Today, my boyfriend and best friend decided to "help" by assembling my new front porch while I was away. Ecstatic, they displayed their handiwork. It's charming how the porch is precariously balanced, it leans in such a way that it appears it will fall over if you walk through the front door. FML
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Today, I finished building a porch I've worked hard on for the past 2 weeks, and I was very proud on how amazing it turned out. Within 20 minutes of it being completed, my pregnant dog decided to crawl underneath it to have her puppies. I had to take half the porch apart to get to her and them. FML
Today, I spent hours hand-painting an awesome design on a gift for a friend. My husband was supposed to assemble it when I finished, but when I stepped back to admire my work, he informed me that the whole thing was sideways. He watched me paint it. FML
Today, my boyfriend told me he'd come over and help me move a heavy dresser so I could paint the wall behind it. After an hour of waiting for him, I decided to move it myself. He finally arrived, not ten minutes after I broke my toe when I accidentally dropped the dresser on it. FML
Today, after weeks of coming home to find my furniture all tipped over, thinking the place was haunted, and accepting my boyfriend's offers to come over and "comfort" me, I came home from work early. I found my boyfriend in the kitchen, kicking over all the chairs. FML
Today, my boyfriend got frustrated trying to take my entertainment center into the basement for the kids' game room. It didn't fit, thanks to the horrible design of the house, so he Spartan-kicked it down, breaking it into 15 pieces. FML
Today, I spent hours decorating my front yard for Halloween. When I stepped back to admire my work, the wind blew all the decorations into my neighbor's yard. Of course, they're currently away on a long vacation and I can't get to my stuff, so… you're welcome, I guess! FML
Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that boasted "easy, step-by-step instructions." Three hours later, surrounded by mismatched screws and a confusing diagram, I realized the only thing "easy" about it was my decision to ask my dad to come round and assemble it for me. FML
Today, I was preparing to leave my campsite when I noticed that my neighbors were trying to put up a canopy. I walked over and said, "Do you need a hand?" Then I noticed the man had a prosthetic hook. FML
Today, my husband, who rarely helps with big projects around the house, offered to help me with our mess of a backyard. An hour and a half into the project, and an hour and a half after he disappeared from the backyard, I found him mowing and edging the front. Our front yard was immaculate and didn't need mowed. FML
Today, we needed to get an antique dresser downstairs for sale. While I was fetching a cart to wheel it down safely, my wife and boys decided to impress me by carrying it. The plaster on the walls now needs repair, as does the banister and glass front door. Plus the dresser is now unsellable. FML
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Top comments
10nachoman10 24
How unfortunate, although they were trying to help, perhaps a professional was need!
Ian7890 23
Hey at least you have some good friends that actually tried to do something nice for you.
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Comments (37)
lb0812 18
Well considering most FMLs featuring boyfriends & best friends while the girlfriend is away, end in the bedroom, I'd say you lucked out since they only made it to the porch :)
ShittyBikes 6
Maybe we know how the porch got messed up....
ShyAnn29 15
Maybe the porch is the new 'hot' spot, I mean a bedroom is so last year!!
TheDrifter 24
It's a modern art project, you neanderthal. I hope you weren't planning on using that door, it's just the price you pay for high art.
catsie_fml 14
At least they actually assembled a front porch instead of hooking up!
jw90 18
Hey they tried, but be honest with them and maybe hire a professional to come show them what to do.
perdix 31
Maybe they're trying to kill you with "kindness?" Dunh-dunh-dunh!
NotoriousLES 14
Good carpenters are rare and expensive. Good friends are rare and priceless. Maybe your good friends will help you find a good carpenter? The sooner the better... good intentions and good homeowners' insurance won't cover anyone breaking their neck on your lovingly assembled death-trap of a porch.
chloem103 9
At least they were trying to be helpful.
worldclassrager 41
It's the thought that counts...it looks like to me they don't have a level...get a couple 2X4s to even it out it should be a simple repair...
lolita88_fml 27
That's sweet they tried to help, and cute they failed.
foxfur 25
It was a kind thought though :)