Today, for the first time ever, my family bought a real Christmas tree instead of using our old fake one. Today, I also found out I'm allergic to Christmas trees. My family won't get rid of it because they paid so much for it and intend to "get their money's worth". FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my family and I went Christmas tree shopping. My husband and I were walking around when I saw the perfect tree. Excited, we immediately bought it. When we got home and set it up, I realized it came with a present: termites. FML
Today, I bought a Christmas tree and carried it up three flights of stairs alone. I finally got it inside, only to realize it was too tall. I tried trimming it, but now it’s crooked, shedding everywhere, and leaning like it gave up on life. I hope the greenish marks on the ceiling won't be permanent. FML
Today, I pulled my Christmas tree out of my mother-in-law's garage, only to find out rats had ruined all the lights. The tree cost $2600. FML
Today, my Christmas tree was finally shipped. FML
Today, I discovered that I'm allergic to the flowering plant my passive-aggressive mother gave me for Christmas. I take two different antihistamines daily for my numerous allergies all year round, and my mother knows this is why I don't have house plants. She said, "You better not get rid of it!" I think she hates me. FML
Today, we brought our Christmas tree inside to decorate. We decorated it, then went out to dinner as a family. Returning 2 hours later, we came back to find our living room to be occupied. Not with people. The tree had been filled with baby spiders, and they were all over the living room. FML
Today, I finally discovered the reason my front room smelt funny. My dog, thinking the Christmas tree was real, has been peeing on it for the past two weeks. FML
Today, my family and I were decorating the Christmas tree. It seemed a bit unstable, but we decorated it without any problems. Later, while my daughter sat by the tree, it began to fall. Her grandmother stopped the tree from hitting her. I, on the other hand, screamed like a little girl. I'm a 38 year-old guy. FML
Today, I followed my neighbor's advice and sprayed Sprite on my Christmas tree because it will "make it live longer." I just came downstairs to find my Christmas tree covered in ants. FML
Today, while trying to take my Christmas tree down, I learned that at some point during the last few weeks, it became home to a colony of green ants. I'm now covered in bites and terrified to go anywhere near it. FML
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Top comments
Dreamsorrow93 24
Cover it in tin foil in the middle of the night.
nickzpic 8
What reaction do you get? Hope its nothing serious, I have a lot of allergies too. Huge pains in the ass
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Comments (38)
soulreaper12296 28
How bad is the reaction? I'm sure you could find like a $5 medication to take till they get rid of it.
darryaz 9
Zyrtek is your friend (it's definitely mine!!!)
tediruxe 13
offer to pay them back for it. if not suck it up
tonyfan00 38
@#33 How rude of you!
topher5110 7
put salt water in the base. it'll kill the tree quick then they will have to take it down
tonyfan00 38
I'm not one that likes being destructive to living things but given the case and hand I think that's the best option at hand. I guess it'll die anyway so this sounds like a solution that doesn't do much harm...
BananaButt42 9
Depends how allergic you are. If it just seems like hay fever symptoms then I would try enjoy it.
TypoFairy 20
It's not that easy when your eyes are glued shut from the constant watering and you can't breathe because of the near constant sneezing. There are varying degrees of hay fever, none of them make it possible to enjoy things like that :/
Kendrah18 19
Being a Canadian living in a small town, this blows my mind that they PAID for a real one..
minagiv 11
I completely understand. I'm not allergic to real trees, but the smell makes me extremely ill.
Norvi 26
This is going to sound silly, but it helped me last time we had a tree. Get cheap hair spray and go to town on the tree. Spray it like a roach. That should stop dust particles and bits of bark coming loose into the air and should keep the worst allergies at bay.
rosiegp 5
Replace it with the fake tree, sell the real one, and give them their money back.
Duriexp 20
Christmas is all about the family, isn't it?