Today, I dropped my handbag into a water-filled gutter. As I was hurriedly fishing out the contents of my bag, I looked up. There was my ex, with the girl he left me for walking past, timed exactly to coincide with me manically scooping up one of many rapidly absorbing tampons. 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 went out shopping. When I left the store, I saw my ex, who I'm still crazy about. He helped me carry my bags out to the car. When I leaned in to give him a hug goodbye, he stepped aside, and I fell face-first into a puddle. He walked away laughing. FML
Today, a man held a door open for me while I fished my umbrella out of my very cluttered bag. As I was opening my umbrella, I turned to thank him for being such a gentleman. Instead, a tampon that had apparently wedged itself into the folds of my umbrella flew into his face. FML
Today, I went through the stuff that I'd left at my ex’s place and started unpacking it. I found a pair of another girl's panties. We broke up a little over a week ago. FML
Today, while I was walking home from work, it started to rain. Clutching my bag in one hand, I started to run so I wouldn't get too wet. I saw a man running towards me and all of a sudden he tackled me to the ground. He thought I had stolen someone's handbag. FML
Today, I went to the dry-cleaner's and went to get my bag of laundry from my trunk, but I ended up dropping the bag. My dirty underwear blew around the parking lot. I had to chase it all down as a bunch of people looked on. FML
Today, I walked into a public restroom and, to my utter surprise, saw a lady squeezing blood out of used tampons. We made eye contact, she continued, and I ran out in horror. FML
Today, I went to drop the garbage in the compactor as I left to do some shopping. I quickly put my handbag down on the side, threw the 'garbage' in the machine, watched it do its thing, and then turned round to find... the bag of garbage on the side. FML
Today, I was in a bathroom stall and I accidentally dropped my new tampon on the ground. Just as I was about to reach for it, I heard a voice on the other side of the stall say, "Oh great, I needed that" and then a hand reached under my stall and grabbed it. It was my last one. FML
Today, the guy I've been crushing on for years and I finally went on a date. While on the date, he threw up in my purse and stuck tampons up his nose. FML
Today, I was out for a jog when I saw my ex-boyfriend walking towards me. I tried to duck behind a tree to avoid him, but I slipped on a plastic bag and fell into a lovely patch of mud. He saw the whole thing and walked away smirking. FML
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Top comments
Dracoboxer357 36
Geez, Op, when it rains, it pours. The timing couldn't be worse. :p Just ignore them, it doesn't matter what they think, and many women use tampons, so forget it ever happened. :p Chin up, Op.
Isoldael 27
Why not just take the important stuff (e.g. wallet) from the bag and leave stuff like tampons in the bag? It's not like you can still use them after already absorbing gutter water...
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Comments (51)
onlychildFTW 34
Why? It was just an accident. I'm sure you've dropped things before. All girls need tampons of some sort anyways so it shouldn't be a surprise she was carrying them around.
chocolateisyum 12
You should of left them! You can't use them anymore, so what's the point in taking them? Next time keep them in a little purse or a compartment of your bag, which will eliminate the need to scoop soggy tampons out of the drain.
Octain 13
I guess she could've made time to chuck one at him.
tmmundy 17
It's called littering, I'm guessing she didn't want to leave the tampons on the street for everyone else to see. I would have done the same thing.
Vidrill 22
I feel you... A while ago I dropped my phone in a gutter as I was saying "Hi" to a guy I really liked.I had to bend over the gutter and look for it and then fish it out.I know you felt embarassed, but the truth is that we usually don't look as bad as we think we do, and accidents do happen to everyone. And since your ex is with someone else, you shouldn't worry about impressing him... Just try to move on.
perdix 31
Depending on what you were wearing, the guy probably enjoyed watching you bend over. He might even think you "dropped your phone" on purpose to put on a show for him.
ktc24 3
I understand dropping your bag in a gutter with water is crap... But don't understand why dropping it and your ex walks past constitutes as an FML...
perdix 31
If only you coulda hung on to your handbag! Your ex woulda dumped that bitch and come running back to you. Aw, forever alone, butterfingers!
vcapelo 19
Believe me on this but for him, seeing his ex in a vorunable position like this, actually doesn't make him feel good!
livi955 4
Why are they even absorbing water shouldnt they be in a wrapped package?
jelly713 19
Some tampons come in cardboard so it probably did not have plastic wrapping.
lissalove17 8
Even the ones with cardboard applicators are wrapped in plastic though. You open the plastic once you're ready to use it. It would be unsanitary to have to use tampons that are exposed to dust and air and everything beforehand.
skyttlz 32
Cardboard tampons have paper wrappers
tsent8 15
Well if they're absorbing all of that water then I guess they are doing their job.
FelicityWishes 32
At least you weren't littering!
Belieber321 2
tampons have a rapper so they dont start absorbing if you drop them in water. bullshit