Today, at age eighteen, I finished moving out of my parents' house and into my own. The only person to even remotely give a shit was my sister, and that was only because I was taking the cat with me. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I'm moving out of the house. My little sister can't wait and I've never seen my dad so happy. FML
Today, I decided it was time to start looking for my own place and finally gain my full independence. My mom agreed happily without hesitation, which was surprising, but not anywhere near as surprising as finding out I have one day to get my shit together and leave. FML
Today, my mom got a cat. I'm allergic to cats, so I politely asked my mom why she got it. Her response: "I want you to finally want to move out." I turned eighteen two weeks ago. FML
Today, I moved in with my boyfriend. Up until now, I thought my cat was the only four year-old I had to deal with. FML
Today, I found out that the day I moved out of my parents' house, they invited my whole family over and had a party to celebrate the fact that I was gone. FML
Today, at 30 years-old, I can finally move out. I could have chosen an apartment close to work, but instead I decided to stay close to where my mother lives. Since I told her, she's been complaining that I'm selfish and I'm creating a lot of problems for her by moving so far away. I'll be living half a block from her. FML
Today, I moved back with my mom, sister and niece after 10 years on my own. My niece is 11, we talked about life and she agrees my mom and my sister are toxic and that I should move out. She'll do it as soon as she's 18. I'm 29. FML
Today, after telling my parents just exactly what I thought of them and that I was moving out, the person I was supposed to move in with called to say they'd decided they would rather live alone. FML
Today, it hit me that my dad didn't cry when I moved out, he did so only when I came back later to pick up my cat. FML
Today, after months of telling my parents I was going to live on my own, I finally moved out. Not even 24 hours being out of their house, some reject burned down the apartment complex I live in. Guess who's moving back home. FML
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Top comments
hazemhossam 0
At least you're leaving those people behind.
taniamw 9
Be glad you're moving out then!
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Comments (102)
hazemhossam 0
At least you're leaving those people behind.
Saryrr 3
And that they are letting you keep the cat.
XxDevilxXGt 26
At age 18 too.. I'm going to stay with my mommy until I'm 22. :3 You must be racking up some nice cash to have your own place that quickly.
zandalee 20
Hopefully your relationship with your family will improve once you move out. It's often the way.
Futacy 30
Don't let it get to you, your parents are still figuring out how to cope with you leaving. As for your sister... FYL
nikkkkkiii 7
I know that must really suck, but at least you probably won't regret this decision. There's nothing worse than trying to get your own place and start your life only to have your family try to guilt you into staying with them a little longer.
LolFMLnot 10
At least they're not strict and up your ass 24/7. Some parents don't even let their kids move until they're married and they don't let them have any independence at all. But FyL that they don't care still.
shannonreneee 11
65, OP is 18 and legally an adult. They can do anything they want, even if the parents are strict.
noelykins1 19
I'm sorry but OP sounds kind of annoying. You're 18, and you're moving out. Do you expect your parents to care? Every parent knows at 18 it's time for their kid to grow up and start their own life. My brother is 21 still lives at home and we all want him out. Besides your family probably does care that your leaving but at the same time doesn't give a single shit, because you're doing what you're expected to do. I'm proud of OP. Anyways OP needs to stop complaining, his life doesn't suck, he's moving out, not being kicked out. His life is fine.
noelykins1 19
Oh and he's "college bound" so he's doing what most people now fail to do. OP your life is perfectly fine.
LolFMLnot 10
75 Some people actually respect their parents and wouldn't want to do something to piss them off. Legally we are allowed to drink and smoke at 19 too (in canada) but doesn't mean we do it
sarahmedhat 4
Ahahaha hazmen is famous now so y'all better watch out
ywolfgl 21
I agree with the statement #80 wrote but that's not the point of this FML. The parents should be proud their son or daughter moved out and got his shit together, not ignoring!
taniamw 9
Be glad you're moving out then!
TurtleSmile 14
Exactly. That's an optimistic way to look at it. Although, it does suck when family members don't really care. Hope you'll make it out okay, OP.
momolee 4
It's not FYL. It's more of good for you.
gc327072 31
And to show them, peel out of the drive way!
Happier_fml 1
You wont have to deal with that anymore! :D
pcentral 17
Sounds like you'll be better off without them!
MindFreakazoid 10
Now they're just somebody that he used to know~! (But they didn't have to cut him off...)
soad2014 7
22 - how about no, you crazy Dutch bastard?
LolFMLnot 10
35 i thought 22 did very good. He/she was being creative. Now shut up
charlieisawesome 4
Haaaters gunna hate!!
MindFreakazoid 10
35 - Dutch...? I'm not even slightly dutch...
Dixbfloppin 11
35's post is a reference to Dr. Evil from the movie Austin Powers, you crazy, non-Dutch bastards.
griffins33 4
Hey you're on your own who cares if they give a shit now!
pokefan813 16
Now op can give himself a shit!
comeatmebroo6254 1
That's disrespectful. Once you're gone I'm sure they will miss you. Say your goodbyes and be thankful that you have your own house now!
thgiL 9
I can not figure out for the life of me why this is being thumbed down
MolesterStallone 13
You will meet new people now and get away from those inconsiderate bastards!
cswens25 8
Why take the cat when you can get a dog?
1awliet 8
Maybe they don't own a dog? edit: nvm
Hiimhaileypotter 53
Maybe because they like cats. Quit trying to start cats v. dogs arguments!
pokefan813 16
I like trains...
cswens25 8
I do have to give credit, at least now every time they call the cat and it doesn't come, they'll think of OP. It's bound to pay off in the long run.
foshizzle82 7
That doesn't make sense. Why would they call the cat when OP's taking it?
cswens25 8
Once you have it around long enough you just get used to it. The shock factor of the cat leaving won't wear off for a while. Or something like that. Shit if I know just a wild hypothesis to try to recover from my original comment. I'd appreciate of you'd just let me have my moment of self esteem.
SneakyCaveman 13
You've got a cat for company, you can now spend your time training it to play fetch and catch. Trust me, it's worth it.
FMLshark 12
Or teach it to use and flush a toilet.
murlocholmes 5
11- you watch infomercials at 3am also? Actually... I suspect everyone on FML watches infomercials at 3am...
FMLshark 12
Actually, 29, I watched "Meet the Parents" where they owned a potty-trained cat named Jinx. But infomercials at 3 am sound even more fun that I expected if they show cats using toilets.
Nnycr 4
Just because they are family doesn't mean they have to like you!
PhishloverA 14
I wonder what OP did to make his family not like him though #12