Today, at breakfast, my sister labelled me a "feminist." My whole family now refuses to talk to me for more than 30 seconds, and acts as though I have an incurable, highly contagious disease. 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, my sister outed me to my very conservative parents as retaliation for not taking her to get McDonald’s at 2 a.m. last night. My mom gave me an ultimatum, either "stop the lesbian shit" or get the fuck out of her house. My sister smirked through the whole thing. FML
Today, after years of miscarriages and desperately wanting a child, I lost my temper and screamed at my sister after she announced she'd had an abortion last month. Now no one in the family will speak to me, since I referred to her adopted kids as, "Not really her children." FML
Today, my sister is a murderer but my family admitted they prefer her over me. I had to move to a new city to get away from the media and drama, I have no friends, and the only family who calls me is my sister. FML
Today, my sister is furious with me and said i will never see my nieces again. Last weekend, while I babysat for her, I taught them the meaning of veganism and animal rights, even showing them a few videos about the meat and dairy industry, and how the animals are kept and treated. Now she won’t speak to me. FML
Today, my entire family is giving me the cold shoulder, including my parents, for not going to my sister's wedding. No one seems to care her new husband bullied me so badly in high school that I still need medication for my anxiety 15 years after graduating. FML
Today, my wife, who recently had cancer, made an offhand comment that my 30-year-old sister took offense to. Instead of saying something, she went and called our parents. My dad then called and yelled at me for 5 minutes about it. FML
Today, I was uninvited from every family event henceforth, because I finally had it and told my sister that I can’t stand to be around her horribly misbehaved kids. They have screaming meltdown tantrums, throw and break things, start fights and steal. How am I the bad guy? FML
Today, my eldest daughter has 'officially' removed herself from our family and will no longer communicate with any of us. Apparently it's my fault that her younger sister is having a baby before her, and she can't be part of a family that 'treats her so unfairly'. FML
Today, my sister-in-law is refusing to let me or my children be a part of her kids' lives. She’s even going as far as trying to make my brother stop speaking to us as well. Why? Simply because I'm an atheist. FML
Today, I told my sister I felt like her friends didn't like me, since they were ignoring my questions, opinions, etc., in the bridesmaids' chat, but were all over each other's messages. She kicked me from her bridal party, saying her friends wouldn't want me at the bridal shower and bachelorette party. FML
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Awahso 25
What prompted her to call you that?
BntyHntrSeattle 30
You should frame a giant copy of the 19th amendment, just to freak them out.
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Comments (205)
mosquito19 14
try Vagisel
Im_Adopted91 3
I feel you. My brother calls me a feminist all the time -.-" However it's not that bad. FYL.
RedPillSucks 33
Reclaim the label, or overuse it so much that it becomes pointless like a bunch of white people calling each other "n****r"
Sanrio90 8
So your family hates women?
Coldinside 12
No, they just don't like feminists.
chosha_fml 27
How does it matter? Being a feminist just means you believe men and women are equal. It's not a bad thing to be.
cristy91 33
I don't think most women want to be treated differently or anything like that. It seems to be that the few bad apples ruin the bunch, and honestly the older you get the less of these "I'm the woman so treat me like a queen" girls do you find. Most of us realize that being courteous shouldn't be based on gender and it's all give and take. As for the double standard, both genders are equally guilty (again, minorities of both). Some men feel "like the woman" if he is not actively doing everything for her.
chosha_fml 27
So you believe that men and women are equal and should be treated as such. And apparently your family doesn't. F THEIR Ls, OP, because they're still living in the 50s.
pulsar_ 13
#97 I would disagree with the reasoning for that. That standard is still patriarchal; a woman is considered weaker, and of a less serious threat. So if she hits the guy it's not a big deal since he's strong and can handle it. Likewise I don't see a lot of people supporting a man slapper.
Brandi_Faith 34
16- I completely agree with you! I am a women that personally likes it when a male will open the door for me, let me go first and do cute things like that, and therefore am not looking for both equality and differential treatment. And from most men I know, they like to do that for women. They're hard wired to be chivalrous and want to "take care of" and look out for a woman, without treating them like lesser beings and without having women walk all over them. It's like if there's a woman firefighter with a bunch of guys, they respect her but will also look out for her cause they feel its right and are in a way hard wired to be like that. (Most men that is) And when we talk about feminists I'm usually thinking of the more extreme feminists, the kind protesting, burning bra's etc, seeing as most women want to be treated with respect and want to be able to work (what used to be) typical male jobs and get paid equally. That's not feminism that's just common sense.
missyfiona89 28
As long as you don't expect doors to be held open and bills to be paid by guys, there's nothing wrong being a feminist, and wanting equality. You go girl!