Today, I overheard my dad telling his work buddy that he's disappointed in his kid. I assumed he meant my brother, for flunking out of school. He meant me, for quitting sports to focus on my studies. 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 was telling my dad how I turned down some guy, but when I mentioned the guy's name my dad was like, “Oh, you mean the son of my old friend, studying computer engineering, genius, real future ahead of him, and you think you can do better than him? What’s wrong with you?” FML
Today, as I woke up early to do my physics homework, I heard my parents talk about how big a disappointment I am for them. They discussed how stupid, immature and how big a burden I was. They knew I was listening. FML
Today, my family yelled at me for being a "selfish disappointment." My crime? Not being able to help my sister's boyfriend do his homework while I'm working on my class finals. FML
Today, I won an award at school for my hard work. Afterwards, my parents told me off. Why? They wanted my brother to get it instead of me. FML
Today, my siblings came home for the weekend. At dinner, my dad started complaining at how one of my siblings had gotten fired, one was failing college, and the other was gay. He went on to say I was 17 and already had a bright future. I'm pregnant. FML
Today, I was talking to one of my supervisors at my new job. He asked if I knew a professor at the school I recently graduated from, and I decided to babble on about how shitty of a professor he was and how much I loathed his class. He then looked at me and said, "That's my dad." FML
Today, my mom found out about my brother smoking. She calmly discussed smoking with him. On the other hand, I got yelled at and made to do chores all day despite having a university exam, just because I knew about it but I didn't tell her, because I knew that I would get the short end of the stick. FML
Today, I got back home from work and casually asked my dad, "What's up?" He casually replied, "Wishing I'd had a son instead." and stared glassy-eyed at me until I left the room. FML
Today, I was pouring my heart out to my dad about how I'm such a loser and how I have no friends. He listened sympathetically, until his phone buzzed with a text message. He said, "Balls, the guys from work wanna get shitfaced!" and took a rain check on me. FML
Today, my maths teacher was giving my whole class a lecture on 'if you don't pay attention at school, you will fail.' She then pointed out out a man working on the roof and said: 'if you don't listen, you will end up like that guy.' That was my dad. FML
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Top comments
yamatelle 19
He'll regret saying that when you succeed ten years later.
Keyman1212 14
Are you wrong, or are you retarded?
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Comments (129)
bo1440 3
Did anyone bother to look at #1 profile, lol. Man he sure does have some imagination.
Random017 7
You've got your priorities in the right place. Your dad will realize that one day... hopefully.
mrpipp 0
It's sports, anyone who thumbs down is one I the nerds who was too weak and uncoordinated for sports
IronMaiden45 0
You did the right thing your getting the BIG picture by focusing on school instead of focusing of the little picture and focusing on sports congrats on your good choice
jsteury 0
Don't let him lie to you he got cut from his team that is why your dad is disappointed in you
jsteury 0
I would be disappointed if my son got cut from his team too that looks bad on me
Keyman1212 14
I actually played college football dumbass, and I thumbed him down. But you know, sorry that I was able to balance academics and sports, and now I have a higher paying job than you'll ever have. Wait. That was sarcasm. I'm not sorry.
itsame0987 18
Gold digger alert #11. you're saying all athletes make bad grades? I played sports all year in high school AND made straight A's. My college scholarships came from academics NOT sports.
SiriusBlack97 17
You're wrong. Absolutely wrong.
KiddNYC1O 22
The economy scares him is all.
rcbarnes 24
How does that related to the FML, though?
Daralea 21
Rawrnom, that's because you live in the 'real' world where people are rewarded based on their work and professionalism. OP and #1 here, on the other hand, live in the fictional realm of U.S. of A. A place where merit goes to people like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian.