Today, I spent my last $50 to get a ticket to take my daughter out for a nice birthday dinner tonight. It wasn't until after I purchased it that I realized the restaurant isn't even open on Mondays. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I thought it would be nice to take my girlfriend out to a nice restaurant for my birthday. She got a little headache after we ordered, so she went outside to get some air. I ate a $100 meal and had Happy Birthday sang to me by the restaurant staff. Alone. FML
Today, it's my birthday, and my coworkers gave me a $75 gift card to a restaurant chain near my house. Later in the evening, I found out the chain of restaurants abruptly closed. All of them. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My wife took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner. She made me pay for my birthday dinner, along with hers. She also got me a gift card to HER favorite store. FML
Today, my parents took me out to dinner. I thought they were taking me because it's my birthday. Turns out they are getting divorced. They forgot it was my birthday. FML
Today, I took my girlfriend of a year out on a date, a nice fancy dinner and a movie. After dinner, I said that I was feeling sick and just wanted to go home. I didn't have the heart to tell her that dinner was so expensive that I didn't have money for the movie. FML
Today, my mom and I went out to a fancy and expensive restaurant per her request; she told me it was her treat. After we ate our meals and the large check came, she excused herself to the bathroom. She didn't come back. I was dine-and-dashed by my own mother. FML
Today, a friend texted me to get a ticket and go to a theme park with her tomorrow. I bought a ticket and didn't hear from her until 5 hours later to say she was sorry, but she doesn't think she'll be going. It was $65 and non refundable. FML
Today, it was my daughter's birthday. I didn't know I had a daughter. FML
Today, I went out to eat with a friend. I was supposed to be paying, but when I tried to, there wasn't enough money in my bank account. She didn't have money with her either. FML
Today, I took a friend out for what I thought was date. After dinner was over and I paid, she pulled the bill out and wrote her name phone number on it for the waiter. FML
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Top comments
cmonger 27
Just take her tomorrow. I'm sure she'll understand.
Pink185054 16
Is there any way you could get a refund? But explain what happened to your daughter and she'll most likely understand.
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Comments (59)
drunk_crow 12
You should have done some research before paying.
Zman2017 18
You are an absentminded fool.... Now let the down votes commence
gracehi 33
What? You don't eat on Tuesdays?
CoGhostRider 31
Sure but that would be a day late for his daughters birthday.
gracehi 33
I'm just saying that just because he can't the coupon on his daughter's birthday doesn't mean it has to go waste.
CoGhostRider 31
True and hopefully it's not all he was planning because it was the last of his money.
abNormal62 23
If she's young enough, tell her the restaurant had to close today so that they could take enough time to make her an especially nice birthday dinner and they will be happy to serve her tomorrow. I'm sure that will be sufficient and then plan something special but free tonight,while giving her your undivided attention in the meantime
igg125 30
Some places take the day after Easter off
emisara93 18
At least you tried to be a good parent. But seriously, what kind of restaurant closes on Mondays?
kirkaygri 18
Most family/locally owned? There isn't a local resturaunt in my town that has ever been open on Mondays. Its quite common, especially in smaller towns. The only option is fast food or cook at home.
militarybrat 21
The closest sushi place to me is closed on mondays. It is a locally owned chain.
Brandi_Faith 34
I assumed it wasn't open Monday because of the Easter holiday. Where I am things are closed Friday and Sunday and a lot of people are taking Monday off too.
rachb007 11
A ticket to a restaurant?
RedPillSucks 33
perhaps a discount coupon
JustinJK 21
Groupon or maybe a themed restaurant.
Brandi_Faith 34
I wondered what the ticket was too; I think he may mean a gift card.
Benjamin_silver 12
These kinds of FMLs always make me feel sad... something about giving up all you have just to make someone else happy and realizing it was all for nothing.
TommyG493 11
The truth. made my heart sink
jeragonm 15
I'm confused. What did you need the ticket for, if the restaurant is closed in Monday's?
Ice_Cold_Llama 17
Shoulda checked da d8 m8