Today, after spending a lazy day at home, I went to UPS with my mom to help her pick up a package. While in line, she sent me back to the car because I'm, "an embarrassment to be around" when I'm not wearing makeup. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Today, my mom decided to have a get together at my house while I was at work. When I came home, she pulled me aside and asked me to pretend to be her maid. FML
Shot from both sides
Today, I was yelled at by multiple people at work for not wearing any makeup. The only reason I don’t wear makeup is because my mom is guaranteed to make me cry before I leave the house every morning, so there’s no point. FML
Miserable parenting style
Today, my mom was going to take me shopping to buy a gift for my dad’s birthday, but unfortunately, I missed a spot while cleaning the kitchen. Now my mom is “embarrassed to be seen with me in public” and will buy my dad nothing, and tell him it’s because I don’t love him. FML
Today, I was taking the subway to school. I was applying some makeup when I noticed a little boy watching me. When I was finished I heard him whisper to his mom, "I thought make up was supposed to make you pretty." FML
Parenting styles may differ…
Today, it was my first day at my new high school. I put on a tiny bit of makeup, just some mascara, to feel more confident. I got in the car and my mom started yelling about how horrible my makeup is, basically calls me a slut for wearing it, and makes me take it off. I ended up crying in the bathroom on my first day. FML
Today, my mom told me that my new concealer is way too dark and makes my skin look hideously orange and uneven. I wasn't wearing any makeup. FML
Scary
Today, while out jogging with my mom, we saw my boyfriend walking in our direction. When we reached him, he took one look at my makeup-less face, then made a huge show of screaming in disgust before calmly walking away. FML
Today, I was getting funny looks all day. When I got home I realised that I was interrupted while doing my make-up this morning and completely forgot to fill in my second eye brow. FML
Today, I woke up with my eye swollen half shut. To spare the embarrassment, I asked my mom if I could stay home from school. She said no, but also attempted to make me feel better by saying that with my eye, my acne was unnoticeable. FML
Today, I decided not to wear any makeup. I got told 13 times at work that I looked ill. FML
Top comments
AGB10 19
Harsh! Guess whose support she doesn't deserve when she is old, frail and graying..not yours.
Imareth 10
FYL. Don't ever feel bad about not slathering your skin in chemicals, toxins, etc.
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Comments (51)
Aquaman911 18
Family is forever!
cmchappy 25
Every mom mentioned on fml is bitch
sarah5745 41
Umm, not really all of them..
MzZombicidal 36
Why would they mention a nice mom on a site about ****** up stories?
NeatNit 33
there's plenty of stories where a mom is mentioned as an essential part of the story but not the FML-causer
Stormcloak 20
The FML juuust before this one was about a mom who got threw up on just for wanting to cuddle with her daughter.
jenninator93 18
What about the recent one where there was a social media picture comment about the girl being ugly and the dad agreeing or something or rather, and the mom defended her? Your comment is ignorant lol
AGB10 19
Harsh! Guess whose support she doesn't deserve when she is old, frail and graying..not yours.
Tthug 34
Cause that's not harsh? Raising somebody counts for nothing? It is kinda sad, but maybe OP didn't shower or something and just looked like a total wreck.
sturschaedel 27
Why wait so long. OP could have gone to the car and driven away, leaving mummy dearest standing at UPS. Family or not, people who harass me don't get favors.
Imareth 10
FYL. Don't ever feel bad about not slathering your skin in chemicals, toxins, etc.
worldclassrager 41
That's her issue...we'll blame the genes you got from her then... Make up or not you are pretty to someone...or quite a few people...
Snowlightning 17
It takes two people to pick up a package?
Enkeria 30
The package could be kinda heavy or maybe she just wanted to out and have a nice time with her mom.
tdawg91 17
Remember that when you're picking her nursing home!
WarriorOmen 25
Poor OP. I'm sure you're not ugly. Your mum is clearly just incredibly shallow and cares more about what people think than the beautiful daughter she has. And if she can't see that-that's her problem; not to mention her loss.
Vestin 18
#9: This is illogical for so many reasons... First of all - if caring about the opinion of others makes people shallow, then OP is either shallow herself or won't care about YOUR opinion on how she looks. Secondly - you can't know whether she's beautiful or not, so why are you automatically assuming that the mother is wrong? Finally - OP clearly got upset because she cares, at least the tiniest bit, about the opinion of her mother. Some ***** were given that day. Does that make OP "shallow" as well?
WarriorOmen 25
I say that's it wrong because her mother DIRECTLY SAID that her daughter is embarrassing to be around when she's not 'pretty'. What kind of logical, loving mother says that kind of thing? And I thought the compliment might cheer her up after being insulted by her mother.
foxwasalamb 24
i kind of agree. whenever theres a post about someone not being pretty/handsome, everyone rushes to the comment section to say "dawh I'm sure you're gorgeous!" when how could we ever know
WarriorOmen 25
Because it's nice to be told that sometimes, sometimes a little bit of comfort goes a long way.
foxwasalamb 24
not everyone is beautiful. most of us are average. whatever floats your boat though
WarriorOmen 25
Depends on your definition of beauty ^^
llalala_fml 19
Thank you #42. Every one is beautiful. Maybe not to #41s standards or society's narrow standards but every body is a good body. We don't get to choose or earn the face we're born with so there should not be so much value granted to it. And good mothers build their children's confidence when they raise then, OPs mom was rude and this comment may stick with her for a long time.
Vestin 18
#41: Exactly. Most attributes in nature have Gaussian distribution. We make distinctions to tell things apart. When we call someone "tall", we probably mean "taller than average". When we say "smart", we probably mean "smarter than average". The moment we can tell a person "Don't worry, you're beautiful... Everyone is beautiful" two things happen: First of all - the term no longer provides us with meaningful information. If everyone is "beautiful", then the amount of information present in the sentence "THIS particular person is beautiful", no matter the person in question, is equal to 0 bits. Nothing. Secondly, consequently, this is no longer a compliment. If you're just like everyone else, there's no sense of pride to be had there.
llalala_fml 19
#44 telling someone that they are beautiful will always be a compliment. Everyone is beautiful but everyone is also different, your example with height is one dimensional, height is one quality. It's not like calling everyone beautiful makes them have the same face. Everyone has different unique qualities that should be celebrated. Beauty should not be putting the few on a pedestal while putting down the rest. Beautiful should not be reserved just for some. Although the media fights to say otherwise..
trucker21 5
damn. don't hold back mother. lol
brook823 24
She should be grateful that you went to help her with the package