Today, I was shopping when I overheard a woman telling an employee that she was buying an iPad for her 5-year-old son. Annoyed, I turned around and ranted about how he should have more age appropriate toys. Then she explained that her son is autistic and will be using the iPad to communicate. 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, I was at the park with my autistic son when I noticed a teenage girl imitating him by flapping her hands and walking on her toes. Fed up with children mocking my son, I went over and sternly lectured the girl's mother. Turns out, her daughter is autistic too and will be in my son's class. FML
Today, during an hour-long drive, my sister told me she's lost her "faith in humanity", because one of her friends bought his 8-year-old son an iPad. She uses this stupid expression all the time, and I got so pissed off that I forgot to brake at a red light, rear-ending the car in front of us. FML
Today, we got my dad an iPad for his birthday. I had to repeatedly reassure him that he could in fact touch the screen without being shocked. FML
Today, I had to deal with a lady who claimed her son was autistic to try and skip the queue. Even her son was saying he’s not autistic, and she was screaming in his face that yes he was. I happen to be genuinely autistic. Security threw her out, and I was jealous that I didn’t get to do it. FML
Today, after saving up for weeks, I bought myself an iPad. Because mine is better than the one my parents bought my ten-year-old brother, he got pissed and threw it into our pool. I'm now grounded for getting angry and calling him a bastard in the aftermath. FML
Today, on Thanksgiving, I asked my kid what she is thankful for. "My tablet." I had just told her I was thankful for her. FML
Today, I was at work handling the cash register. It wasn't working correctly, so I apologized to the woman I was waiting on for the delay and explained, "The cash register's being a little retarded today." Then I noticed her clearly "special" adult son standing behind her. FML
Today, my mother-in-law visited. She saw my 5-year-old son rip open a chip bag, causing chips go everywhere. She got up in his face and started screaming at him about how he has an "attitude problem". He doesn't, he's autistic and genuinely has trouble with food packaging. FML
Today, I told my son he couldn't have a toy. He threw a fit, looked me in the eye, and screamed, "Daddy's right! You are a bitch!" The whole store was watching. FML
Today, I was interviewing a woman for a job. She told me that she may need days off because of her artistic son. I jokingly replied, "Does he color on the walls or something?" She then stared at me with a weird look on her face. Autistic, her son is autistic. FML
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Top comments
Ugi 27
Why was that any of your business? Y utterly DI
melij99 5
Respect strangers, and mind your own business. Problem solved.
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Comments (145)
Dcm210 19
Kids know how to use technology.
danx900 7
That's why you should mind your own business.
VaneJP 15
Don't stick your nose in other people's business. YDI
fyreprincess 3
MYOB
naughtylez82 4
Who the **** are you to off on someone you don't know. Ydi
Envythabosslady 1
OP u deserved it. Its none of your damn business what someones does ith THEIR money. Are u pissed bevause u cant afford one? Also to the dumbasses tbat are saying autism is a cover for bad parenting...are u truly that ignorant? Autism is something a person is born with. And just because a petson has autism does not mean they are a retard or stupid. Studies have shown that people eith autism actually tend to be very intelligent. As much as I hate the word retard I will use it here...i think your the retarted one for even saying something like that about a person with autism. And to be frankly honest this autistic child had morr balls then u ever will. Because they get out of bed evetyfay knowing that theh are "different" because of a disease they can neither help nor control.
SoylentCandycorn 10
To be fair, it is extremely obnoxious when small children are given things like the latest ipad, but it was really none of your business at all.
lostfaithinpppl 19
How about next time you mind your own business, OP? What right do you have to judge other people's purchase choices? Learn not to stick your nose into other people's affairs. Nobody likes stranger's input about their life choices.
Urpoppy 21
I hope you learned something from this experience. Mind your own business. If you're that determined to get involved try asking questions instead of forming your own opinions without knowing the facts.
lexiepullen 7
You have no right to tell someone you don't even know how to raise their child. Stop being a **** and mind your own business. It's their money, so they can spend it however they choose. Like it or not your opinion doesn't mean shit.