Today, my sister, who knows I'm severely afraid of heights, got me tickets to skydive for my birthday. When I reminded her of my fear, she stated that she forgot and should just keep them for herself and her boyfriend. My mom agreed. 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 took my girlfriend skydiving for her birthday. I insisted on joining her to make it a memory for us both, despite my fear of heights. I passed out twice mid-freefall and had to be saved by the instructor both times. FML
Today, I got a text from my mom shaming me for forgetting my sister's birthday. It isn't her birthday today, it's mine. FML
Today, I found my concert tickets that I've been trying to find for the last 2 weeks in my mom's closet. When I asked why she had them, she said she felt the concert was inappropriate for me so she hid them. I'm 20. FML
Today, my sister was meant to come over for lunch for my birthday. Turns out, she forgot about it. FML
Today, my mother told me that I could take a friend on vacation with us. Then she added that because I have no friends, my brother can bring his girlfriend instead. FML
Today, I went to the Grand Canyon with my family. Also today, I found out that I have a crippling fear of heights. My family left me on a ledge hyperventilating and having a mental breakdown, while they hiked for another 2 hours. They won't stop telling me how pretty it was and what I missed. FML
Today, I’m supposed to be a bridesmaid at my sister's wedding, but she doesn’t want me in the photos because I’m over a foot taller than her and the other bridesmaids, and it will look silly in the photos. I told her I won’t even bother attending, and mom actually took her side. FML
Today, my older sister threw an epic tantrum, demanding that my parents not pay for my 21st birthday trip. She insists it’s not fair for them to gift me a trip, since she didn’t get to celebrate her 21st. She didn’t get to celebrate because she was pregnant. Now my mom wants to reconsider. FML
Today, I found out that my dad paid for my sister's friend's airplane ticket so she could attend my sister's wedding. I would have been there myself, but I couldn't afford the airplane ticket. FML
Today, I bought my mom a gift certificate for a spa treatment for two so we could spend some quality time together. She took my sister. FML
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Top comments
freckleface221 19
For her birthday you should buy yourself tickets to Disneyland.
rg350dx 29
Say you're going to conquer your fear of heights, take tickets, sell tickets, acquire birthday money.
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Comments (93)
humanityislost 5
I had a huge fear of heights to the point it was hard to drive on high bridges. A buddy took me sky diving a few years back and it was the scariest thing ever. I got got over my fear of heights after that.
Omniprism 15
She's a jerk. I would have said thanks and taken them and then sold them or tried to return them.
JennNoVa 8
Keep them and give them away to someone else. Don't give her the satisfaction, she knew what she was doing when she bought them!
processengineer 9
pray her parachute doesn't work
megstiel 16
Get tickets for yourself for her favorite band on hers.
Fiori4 20
She did it on purpose -_-
amarzu 2
Go anyway out of spite and get a picture of yourself sitting crosslegged in the air with your middle fingers out. Send it to her in a card that says "Thinking of you"
Bengtsson 3
YDI because this isn't a very big deal. I mean, she is the one who bought the tickets. You didn't want to use them, even though she offered. Cut her some slack.
azarith 2
I'm not sure you get the point of the FML.
nemcali 34
Tell her you will give the tickets to your best friends
ShellyLahey 14
It was probably her idea from the start. I'd show them that I could do it-- or if not, give them away to some other couple in front of them.