Today, I tripped while walking down a large flight of stairs. As I fell forward, I instinctively reached out and grabbed onto one of the guys walking up. I ended up taking him and two other people down with me, earning myself a great many disgusted glares as I dusted myself off. 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 was late to a lecture when I tripped up the stairs. With a few hundred people already staring and laughing at me, I started to curtsy to my "adoring fans" but instead fell backwards down the massive flight of stairs. FML
Today, I slipped fell down an entire flight of stairs in front of literally everyone, and after getting back up, I tripped down another flight. Then, instead of silently walking away, I started laughing like a maniac and now everyone probably thinks I'm dumb, clumsy, and crazy. FML
Today, I fell down a flight of stairs. The guy behind me was kind enough to ask if I was okay. He then called his friends over so they could laugh at me. FML
Today, I was walking up some stairs, and I told the guy in front of me to be careful, as the handrail was loose and well-worn. I then put my hand on it, and promptly fell backwards down the stairs with a piece of handrail still in my hand. FML
Today, I tripped and fell going up the stairs, not once, but twice at work as I was leading customers through our building. I actually got bruises. FML
Today, I was walking down the street, when I saw a guy in front of me trip and fall forwards, and I quickly jumped forward to steady him. Apparently he thought he was being mugged, and threw his head backwards into my face, leaving my nose a bloody mess. FML
Today, with a single misstep, I managed to send myself and several others tumbling down a stairwell at work. An ambulance ended up having to be called for one lady. FML
Today, I was at the gym and I tripped on the treadmill. Not only did I fall off the machine, I also managed to knock over two other people's water bottles and send them flying across the room. FML
Today, I tripped going up the stairs at work, caught myself, and laughed it off. Then I tripped again on the very next step. The same bunch of coworkers watched both times. No one laughed the second time. Neither did I. FML
Today, I got expelled from school. I was walking down a flight of stairs when I tripped and bumped into a kid ahead of me by mistake. He fell forward and took half a dozen people down with him. The staff think I did it on purpose, and there's talk of charges being pressed. FML
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Top comments
pieman528 10
A pile of twigs breaks less easily than a single twig on its own. Great reflexes OP.
mkimbee 9
Well, I'm sorry nobody even asked if you or any of the other people were alright. People are rude, and it's not your fault you tripped. Shit happens, y'know?
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Comments (70)
curefantastic 11
Sounds like you need to invest in a Hurry Cane.
Turtle_Man 21
Collateral?
Dcm210 19
It happens, they'll get over it.
Jessj958 19
And if they don't...**** 'em!!! Haha just kidding. Kind of :)
alison98hp 8
I have to admit, when starting to read it, I thought the fml would end in " I accidentally grabbed lower than I intended"... I guess I'm just a perv though.
doodlecloud 27
I assumed he was gonna grab someone's pants and accidentally pull them off.
MazterK1268 1
Awesome
Feared 9
Not quite
abu4u 26
Don't get too excited! You'll probably be hearing from their lawyers!
dontpanic_fml 32
The "instinct" to place other people in the path of the harm you are causing by grabbing them to attempt to save yourself is actually one that's easily fought in adulthood, even in the heat of the moment. The FML is for the people you childishly brought down with you, without caring it seems (notice how the instinct to latch onto others during a fall goes away because it never works to save anyone?). Too bad you're not getting more YDIs for this.
Raesin 21
I'm going to assume OP didn't grab onto someone and take extra people down with him for ***** and giggles. There's nothing childish about the reaction to grab something and steady yourself, why risk broken limbs if you don't have to? ''Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.'' - C.S. Lewis
dontpanic_fml 32
I am a huge C.S. Lewis fan and that wasn't even close to the context that i used the word in. I knew I'd be in the minority here but oh well... I have never had the urge to grab onto someone when falling and I have been brought down by more than one person. The OP seems self absorbed as ****. He was so concerned about people not sympathizing with him and didn't say shit about the people he hurt. So yeah, YDI YDI YDI OP. I know he didn't mean to fall but he has to understand that people are gonna be pissed when some idiot grabs onto them to save themselves from falling.
sherlockhua 2
agree
Obey_StudBoii 23
Lol awkward moment x10
wilks311 10
Talk about a domino effect. At least you weren't hurt (: