Today, I received the box my parents sent me for my birthday. Contents were a travel first-aid kit, and a remote control robot toy, with an age recommendation on the box of 8. I'm 29. They thought that since I'm an engineer I would like the toy. They also think I'll hurt myself with it. 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 received the 'special' present my mother had sent me for my 21st birthday. I opened the box and saw that my mother had picked out, accessorized and shipped to me, in college, a doll. FML
Today, I got a birthday package from my parents. It was all the stuff I'd forgotten there when visiting a month ago, along with some other things I'd left behind when I moved out. FML
Today, my mom put some bubblewrap on my desk because she thought I would have fun with it. I'm 18. It was awesome. FML
Today, it was my birthday. I have been heavily hinting that I want an iPhone. I opened my present from my parents and found an iPhone box. Ecstatic, I quickly opened it. Apparently, my parents thought it would be funny to wrap my present, a $10 iTunes gift card, in the box my Dad's iPhone came in. FML
Today, my parents thought it would be a great surprise to accidentally shoot me in the leg for my birthday. FML
Today, my parents gave me my birthday present. Two weeks ago, I'd ordered an Xbox online. Three days ago, it came to my house, and my parents thought they could save money by putting wrapping paper on it, and giving it to me for my birthday. That's all they got me. FML
Today, I carefully wrapped my nephew's birthday present so it would look perfect. He thanked me, pushed it aside, and spent the next two hours pretending the empty cardboard box was a spaceship. FML
Today, my son turned 8. We watched as he unwrapped a $55 Nerf gun, extra 'bullets', new shoes and a school bag with his favorite TV character on the front and a action figure inside. As he finished he looked me straight in the eyes and says, "That's great ma, but seriously what'd you get me?". FML
Today, it's my sixteenth birthday and my mom promised me she'd buy me a car. She came home with a toy lego car. FML
Today, I celebrated my birthday. When asked last week, I said I wanted a keyboard. When I opened the present, my parents went into hysterics. It was an electronic Dora the Explorer keyboard. I've been studying music composition and theory for six years. They think my major's a joke. FML
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OmniFML 0
Take a photo (a fake one of course) of you getting maimed by the robot. Send it to your parents with "YOU BROUGHT THIS UPON ME" attached to it.
LesYeuxDeDario 0
Wicked sense of humor, that's what they have ^^' #6 : good one xD
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Comments (106)
CASoulNYCmind 0
Oh god, that was great. I'm sorry to hear about the parental fail but it's hilarious.
jal_8_jal 0
it'd be more FML if you DID hurt yourself
thuryn 2
At 29, I think you should be grateful that you got a gift at all, and that your parents are thinking of you. That said, I clicked FYL not because your gift sucked, but because clueless parents are capable of wreaking amazing damage on your life. Stay on your toes, OP.
Uppy 0
Perhaps the idea isn't to play with the toy but to disassemble it and have a good ol fiddle. Band aids in case you hurt yourself or a passive reminder to be careful ;)
Jord111222333 0
I think that's a cute gift. But should have taken it out of box :P
justdesserts 0
YDI for picking that profession.
EpicPokingStick 0
Yes, #28, he/she deserves it because they picked a profession that they (probably) love. [/sarcasm]
ArmyOfOne 0
Wow just wow. Nice troll there Mr. Troll.
FML_FTW_FY2 0
could be they mixed up your presant with one theyy were mailing to someone else...a friend with a child going on a trip soon maybe? byt still..FYL
thuryn 2
#28 / justdesserts is jealous. ;)
myfishisBOBA 0
HAHA! That's awesome. It doesn't hurt to have some extra band-aids. C'mon its a gift! What else are they going to give the big engineer? Autocad?
redbluegreen 41
Would you rather they'd gotten you a ***** and extra batteries, so then you could say something like, "Even my parents know my sex life sucks. FML" Just sayin'.