Today, I excitedly told my brother I submitted a short story for a competition for the first time ever. His reply? "Congrats. I guess the first letter of rejection is a special occasion." Gee, thanks for that reality check. 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 reminded that I'd submitted a short story to a writing competition months ago when I got an email saying I'd won second place. I excitedly forwarded it to friends and family. A few minutes later, another email arrived, explaining they'd contacted the wrong person. My celebration lasted exactly eleven minutes. FML
Today, I came home to find two letters from a publishing house that I'd submitted my manuscript to. The first was congratulatory, stating that my book had been accepted for publishing. The second was apologetic, stating that the first letter had been intended for someone else. FML
Today, I finally got a phone call from a publisher saying they would publish the book I'd written. I'd gotten loads of rejection letters, so I was so excited. Until I realized it was my dad, feeling sorry for me. FML
Today, I was excited to receive a rejection letter, because this was the first company to even acknowledge that I sent them a resume. FML
Today, after submitting a 500-word essay to a writing contest, I found out that I lost to someone who wrote 3 sentences. FML
Today, I received another letter of rejection from the university of my dreams. I got it the first time, but thanks for reminding me. FML
Today, my mom called and told me I got accepted to my first-choice college. I got really excited and asked her to read me the letter. As she started to read it, she said, "Oops... uh, nevermind." FML
Today, my 10-year-old brother won the poem contest at his school. Since then he won’t stop bugging me with them. FML
Today, I got my first big promotion at work. Excited, I shared the news with my parents. My mom responded with, "That’s nice, dear, but your sister just got engaged," and hung up to go back to celebrating with her. FML
Today, I was granted a donation to pay for a creative writing course. When I told my mom she couldn't even muster a smile. She found her excitement later, however, when she posted how proud she was of me on Facebook. I can only get praise through my mom attention-whoring on social media. FML
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capscapscaps43 14
Don't let your brothers negativity get to you, I wish you the best with your story.
SubaruWRXSTI 16
Your brother sounds like an asshole. Good luck OP and I hope you win.
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Comments (22)
capscapscaps43 14
Don't let your brothers negativity get to you, I wish you the best with your story.
SubaruWRXSTI 16
Your brother sounds like an asshole. Good luck OP and I hope you win.
WCARlover 35
Let lack of support be your fuel. Prove him wrong OP!:)
rhyspiecesno8 18
Sounds like your brother was joking. Don't be sad op, I'm sure your story is good
ElizaWy 25
As a novelist myself... that's sadly true. Stay in the craft, work hard, but know that rejection happens to some of the best writers and the most awesome short stories I've read *most* of the time, regardless of how good they are. Best of luck!
Lalala579121 28
This comment reminds me of the FML a little while ago of an artist who lost a contest to a blank canvas.
jcash52426 5
If your brother read your story then he is entitled to his opinion. But he could have at least said it in a nicer way. If he didn't read your short story then tell him to eff off.
Mathalamus 25
he isn't wrong, im pretty sure the failure rate is fairly high.
JMichael 26
Don't take it to heart and believe you'll do great. Good luck on the competition.
Nickimariek 20
Eh don't let em get you down. Lol, I applied to 2 colleges knowing dam well they'd politely decline me after seeing my hs gpa. lmfao
EvilLittleMan 23
So what has so-called brother done to brag about?