Today, I found out I wasn't invited to the annual family reunion. The reason? Everyone thinks I'm "creepy" because I'm the only adult who will go out and play with the kids. 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 found out that I'm the creepy uncle of the family. FML
Today, I realized the only reason I was invited to go on vacation with my extended family was so I could babysit everyone's children while the adults go out and have fun. FML
Today, I was talking to my sister-in-law on the phone. She brought up the family reunion last weekend and how my family is so strange. I didn't know there was a reunion, I wasn't invited. FML
Today, I realized I am the neighborhood pariah. I have a vaca house on a lake, and every year the neighborhood holds a Friendsgiving Party. I wasn't invited. I only found out it that it happened when I saw the Facebook photos. I have no idea why I was excluded. I must be the world's biggest a-hole. FML
Today, I was uninvited to the family Christmas party. Apparently, everyone is tired of me "refusing to watch or discipline my own kids". Sure, one of them is autistic and has violent meltdowns, but I thought it took a village to raise a child? FML
Today, I was told I'm not invited to my best friend's birthday party. Apparently, being divorced and childless doesn't "mesh" well with the rest of the group. My parents are still watching her kids so she can go away for the weekend. FML
Today, I was uninvited to a family reunion because I’m the result of my mom’s affair while she was married to her husband, who raised me as a dad for 22 years before we found out. According to my aunts, uncles, and cousins who I grew up with, it means I’m not really family anymore. FML
Today, I was uninvited from my own birthday party. FML
Today, I was uninvited from every family event henceforth, because I finally had it and told my sister that I can’t stand to be around her horribly misbehaved kids. They have screaming meltdown tantrums, throw and break things, start fights and steal. How am I the bad guy? FML
Today, my parents invited all their kids and grandkids to join them on a vacation trip to the mountains; all their kids except me, that is. I'm not invited. But they did invite my ex-husband. And his new girlfriend. FML
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abNormal62 23
Wonderful comment on society when people should be afraid to interact with cildrenh
Pandacupcakelove 26
Kids are probably bummed that the only fun adult isn't there. You stay awesome!
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Comments (69)
snowfoxrox 3
That's what makes you the cool Aunt/Uncle etc.. :)
fantasyworld 39
Op is a male, there's a male icon next to his username. Plus the relatives wouldn't say that if OP was female.
mosquito19 14
you're not creepy. your family is douchy.
hambro 9
are they neighborhood kids that were talking about, not in the family if so yes its a little odd but if in the family go for it
sunnyskys 25
You know it's bad when its FAMILY that does that, like REALLY?!?!
csi_fml 19
If that's not a double standard, then I don't know what is.
lazy_girl 12
I guess men have their double-standards too... nobody would say it was "creepy" if it were a woman playing with children. This is why we need gender equality; it works in favour of everyone! Men should be able to do anything women do, and vice-versa :) it's that simple.
catanita 18
Playing with the kids is a lot of fun.
Depressed0079 0
That's stupid. My boyfriend's family LOVES him because he goes out and plays with the kids which keeps them occupied and gives the parents a break... Their loss for losing out on a free babysitter. F(their)L, not yours.
imjanty 10
I blame Law & Order:SVU...
NeonSteps 14
Well the kids just know how to have fun all the adults just want to sit around and just talk.