Today, I had to work at the restaurant instead of going to the prom, which nobody asked me out to. For five hours, I got to shamefully greet and seat people on their way home from the prom, all of whom knew I was too lame to get asked out. 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, at work, I was supposed to have an easy two-hour shift, after which I was planning on attending a party that had been arranged to celebrate my graduation. Nearly six hours later, I am just getting home after being super busy and shorthanded at work for hours. I missed my own party. FML
Today, I spent almost nine hours cleaning because I was promised I could go to junior prom if my room was cleaned. I missed a dust bunny and couldn't go. I had a date for this, who I'd had a crush on for over a year and barely managed to ask to go with me. FML
Today, I invited my girlfriend to go eat out, hoping to put her in a really romantic mood. She decided to tell her friend, who then invited herself and another couple along. I ended up being made fifth wheel, and had to sit alone at an adjacent table. FML
Today, one of my teachers asked me to babysit their kids saturday night. She didn't forget that it was Prom night, she was going to chaperone it. My teacher assumed I wasn't invited to Prom... I wasn't. FML
Today, I went to prom with my two friends. I was ditched by my prom date because he had “other plans.” The weird thing is that when we got to the prom location, I saw him with another date. FML
Today, I wanted to take my girlfriend to a nice dinner before prom. Her parents followed her in, and joined us to "keep an eye on me." They interrupted all our conversations, ate an expensive meal, then got up and walked out when the waitress brought the $95 check, leaving me to pay for it. FML
Today, a pretty co-worker invited me out for drinks after my shift. I have no money left until payday. Embarrassed, I had to decline and go home alone. FML
Today, while serving at my restaurant, a mother acted as a wing-woman for her son by insisting I read a note he'd written, asking for my number. I had to awkwardly reject the guy in front of his entire family, before having to keep serving them for another hour. FML
Today, I asked a boy I like to prom by writing all over his car. After nervously sitting by the phone all day, I decided to go out to get lunch. I found the word "No!" written all over my car. FML
Today, my cute coworker begged me to cover his shift tomorrow, and told me that he wanted to take me to dinner to make up for it. I was very excited because I've been crushing on him for a long time. I later overheard him tell his friend that he didn't plan on showing up for our dinner. FML
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CreamGravy 36
Prom is lame anyway, why would you want to go? I mean, everyone knows all the cool kids don't go, right?
FKJVMMP 17
If you were that desperate to go, why didn't you ask somebody?
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Comments (170)
kitsuneluvuh 12
I'm calling a you deserve it. You could have asked someone yourself instead of waiting to be asked, or you could have gone to the prom alone. That's what I did, and I had a great time! Unless you were scheduled for that day against your will and unable to change shifts or something, this one's all on you.
Evolving_Squid 15
It may seem like it sucks now, but the truth is this: nobody cares about the prom or anything that went on in high school after high school. Yeah, there'll be a few drunken laughs about it in college, maybe. But in short order, (really short) it will all be just something that went on when you were a kid.
Evolving_Squid 15
My school didn't have "prom" at all. Prom isn't something we do here.
kiaora_fml 11
My husband and his mates went alone and made it a boys night out (before he met me) and partied, seriously though prom is not all its hyped up to be and you will be ok, prom isn't the be all and end all.
not_a_anonomous 9
I never went to prom either. Instead, I worked that night too.
knoxxx 22
I had to ask my date out to prom because I knew I wasn't going to get asked. He's now currently my boyfriend of 4 years, so sometimes breaking conventionality works out. But in reality, like everyone else said, no one really cares about prom later.
robox1187 9
At least you got to go OP
sthrnbell 9
I'm sorry.that must have sucked for you :(
JazNim17 18
Don't worry....in years to come you won't even care about whether you went to prom or not. Besides, it's not that great. I went to my junior prom with my best guy friend, and it actually didn't become fun until after we left. My senior prom came around a year later and I didn't even bother. I actually think I spent the night watching anime. So you probably didn't miss much.
sailorarctic 22
you don't HAVE to have a date to go to prom. Go with a group of friends. I did because my boyfriend at the time was in Iraq and it was more fun to be with all my friends instead if just.having to focus on one person all night.