Today, going through my late grandmother's papers, I found out that my grandfather had never been in the Nazi party. The reason he was not allowed to work as a teacher was that he had never passed his university exams. He found an invented Nazi past less shameful than academic failure. 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 was told by my grandfather that I was no longer allowed to visit him or to set foot in his house. Why? He found out I have been taking Japanese and German as electives in my degree, so I must be an 'enemy spy'. FML
Today, my grandmother told me that my grandfather was a great man, and that he did a lot for the state of Ohio. When I got home, I googled him. He was the leader of one of the biggest KKK groups in America. FML
Today, I excitedly told my family that, after years of studying and dedication, I've been awarded a full scholarship to Germany. My mom's reaction was to start sobbing about me becoming a "heathen" and my dad and brother started telling Nazi jokes. FML
Today, I was working on my family genealogy. I found out that my best friend's great-grandfather murdered my great-grandfather. FML
Today, I found out my little brother is a highly committed Nazi. He goes to meetings and everything, my parents think it's great he is "getting out and developing a social life." FML
Today, I had to explain to half of my class that yes, my birthday is on the same day as Hitler's, but no, it does not make me a Nazi. FML
Today, we had to discuss our heritage at school. When I told the class that I'm German, Japanese, and of the Jewish faith, my teacher laughed at the "irony." Something like this always happens whenever I tell people my background. FML
Today, my grandmother tried to lecture me about discrimination. This is the same woman who lies about her grandchildren's race, and tried to convince a Jewish person that the Jews were responsible for the Holocaust. FML
Today, it was my high school graduation. Because our school colors were red, black and white, and our principal looked somewhat like Hitler, the senior class prank was to salute him when he finished his speech. I was the only one. FML
Today, I was discussing my family heritage with my girlfriend's parents. The moment I told them that I came from a German background, her seven-year-old brother pointed at me and yelled, "HITLER!" FML
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aylind 18
That's really sad actually. I can't imagine what his family must've been like for him to prefer being thought of as a Nazi than a failure. Like, that had to have been some serious pressure. On the bright side op, at least you know your family was actually never tied to the Nazis.
I_Like_Dogs 28
Anne Frankly, I don't know why he thought that would be better.
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ShadowWolfoxImp 18
it sucks thay Naziism is less of a shame than academic failure... one is a way of life, the other fixable.
MrSassypants 34
Wait wait wait wait wait.... which one is a way of life? Because both of them seem fixable to me.
08zw 19
Wait wait wait wait... which one is fixable? Because both seem pretty immutable to me.
TH_Insomniak 15
#24 you can get an education but you can't change your past.
MrSassypants 34
I understand that but what I'm saying is that what your ancestors or relatives did don't dictate what you're going to do.
zeffra13 31
#30 they're saying the grandfather could have just tried harder instead of giving up and making excuses. Not OP.
ShadowWolfoxImp 18
I meant, naziism is a way of life, often taught. and typically, it's hard to move away from that. Education is fixable, should you have the desire to. In no way did i mean any of that toward OP, but rather the relative. i have no doubt OP is a nice person, however i worry about the issues that may have come of it, as some who follow Nazi mentalitoes and claim it are shunned for it, even if they themselves do not follow. many times, the descendents are judged based on the actions of the precedent. I apologize that my first comment was unclear in this, and also for this long post. thank you for reading, i hope you have a wonderful day/night.
crandel 11
Given how prevalent membership in the Nazi party was during the period, it probably wasn't particularly shameful. It's just a convenient excuse to be unable to work. Peak membership was approximately 10% of the German population.
MrSassypants 34
#38 Oh, I see what you mean with that. Yeah, I would agree with that. I thought you meant something else.
ShadowWolfoxImp 18
yeah xD i was nearly asleep when i typed that... my brain didn't wanna go into detail. I figured a deeper explaination was needed. and I agree with the consensus, my first post was totally thumbs down worthy
Syruphs 17
I guess you did nazi that coming.
extrasnipes 22
you seem like someone whod make 911 jokes, which by the way are plane stupid.
shinymaster3000 23
plain*
Dick_diamond 22
*plane, hence the overused pun
americanafrican 32
that's. a relief....i guess
aylind 18
That's really sad actually. I can't imagine what his family must've been like for him to prefer being thought of as a Nazi than a failure. Like, that had to have been some serious pressure. On the bright side op, at least you know your family was actually never tied to the Nazis.
I_Like_Dogs 28
Anne Frankly, I don't know why he thought that would be better.
Ninjahiga 27
Stop with the Nazi jokes Reich now! They make Mein Führerious!
christopherwilli 14
At least your family can say they weren't associated with that part of history
RealFusionz 14
What was your grandmother late to?
ThePandoricaOpen 18
Please tell me, you're just trying to be funny.
Saub 19
Too* Seems like someone is also an academic failure as well.
chinaski7628 32
Pretty sure, based on context, #7 meant "late to"-- as in, "what was she late for?". I'm also going to make a guess that #7 doesn't know that "late grandmother" is a euphemism in English that means "dead grandmother". Or #7 was making a terrible joke made even worse by poor sentence structure and punctuation.
elektra2 16
#11 Are you talking about yourself?
RealFusionz 14
You are incorrect my friend. Nice try.
Redoxx_fml 22
That's much worse. Anne Frankly he shouldn't have just told the truth
derangedplanet 23
You missed it. come on dude. never the same joke twice.
Cortezthe1st 23
The comments were probably posted around the same time.
AmIReallyRenee 20
Being a teacher means becoming a different kind of Nazi. If he found Nazi ideology prideful then those kids dodged a bullet.
Fed21 16
I'm sure he was pressured a lot if he had to say such a big lie to cover his failure