Today, I made the mistake of telling my dentist that my dog died. She spent the next half-hour talking about her pets and how they died. I ended up crying in her dentist's chair. 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 spent nearly two hours listening to our cleaning lady talking about her son's infected penis, her fear of dentists, how to catch and kill ducks, her husband's childhood and her supposedly murdered dog. She ended up crying and left without cleaning. FML
Today, I told someone “You too” when they'd said “Sorry for your loss” after I'd mentioned that I recently lost my dog to cancer. I realized what I'd said immediately and tried to fix it by talking more, which somehow made it worse. FML
Today, I was on a date with a girl I've been crushing on for a while. At one point we started talking about pets we'd had. I wanted to show my sensitive side, so I told her how I sadly had to get my beloved cat euthanized earlier that week, and had buried her in my backyard. Her response? "Ew." FML
Today, I went to the dentist to get a tooth worked on. I got tongue-tied and instead of asking if they could anesthetize me, I accidentally asked if they could euthanize me. FML
Today, while I was at work, I was on the verge of tears. My coworker asked what was wrong and I explained that I recently had to put my dog down. He then replied, "Cool story, bro. Tell it again." FML
Today, I heard that my crush’s dog had died. For some reason, my first instinct when I saw him was to say, “Oh my god, I heard that your dog died!” He started crying. FML
Today, I found out my boss wrote me up because he heard me crying on the phone, and that it was unprofessional. I was talking to my sister, who was telling that me my father had died. Three weeks ago, he was crying about his dog breaking his leg. FML
Today, I woke up to a note from my parents saying we needed to talk. Assuming it was about the weed I'd left on my dresser, I quickly confessed. Turns out my dog died. FML
Today, my dentist pulled the wrong tooth. FML
Today, I was playing with my dog, teasing her, to cheer myself up after being dumped by my girlfriend. My dog bit me hard and I had to go to hospital. The dog has to be put down. FML
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carminecris89 13
Sorry about your dog and that you had to hear about the deaths of other animals. I always get so upset when animals die. I would have cried too.
ladyluck808 0
if your an animal lover dont feel embarassed about crying over the loss of your pet, id do the same thing no matter where i am.
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Comments (63)
PlastikSeraph 2
Live and let die
deBlobX 12
I like the first part of that phrase more
saintsrocksocks 10
I believe the second part of the phrase sounds quite amusing.
saintsrocksocks 10
And while we are studying the context of your sentence, shall I add in that you're missing a period at the end.
innavoiG 9
How is "let die" amusing...?
saintsrocksocks 10
The sarcasm was not very obvious I guess...
deBlobX 12
I like life
loloalltheway 23
Sorry about your dog OP!!!
Sandsh8rk 36
Shouldn't dentists be cleaning your teeth instead of telling you their life story?
lalalala071 5
^ That's kinda the point of the FML story...
carminecris89 13
Sorry about your dog and that you had to hear about the deaths of other animals. I always get so upset when animals die. I would have cried too.
ladyluck808 0
if your an animal lover dont feel embarassed about crying over the loss of your pet, id do the same thing no matter where i am.
007type 26
* you are
ladyluck808 0
lol thanks.
saintsrocksocks 10
If, you're, don't, I'd, I.
jtthegr8 26
I think op walked right into that.. I don' know about the rest of the world but in America if you say something about your animal dying, then someone else will say something about theirs ._.
cheekyterier 13
crying usually helps someone grieve, however if you're in a dentist chair, it probably doesn't..
BulldogHoops 14
There's nothing more comforting when you're down than somebody fiddling your nerve endings with a drill...
bigboughner 0
People cry about animals dying more than humans, why? O.o
xXUND3ADcityXx 0
People are douchbags animals love you no matter what
curlyfry33 8
7- Um, I'm pretty sure that's not true.
Mademoiselle_fml 34
Because dogs aren't backstabbing assholes that use you for whatever reason. They love you no matter what, and thus are preferable to human scum. A stray dog would treat you better than almost any human on earth, just treat him/her right. Unconditional love, for scraps, not favors or money or whatever a person would want. Ugh okay sorry I'm rambling but dogs and cats are the best!
loloalltheway 23
Depends who the human is, or How Close you are With the animal!!!
patrickalamo 48
Unconditional love...
xxGheTToGumbYxx 16
Well put 17! Couldn't of said it better myself!
evilplatypus 39
You don't know how OP (or the dentist) would have reacted to the death of a human. I don't see it mentioned anywhere. That being said, I'll cry if I see any animal hurt or dead but when it comes to people, the pain is so much I shut it out and become numb. I wouldn't be surprised if I'm not alone.
blaackandprouud 20
I ask myself the same question. Everyone says dogs are more loving, when in real sense, that can be a questionable statement. Many humans have died from dog attacks, including stray dogs, so stray dogs arent any safer. Dogs are animals, unpredictable. They can never be completely tamed and i think its absurd that people on FML would actually love a beast over a fellow human being. This actually makes me loose faith in the world.
FirebirdF350 7
This is not an FML, Welcone to humanity, you cry over things you care about.
br0ccoli 15
Your dog Is probably chewing that big 'ol bacon-flavored bone in the sky. I mean, with this bacon-loving FML community, I bet someone out there is drooling just at the thought of something being bacon flavored. No tears, he's in a better place.
zandalee 20
I truly believe you're reunited with your pets when you die.
pokefan813 16
Looks like I will be seeing my 10 dead beta fish from my childhood years again, my iguana, my parakeet, and my goldfish... Wow I was irresponsible as a child...
Tiwuz 19
You mean your 10 magikarps, your treecko, your farfetch'd, and your goldeen? I can understand how you lost so many magikarps, "Magikarp use Splash!" x10
pokefan813 16
I tried to name some of my pets after Pokemon, but my mom didn't let me ;(
Ajwc101 24
I think this comment would/has cheered OP up the most.
br0ccoli 15
14- If that's true, I hope I don't see the blue Betta fish I had. He was the most self absorbed **** I've ever met.
spacemanspiff78 7
Dental Therapy, the wave of the future. "Torture your mind and mouth at once!"
trqskq 14
Well, look on the bright side, if your experiences in a dentist's chair are even half as painful as the majority of people's, you probably would of ended up crying anyway.