Today, I took home my grandpa's ashes. I then went out with my grandma, leaving my 5-year-old at home with my 12-year-old. When I got home, my beaming 5-year-old opened the door, covered in white powder. My grandmother asked where all the powder had come from. She pointed to the empty ashbox. 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, while changing into shorts because it’s scorching hot here, my four year-old found a jar of my Dad's ashes. I came out to see her feet prints in it on the kitchen floor. She'd dumped the whole jar out and was playing in it. FML
Today, I left my dog alone in the house for ten minutes while I took a shower. When I got out I found a mess of dust all over the floor and her ripping up a package that was supposed to be sent to my aunt. It contained my grandmother's ashes. FML
Today, I found out that my grandmother desecrated my grandfather's grave. 14 years after his death, she dug up his body and had him cremated so that she could sell his plot back to the cemetery for money. I was the one who found out so I had to tell the rest of the family. FML
Today, at my mother's funeral, as everyone was around her casket for the viewing, my 5-year-old son in cluelessness of what was going on shouted, "Grandma is more fun when she isn't sleeping." Everyone cried. FML
Today, my dog died and I told my grandfather I wanted her to be cremated. I came home later to find him burning her in our barbecue pit. FML
Today, we got a diamond delivered to our house. I was super confused until my husband admitted he’d taken the ashes of his grandparents and parents, my mom and my grandparents', and my auntie's, mixed them all together and sent them to one of those diamond making companies. I’m divorcing him. FML
Today, my grandkids went around my house claiming items to inherit. FML
Today, at my grandad's funeral, as my dad and aunt poured his ashes into the hole, a strong gust of wind blew the ashes into my throat. I choked on my grandad. What made it worse was that the vicar had to stop her prayer to laugh. FML
Today, I had been planning a family trip for months. My father had all his bags packed, ready to go in the car. He had my grandmother's ashes in his suitcase, and planned to spread them on a mountain. This morning our car was broken into and everything was stolen. The thief stole my grandma. FML
Today, we spread my uncle's ashes at my grandparents' house. We were on a hill overlooking a sunset. It was a beautiful ceremony… until the winds changed direction. Our whole family wound up covered in my Uncle. He's still stuck in my hair. FML
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riii 0
Common sense should have been used here: Keep out of reach of children.
kellster 2
That is so awful. Why the hell did you leave something that important where your five-year-old could get at it?? Why was she not informed that this was an absolutely hands-off item? Why was she beaming? There is so much wrong with this. Your poor, poor grandmother. :(
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ToeJam 0
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I don't blame him, ashes are fun to play with.
ravinderkaler 0
shouldn't the OP raise his kids right in the first place?
hi5534 3
who in the hell play's with another person's ashes? your'e a creepy necropheliac.
Ventriloquisitor 0
#179, your grammar is atrocious, and your understanding of what "necrophilia" entails is sorely lacking.
TapeMan_3000 0
ewwww that's really nasty and creepy at the same time
Unbannedban 0
grandpa is fun to play with
bulldog0996 0
Fun to play with. Not to eat
PhishloverA 14
You're 26 and you don't know what a necropohiliac is?
riii 0
Common sense should have been used here: Keep out of reach of children.
UnderTheMoon 0
How about getting an actual babysitter? OP, YDI.
InstantRanbowMix 0
Grandpa always did have a way with kids.
anonymous100000 17
I agree. OP, you had major parenting fail. who leaves a 12 year old with a 5 year old? please don't reproduce anymore. YDI big time.
shawnarawwwrr 0
that is ******* sick. fail:( second o_o
bmach 0
You forget that 5-year-olds can be pretty damn determined if they want to get at something. I know I sure as hell was at that age. And who locks up the remains of one of their dead relatives? I doubt the OP expected her daughter to cover herself in the ashes of her dead grandfather.
vandy_fml 0
that is absolutely terrible.
allmidnighteyes 11
:O OH MY GOD D:
AkeemKN 1
:(
eme102 0
eww!
kellster 2
That is so awful. Why the hell did you leave something that important where your five-year-old could get at it?? Why was she not informed that this was an absolutely hands-off item? Why was she beaming? There is so much wrong with this. Your poor, poor grandmother. :(
nicolexsmile 0
hahahahahaha i felt so bad for laughing at your comment but i couldnt help it D:
inarticulate 0
Not gonna lie, I laughed as well.
haleykerr 0
straight up.
Sukismama 2
Agreed^^
BlackxSwan 0
i'm honestly very sorry for your loss, but you shouldn't have left your kids home alone with something that important within the reach of a five year old. sorry, hope you feel better
a2495 0
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Ahahahaha "stop making it rain grandpa!!"
juliaispink 1
Gross