Today, both of my grandparents died in a car accident. My Mom and Dad thought it would make me feel better to know they were not my real grandparents, because I'm adopted. 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 learned I was adopted and that my parents had died in a car accident when I was really young. My girlfriend was sitting next to me when I got the news, and several hours later broke up with me in a text stating, "I don't want to be with someone who doesn't have real parents." FML
Today, my mom told me that she had great news: we were going to meet my biological parents. I didn't know I was adopted. FML
Today, I learned that my father, who died when I was a child, was not in fact my father. This comes as my mom, who has been present and loving my whole life, passed away without providing any additional information. I'm a grown man and my family also had no idea. FML
Today, I overheard my parents arguing over who had to tell me that I'm adopted. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My grandmother died yesterday. We were close and she basically raised me. FML
Today, I found out that my dad and mom, who just passed away, were never married and that my siblings and I weren't actually his. Now there's the very real possibility that we could be taken away. I'll die if that happens. FML
Today, after mourning and making my girlfriend cancel her big birthday party, I found out my grandma didn't actually die. FML
Today, without telling me, my mom dropped me off at my grandmother's house, and drove off. Now I'm supposed to spend the next month with her. Guess she forgot my grandma died six weeks ago. FML
Today, my grandfather was counting all the grandchildren he had and saying how fortunate he was to have all of us. When I pointed out that he'd forgotten to count me, he turned and said, "You're adopted, you don't count as a real grandchild." FML
Today, my grandparents told me they couldn't make it to my college graduation, even with months in advance to plan, because they had their annual Mother's Day plans with friends. Plans they've had every year, and are further away. This was the only time I'll ever have a graduation ceremony. My grandpa is my last biological grandparent. FML
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alexandraa_fml 0
Your parents sure do recognize opportune moments to drop bombs.
MoonyIce 0
I'm pretty sure a lot of the YDIs on the ones that couldn't be anything but FYLs are trolls and/or smartasses. They just click it to be oh-so-bad.
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Comments (163)
crueman87 0
don't worry, same thing happened to me. only it was my "dad" that died
Anteezy 7
Did it help?
icanfloat12 0
I wish I was adopted I hate my family
wk33 0
wow your parents are stupid, but that doesnt make your grandparents any less of grandparents if theyve always been there. ps being adopted isnt bad, if youre life has been good so far then obviously your parents care and just had bad timing telling you this.
missgreenday 0
Finally! Someone actually submits an FML!
The_Nothing 0
Ouch this is really a FML. OP that really sucks, I'm sorry about your grandparents.
guci 4
i imagine the whole thing: Parents: Son, we're sorry to tell you but both of you grandparents died in a car accident OP: *cries* Parents: Oh you shouldn't cry cause you're adopted anyway.
ensemble 0
what's the problem about being adopted? they love you anyway.
MakeTheDay 0
I don't think it's the problem OP adopted but that her parents assume it won't hurt if Op's grandparents died because they weren't related
ashiiya 0
Wow I understand if parents don't wanna tell their adopted kids that they are adopted, maybe because they're afraid of the action of they wanna wait "until they understand", but that was just really bad timing. That doesn't help at all. Those events separately might not be as bad, but just putting them together like that isn't right = .=;; It's bad enough that your grandparents died, but now you feel like your "parents" have been lying to you all this time. Sure they love you, that's why they raise you, but I wonder, if they really loved you, you'd think they would've told you the truth in a better way, not like this.....