Today, I had to console my bawling 6-year-old son and explain that his sister was lying when she told him that when boys in our family turn 13, they turn into girls. I'm not sure who disappoints me more right now. 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, my 14-year-old daughter convinced my son that when he was born, he was actually born as a girl, but we wanted a boy so bad we had his gender changed. Now he wants to change back to a girl because now he doesn't feel right as a boy. Last year, she got her other brother to cross dress. FML
Today, I realized that the only boy who ever called me pretty was my 5-year-old brother. My sister then scolded him for lying. FML
Today, my eight year-old son came to me and said he thinks it's time he started wearing bras. It turns out his older brother has been mindfucking him for the past several months and has him convinced it's something all boys his age do. I can't convince him otherwise. FML
Today, the kids got in a fight so my wife told our son boys shouldn’t hit girls, even if his sister is older and bigger. What happened next? He put on his sisters dress, claimed he’s a girl today, then hit his sister in the face with an iPad blacking her eye. I have no idea how to parent this. FML
Today, I had to give my four year-old daughter some tough love, which I hate doing. When she ran away crying, my son, her twin brother, looked at me and said, "You should be ashamed of yourself." FML
Today, my husband and I broke the news that I'm pregnant. Our 8-year-old son's reactions so far have been crying inconsolably, trying to punch me in the stomach, and swearing that he won't let me give him a brother or sister. FML
Today, I told my daughter that she's going to be a big sister, because there is a baby growing in my tummy. She's been sobbing because I can't convince her that I didn't eat a baby. FML
Today, my fifteen year-old son decided to tell his little five year-old sister that Santa isn't real. She now refuses to talk to any of us and thinks "her whole life is a lie". FML
Today, my daughter told my son that Santa is not real. Of course, being a child, he started to cry. My only problem is, my son is 11 and my daughter is 6. FML
Today, my little sister asked me what she would look like when she got older. I told her that she would probably look a lot like me. She started to cry. FML
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gracehi 33
So does that mean I'm not going to turn into a man on my 30th birthday? So why do I have this mustache, then?
Hunter_the_Ninja 22
Maybe you shouldn't be concerned at all because he is just happy with his gender and doesn't want to change. Also, having a penis is so much fun! Who'd want to lose that?
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Comments (90)
Dick_diamond 22
Kids will be kids..
tibtak_fml 10
Siblings will be siblings
whysobeachy 37
Dick_diamond will be Dick_diamond. Am I doing this right?
walid820014 20
#59 Yes.
nemouisu 22
It's the circle of life.. Or rather, the circle of gender...
The12thPaladin 8
You tried.
nemouisu 22
Yeah, and I failed.
hardcorefan16 22
Being a girl is awesome though. Besides getting periods and pregnant. But everything else is awesome.
holyshmolly 13
Elaborate please
photographer49 22
How much more elaboration do you need?
HonestPie 10
I would like elaboration, as well... As far as I know, being a human in general sucks.
bella_nana347 23
I think it's pretty awesome even with those aspects included
bapbap_fml 15
I would consider it awesome if I got pregnant. Also, your comment is a bit off become some women are not able to get pregnant. Some women don't get their period, either.
smokecloud_ 37
Boobs. They're your own personal funbags! :D
22IrishGirl22 16
I can relate to that.
I'madumbass 19
Girls are more emotional than guys. Our hormones are different. Our brains are different. It's scientifically proven. And I quote a friend of mine when we were talking about how much our lives suck being high school students: "Having a penis sucks, but having a ****** sucks even more." I have to admit, this probably sums up puberty, if you would like to be that generic to your kid(s).
gracehi 33
So does that mean I'm not going to turn into a man on my 30th birthday? So why do I have this mustache, then?
bella_nana347 23
When I was little I was convinced my aunt was actually a man because she had a lot of facial hair above her lips
minissaussette 25
Honestly, when my brother and I were kids, I would make him believe he was adopted about once a month, my parents told him it was fake every time but he would still believe it the next month. Kids are amazingly gullible, plus I don't think he was crying because he thought being a girl wasn't as good as being a boy, I really wouldn't like to wake up one day and realise I became a guy. Depending on how old your daughter is, I wouldn't be too hard on her, explain that what she said distraught her brother but that's it. While it's very important that parents should be honest with their children so they know they can trust them, I believe kids should sometimes be lied to by other people to learn not to blindly trust everyone
nash1991 20
Your daughter is an evil genius
Hunter_the_Ninja 22
Maybe you shouldn't be concerned at all because he is just happy with his gender and doesn't want to change. Also, having a penis is so much fun! Who'd want to lose that?
snoopy325 23
That's what I was thinking. Be disappointed in your daughter for lying to her brother, not in your son for wanting to be a boy.
BreM16 23
Oh I read it as he was crying because he wasn't going to turn into a girl when he turned 13.
colby_livingston 3
Agreed
Brandi_Faith 34
I don't think so. It's says "I had to console by bawling son AND explain to him..." So I think that he was already crying before she explained it to him. So crying because he thought he'd turn into a girl. I don't get why op would be disappointed in her son though. He's only 6 and he trusts and believes his sister so it's understandable that he would believe her. A lot of kids have been told something similar and believed the lie and gone crying to their parents; it's fairly normal. I'd say be disappointed in the sister for being so mean to her brother (and have a talk with her about bugging her brother), but no reason to be disappointed in the 6 yr old son.
mr_sarcastic416 29
#6 Right? even Bruce Jenner kept his after saying "spank me hard and call me Caitlyn"
man_in_black08 28
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I dont know about 13, but i think your son has already turned into a girl, given his reaction
Tripartita 45
Yeah, but he's just six, so there's still time for him to regain his masculinity by asserting that somebody isn't a real man/boy on the Internet. -_-
Zhyber 10
you do know not all boys have to be strong, there are some who can be sensitive and nervous.
0to100rq 6
#21 We call those *******.
Avi8r 22
#28 we call guys like you assholes
Sansational_ 18
#30 We call guys like you, "sensible human beings".
iiHaloii 6
Riiiiiight, because men are emotionless -_-
nekminnet 13
At least he knows he has options.
Callyn 47
Your daughter disappoints you more. Your son is six and doesn't know any better,cut him some slack.
no_playa_hater 14
I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't get why the parent would be disappointed by the son's behaviour. Could anyone explain?
expertsmilee 26
Nope, no logical reasoning to have even the slightest inkling of disappointment in the 6 year old in this scenario.
DraconicFeline 31
Why would you be disappointed with your son? He's six years old. He doesn't think women as a whole are inferior to men; he just doesn't want to turn into one. I'm sure the idea of turning into a guy would be just as traumatizing to a six-year-old girl.
hamusta 13
He probably does believe that. I live in one of the most gender equal countries in the world and I still have to convince four and five year old boys (I work with children) that no, boys are not better than girls and no, girls are not the worst. Children aren't blind, they are very aware of society's view on gender even if they don't understand it.
crazyindynathan 13
Boys think they are the best and girls think they are the best, at that age it's going reflect narcissism rather than "society's view on gender".
jocamo 24
Haven't you ever heard the taunt Girls rule and boys drool? Or the song Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better? At a young age each gender thinks hey are better than the other.