Today, I forgot my boyfriend was allergic to nuts and ate Nutella toast before he arrived. He had just brought me flowers for doing well in an exam and I kissed him. He had a reaction and I had to stab him in the leg. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I gave my boyfriend a box of chocolates as a present. A few hours later, he texted me saying that the box of chocolates contained nuts. He's allergic to nuts and his mother now thinks I'm trying to kill him. FML
Today, I walked in on my boyfriend and best friend making out. His explanation was that he was trying to stop her from having an allergic reaction to peanut butter. FML
Today, I had to go to the ER because of a terrible allergic reaction I had to the cookies my "friend" made for me. She assured me several times that there were no nuts in them. Turns out, she put nuts in them on purpose, to see whether or not I was really allergic. FML
Today, I lit candles and scattered rose petals on the floor and on the furniture to surprise my girlfriend. When she came in, she sneezed uncontrollably because apparently she’s extremely allergic to these particular roses. The night ended with me driving her to the ER instead of dinner. FML
Today, I was diagnosed with severe nut allergies. My dad decided to buy jars of Nutella, write "You know you want this" on them, and stick them around the house. FML
Today, my boyfriend’s mom fed me a new dish containing peanuts, knowing full well I’m severely allergic. According to her, her ancestors “cured” allergies by exposing the person to the allergen. I went into anaphylactic shock. FML
Today, my boyfriend gave me a fancy chocolate candy and I got angry at him for forgetting that I'm allergic to chocolate and threw the candy into the garbage disposal. Turns out, he had spent a ton of money getting a chocolatier to put an engagement ring inside the candy that I just destroyed. FML
Today, I was being playful with my boyfriend and put a chocolate between my legs. He bit the chocolate. My lips too... FML
Today, I had to drive my girlfriend to the hospital because she had a severe allergic reaction to the flowers I brought her. FML
Today, I got my first kiss. He had an allergic reaction to my chapstick, and broke out in hives. FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
leopardwilliam 22
Had this happen to me. Not fun at all. Hope he's okay and don't feel too bad, you forgot. It happens occasionally
Redskin9999 19
Should have made your username "nut hunter." Really missed your chance there
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (133)
paintballwarrior 20
Did you take him to the hospital after?
hahahehehe 9
Be more careful in the future :)
avamcanally 1
Why the heck did you have to stab him in the leg?
VeganDarkLight 31
I guess OP had to give him an adrenaline shot or something similar.
truthdog 1
EpiPen. It counters allergic reactions when injected in the thigh in emergencies. (Brother is allergic to bees, spiders, mosquitoes)
IIEllieII 9
An EpiPen. It's something called an autoinjector, so it's basically a shot that instead of having to suction medicine up and slowly inject medicine, you jab it in the side of your leg and the needle automatically injects medicine (you can look up a picture). The medicine in an EpiPen is epinephrine which is the drug/artificial form of adrenaline. It stops severe allergic reactions temporarily, so the person can get to a hospital for proper care.
peter_petrucci 10
That's crazy
Nealah 12
Wow. FHL.. I had a boyfriend for over 4 years with a severe peanut allergy. I cut out all peanut products from my daily life and adjusted to his lifestyle. You can't risk it. It can stay in your saliva for at least a few hours. You have to treat it as if it is your own allergy unless you want to kill him. Check labels, ask waiters.. even checks the labels on your shampoo, and lotions, etc. I understand you probably weren't expecting him to come over, but you definitely need to be more cautious since his life is at risk. I'm sure this is a huge learning experience for you now, though. Look on the bright side, OP. You didn't hesitate when he was in need and helped him through it. :)
Sheh_fml 25
Nothing says the boyfriends allergy is severe, or that the reaction was actually life-threatening. As far as I know (and the instructions of the epi pen agree) an epi pen can be used just for an allergic reaction, it doesn't have to be prophylactic shock or life-thretening. You shouldn't assume the worst.
Nealah 12
You've got a good point, but from my research on the allergy, you definitely should assume the worst. Doing a simple search online, you'll learn that a peanut allergy is recognized as one of the most severe food allergies due to its prevalence, persistency and potential severity of allergic reaction. And every single time there is a reaction, the next one gets even worse.
PennyLane27 32
I seriously hope that guy treated you like a goddess! I've got anaphylactic allergies to a few things... like the world lol. Plus an arrythmia which goes crazy if I am given epinephrine. So I don't really want to have to take it if at all possible. I gave my now husband a crash course on stuff to look for... like reading labels on foods, drinks, lotions, shampoo, etc. Hes awesome at checking stuff. And finally gets why I can't go to restaurants that cook with nut oil. But seriously don't think I could have dated someone for very long if they werent on board with all that. Anyway, on behalf of everyone with anaphylactic allergies, thank you for not killing us :)
VeganVampyre 27
95- it sounds like it's pretty severe based on the fact that just kissing him some time after eating nuts set off a reaction. That would have only been a tiny trace of nuts, so if his allergy was mild to moderate he probably wouldn't have reacted badly enough, if at all, to need an epipen.
Nealah 12
#99 Thank you for the compliments. :) I'm terribly sorry to hear about your allergy.. and arrhythmia as well? That's got to be even more scary. You're totally right. Definitely cannot be with someone that isn't willing to adjust when there are serious consequences at stake. He had an ex that would cook everything with peanut oil. Poor guy was scared to be around her. That didn't last very long. He really did treat me amazingly! Unfortunately he had to move out of state. It is great that your husband is adjusting nicely. I give my best to the both of you. :)
granpa_haribo 13
You should've stabbed him in the heart. A life without Nutella is not worth living.
IIEllieII 9
Epinephrine to the heart isn't actually deadly. It's the drug they give to patients whose hearts have stopped beating (along with cpr and defibrillator). It is dangerous though considering your heart could then beat to fast and you go into V-tach.
amileah13 26
Yeah don't feel too bad OP. It was an accident, I'm sure he understood :)
Caroline_Grace_ 20
Hopefully he's doing well now. Sorry that had to happen OP!
Catdragon 40
this sounds like a perfect way to kill someone.
ChristinePi 36
People are being so hard on OP. Yes it sucks she almost killed her boyfriend but she didn't do it on purpose. I'm sure you and your boyfriend will be able to look back on it and laugh.