Today, my mother-in-law came over. Probably thinking that the needles in our fridge were steroids, and wanting to do the right thing, she took them to throw them away. I'm diabetic, and they were my insulin. I went into shock after she left and had to go to the hospital. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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Today, while I was cutting myself some watermelon, my mom walked in. I could tell she hadn't taken her medication in a while because she freaked out, grabbed the knife, and burst into tears before yelling at me, saying I could have cut myself and bled out. FML
Today, while at work, I suddenly went into diabetic shock. As I was nearly passed out on the floor, a customer yelled at me for not getting his coffee in time. FML
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Top comments
Madison Gliosci 16
I’m concerned that your mother in law didn’t come to you about it or ask your spouse Shouldn’t she know you (and her own child) well enough to know you’re diabetic and they aren’t on steroids?
toodamntall 9
Even if they were steroids, you can be prescribed steroids for legitimate medical reasons, so she still shouldn't have thrown them out.
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Comments (14)
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Does she not know you're diabetic? Regardless, she had absolutely no right to go through your things and mess with them in any way, shape, or form. You should send her the hospital bill and sue her for attempted murder.
randybryant799 21
Why was she even in your fridge?