Today, I shared the story of my younger brother's unexpected death with a friend. After telling him the story, I looked at him with teary eyes and he looked back into my eyes and said "I understand how you feel. That is almost as bad as when I lost my cat last spring term." 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, while I was at work, I was on the verge of tears. My coworker asked what was wrong and I explained that I recently had to put my dog down. He then replied, "Cool story, bro. Tell it again." FML
Today, my little brother learned about mortality when our dog died. Since then, he's gone a little nuts and keeps ranting that he sees no point as to why our other dog should live. He's 16. FML
Today, I was crying because my cat died. My boyfriend cupped my face in his hands, looked me straight into the eyes and said, "I love seeing you cry." FML
Today, I had to put my 17 year-old cat down. I cried the whole way up to the vet's office and back. After finally coming to terms with the situation, and trying to forget, my dad's friend walks up to me and says, "So, I heard you killed your cat?" FML
Today, my sister asked me how my boyfriend was doing. He died two years ago. She was the first person I told. FML
Today, my brother called me up. He said he needed to talk to me. Whenever someone says that, I naturally I get nervous. He said, "I gave one of my friends your number." I was shocked and asked why. "Your life makes me sad." FML
Today, my brother's life was ripped apart. His wife has chosen to no longer be his wife and is trying to keep his dog as well. My brother has always been proud of his family and hopeful for the future. He will spring back, but this came out of left field. FML
Today, I realized how friendless and lonely I am. I cried this morning as I recalled my older (20 to my 16) brother visiting last weekend. He began his visit by hugging me and saying, "I love you sis', thanks for letting me be your brother." His affection to me is the only hug someone not my parents has given me in two years. FML
Today, I introduced my coworker to my friend's boyfriend. When I mentioned his name, she started crying. Apparently he has the same first name as her twin brother, who died shortly after birth, so that name has become a bit of a sore spot for her. I didn't even know she had a twin. FML
Today, I got a new, short haircut. Now I look like my little brother who died two years ago. FML
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Ellowise_fml 0
Ohh what a jerk :( I'm sorry for your loss...
trebizond 0
Death is a competition, didnt you know?
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Comments (94)
sparxva 12
Sympathy for the death of your brother, but it is not am FML that your friend is an idiot. Choose better friends.
CheshireHalli 19
While I get the pain of losing family and a pet... They are equal. They're both awful to feel... But the FML is that the guy said OP's loss of his brother was ALMOST as bad as him losing the cat. =/ That's wrong...
Littledigz27 0
What an asshole...sorry for your loss.
slightlyoff 0
That sucks, but I'm not surprised. I got the same sort of responses when my sister died. People can be major assholes. To those of you saying a life is a life: having lost a cat (after it being in my life over a decade) and a sibling, the cat was nothing. I was sad for a few weeks about the cat. I was severely depressed for about 21 months over my sister. I still miss her very much. I cannot understand how anyone could equate the two.
Connkidd 0
go **** yourself RyanKaufman. u sound like an old cat woman.
ombrelle 0
hahahaha amazing comment! so true!
JackSprat 0
Almost as bad as losing their cat? please tell me you hit them.
sammyRachelle 0
I'm very sorry for your loss, my brother is my best friend I can't imagine losing him. Kick the guy in the balls.
musicislife1995_fml 0
no offence but you haven't got a clue how much the cat meant to them. everyone is saying FYL but her brothers death is no more saddening to him than his cats death! they're still tragic... just becomes it is a human doesn't mean 'oh well, **** the cat. my BROTHER died' people get close to pets
CheshireHalli 19
Well, even if the cat meant a lot to them, they shouldn't tell the friend who lost the brother "It's ALMOST as bad as me losing my cat." Maybe "I felt that way when I lost my cat" would be better.
monny 2
i love the responses that present "human and animal" as separate entities, for those comments completely lack intelligence. the human, an ANIMAL, generally lacks any respect for other species (with few exceptions, of course). but then, it's just human nature!
The__Redneck 7
Holy shit on a fork. People are seriously equating the death of a human being to the death of an animal. Thank you, Internet, for once again crushing my faith in humanity.
monny 2
#66= my point. this is the kind of apathy that drives the destruction of this planet and life. our response to death is species-specific, and that is more than expected, but that does not mean that other animals have any less worth than humans.