Today, after spending over $1000 on plane tickets, I'm visiting my family for the first time in five years. Two hours after I arrived, everyone is screaming at each other and taking their rage out on me. They still ask why I never visit. 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 visited my family. Over the course of 2 hours, my brother punched me, and my mom slapped me across the face after drinking way too much wine. When I started gathering my things to leave, my mom started crying about how I don't visit enough. FML
Today, I visited my in-laws, whom I thought I was on great terms with. I soon learned that wasn't the case when my mother-in-law yelled at me about how I've been abusing her for years. Ten minutes later, she hugged me and asked me for grandkids. FML
Today, I went to visit my parents after 4 years of not seeing them. They'd moved without telling me. FML
Today, while at a family reunion, my parents kept bringing up horrible things I did when I was about 4-6 years-old that I've been trying to forget for decades. After a while, I just stormed out. When I came back in the room, my dad had the nerve to ask me why I left and why I wasn't talking to him. FML
Today, I've been on vacation with my friend and his family for a week. Apparently, his idea of a vacation includes constant screaming arguments with his wife, while their kids sob in the living room. I tried to take the kids out once and got a lecture on boundaries, which started another huge fight. FML
Today, my boyfriend's family offered me the trip of a lifetime visiting their families overseas. My mother threw a tantrum, telling me that it was my fault that she was never able to travel, it was my fault that she got pregnant with me and had to marry my abusive father. FML
Today, it's been almost two weeks since any of my relatives have talked to me. They are still mad because I didn't go on a Labor Day trip with them and I've found out why. Apparently, they had plans for me to babysit my younger cousins any time they wanted to do something fun. FML
Today, I had dinner with my family for the first time in a couple of days. My mum and dad spent the majority of the time arguing whether salt or pepper weighed more. This is why I'm not home often. FML
Today, I flew my wife, myself and three kids to pay a surprise visit to my parents who were going to be alone for Christmas. When we arrived, we found out they decided to go on vacation. We have nowhere to go. FML
Today, I decided to pay a surprise visit to my family after I got some work leave. I drove over and knocked on the door, and a young couple answered. Apparently, my entire family decided to move to Texas, and didn't bother to tell me. FML
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Top comments
TheRealBruce 12
oh noo
Chinnithy 0
Tell them that's why you never visited. Because you just love all the screaming and rage.
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Comments (110)
jackcandle 10
Ah,the joys of visting family.......FYL indeed bro.
hellojuicyhello 5
that's how it is, I don't understand why families fight with each other. mine does the same thing, I have learned over the years, to just, deal with it, and let them. cuz even if u try and do anything they just end up yelling at u, no point. just don't see them, some people r better off with out there families.
oreily12 23
sounds like my family
dansco 25
Is why you stay away from family most of the time!
lbumbblebee 5
Fam jam yay.. :/
JeansKismet 9
It's easy to fix this problem: Don't visit them! That money would have been better spent on a vacation. If they act like that every time and you knew it was going to happen then YDI.
Kurochrome 17
I deserve it for wanting to go to my only brother's wedding and hoping my family had calmed down after five years? Interesting.
evebright 5
Have them pay for your tickets and hotel next time, explaining you can't afford the extra expense due to hardship (emotional in this case) and the hotel is because you have trouble sleeping when there are other people around, call it paranoia. What a FUN family you have. bummer, that.
ualreadyno 0
at least you know tgey care bout u lol
deadbabyjesus 2
that sounds like normal family for me. just be glad you live far away. mine only live a few blocks away. fml.
TheMasticater 9
yeah man that's how all families are, gotta love em :)