Today, for the second time, I had an argument with my mother about whether William Shakespeare was a real person or not. 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 mother felt the need to remind me not to fall in love with a fictional character. After laughing and reassuring her that I knew the difference between fiction and reality, she replied, "You know, honey, sometimes I'm not so sure." FML
Today, my boyfriend is always telling me I haven’t met his real mother yet, even though I’ve known her a year. However, when I happened to disagree with her today, she started screaming and hitting like a psycho. He had to wrestle her out the door. I get it now; I’ve now met his “real” mother. FML
Today, I got into a heated argument with my mom, because apparently I'm an idiot for not sharing her belief that chickens are mammals. She has a university degree in this stuff. FML
Today, I had an argument over whether or not I should buy some flowers. With myself. Out loud. FML
Today, after much reluctance due to fear of causing a huge debate, I finally posted something on Facebook about the presidential debates. However, the post sparked an argument with my mom's childhood best friend, that ended with her telling me that my dad isn't actually my dad. FML
Today, my mom and I got into a fight about a topic we agreed on. Seems like we're destined to never get along. FML
Today, I realized that I frequently argue with myself and respond back. FML
Today, yet again, I got into an argument with my dad. I have a PhD in the subject. But he's "entitled to his opinion", for, as he said, he's read a summary of the history of the country in a tourist guidebook, and the general view doesn't have to be based on more detailed information. He also corrects me when I speak the language, which he doesn't know. FML
Today, my dad and I got into an argument, and he ended up calling me a son of a bitch. My mom heard and started arguing with him over him calling her a bitch. Three hours later, I'm now staying at my gran's house with my mom and hoping her threats of a divorce weren't for real. FML
Today, my mother started arguing with me once again about how my life revolves around my girlfriend and how it's unhealthy to spend so much time with her. We live together and are engaged to be married. FML
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spencer353 15
Which side were you arguing?
Unbweavable 17
nothing ends arguments like Google
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drayloon 50
To have been, or not to have been, that is the question
tj4234 36
Plot twist, Shakespeare's plays were real life, Shakespeare himself was the play.
sousaphonist 14
To be fair, a lot of professional academics are having the same debate.
janfleury 19
Do she believe that we never landed on the moon and that it was/is all a huge Hollywood hoax also???
hamburgerjung 23
Well actually while It's sure, that a man named Shakespeare existed, it's not confirmed, that he wrote one of the plays we know him for, let alone all of them. Probably the plays were written by a couple different people who are unknown, so Shakespeare gets the credit.
hamburgerjung 23
Well actually while It's sure, that a man named Shakespeare existed, it's not confirmed, that he wrote one of the plays we know him for, let alone all of them. Probably the plays were written by a couple different people who are unknown, so Shakespeare gets the credit.
Sionnach 10
It's not an uncommon thought. I've heard Marlowe and several English lords suggested as candidates for the person who took to calling himself William Shakespeare. No idea how much evidence there is to back up any such claims, but it's not likely people will ever really know one way or another.
be82tw 17
Not exactly: That a man named William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon and attended Kings New School, a local Grammar school, opened a theater etc, is all very well established. Records remain clear up until the birth of his third child in 1585: after that the historical records of his life largely absent until he starts showing up again in 1592. The only real dispute is the authorship of some or all of his credited works. The theories are essentially that one of these lords or other respectable figures used the man William Shakespeare, an actual separate human being, to publish and produce their plays, not that they masqueraded under a pseudonym. I won't go into the weeds on the theories, but the mainstream literary community does not generally accept these theories, as the evidence to support them is very light and longer on supposition than fact. In particular, they seem to depend on dismissing Shakespeare's ability to author the plays since he was a commoner who did not attend University, owing to his family's financial situation (Marlowe, a fellow playwright, did attend). This ignores that a grammar school education in that time was actually very broad education on languages, mythology, ancient history, etc.
Delial 14
I can't decide if this is a FYL or a YDI . . . OP, you didn't tell us which side of the argument you were on . . .
ballbags 14
You know it's your fault for continuing to argue. Mothers always right
kenerics 12
that's actually a valid argument, like actual literary experts have that argument all the time
be82tw 17
Not about him existing: that is pretty well documented. The question experts dispute is whether he was the author of his credited works.