Today, I invited my boss and his family over for dinner. As usual, I bought his kids Christmas' presents, nothing too fancy though. This year, he had one more that wasn't here last year. So I just pulled something from under the tree to hand him. He opened it on the spot. It was my son's PS3. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at the office, everyone in my department swapped secret santa presents. I bought the guy whose name I picked a DVD box-set of his favorite TV series. One of my friends got a fancy make up kit. Another got a pack of posh notebooks. I got a toilet plunger. FML
Today, my husband came home with a Christmas gift from a coworker. It's the same thing I got him. FML
Today, my boss sent a Christmas present… to my dog. FML
Today, it's my husband's birthday. I tried to buy him a new computer game, to which he complained. I cooked him steak and his favorite cake, and got him another nice gift instead. Hours later, his online friends bought him a new game and it was the only time I saw him genuinely smile. FML
Today, it was my birthday. I finally got the PS3 I've been asking for, for a long time. When I opened the box, I didn't find a PS3, but a bunch of clothes that my mom put in my brother's PS3 box. FML
Today, my husband called me from the store, trying to decide whether or not to buy the new games console he's been wanting. I'd already purchased one and hid it, ready for Christmas Day. I couldn't talk him into not buying himself one. There goes a $500 surprise. FML
Today, my son told me the Christmas letter he wrote to Santa was a joke and he didn't want the stuff he asked for. I already bought everything. FML
Today, my coworker and I announced that we are spending our holidays together, because we both have kids. My boss then announced that he's coming with us. FML
Today, I finally got a Christmas gift, a calligraphy set, for my father that I have been looking for for a month. My dad came home happily with the same calligraphy set today, saying that he surprised himself for Christmas. He got it cheaper than me. FML
Today, my son turned 8. We watched as he unwrapped a $55 Nerf gun, extra 'bullets', new shoes and a school bag with his favorite TV character on the front and a action figure inside. As he finished he looked me straight in the eyes and says, "That's great ma, but seriously what'd you get me?". FML
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epccsplayer 0
YDI. Why would you chance it like that when you knew you had a PS3 under the tree?
f_alltheirlives 3
You just gave him a random gift? Thank god it wasnt your uncles new hunting knife or yo momas new vibrator
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nazooer 11
Awkward...
Reyo 2
I would've had no problem taking it back from him. I'd tell my boss "Your kid needs to learn manners. You don't just 'rip the present open on the spot'" and then give it to my kid saying "Besides, this is MY kid's present. Let me look for the one I got your little Tommy..." What would he fire you for? Not getting his kid a PS3?
YayAmerica 0
Why's he not allowed to open it on the spot? She did hand it to him.
Reyo 2
Because, he was handing it to the kid to hand it over to someone else. My family does it all the time. I get a present from under the tree, read the tag, and hand it off to my father to give it to whoever's name is on the tag. Or at least that's the excuse the OP can give his boss. Besides, you don't just stab at it liek a pack of hungry Wildabeasts. You read the "To/From" tag and THEN unwrap it like a wild animal. That way, you don't accidentally unwrap the wrong present. I didn't realize so many wild animals had accounts on FML.com
Crasken 0
oh lawdy lawd, you didn't understand this FML at all did you
MiaKong 0
Dude what are you even talking about? He gave the present to the kid. He didn't give it to him to pass to somebody else, the OP is the one who screwed up, not the kid. Oh and this one I say is both an FYL and a YDI.
austinisme247 0
how is that rude to open it on the spot
MagicMeds 0
It's not rude to open it on the spot, but some 400 dollars or so present, I'd just take it back. Understandable mistake even, grab the wrong ambiguous colorful lump.
EffYoLife 14
it would be rude NOT to rip open a gift on the spot! it would look like he was unappreciative. wow youre even dumber than the OP. OP why would you invite your boss over for Christmas? Doesnt he have his own family to spend Christmas with! furthermore, dont you know what gifts you have? why would you hand a kid a wrapped gift without knowing what was in there. you should have ripped it a little to see what it was. DUMMY!
foreverr 0
agreed with 50; just be like oh shoot wrong one, gosh thats embarrasing, now where did i put ____'s present not that hard and grabbing something from the tree? really?
DuDMadness 0
op= kiss asss
MrHankey0123 0
well then say it was a mistake instead of sucking your bosses ass
nazooer 11
Your comment made absolutely no sense to me...
Muffinish 0
I'm having trouble trying to figure out if you're young or mentally challenged. I'm thinking both.
epccsplayer 0
YDI. Why would you chance it like that when you knew you had a PS3 under the tree?
YayAmerica 0
Agreed. OP is a dumbass. You don't just hand them a random present, no matter what it is.
harmony88 0
If you have a PS3 sitting under the tree, you know how it's wrapped cause you definitely wouldn't want it to be the first present your son unwraps on Christmas morning. The rest of the presents would be boring. OP just sucks at having a memory. In the future, you could have a few gifts set aside for situations like this... an *unwrapped* toy or book for a child, and tins of cookies for adults who drop by unexpectedly. If you're gonna brown-nose, do it right....
f_alltheirlives 3
You just gave him a random gift? Thank god it wasnt your uncles new hunting knife or yo momas new vibrator
QJD 0
This had me rolling XD
manstie 1
Yeh, the boss would fire you for sure if it was that... roflmao.
Postlude 1
So.. you ****** up either way. I hope you said "I ****** up, wrong gift, yours is in the closet." and went to get him something else? Awkward but less awkward than giving away your son's PS3, dumbass.
harmony88 0
I'd hate to be the kid who thought I was getting a PS3 only to have it taken away from me..... poor other kid.
SimplySweetness 0
Yea, I hope you said "oh - yea, sorry - wrong one!" and didn't give that away...
yehr 0
tell me about it. it would be quite clear that it was a mistake.
MissBoo111 21
yah agreed I would say the sane thing and say that you would give it to the boss the next morning and after dinner quick go get a present
ilg4evr 0
To be honest, the only FML is if you're dumb enough to have actually let the kid keep it. I mean just say "WOW...wrong gift" and everyone could laugh it off. I mean talk about what your boss would think if you gave them a ps3...what a schmoozer lol.
manstie 1
Then the kid bursts into tears because he wanted the PS3 not the ball.
PhillyFox 0
I sure hope you didn't let the kid keep it. Jeeze wouldn't you kind of figure that it was your son's ps3 judging by the size and weight? And it's kind of tacky to start giving presents that you bought for your son to your boss's kid.
me5 0
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
I don't even know what a ps3 is, but I wanna b part of this game. this game I know.
DalekScythe 0
for the sake of all humanity tell me your joking.
emchocolat_fml 25
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