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)
yeongji 31
You should have went even if it meant going without a partner. It is more fun that way since that means you are free to dance with anyone - no boundaries attached (unless you have someone in mind you wanted to go with). BUT if you had to work, despite wanting to go, FYL.
TrinityNevada 11
The only reason people feel like losers for not having prom dates is because people make a huge deal out of prom. It might have been great in the 50s or whenever the Hell my grandmother raved about high school, but it really wasn't fun in the 90s and thereafter. I went with a blind-date my junior year because no upperclassman even talked to me (my friends either went to different schools or they were underclassmen - no guy friends). The guy looked like Weird Al with normal hair, smelled like he hadn't bathed in awhile and talked about nothing but his saxaphone. Senior Year, I went with one of my best guy friends. He spent the whole time telling perverted jokes and had me skip the after-prom party to go to another party where he got drunk, smked weed (which he never did before then), threw up on me and passed out). That's hard to explain to your preacher father when you get home.
vietmanx 10
Life starts after high school, don't worry ^__^
CSUNMSU 5
I'll take you out for some chicken and maybe some sex
maffy11 16
Please don't stress, life gets much better after school... People who say "school is the best time of your life" are quite pessimistic. You have the whole world to explore soon! And you have the ability to choose the people you want in your life!
chosha_fml 27
I know at your age it's hard to believe, but this doesn't make you lame. Focus on what you want to be for yourself. Get yourself to a place where people who happened have a date can't make you feel lame, because shit like that has no bearing on your self image.
obey_nikki_ 9
you should have went with your friends. i heard it's better that way (:
gaki_fml 8
Hey at least you made money while they spent money. It'll be oh so sweet when you can send yourself on a vacation. And since this is prom, graduation is near right? College is a new start. I know from experience. Don't let this bum you out OP.
skyeyez9 25
I never went to any school dance because I hate dressing up, high heels, and being cramped in a room full of classmates I don't normally socialize with. I was asked by guys a handful of times, but that type of thing never appealed to me. I would hear other girls talk about prom and homecoming and be so excited. But I never did get excited over dressing up.
isuckwithnames 22
I also don't get the hype of such things as well. If you want to do something with friends just go out and do it. Why do you have to have an school organized event to have fun with your friends/significant other. Plus as you said, you don't have to be surrounded by people you don't know.
wiseKat99 13
It's not that fun anyaway.