Today, I'm so broke, I walked into a nursing home and pretended to be a gentleman's son just so I could get some free food "for him". FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I decided to buy a meal for a homeless man who was being shunned at an intersection. When I went to hand it to him, I realized it was my dad, wearing a tattered old shirt and pretending to be homeless to make some money. FML
Today, I was so broke and hungry that I went to Olive Garden and faked being stood up, just so I could eat their breadsticks. FML
Today, I was so ashamed of being broke that instead of asking my parents for money, I snuck into their house while they were at work to steal some of their food. FML
Today, I'm so broke, I resorted to breaking into my old apartment complex to do my laundry in the basement for free. FML
Today, I went in the diner I always pass by and ordered a sandwich. When I asked how much it was, the waitress replied, "Don't worry, honey. We give free meals to the homeless on Thursdays." I was too ashamed to deny it, so I just said thank you and left. FML
Today, I walked home from work when a woman asked me to come inside for a free meal. It was at a homeless shelter. FML
Today, I agreed to go on a date with the creepy guy from my Economics class because I'm so broke that I could really use the free meal. FML
Today, the guy whose son I babysat for six hours straight confessed to being broke, then actually asked if he could pay me with sex instead. FML
Today, I slipped money into my mother's purse after she refused to let me pay for lunch. She caught me in the act and thought I was stealing money from her instead. FML
Today, I was hungry and I was trying to buy the cheapest burger at Wendy's, but I'm so broke that I had to call my friends to lend me some money. Ugh. FML
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Top comments
bandaidstations 28
Did you at least give the elderly man some company while you were there? He probably forgets who his grandkids are anyway. ;) OP, in no way do you deserve this. Getting out of a hole when you can barely feed yourself is hard. But if I can do it you can too. Just don't give up working for what you deserve out of life!
dideldoodles 17
don't worry OP, your time will come! Stay focused and positive and things will eventually go your way.
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Comments (71)
kainpwnsu 19
...and yet you have the resources and time to post your story on FML. Priorities....
SookyLala 13
i was thinking that
acerredrum 23
Libraries, they're ******' free.
Apparentlyacunt 18
It literally takes a couple of minutes to post an FML. I doubt op bought a mobile/laptop just to post this.
Apparentlyacunt 18
It literally takes a couple of minutes to post an FML, and I seriously doubt op bought a phone/laptop just to post this.
evilscorpi 29
how does that work? him getting free food?
kitkatmiaow 21
Sorry no. Theft in this way isn't acceptable. What if later on he asked for more food as he was hungry but was refused as he's already eaten. There are better and more appropriate ways to get out if your position. Food banks Soup kitchens Asking honestly. Your life does not suck. Your actions do.
exos_blackpearl 10
Are there soup kitchens in your area?
FML1000timesover 7
That's a new low
tanziir1 14
Sell your gone bruh
schreibergx93 19
Just my own personal thoughts. If someone in your position did that for one of my grandparents I wouldn't be upset, I'd be happy if you just spent time with them. You get a free meal, and they get company. If you did it and just took the meal without spending quality time, that would upset me a little. Elders love quality time. Also, I'm happy to say my grandparents aren't in a home right now and are still self-sufficient.
dirah__ 13
I work at a retirement home & my boss would have charged you lol
chillestgal 7
Don't worry OP. Tough times don't last, tough people do.
CMJMcM 5
and you could afford sone way of getting online to upload this?