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)
Fmlsea 28
Why don't you do what other people do and bitch about it later on when that person isn't around ? Ydi
ktc24 3
Mind your own business.
Elisabethandrine 29
Just dont mind others, and keep your nose out of their shit..
athos1237 4
And the Biggest Douché award goes to the busy body with no life!
athos1237 4
Yes my comment may come off as harsh but as a father of two children in the autistic spectrum I know the importance of early detection and education make in a child's development. Their mom is protective and would have probably started smacking you around. If I wasn't next to them she would have called me over to continue. Parents of special needs kids are rightfully protective against ignorance. Remember "better to be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt".
MzMegs 20
The E in douche does not have a mark over it, because it is silent. Douche is not touché with a D instead of a T.
athos1237 4
I'd care but I'd be lying.
PieterseMJ 20
how is that a problem at all and any of your business for that matter? if the kid is autistic or not. Children are a lot smarter than what we give them credit for and this is their generation. If you keep on giving them what you believe are "age-appropriate" toys, don't expect them to be geniuses, like the rest of the kids who's parents left them to discover, explore and learn!
mommy_mode 3
Jackass!!!! Mind your damn business
nicnpeachy 11
Mind your own business, it's not like she asked you to pay for it. She shouldn't even explained her reason for buying it, I know I wouldn't of, I would have ignored you!
Nm_fml 10
Don't judge, you never know what the circumstances are for the other person and you end up putting your foot in your mouth like you did. I hope you at least apologized, and will learn for future encounters!
bexxiiee 11
YDI for being a busybody. Why was it your business?
anteague_93 3
If she didn't tap on your shoulder to tell you about her purchase idea or announce it to the store, then it is none of your damn business. Like you said, you OVERHEARD, which means that your thoughts, views, rants, etc. are irrelevant and not needed. Next time shut the hell up. It doesn't matter if she was buying a car for her 2 year old, it's none of your ******* business.