Today, I joined a small disaster relief group. I remarked to the big, long-haired person beside me that it was surprising that I was the only female in the group. I got a cold stare. Later I asked another volunteer about that person. He answered, "Oh, her? She's my sister." FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I walked over to join a group of friends and heard them talking about how hot some guy was but how ugly his sister was. I asked who they were talking about and there was an awkward silence, they hadn't realized I was there. Apparently, they were talking about my brother. FML
Today, while at training with several of my co-workers, I realized I was the only woman. The only thing one of them said to me the entire day was "DUDE!" while staring at my chest as I took my coat off in the morning. FML
Today, I went to a family reunion with my brother and my mother. She spent quite a while giving a glowing introduction for my brother to one of her cousins. Then, just before walking off, she jerked a thumb in my direction and said, "Oh, yeah, and that's his sister." FML
Today, my family and I were visiting an aunt. While helping my aunt to set the table, my sister remarked that from behind I look exactly like her. I reflexively blurted out, "Well fuck you too." Very awkward silence. FML
Today, someone asked me if I was my boyfriend's little sister, just because of our height difference. He's 6'2", I'm 4'11", and this is the fifth time it has happened. FML
Today, I was complaining to my sister about how jealous I was of her looks. Her response was "Sometimes it's okay to be the ugly sister. Like, you have less of a chance of getting raped." FML
Today, while volunteering at a local homeless shelter, I asked the woman next to me how long she'd been homeless. She works there. FML
Today, while at my boyfriend's cousin's birthday party, I was hanging around with his sister as I didn't know anyone. She was talking to some friends when one of them asked her, "So, is your brother still going out with that crazy chick?" Her answer was to introduce me. FML
Today, I showed up at my brother's house for a visit. Little did I know, there was a family gathering. My best friend was invited and I wasn't. She's "more fun and less awkward" than I am. FML
Today, I was talking to my sister-in-law on the phone. She brought up the family reunion last weekend and how my family is so strange. I didn't know there was a reunion, I wasn't invited. FML
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zeal 0
I sometimes can't tell the difference between the genders if it's like a really manly girl (hair, really big, deep voice, short hair) or a girly boy (high voice, thin, long hair, feminine face), so you don't deserve it. Seriously though, why'd she just stare at you? Couldn't she have said something? Like, "Actually, I'm a girl."? It would've clarified the situation immediately, and you two might even have a laugh over it.
silvermoonstar3 3
I disagree. When you're unsure of someone's gender, you should avoid making comments like "I'm the only girl". A better comment would have been, "I'm surprised there aren't more girls here!"
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Comments (44)
haraken 0
Wow. A winning combination of being socially inept and unobservant. Way to go OP.
sixela165 0
#20 ... that would suck if they said my name is alex or like Riley hahah cuz this are boy and girl names
DameGreyWulf 1
Riley's a girl's name? Huh. Parents these days.
redbluegreen 41
Riley is pretty gender neutral. Benji on the other hand...
lil_cig 0
That sucks. You kinda deserved it. But don't worry, you're doing a good deed by helping out with disaster relief efforts. God knows our country needs all the help it can get with the upcoming super typhoon and all :(
demonkey_fml 4
Apologize and fake a brain tumor. Otherwise, never go back again!
thejax1284 0
That's so embarrassing! I've done that when I substitute taught an eighth grade class... SWORE this kid was a boy and I said something about he was doing a good job... the class goes "did you just call her 'he'?"... I probably could have covered it up, but I froze and panicked and was caught.
cheekyterier 13
my little sister recently shaved for head because she raised money for cancer...almost everywhere we went people would call her a little boy..it never bothered her that much..she would politley correct them..that chick over reacted :/
mmonster 0
Your fault for being a judgmental bitch.
cutiegroove 10
That's not judgemental... She simply didn't notice that the person beside her was a girl. An honest mistake.
TheCerealKiller 24
Was she a caveman or something? Sometimes it's hard to tell but it's not THAT difficult. Most women have boobs.
bleedingglitter 24
I seem to end up in those types of situations at stores a lot. It's worse when they have unisex names like Jordan or Taylor.