Today, I learned that my mother now refuses to drink anything but bottled water because she actually believes that the government is putting a chemical in tap water that lowers pregnancy rates. She is trying for her 5th child. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after my 7 year-old learned at school that water that goes down the sink and toilets is cleaned and then turns up in the taps as drinking water, he is now refusing to drink it at all in case it is recycled toilet water, and if he carries on he may need to be hospitalised for dehydration. FML
Today, my parents decided that the best way to save money was to dilute everything we drank with water. Only one more year of watered down soda and juice to go. FML
Today, I asked my mother why she didn't drink. She laughed and said, "The last time I drank was the night you were conceived. I didn't need any other disasters." FML
Today, I found out my mother cleans the dishes with bathroom cleaning chemicals. She doesn't see anything wrong with this. FML
Today, my 13-year-old daughter excitedly told me about a new diet she read about online. Apparently, the diet entirely consists of bottled water and a mixture of food coloring. The food coloring "takes care of all that vitamin and mineral stuff." My daughter is an idiot. FML
Today, after weeks of drinking my mom's vodka and replacing it with water, it now only tastes like water. She has a habit of drinking on Fridays. Today is Friday. My life is a ticking time bomb. FML
Today, I got screamed at by my mom for about 10 minutes because she claims I’m ruining my diet by drinking sparkling water, claiming it’s “soda”. I had to explain that it has zero sugar, calories, etc. She told me that it’s “the same fucking shit.” And to not trust “the government food labels.” Huh? FML
Today, someone drank a sip of my single serve pasteurized orange juice and put it back in the fridge, ignoring the whole jug of non-pasteurized juice, that I cant drink because im pregnant. I cried. FML
Today, my father informed me that I was born only because my mom lied about being on birth control. FML
Today, my girlfriend bought several packs of bottled water, even though we have pure mountain water on tap. She did this because the pile-up of unwashed dishes in the sink makes it virtually impossible to slide a glass under the tap. FML
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Eric77lv 2
Bottled water is even worse...
Kill_Kayt 5
Well they do put Fluoride in the water which is a neural toxin (IE kills brain cells). Why do you think toothpaste says if swallowed contact poison control?
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Comments (84)
Schiffy 18
No offense to you, OP, but your mother should not be allowed to breed.
PizzaIsDavid 5
What does that even have to do with you?
SILVERSTAR_6 17
They put fluoride BPA and hundreds of other chemicals to sterilize us in the tap as well as bottled water..that's called eugenics. Just part of their plan for global governance.
itsrainingmen_fml 0
I thought the bpa came from the bottles, how is that in tap water?
docscientist 10
Flourise is in nearly all sources of water that the entire population drinks. Eugenics doesn't make any ******* sense here. Why would the government trying to sterilize everyone? Because they secretly want China to take over? Fml.
TwoZeroOZ 2
#136 is right. Most natural water sources contain natural fluoride, which is beneficial to our bodies. Many areas on the planet are not blessed with the luxury of natural fluoride, so we have to add it artificially. Random fact: Most US States artificially fluoridate the water to only 1/4th the natural levels found in other parts of the world.
Nooblah 15
Its funny how all these people think OP is from the U.S..
msl1333 4
28- I applaud your including of a random fact (they're always fun), but as a microbiologist I feel compelled to make a couple of small corrections/additions: 1. It's not that H5N1 is not transferrable to humans, it is that H5N1 is not particularly infectious even amongst birds themselves. I can't speak to the NY Times articles but if they said it's "not transferrable to humans", they are wrong. The only way to become infected is through direct ingestion of fecal particles. We have extremely strict regulations on cleanliness/sterilization/testing of food before it reaches a consumer. 2. The researchers you are talking about were working to try and defend against the possibility of a radical group weaponizing H5N1. However, the World Health Organization had a summit where these researchers presented their findings, and everyone agreed that they should destroy their strains and when publishing their results, leave out their methods so nobody could copy what they did.
stormchaser24 24
In the US they do. Fluoride.
luckygirl42213 0
Why is it a fml that your mom wants a fifth child? If she is able to than maybe you should try not being selfish and be happy for her?
Mifflicious 18
I think you missed the point. It's not about her having her fifth child, it's about her believeing that the government put chemicals in the water that could lower precnancy rates.
bertman21 5
That's a rude thing to ask a soldier 47. show some respect
Sumo69 9
That ***** real
jayschubert711 0
That's y it's good to be a Canadian
kkillaj 5
In Canada there is also flouride in the water it's just up to the municipalities if they want it in the water or not
Bekaah13 0
This is more sad than anything :(