gurl"
TellMeWhatsDeath 14
51- especially over a text message
tj4234 36
well that's just a disgusting thing to say about the women who gave birth to her (assuming it wasn't your father's mother, but still).
i_am_the_guy 1
LOL also means lots of love
Rebi3144 8
57- Other than people who are new to texting, I have never, EVER seen 'lol' used to say "lots of love."
M_Rainbow 7
Say the same to your daughter when she dies
doctorhook86 25
57: #71 is right; telling people that LOL is short for "Lots of love" is like telling someone that "****" is short for "country". It's technically true, but also totally wrong. For example: "The USA has sent troops to many *****," and, "Today looks like a fine day for a picnic in the ****."
Pretty_Pink_Lady 10
"He's eaten fine cuisine from many different *****." I could go on, but I won't.
gc327072 31
Allow me, Pretty_Pink_lady I love **** music. I'm in another **** right now I'll call you back. I'm gonna drive across the ****. See that logic? genius.jpg
CaptainDoorknob 7
71 - I don't think you guys realize that was a reference to another FML where the mother thought it meant "Lots of Love".
SApprentice 34
132- No, it wasn't a reference to another FML. It is a common joke, and one that the very rare older person may actually believe to be true. It was in an FML, but that's probably not where they're getting it.
doctorhook86 25
128 & 130: You guys rock! One more: "Ask not what your **** can do for you; ask what you can do for your ****!" 138: Bingo.
MiloBear 11
I know a few people who use LOL as lots of love. They weren't tricked by someone; they know the other meaning for it but they prefer the love version.
sylar88_fml 1
57 is right, "LOL" can be Misinterpret as "lots of love" I found out this out a couple years ago when my mother got her first iPhone and I texted her "lol" a lot for " laugh out loud" and when she found out what "lol" meant the way I used it she was a little bummed because she thought I was trying to cheer her up with lol.
CaptainDoorknob 7
138 - Ahh, thanks for enlightening me lol.
KingMykonos 4
That's just pathetic
domking1315 20
You're just pathetic
EagorLuvsBigFoot 8
None of this is pathetic, it's just unbelievable
TrollRoaster 0
90- whats your problem?
skroal 7
Sounds like quite the mother you got there. sorry for your loss.
tripp169 5
yolo
tripp169 5
inb4thumpsdown
bones_17 5
Some people's mothers!
kittytub 12
that's disgusting. i'm sorry for your loss.
shneakycactus 2
I don't think "disgusting" is the right adjective. I'm feeling more "disturbing" "upsetting" "****** up"
hannah5900 4
Or "disrespectful"
Shrike 24
I'm gonna take a wild guess and assume she's estranged because she's a sociopathic ****. Sorry for your loss.
SongBiird 6
Someone that is "psychopathic" does not make them a ****, kind sir. For a **** is a sex button and psychopathic is someone who is mentally disturbed. As for OP, I'm really sorry for your grandma. Your mom does not appear to be very supportive.
Shrike 24
She's sociopathic and a ****. Yes, sociopathic, not psychopathic - learn to read. When did I say the two are mutually inclusive? Are you stoned out of your mind right now, or did you think, when you were writing that nonsensical train-wreck of a comment, that you were actually being witty? I get the feeling that if I'd called her a "bitch", you'd have told me a bitch is a female dog and feigned confusion. And did you really just call a ****** a "sex button"?!
SeniorHaG 4
Damn! Even I felt the burn from that comment.
lmaouloser 5
Hell yes.
atitud3 12
SongBiird got owned so hard.
doctorhook86 25
I feel like #53 burnt #49 a little too hard, like sending a whiny toddler to the electric chair...
Axipiter 24
69 -By a shrike, nonetheless! Birdfight!
jojimugo 20
Damn shrike I bow down , that was a classy yet good burn....
Suba_fml 8
Even if it was a person she hated a lot or anyone, we should never laugh about someone dying.
Mauskau 36
Are you sure? I think a few people would find people like Justin bieber and snooki dying fairly funny. That, and they'd be grateful lol.
Futacy 30
63- Did JB and Snooki come to your house and eat your family, or did they just brutally murder your sense or humor? JB jokes are never funny and Snooks jokes are outdated, and they also help determine whether you lied about your age to register on this site. I hope you weren't actually expecting thumbs up because if someone dies, it's no laughing matter, end of story.
WhyCantIDoRight 5
70 - I agree 100%, I ******* hate Justin Bieber, The Jersey ***** cast and most singers these days for having no goddamn talent. But I wouldn't want them to die, As much as I joke about it.
Helloilike_lacro 8
Your mom sounds like the kind of person that kills Humans for enjoyment