Today, I drove 9 hours and took Monday off of work to surprise my Mom and Dad for Easter. They weren't home so I called to tell them the surprise, rather than wait. They didn't answer as they were on a flight to Denver to surprise me for Easter since "I couldn't get off work." FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I told my dad I couldn't make the trip to see him this weekend because I had to work. I surprised him by driving ten hours, and while he was out, I let myself in with my key and hid behind the couch for when he came in. He walked in. I jumped out. I then had to call 911. FML
Today, I wanted to surprise my long distance girlfriend by flying to her unannounced. When I arrived at her house, her family tells me that she herself boarded an unannounced flight to where I lived hours ago. Surprise. FML
Today, I drove three and a half hours to surprise my long distance boyfriend for our anniversary. He was out of town. Where was he? Three and a half hours away trying to surprise me. FML
Today, I drove for three hours to surprise a girl after surgery. My truck broke down outside her place, and it turns out she's over an hour away at her family's place. FML
Today, it is both my birthday and Easter. My whole family came into town and my mom made a big dinner with all of my favorite foods. After church, I took a nap. When I woke up, all the food, including my cake, was gone. No one thought to wake me up. FML
Today, my mother knocked on the door of my room at 7am. I am currently over 300 miles from home, on a vacation to get away from my overbearing family. I told none of them where I was going. FML
Today, my parents left for work before I had to leave for school and I decided to skip. I stayed by the phone, expecting the school to call so I could pose as my parent and excuse my absence. The phone rings and I pick up. It's my Mom, calling to leave my dad a message on the machine. FML
Today, my family was leaving for a weekend trip and was supposed to pick me up on the way down. About an hour before they are supposed to arrive, my mom calls to tell me that there's no room left in the car, so they won't be stopping to get me. FML
Today, I decided to pay a surprise visit to my family after I got some work leave. I drove over and knocked on the door, and a young couple answered. Apparently, my entire family decided to move to Texas, and didn't bother to tell me. FML
Today, I drove 15 hours to drop my son off at my parents' for their vacation, just for them to tell me that they changed their minds and they're taking my sister's kids instead. FML
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kissothis 6
you'll look back and laugh at this one day... meanwhile.. i'm laughing now. =]
howdidithappen 0
Hahaha. Ironic. Sorry man, but that was a good one.
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cprompt 0
Your family needs to quit it with the surprises.
alexdz 0
@ #36 -- Gift of the Magi is a story about two people who buy gifts for each other, but in order to do so they sell something of their own. Turns out that the gifts they bought were supposed to go with the ones the other person sold.
MikeyNiv 0
this should make you appreciate life. your parents love you!
meetmeinhell 0
#4 =)
darkfire_fml 0
this reminds me of the sotry 'gift of the magi' ya know each person gives up something for the other, and it ends up failing up failing in the long run
nikkimontgomery 0
it's exactly like the gift of the magi. but it's awesome that you and your parents love each other enough to both do that. it's great. so that kind of sucks, but it definitely is great that you would do that for each other.
blue8795 0
@45, 46 That's the first thing I thought of. Gift of the magi. This is a really cute FML.
Seegtease 0
Anybody who says they should have called is an idiot, and should probably look up the word "surprise" in the dictionary. Either way, that sucks. It's good that they cared to visit and surprise, but man what an inconvenience.
FullFrontalFail 0
The number one thing I've learned from FML- surprises never go over well.
OwenC 0
#6 then it wouldn't be a f*ckin surprise