Today, after much reflection, I realized my "happy childhood" was more like "the years I was oblivious to how much people despised me." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I realized just how much of my life I’ve wasted. I was always raised with the “What will people think?” ideology by religious zealots. The anxiety it gave me influenced everything from what I wore, to where I went, even what I studied in school. I wish I’d been strong enough to be myself. FML
Today, my coworker was talking to me about how there's always that one person in a group of friends that everyone secretly dislikes and laughs at. I realized that that person is me. FML
Today, I realized I have most of the things I wanted when I was a kid. The ones I don't have are the emotional connections. I have all of the *material* things, and I hate my life because I'm lonely and touch-starved. FML
Today, I realized that even though I was an honor student throughout school, and considered the golden child who was going to go far in life, all I've accomplished a year after graduation is becoming an unemployed single mother still living with my parents. FML
Today, I realised that I wasted my teenage life just to be a parent pleaser. I'm in the final months of high school and while everyone is enjoying the last days, I'm sat here being a "good" son, listening to my parents argue, maybe divorcing. I'm in tears and can't go out as I'm not invited to anything anymore. FML
Today, my coworker was talking to me about how there's always that one person in a group of friends that everyone secretly dislikes and laughs at. I realized that person is me. FML
Today, both my mom and dad agreed I basically ruined their life by existing. They weren’t even trying to be mean, they just casually mentioned that their lives were brilliant before me, then after I was born everything turned to shit and they’ve been miserable ever since. FML
Today, I felt inspired to create a photo album of myself through the years. As I was organizing the photos of my childhood, I noticed how many my mom was holding me and hugging me in. When she came home from work I jokingly asked, "When did you start hating me?" She replied, "When you were 4." FML
Today, and almost every day, I find out that something "mean" or morally questionable my parents used to do to me when I was a kid is actually considered abusive. I've now come to the conclusion that I was a victim of pretty much every type of abuse (except for the physical kind) during my childhood. FML
Today, I was trolling on a My Little Pony forum. I was midway through typing a big post, calling them all a bunch of attention-seeking losers who act like morons because their parents never loved them, when I broke down in tears, realizing I'd just perfectly described myself. FML
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themysteriousfox 18
Happens to the best of us.
NomeDMF 17
First step is acceptance.
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themysteriousfox 18
Happens to the best of us.
Mathalamus 25
same here. now i assume that everyone outside of my friends and family really, really dislikes me. even then, im not quite sure. it has some precedent, too, with my lower than low social skills, my selfish nature, and how much of a jerkass my basic personality is.
NomeDMF 17
First step is acceptance.
Mathalamus 25
you cannot actually change your personality. i learned that unpleasant fact in janurary 2015. it was, well, deeply depressing. caused a shitload of trouble. all i can do is mask it out, which is A solution, but not the best. and its expensive, mentally and emotionally, so i use it sparingly. in addition, i truly believe its best to be yourself, positive and negative. to get rid of the negatives is becoming someone other than yourself, usually to appease other people. obviously, its not a good idea.
lolhailsatan 23
you seem to really like talking about yourself
Mathalamus 25
that's part of the self centered thing i mention in my profile. :P
littlekellilee 45
On the bright side, you're deeply self aware!
tarlax 11
Seems like it's fashionable lately to portray yourself as an antisocial, rude, generally sociopathic person. People who do it seem to think it makes them look special or unique. It just makes them look like attention-seeking fools.
Mathalamus 25
fashionable...? i dont do it for fashion, i do it because its my basic personality. i have always been like this. you insult me by thinking that i do this just because it is "fashionable". in fact, it is fashionable to be *nice*, nowadays, not mean.
tarlax 11
Good lord, are you still whining?
Shrike 24
Test.
tarlax 11
I just realized you're the same guy from yesterday who was whining about the "democratic process" because you got downvoted and how you're above all of it. Hahahaha, this is too good.
XxDanno316xX 27
28, let's stop giving him reasons to keep tasting his own foot. He likes to hear himself talk.
Mathalamus 25
downvotes dont work, because none of you understand me, or bother trying, and i (sometimes) do not understand any of you. add in the fact that most of you are quite hostile to me, tends to justify my own points. good job breaking it.
XxDanno316xX 27
32, none of understand you because this is not some Dr. Phil app where you work your problems out. This is FML. We enjoy reading others reason to say FML. You (from all your comments) take it as a ticket to express your life story, just stop man. Legit Just post a huge fml and get over yourself.
Xion0014 20
You're a narcissistic person. Go to therapy because it sounds like you didn't get enough attention as a child and somehow think you need/deserve it all as an adult.
ILookAtFMLs 13
You sound like my brother. My brother is a sack of shit. However, he won't admit his assholishness so you're a step ahead.
organizse 28
Exact same thing happened to me, I solved it by moving far away.
jazzybaby179 22
I'm sure that's how a lot of us thought our childhood was Op, keep your head up :)
jimmer23 21
Emo Kylo Ren?
KingKralj 31
Kylo Ren is already emo.
dcam13 19
you have to realize there's a problem to be able to fix it.
disasterlydeed 26
I know this feeling, sadly. Luckily I've long since moved on from most of the "friends" I've had in childhood and I'm doing much better now...here's hoping it gets better for you soon! ❤️
WCARlover 35
FML voters like you, they approved your FML :')
imabat 14
I feel you bro
turtlesokay 14
Same