Today, I spoke to my dad for the first time in over a year. I've been volunteering in Mongolia, I have no running water, freeze my ass off everyday and communication with anyone who speaks English is scarce. One of the first things my father said to me was, "out of sight, out of mind." 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 went to visit my dad for the first time in over a year, as I have been studying for my Master's degree in history halfway across the world. The first thing he said to me? "So, gotten a real job yet?" FML
Today, a woman reached out to me on Twitter to ask me if my dad was OK, since she talks to him every day and they haven't talked in a few days. She also doesn't know if he's in prison or not. My father left when I was 3, and I haven't talked to him in months. FML
Today, I heard from my dad for the first time in over six months. It was through Facebook, in a message blaming my brothers and me for his horrible life, and in which he spelled my name wrong. FML
Today, I saw my dad for the first time in almost five years, at his funeral. FML
Today, I'm terminally ill, in a foreign country for treatment, and I was feeling hurt and sad inside, so I rang my parents to just talk, to feel warm and protected. My father told me on the phone with an indifferent tone, "Son, we're out for some shopping and getting groceries, Mom will call you back." They never did. FML
Today, my father contacted me for the first time in close to 2 months. The first thing he did was ask if I wanted to buy some weed. FML
Today, my dad started Skype-ing with his long-distance friend. They’re both almost 90, barely have their hearing, and can't stop shouting. FML
Today, I was sitting in my room when my dad walked in to talk. He said I'm not the son he'd hoped for, and that he'd been let down as a father. He said I should change the way I am so that he could love me more. It was the longest conversation I've had with my dad in years. FML
Today, I got the guts to call my dad for the first time in nine years. He said he "almost didn't remember" he "had another daughter." Another? FML
Today, I got a missed call from my dad, who hasn't talked to me in months and has vowed not to have anything to do with me. I called him back excitedly and apologized for missing his call, and we had a 20-second conversation about how his phone accidentally dialed my number. FML
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Lolersauczors 0
She could have visited her dad or went to a different area in Mongolia. Besides, while volenteering you don't get any thing better than the people your helping. So of course she went somewhere else. God, people use logic and think.
JessicaAnnnn 0
omg you guys are dumb. when you volunteer, you are obviously helping a less fortunate part of the country. so no there isnt running water, and it probably is cold, and THERES NO INTERNET! sheesh...the people that go on these trips dont stay there the whole time, they get breaks to go back to civilization for a little bit where there is internet.... if some of you took the time to research anything you might understand.
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plexico 4
It would be funny if you volunteered to beef up your resume as a Special Ed teacher. Mongolia is not the place they send all the Mongoloids.
ambulance54 0
funny how you dont have running water but you have internet
Ohnothingreally 0
Ha. That sucks. I'm American of Mongolian descent.
Intoxicunt 6
Lol. Doesn't sound like a "nightmare" to me. :D Kidding. It's AWFUL! Ask me how I know.
friscobuff 0
YDI FOR THINKING THAT VOLUNTEERING IS A NICE THING TO DO! GET A BETTER LIFE, PLEASE?
delfoxio 0
How can you not have running water in the biggest city in Mongolia? I've been to Ulanbataar. There's running water.
phenomanand 9
jeeze, so much ignorance. first of all, there is running water in mongolia-- of course. however, if this person is volunteering somewhere that doesn't have running water, they must be in the countryside. and even then, it must be a super remote destination because i have been all over the countryside in mongolia and have found running water in most of the places. second of all, clearly the person is exaggerating when they say that they "freeze my ass off everyday", unless they are from brazil or something, because in the summer it is usually 20 - 30 degrees celsius; the winters, however, are super harsh. lastly, to "thatrandomgirl" the capital is as much "in the mountains" as denver or beijing is.. aka not at all. how do i know? because i was born there and i was also just there about 2 months ago. awesome research, you based it on a map.
ben26_fml 0
YDI for being in mongolia
Dancerchick1895 0
WHAT THE ****! YOU PEOPLE ARE MESSED UP!!
TrollFeeder 10
Ulaanbaatar has many English speakers even English schools, there are Christian priests and there is everything that is in America. Most people know at least basic English and it is not a 3rd world country and he is in the capital and it is the only major city.