Today, I realized that my baby stops crying loudly whenever I turn on the vacuum cleaner. I'm either stuck with a fussy baby all day, or the roaring sound of a vacuum cleaner. FML
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Today, I'm so tired from constantly soothing my crying 2 month-old baby that I've started trying to soothe inanimate objects with baby talk whenever they make a noise. My fridge started beeping and I began an involuntary chorus of, "It's OK darling, shhhhhh, it's alright." FML
Today, I realized just how lonely I am when I started singing and harmonizing with the vacuum cleaner. FML
Today, my daughter decided to wake me up by putting the vacuum in my hair and turning it on. FML
Today, I was vacuuming our house because I wanted to help my parents. I wore a headset while listening to REALLY loud music. The vacuuming job took me two hours and when I took of my headset I noticed that I hadn't started the vacuum cleaner. FML
Today, I tried out my new noise-canceling headphones while vacuuming my house. They worked so well that I didn't hear the vacuum stop when the plug fell out of the outlet. I accidentally had the vacuum off the entire time. FML
Today, I was woken up at 3:00 am to the sound of a tape recording of a baby crying, loudly. This has been going on for 3 nights, non stop. Why? because I brought up the subject of having a baby with my wife. Clearly, you can see where she stands. FML
Today, I woke up to the sound of my roommate vacuuming at 7 a.m. I was annoyed because I had stayed up late, but then I realized she was vacuuming in the kitchen… at 7 a.m. because the broom "wasn't powerful enough." I gave her the benefit of the doubt until she started vacuuming my bedroom floor while I was still in bed. FML
Today, I asked Alexa to turn on my baby's white noise machine. Instead, she started playing Pharrell Williams's "Happy" while the baby was asleep. FML
Today, while eating breakfast in a hotel lobby, the woman next to me started playing an obnoxious clip of a baby’s high-pitched crying. The worst part is that my parents refused to let me do anything about it or step away from the loud noise, as they thought it would “embarrass the whole family.” FML
Today, at 2:30am, I heard my baby crying on the monitor. As I got out of bed, she stopped crying and started laughing. There's nobody else in the house. FML
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waveman56 3
Did you consider that the baby doesnt stop crying, you just can't here it over the vacuum
cc1992 11
Haha that sucks! I can't stand the sound of babies crying, it's annoying! But then the vacuum is a pretty annoying sound too. Couldn't you find something else to entertain the baby?
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Comments (176)
w00ble 0
That's hilarious #2
exquisite 0
record the vacuum for as long as you can then replay it close but quieter.. a vibrating infant chair helps too both or one
jadedwaitress 0
^this^
sheenary 0
The baby probaby likes the white noise, I believe you can buy cd's of it or download it so you could play it quieter.
Blackiechan85 0
you are very very cute!!!
vaebouria 0
^^
BrilliantBeauty 0
lol at 2
ktbird 0
My thoughts exactly. Yeah some babies are more fussy than others, but if your baby is crying ALL DAY either you're doing something wrong or there's something wrong with the baby.
aardvarkish 17
"vaccine" was funny.
nicktheninja222 0
Or you could take care of your baby. Just saying.
kate_mama 0
yeah, sometimes they don't want to be held, fed, burped, or changed. they just want to cry. they sometimes just need to cry like ever other human feels the need to. and it's perfectly fine to let them try to work it out themselves OP. it helps develop their lungs if you let them just cry for 5-10 minutes by themselves in their bed. just make sure to continue checking on them. but I completely understand that it can be annoying OP. anyone who says "well take care of the baby" or similar is probably not a parent and shouldn't be making silly comments to posts like this unless it's to give some actual advice or an annecdote.
kate_mama 0
#100 and I must have posted at the same time, lol. and to those who say, "YDI for having a baby" no one deserves being sleep deprived, hungry, probably not having showered in a week, and did I mention tired? it comes with the territory, but the OP is probably tired and wants a nap, but either the baby is crying or a vacuum is running and they can't. and have the people who say "YDI for having a baby" thought about what would happen if EVERYONE thought the same and decided not to have kids? think about it...
nicktheninja222 0
I agree, and I know that sometimes babies just cry, I helped raise my brother. really though, if your baby is crying and screaming nonstop, for no reason, hours, everyday, you have a problem.