Today, I realized what my mom has been calling me for 20 years. She always calls me her "little fehler." With her being from Germany, I always thought it was a cute little nickname. Apparently, she's been calling me her "little mistake." FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out that the loving nickname my Chinese mother has been calling me my entire life essentially translates to "little retard". FML
Today, my mom called me by the wrong name. This isn't the first time. It wouldn't be so bad, except I'm her only kid. FML
Today, my mom started referring to me as "The Bitch". When I asked her why, she said that I have always been a bitch, but I was never old enough for her to actually call me a bitch. FML
Today, I found out that the nickname my friend has been calling me in Japanese for the past year is the word for "Idiot". FML
Today, I accidentally called my boss "Mom." Now she is jokingly telling everyone that I'm the long-lost daughter she gave up for adoption, because she knew I'd be a failure. FML
Today, my sister teased me about being a mistake baby. When I told my mom what my sister said, her response was "I still love you anyway". FML
Today, I figured out my girlfriend's mother has various nicknames for me. My girlfriend and her family are from Poland and speak on the phone in their native tongue, but they don’t know I’ve been learning the language either. I heard her call me “idiot”, “loser”, “moron” and various other “nicknames” multiple times. FML
Today, I realized that since I was in elementary school, my friends, my workmates, and even my family, all call me accidentally by someone else's name instead of my actual name. I'm 30 years-old. FML
Today, I found out I've been misspelling my middle name for 25 years. FML
Today, I found out that I've been calling my boyfriend's dad by the wrong name for the past two years. No one had told me sooner because they liked laughing at me for it when I wasn't around. FML
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EpicBoobs 0
Wow, that must suck. Did you ask her about it yet?
hopiee 0
THAT'S COLD :|
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YDIdouche 0
What, you wanted to think she planned and planned you for 15 years? Get over it, most kids are a mistake.
Rawrrr14 0
Maybe she means that lovingly?
ammali 0
Ooopsie. Though I suppose it's a bit more of an FHL then, huh?
uj_fml 4
i think its cute.
KenMcGormick 0
Hm... you're 1/2 a German and u dun speak German at all?
xxmollyxx 25
#42 - no I wouldn't pronounce gehen as gee-in. I dunno, but how the hell would it be pronounced as "failer"?? fieler sounds like it'd be pronounced as feeler. Are you German?
PhysOptGuy 0
Es tüt mir leid...
Tickle_Me_Emma 0
Hate to break it to you But most of us were Mistakes. Its not that Big of a deal....
totalbadass 0
Nice deductive skills. Didn't the fact that it sounds almost exactly like failure clue you in?
Indiana_fml 4
#38 ROFL - always looking on the bright side ;) Indeed an extraordinary nickname, but somehow cute...in a cruel way *gg*