Today, at a family reunion, my grandpa loudly said that I look like "a cheap Vegas whore" because of my heavy purple eye-shadow. I could tell that a few other people agreed. I was too embarrassed to explain that the "eye-shadow" was just dark circles from fatigue. 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 grandpa pointed me out to one of his friends, saying, "Yeah, she's the ugly one." FML
Today, my six-year-old son told me my makeup looks like his grandmother's did in the casket. FML
Today, my grandfather told me that I was ugly. When my mom found out, she said that, "Old people are allowed to tell the truth." FML
Today, poorly applied makeup made it look like I have a black eye in most of my wedding photos. I would have laughed it off, but I was showing them to my brother who was deployed during the actual wedding. He saw the black eye, assumed it was domestic abuse, and attacked my husband. FML
Today, I told a coworker, “You look way better without makeup.” She responded, “I’m wearing makeup.” Everyone around us gasped like I had just said "fuck" in church. FML
Today, we had a group of friends over, as well as my grandma. She started talking about me when I was a kid, when I suddenly heard her saying, "Well, yeah, she wasn’t a beautiful child, not at all, she looked.… OK." FML
Today, I met some guys from my dad's workplace. They told him what a pretty daughter he had, to which he responded, "Nah, it's just shit-loads of makeup." FML
Today, all of my friends and teachers asked me what was wrong because I looked sad and tired. One kid even said that I looked like "an abused housewife the day after." I was fine. It was the first time I went to school without wearing any makeup. FML
Today, I was at a restaurant with my grandma. A young, ripped gentleman suddenly walked through the door and my grandma looked at him and shouted, "Look! Eye candy!" as loud as she could. He heard it and was extremely embarrassed. To make it worse, my grandma is a widow, so she might have actually meant it. FML
Today, as I walked around town I noticed some guys and even a couple of girls checked me out. When I got home later I realized they probably weren't checking me out, so much as wondering why the hell I had thick black eyeliner on only one eye. Oops. FML
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WinterChild 20
Should have said "Oh I'm sorry, does it remind you of that story I wasn't suppose to tell grandma about?"
A07 48
You should've said "Ofcourse you'd know all about them" when he said that
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Comments (58)
jadenjacksonm 14
Ahhh the elderly, never keep criticism to themselves.
Thatissarcastic 17
Family dinners and trips in public seem to be their prime time to showcase this talent.
patte_fml 19
I was about to choose "you deserve it" until you explained the natural nature of your dilemma.
mds9986 24
Why would dark circles be more embarrassing than too much makeup?
worldclassrager 41
With enough make up it should cover it...at least I have done that a few times...
beeferjay 34
just go with it... there's nothing wrong with a little extra cash
zarrganaut 17
Maybe you should have told them what it actually was. They'd be the ones to get embarrassed. And feel bad.
OneFourNine 9
What others think or say about you is irrelevant.
berkeleyjake 13
a cheap Vegas who're would probably also have black eyes
LyricaSilvan 30
I'm not sure I understand why you'd be embarrassed about that. Dark circles around your eyes usually means you're sleep-deprived, and that's not really what I'd consider "embarrassing."
zeffra13 31
Is anyone else confused at how her 'dark circles' are on her eyelids and apparently don't have the telltale under-eye circles that 'dark circles' is usually referring to? If she used makeup to cover up her under-eye why not eyelids too?
leogachi 15
@28 My guess is that her family can't tell the difference between makeup and dark circles and that op didn't try to cover them up at all because it's sometimes impossible to cover.