Today, at work, a man walked up the escalator with his chubby kid next to him and asked me where the shoe section was. I said, "For you or your son?" He said, "For my daughter." 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, at my job as a cashier, a man and his 3-year old son got in line. The father said, "Give this to the pretty lady," looking at me. The kid looks at me, looks at his dad, and walks over to the next cashier. FML
Today, a male employee at a shoe shop helped me try on shoes. Once I found a pair, I went to pay for them. I was telling the cashier about how great of an employee he was when she told me there were no male employees. A guy with a foot fetish helped me find shoes. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I went to a furniture store. We split up for a bit, and after a while I went to find him. A salesman noticed I seemed to be looking around for him and said, "Oh, your son is upstairs." We're the same age. FML
Today, while shopping for a pair of shoes, I saw a pair I really liked lying around, so I sat down to try them on. Then, a man came up to me and pointed out that they were actually his shoes. FML
Today, at work, I was waiting in line to pay my food at the cafeteria when I noticed the doctor who was in front of me had these really cool looking shoes on. I told him, "I like your shoes!" He turned over, looked at me and didn’t say anything back. FML
Today, I was at work at a local hot dog chain. A child (about 10, who I've seen there before) came in to order food for his Dad. He orders very excitedly, and I told him he'd be a great worker here when he gets older. He said "oh no, my Dad says I'm too smart to work in a place like this." FML
Today, while shopping, my dad asked me to walk further away from him, saying I was cramping his style in front of all the chicks there. FML
Today, I was shopping for socks and I went to look in the men's section. Dad said, "You don't want those, they're for men." I asked what the difference was. He looked around, and then leaned in and whispered, "Men have a penis." FML
Today, I took my wife and our 6 year-old son to a company party. Sometimes I take my son to work with me, so he knows my coworkers. One of them walked over and introduces herself to my wife, and my son says, "Yeah, they go to into the bathroom together all the time during break!"’ Thanks, son. FML
Today, I brought my daughter to work with me. When we walked in, a client was blowing up at my boss, all because as my boss was walking past his storage unit, he glanced in and was about to compliment how neat it was. After my boss left, I had to deal with the aftermath, which left my daughter terrified of this man. FML
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Amkii 0
Maybe that was his son with him, but he had a daughter at home, and needed to get shoes for her...?
1000101 1
I made a similar mistake a while back. I now refer to any child who's gender isn't obvious as 'the little one'.
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Comments (50)
rainbowsandshit1 20
Um guys before you make a comment correcting the author please reread the fml so you realize some things you might have missed like the guy asking where are shoes not kid shoes.
BirdieCurls 25
The children's shoes and adult shoes are usually in separate stores (at least, where I'm from).
wRIPPERw 23
"For you or your kid" would probably be a safer thing.. Even if you know gender. Some kids identify differently if they understand what all that means. But honestly.. FHL...
speakfreely 21
I love chubby kids
ToxicTyrael 26
Better say 'kid' the next time :)
cxex 23
I got it 'round the other way once. Told someone their toddler was a cute daughter. Oh whoops thats your son. Sorry! To be fair he had long hair and was wearing neutral colours. Sue me?
Naomi Lacelle 14
Why does this have so many YDIs? Little kids, despite their actual gender, can look like a boy or a girl simply because their bodies haven't developed much yet.