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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Top comments
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)
597mph 10
My Junior Prom was two weeks ago, having matriculated to my high school as a sophomore, I never established many firm relationships with any of the girls there. I went dateless, and, amid the four hour event, I befriended a nice girl whom I continued speaking to after the occasion. I am now dating my school's Junior Prom Queen. I provide you with this story to tell you that even if you have no one to prom to go with, be shameless in going alone because you just might end up leaving with someone you would have never thought would want you.
597mph 10
Use my previous comment as a model for future reference, OP, and who knows what might happen. :)
mariscorpio_94 1
maybe its good that you didnt go, I went to mine with high expectations and had the worst night ever. I would have preferred to stay home or work as well.
JustNatalie 8
You are what I would be if I lived in USA and had prom
Lpontis22 3
Keep working hard and learning about yourself and one day, your time will come! Start by no longer calling yourself lame!
GnaR_KiLL5150 12
**** them and **** high school. It is so much better after, trust me.
HeyHay10 20
Where in Idaho do you live?
leafynitemare 24
What's wrong with going solo?
roxannam 14
you don't need a date to go to prom, it's just about you having fun
Kristen320 21
You ca always go alone!!