Today, my mother-in-law scheduled her neck surgery for the same day our baby is being born. She also fully expects my husband to drive her to the hospital and stay for her recovery. Uh, yeah no. 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 mother-in-law told me to "just wait" until she gets home from her trip, because apparently, taking a vacation with her partner is more important than the birth of her first grandchild. Contractions started a few hours ago. Part of me hopes she misses it. FML
Today, my boyfriend's bitch of a mother had surgery and now I'm expected to be her at-home nurse. I haven't been able to sit down for more than 5 minutes thanks to her and I've barely slept. FML
Today, my mother-in-law was so rabid to meet her first grandson, she didn’t just nudge me aside to get to the delivery room, she two-hand shoved me in the chest so I flew backwards and down a flight of stairs. I’m now in a neck brace for a hairline crack to my vertebrae and can’t pick up my own son. FML
Today, my husband was supposed to have knee surgery but he wouldn't leave the house because he "got scared" no matter what I and even my mother-in-law tried to do. Now he can't have it for another six months and I took three weeks off work to help him that I can't cancel. FML
Today, my future mother-in-law informed me that since she is putting money into our wedding, that all the planning and arrangements are under her authority. FML
Today, my soon-to-be mother-in-law decided that she is going to be in charge of planning my wedding. All decisions must be approved by her, and anything she doesn't like will be thrown out. She also wants to go on our honeymoon with us to make sure I don't "defile" her son. FML
Today, I woke up to my mother telling me to sit up and get dressed because we had to go before it was too late. I had just woken up from surgery. She didn't want to be stuck in traffic. FML
Today, my mother-in-law tried to "accidentally" run me over. FML
Today, my mother-in-law screamed at the top of her lungs in front of our friends and family that I was stealing her baby away from her. I'd only suggested we go home because he had a migraine. Her baby is 24 years-old and has been married to me for a year. FML
Today, the father of my unborn child told me he isn't sure he'll be able to make it to the birth, since there's no guarantee of when it will happen, so he can't schedule time off. This would be understandable if he actually had a job. FML
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Top comments
species4872 20
Should give her the ******* sausage from the handbag.
_Shake_n_Bake__ 11
Go to the same hospital then he can kill two birds with one stone
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Comments (36)
species4872 20
Should give her the ******* sausage from the handbag.
Bobby319 24
I ******* love this comment, and isn't this a reference to a early feature
gear4 29
this comment is a great reference >.<
Bonngoo 34
In a year or so people are going to be so confused by this comment.
CrassKal 27
It's a day a later and I'm already confused by the reference...
CrassKal 27
I see I should read through all the new FML's before I comment. Still don't see how it fits this situation though.
Jhk9000 23
You deserve five million thumbs up for this post.
EverdreamOfMe 24
Haven't been on in a few weeks. Someone explain the joke so I don't have to wonder about it for days.
DrakeSilmore 1
"Today, after searching everywhere to find out where the funny smell that seemed to follow me everywhere came from, I finally found the sausage that my father had put in my purse. It has been a week. FML" -Anonymous FML two posts before this one.
_Shake_n_Bake__ 11
Go to the same hospital then he can kill two birds with one stone
ncparry 18
Yeah right! A baby's delivery is scheduled usually months in advance and neck surgery is a completely different type of procedure and is probably at a specialist hospital.
oj101 33
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't (non-urgent) neck surgery also a major surgery that needs to be scheduled months in advance? Maybe that was the only date she could get it done with the next available appointment being too far away? I don't think a soon-to-be grandmother would choose to miss out on being there for the birth.
popaulina 8
Considering the soon to be grandma wants the father to miss his kid's birth, I don't think she cares all too much about the grandchild.
militarybrat 21
20 you are incorrect. The longest I've scheduled any surgery has been a month in advance. It is highly likely the grandmother at least knew within 2 weeks of when this would be happening for 10 months.
bazoo42 25
#2, mom-to-be needs to go to the hospital where her OB works.
chosha_fml 27
He'd still be giving attention to something other than his wife and newborn baby and that is something no decent mother would expect of him. In fact, she should have wanted to schedule her surgery some other time so that she could see her grandchild the day it was born.
thatonetribute 31
That's crazy. I hope you have a smooth delivery!
chirstinap325 23
I'm hope your husband denied her request... That's just evil.
Yarecho 14
Yea, don't bend over backwards for her.
Tarlachia 33
Lest you throw your neck out of whack and need surgery?
PikarooArtist 17
I've heard of Monsters-In-law but wow, this tops it all! Go tell your mother in law to go **** herself because it's gonna be you and the babies big day and your husband should be right by your side throughout the entire deal!
RichardPencil 32
Reschedule the baby for the day before. It'll totally steal her dumb neck surgery thunder. It's the old vaudeville rule: Never follow kids or animals.
Superbaker123 14
I hope your husband stayed with you, she sounds like a monster-in-law in the making.
tibtak_fml 10
You are neck to neck to be the first to claim your husband
Lizzy500 16
**** HIS life. Yeah he should totally be with his wife and kid, but to be caught in the middle like that? It's a no win.