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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Comments (172)
olpally 33
I'm sorry for your loss op. :( your username describes what you think of your mother. She's cold... :/
lokman_fml 7
A lot of people think it means Lots of Love. When you asked if she knew what it meant, did you check on *what* she thought it meant?
Mearemoi 14
I'm guess she did. I mean, it wouldn't have been on FML if her mother thought LOL was 'lots of love'.
Googolman 29
This is how I thinked it happened. OP's Mom: Gran died, LOL. OP: LOL? Do you even know what that means? OP's Mom: Yes, I do. And OP didn't ask any further questions. OP probably assumed that her mom knew what LOL meant, and therefore made this FML, even if she was unknowingly incorrect.
Futacy 30
42- there actually is another FML about someone's mom thinking it meant lots of love, just sayin.
daxxbuttons 12
My taking of it is that she asked if she knew it meant laugh out loud, and her mother said she did. And that FML only gives you a certain amount of space, so she had to shorten it down?
ramakanthsj 3
I am assuming it is not her own mother, which would make it wrong on so many levels. Not that it does not otherwise unless they were a tom and jerry In law pair
P374RD3D 9
It's not wrong if she's not her mother?
atrion 4
Lots if love?
peachesncreem 21
I can't believe how insensitive your mother is. What a bitch. Sorry for your loss OP.
_facepalm_12 0
I know a lot of people who believe that LOL stands for lots of love, just saying.
mario2012 18
The person that texted you is a bitch. I'm sorry for your loss. I hope her death was a peaceful one.
mario2012 18
Why was I thumbed down if I was being thumbed down if I was being considerate?
DemiTwilight 4
Erm... What? 0.0
trivel64 16
I've seen this before. Not sure if OP copied or it actually happened.
Bebbo_fml 21
OP did you confirm what it meant with her by telling her what it actually means?
chashem 17
I don't like your mother and I'm sorry for your loss