Today, I saw a little old lady trying to cross the street. I went over and tried to help her. Turned out she was actually just a really short young woman. As soon as I took her arm, she screamed in front of everyone and accused me of trying to molest her. 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, an old lady fell in the street, and I rushed to help her. As I tried to help her to her feet, she started screaming, "She pushed me! She pushed me!" I froze up in shock, and ended up being chased by some guy who thought I'd attacked her. FML
Today, I saw an elderly woman struggling to reach the top shelf in my local grocery store, so I went over and asked if she needed help. She then accused me of flirting with her and had me escorted from the property. FML
Today, I saw an elderly lady fall over in the street. Nobody bothered to do anything, so I went over and helped her up. Instead of thanking me, she called me a pervert and slapped me around with her cane. FML
Today, I was grocery shopping, when an elderly lady walked up to me and tripped over her own feet. I caught her by the arm, at which point she shrieked at me for "groping" her. She ended up smirking as security threw me out of the store. FML
Today, I saw an old man who needed help crossing the street. I went over to him and helped him across the street. When he thanked me, I said, "No problem, sir." They responded by hitting me in the happy sacks and screaming that they were a woman. FML
Today, I began to walk across the street when I saw a very familiar old lady struggle across it. I walked over to help her, and only after she had blown her rape whistle and socked me in the nuts did she realize I was her grandson. FML
Today, I saw an elderly woman in need of help of crossing a street. I helped her across. On the way she just about fell and held onto me to keep from hitting the ground. After she left on her bus I reached for my wallet. It was gone. I had just been robbed by a 70 year old. FML
Today, I bumped into a lady, apologised and tried to continue on. She screamed assault and tried to citizen's arrest me. I've got better things to do, so I ignored her but she latched onto my leg like a toddler. I ended up dragging this insane woman up the street until she finally let go. FML
Today, I was in a shopping centre when a little girl was running up and down the aisles. She started to fall over so I put my hand out to catch her. Her mother then ran up to me and screamed about me 'touching her child' so loud that everyone could hear. FML
Today, I was standing in a queue when an old lady turned, looked straight at me, and asked me to hold her bag. Confused, I took a hold of it. She started screaming for help claiming I was stealing her shopping. Turns out, she was talking to her husband behind me. FML
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iTzSelverZz 14
I think you were suppose to ask her if she needs help first.
TomeDr 25
Why would you grab her arm without asking her first?
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Comments (78)
ThatLobster 24
Don't you dare let that bring you down op. You did a good thing. It's the thought that counts, right? :)
toaster87 19
How is that a good thing? He should have offered his assistance, not just grabbed a stranger's arm.
TomeDr 25
Actually I agree with both #1 and #15. OP's heart was in the right place but his method was a bit off.
ThatLobster 24
Just trying to be supportive. I mean he got accused if being a molester for pete sakes. If that happened to me I would probably be too scared to help someone. But I'm just trying to be optimistic, the whole "grab her arm" thing was a bad move though.
incoherentrmblr 22
I feel as though it could've been the woman from Orphan...
iTzSelverZz 14
I think you were suppose to ask her if she needs help first.
QueenOfSuppness 25
Yeah if someone of the street just grabbed my arm I would of screamed, well not rape but you know. OP heart was in the right place
classicalglass 16
No good deed goes unpunished
crazygeorgiaboy 6
lol that sucks
white16sox 19
That's typically why people post on FML
AHzulu 25
lel you sucks
TomeDr 25
Why would you grab her arm without asking her first?
cheeeksss 29
But I'm glad you tried to do something nice! Decent people like you give me hope.
iwanttogotoparis 26
Nice of you to help, just double check next time
aedar 16
Just for future reference you don't just grab someones arm, you ask them first if they need any help...
betweenwinds 18
Step one: check to see if person is actually an old lady (how do you mistake that when you're close enough to grab their arm?). Step two: ask if they would like help. Step three: if offer of help is accepted, then feel free to help. While it's nice that you were willing, common sense dictates that you don't just go up to a stranger and grab them unannounced. That's not often well-received, even with the elderly.
littlekellilee 45
If they have a winter coat with a hood and a scarf covering their face, it's hard to tell. Especially from behind.
R3TROxLOV3 32
46, you say it like it's some sort of justification. It's not. Know how to get around the issue of them being covered up for winter? Ask if they need help crossing the street. It's really quite simple.
ariastyles12 25
Have you heard of asking?