Today, I helped myself to a small glass of cocktail from the fridge, not realising it was alcoholic. I told my mom what happened. She made me drink salty water until I vomited so I wouldn't get "alcohol poisoning". I'm 19. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was babysitting a 9-year-old kid, when she got thirsty and asked for a drink. All I could find was some kind of Mexican fruit drink, but I didn't realize until too late that it was actually hard liquor. I had to scrub her mouth out with toothpaste and put her to bed to cover it all up. FML
Today, I was at home, my mom came and saw me holding what she thought was a glass of beer. She took the glass, threw it and slapped me for drinking it. I was drinking Apple Juice. FML
Today, my roommate had to ask to check if I was drinking water instead of alcohol. Twice. Then she 'suggested' that I 'might' be an alcoholic. I'm only 21. FML
Today, at dinner, I accidentally let it slip that I'd taken a small sip of alcohol a few years ago and hated it. My extremely strict parents are now trying to get me into rehab. FML
Today, I was feeling sick and ended up throwing up as soon as I got home. My mother's first question was an accusatory, "What have you been drinking?" I was returning from the AA meeting I have been attending for over a month. I go because I'm afraid I'll become an alcoholic like her. FML
Today, my mum got upset with me for having my first hangover ever after being of legal drinking age for over 6 years. She is a closet alcoholic in denial who hides red wine bottles around the house. FML
Today, I confronted my mom about her drinking problems. After I blurted everything out, she completely denied it. She did this as she was drinking a huge cup full of vodka. FML
Today, I poured out a glass of apple juice to drink. I threw out a beer can from earlier, and my mom thought I was drinking alcohol, not juice. She scolded me, until I made her physically taste the juice. FML
Today, after a big house party the night before, I woke up with a dry mouth and a pounding hangover. I took a swig from a cup I'd left on my bedside table the night before, thinking it was water. Nope; it was vodka. FML
Today, my dad was making drinks for my mom and himself, so I asked him to make me some coffee too. When he brought me my drink, I took a sip, and realized he'd poured salt in it. As I gagged, he muttered, "Next time, make it yourself." FML
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gabrielbaby 9
Why would you tell your mom?
DocBastard 40
Thank god your mother was there to save you from the evils of a sip of Satan's Brew! Just imagine, if she hadn't been there, you would have surely succumbed to the poison and the drunken hilarity that would have inevitably ensued!
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Comments (243)
sweetari 0
So dumb.. Youre like so old already to let mommy tell you what to do!!
fenixtorador1 11
Nice picture!
fenixtorador1 11
Sounds like your mom went a little overboard OP, a little alcohol never hurt anybody, especially at 19
katiekarnif 9
agreed!
fenixtorador1 11
True, but that little amount wouldn't do anything at all, I'm glad you agree :)
HUGHGRECTION69_fml 2
He/she is clearly not from england, because she/he said "mom" not mum.
1two3four5six 23
or maybe he didnt want stupid people to say "its mom, not mum" or stuff like that. u can be from england and try to be understood, you know!
DelphiCat 17
I think the only way an English person would write 'mom' is if they'd been reading too much twilight. Thankfully, even Americans aren't stupid enough to correct 'mum' to 'mom'
Akkuze 9
Different places in England do use different ways of spelling "Mum". This includes "Mam" and "Mom". So don't think that something like that is a clear indication of where someone is from.
DelphiCat 17
'mam' yes - Wales, the South West, the North, the Borders, Northern Ireland 'mom' really - where? Specific locations please, coz i've never heard anyone say it :)
StormDewleaf 12
By your logic, 78, I'm clearly not from the United States because I use Canadian spelling most of the time. People can be influenced by countries that aren't their home country.
DelphiCat 17
I just cant perticularly see that happening... It could occur if someone's mum themselves were American, or if they were American and moved here, or if they watched way too much american TV when they were wee, but for the most part the word 'mom' in any English or Scottish accent grates a little (and it would be awfully long, in say a welsh one) so i cant imagine someone doing it unless it was by deliberate choice, which would in itself be strange... A US/Canada blur isn't exceptionally surprising, but a US/UK one is, because its a pronunciation thing, not just the way you spell it....
alex540150 9
Wow, that's kind of cruel... Child abuse ??
marpay 11
Op would have to be a child for that to be child abuse.
t765234 10
She would also actually have to be abusing said child, forcing OP to vomit would not be considered abuse.
AmbrosiaWriter 17
It could be, do you know how harmful it is for you body to vomit when it doesn't need to? You're throwing acid from your stomach (which has a PH of 1/2, which is pretty much the strongest acid you can get) up your throat and out your mouth. It's destroying the enamel of your teeth, your teeth, as well as the esophagus. Not to mention all the damage from drinking enough salt water in order to induce it in the first place - all this from a single, small glass of a MIXED drink. Yeah, the damage from the salt water and vomiting is much worse than the single drink. Physically beating a child is not the only way to abuse them.
xNiiiiiCKx 4
YDI for letting her do that to you, especially if you really live in england where u can legally drink
swinglifeaway123 8
Simple solution: You're 19. Grow a pair, and don't drink the ******* salt, stupid >.>
Bullheard 0
hey i reasently got out of the hospital for alcohol posining, not fun stuff man.., but it wasnt off of coctails
kaykay20 0
You should have read the label first but It's not right for a parent to force salt water down their kids throat in order to make them puke for whatever reason. Does she do other harmful stuff such as putting your hands in hot water so hot they burn to help you learn your lesson? If so she needs to be reported for child abuse.
friedeggyolive 7
If you were under 18, that could be considered abuse...
kaykay20 0
Age doesn't change the fact she put her kid at risk having him or her drink unsafe amounts of salt to induce vomiting from a amount of alcohol that posed no threat. Still can be seen as abuse.
friedeggyolive 7
You're right. The act is still just as cruel regardless of age. The mom could be in heaps more trouble if OP was a child, though.
newmandotcom 6
How do you not know, at 19, that a cocktail doesn't have alcohol? I knew when I was 13...