Today, I found out that my mother is extremely emotional when it comes to animal deaths when a bird flew into the window and died, and she insisted we have a funeral. 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 found a tiny, featherless baby bird. I knew it was impossible, but I tried to keep it alive through the day. Before I could get it to the wildlife center, it died, and when I got all choked up over it, my mom started laughing at me and saying how "weak" I was. FML
Today, my mom called me an attention seeker and threw a bitch fit because my cat "decided" to die on her birthday. FML
Today, a robin flew into my window and died. My mom, being a biology teacher, thought it would be a great experience for my brother and me to dissect it on the kitchen table. She threatened to ground us if we didn't do it. FML
Today, my mother and grandmother informed me that my sixteen-year-old dog died. I was standing in Wal-Mart at the time. They then yelled at me because crying in public is "inappropriate." FML
Today, my mom grabbed my iPhone and threw it from the balcony, because I didn’t cry on the fifth anniversary of our family dog’s death. FML
Today, my mom was criticizing how I can't handle taking care of any living thing because I'm too irresponsible. We had a huge argument so I went back to my apartment, only to find that my fish had died. I forgot I had a fish. FML
Today, my pet bird died. He had caught some illness and had been extremely sick for the past few days. He didn't die from the illness though. My dog ate him. FML
Today, I called my mother to check up on her. Lately, she's been having some financial problems, so last week I sent her my last $100 to help her out until her next paycheck. She used the money to euthanize the family dog. FML
Today, I received an unexpected package from my mother. It contained my cat's ashes. Apparently he died 3 weeks ago and she thought this was the best way to tell me. FML
Today, my mom came over to me and whispered something in my ear. I didn't hear it and assumed it was a joke, so I started laughing. Turns out my aunt died. FML
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DocBastard 40
DON'T STEP ON THAT ANT HILL! Seriously, you'll be having funerals for the next 30 years.
SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18
A wing and a prayer! A WING AND A PRAYER!!!
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Comments (144)
Breebaby_xo 2
this is my mother when intoxicated. my cat ate a gecco and mum was bawling her eyes out yelling "WHY!? why did you eat that poor gecco?! it didnt do anything to you!". this happens quiet often.
aquaman95 7
one time my sister was so drunk she wanted a funeral for a dead giant rat (not a pet it was wild and in a trap)
sarah56195 0
I would honestly want to have a funeral, too. Animal deaths are so sad.
Joui_fml 11
Poor bird. Atleast it escaped this horrible world, where horrible, uncarring people like you "live." Your mom seems nice, but I don't know if human funeral customs are a good thing for birds.
tpm45 25
Oddly enough that happened to me with a teacher at school once. Made me miss a whole day of class... Good times
MACARONInCHEESE 10
Well when I was little I accidentally killed a lizard and my mom made me pray for it and burry it
everlastingsnow_fml 14
They had one in The Office too and it was cute!
DickButt1 10
So? Would totally do the same. It wouldn't be anything huge, probably just a proper burial, but still.
Monnlight 12
I remember a time where a bird flew into the window in my parents room and my mother was calling for me frantically to come get it and put it in the car to take to a vet. I did so and we dropped the bird off..well about two weeks later we got a call saying that the bird had to put down because her collarbone was broken and she was in great pain. My mother brought flowers and burned them with the bird and didn't talk for the rest of the day.