Today, I found out I could not go to the Philippines because I have never had Chicken Pox. The school took the radical decision to prohibit students who have never had Chicken Pox to leave the college. I am condemned to stay in Hong Kong in some shitty project because I am a healthy young man. 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 got chickenpox. I'm 28 and having chickenpox as an adult is excruciatingly painful. When I told my boss I wasn't going to be at work today because of chickenpox he replied, "That's the worst excuse I've ever heard. Adults don't get chickenpox." He then fired me. FML
Today, I couldn't prove my son has had chickenpox, so his school gave us the option of getting a potentially dangerous shot he didn't need, pay for an expensive blood test to show that he previously had the virus, or sign a waiver stating I'm a religious nut refusing medical treatment. FML
Today, just three days into a much-needed vacation, my 5-year-old daughter has come down with chickenpox. FML
Today, I wasn't allowed to fly. Again. Yesterday my flight was overbooked. Today I didn't have the yellow fever vaccine. Not once was this requirement mentioned. Nobody would believe me. Luckily, it turned out that this requirement did not apply to me. They realised this after the plane left. FML
Today, I'm halfway through of packing my stuff as we are moving to another flat. I discovered that I got chickenpox, which means that I should do no hard physical work. I've got a fever and a headache. It started raining in the morning, so loading stuff to truck is going to be so much fun. FML
Today, I thought my face was breaking out with pimples, and I thought it was weird because I never break out. And I noticed all these "bug bites" all over my body. When I got home, I realized those weren't bug bites. I have chicken pox, and my high school graduation is tomorrow. FML
Today, at Church, the little boy sitting behind me asked his mother if I had the chicken pox, because there were red dots all over my face. I've had bad acne since I was twelve. FML
Today, I was denied entry into Hong Kong after flying here from Canada and paying thousands of uncancellable dollars for quarantine hotel and other plans, because the immigration company fucked up. FML
Today, my brother and I got food poisoning because of the shady chicken subs we ate last night. Our mom thinks we're faking it and sent us to school anyway. I'm coming to you live from a school toilet while missing a test. FML
Today, while working as a veterinary assistant, an owner stood extremely close to me and kept accidentally petting me instead of her dog. After her dog was examined, she asked me if I'd ever had the chickenpox because she has shingles and it's contagious to those who haven't. I haven't. FML
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Blind_Ninja 0
I've never had chicken pox and I'm 23. I'm afraid one day I'm going to have a kid, he's going to get it, and he's going to live the rest of his life knowing it was his fault he killed me.
Zic_fml 7
Vaccine?
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Comments (93)
unmistakablyamaz 4
I gave it to my dad when I was 4. He was 29. It sucked for him, but he's still very much alive and well today. So, if you happen to catch it from your kid, just get medical attention. Not the end of the world lol
528Alice491 3
In some cases, but it can be lethal.
malait 23
Some countries doesn't use the vaccine. Sweden, for example.. (resulting in me ending up in the hospital when I got it. Thanks, swedish government)
mercC63girl 6
Actually, if you don't get the chicken pox, you have a risk of getting them when you're older and if that happens, it can kill you
SadinSherman 16
If you get the chicken pox as an adult it can be very dangerous
kei1108 13
But you wouldn't be a healthy young man if you left. So just be patient.
mjbjenkins 0
Just because you've had chicken pox, doesn't mean you're unhealthy.
catanita 18
Chicken Pox it manifests much worse as you grow older.
ddddddddg 9
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought you can not get chicken pox after 16
redhedsaysrawr 18
No, however it does turn into what is known as "Shingles" which is the adult Chicken Pox, and much MUCH worse... it can actually kill people...
Sora_McKain 36
Wrong, shingles comes from the chicken pox virus. You cannot get shingles if you have never had chicken pox (although yes shingles can be fatal). Adult chicken pox is still called chicken pox.
AussieLeigh 3
im 18 never had chicken pox, just have the vaccine, i had it when i was 6 never got them, now im having a booster shot before starting work in a child care
528Alice491 3
Actually, someone who has had a virus is typically now immune. Since you haven't had it, they are trying to protect you from getting at an age that can literally kill you. Sorry, but I think the fml moment is in that you dont really know what you're complaining about.