Today, I realized that even though I was an honor student throughout school, and considered the golden child who was going to go far in life, all I've accomplished a year after graduation is becoming an unemployed single mother still living with my parents. 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, after several long years, a lot of debt, and two great degrees from a top university, I had to move back in with my parents, because no matter where I look, I can't find a job. FML
Today, my mother once again called me to remind me what a disappointment I am despite having two degrees, a house, a professional job and having never been unemployed at 25. FML
Today, I found out my mom had been telling everyone how independent I was and just wanted to be left alone. I was homeless when I graduated valedictorian from high school and wondering why no one would let me stay with them, even when it was snowing. Now I know. FML
Today, I realised that I wasted my teenage life just to be a parent pleaser. I'm in the final months of high school and while everyone is enjoying the last days, I'm sat here being a "good" son, listening to my parents argue, maybe divorcing. I'm in tears and can't go out as I'm not invited to anything anymore. FML
Today, I am one year away from getting a university degree. Unfortunately, my parents just kicked me out because I wouldn't drop out and work for free at our family's gas station. I'm now broke, homeless, and have no way to pay for school. FML
Today, after having spent years staying in school, working hard to achieve good grades, and avoiding all the bad kids, my mom accused me of having no direction in life and complained about how I haven't given her a grandchild yet. I'm 19. FML
Today, like every day, I scrolled through my social media feeds, seeing happy couples, people buying houses and landing their dream jobs. I, on the other hand, am a single 23 year-old man in a dead end job, who still lives with his parents. FML
Today, I'm in a US college. I could've gone into a trade or internship, but no one listened. Now, while my parents brag to their friends that their child has a degree, I'll probably be spending the rest of life in crippling debt, sleeping on the side of the road, and begging strangers for table scraps. FML
Today, my parents used to tell that me life gets way better after high school. Yeah, for everyone else at my school. They’re partying it up in college or travelling during gap years, meeting all sorts of people. I have to work more than full time because my parents kicked me out the week after I graduated. FML
Today, I’ve been unemployed for a year since graduating. I haven’t been able to find a job or feel any joy in my life, and have been stuck at home, completely relying on my parents, but now they’re gonna kick me out. I’ve turned into a complete failure, I can’t even kill myself because I’m not brave enough. FML
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Top comments
DocBastard 40
So you're a 19-year old who was irresponsible enough to get knocked up, and you're complaining? Did you think someone would hand you success on a silver platter? Sorry princess, life doesn't work that way. You want to be successful? Work for it.
Corilee13 7
You were an honor student and couldn't read the instructions on a condom? or birth control pills?
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Comments (101)
midorigreen 0
No offense but people should keep it in their pants :P .
EvilDave 13
OP, nice way to toss away your life. Congatulations, you are loser.
EvilDave 13
Oh, and the ad bar FML added sucks ass and need to go away.
pyrogirl6622 0
that is what happens when you have kids before you finish college, get a stable job, and a stable house. you made it hard on yourself.
whitwhit834 0
you guys are horrible. lol. I was 2nd in my high school class. graduated pregnant, had dozens of scholarships...went to college. Then I had to more children...dropped out of college...and I work in fast food! FML!! lol. But hey...I don't do to bad..and I do feel her pain :(
NoraT_fml 6
That's why you keep your legs closed honey
sadday1987 2
you shouldn't have got yourself knocked up at 18
krez 20
So, a quick search reveals that condoms are 98% effective, spermicidal lube is 85% effective, and the plan B pill is 75% effective. Thus with all three used properly you have a 0.075% chance of pregnancy (about 1 in 1300 chance). This is *per year* with normal use btw. So you'd have to be pretty unlucky to become pregnant if you used proper contraception. Oh, and if you are on the pill you can bring that down to 1 in over 400,000 chance (well below the odds of being struck by lightning). So, if you become pregnant, you either didn't bother and YDI, or you can't follow the directions on your contraceptives and once again YDI. Neither of these indicates "golden child honor student" to me.
lostfaithinpppl 19
OP, everyone here tells you to get a job. I disagree. You will never be able to make a life for yourself and your child if you do that. Go to school while you still have support from your parents. Plenty of people have gone to school while being single parents. You can do it too. Good luck.
Mistery510 6
learn to keep your legs closed
totli 0
yeah! Grades arn't everything you nerdy ****
blackmanfh 2
well you're just not a very nice person are you...