Today, I was eating dinner with my family. My parents didn't want me to hear what they were talking about so they decided they would spell out the words so I wouldn't understand. I didn't. 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, while riding on the car with my family, I put on my headphones and pretended to be listening to music and when my parents talked to me, I pretended I couldn't hear them. They took this opportunity to discuss how fat I was and how I can't hold down a boyfriend. They were laughing as well. FML
Today, I actually had to spell out to my parents that if you don't want someone to repeat the same thing several times, you have to acknowledge that you're listening to them. I've had several occasions where I said something to them 3-5 times, thinking they weren't listening, but then they snapped, "WE HEARD YOU!" FML
Today, my dad and mom and I were going out to eat dinner. My dad wanted a romantic dinner just with my mom so he told me to make an excuse not to go. I did, which ended up as a huge fight, grounded and phone taken away. My dad just stood there in the background putting thumbs up. FML
Today, my parents heard me leaving my room at 2 am, and freaked out because they thought I was sneaking out. I was too embarrassed to tell them that I was getting food instead of having a social life. FML
Today, I accidentally belched at the dinner table. At age 22, I got sent to my room with no dessert by my parents. FML
Today, I went to a fancy restaurant and couldn't pronounce any of the menu items. FML
Today, as I woke up early to do my physics homework, I heard my parents talk about how big a disappointment I am for them. They discussed how stupid, immature and how big a burden I was. They knew I was listening. FML
Today, I found out that my parents forgot to invite me out to eat with them. I found this out when my mom invited my sister right in front of me. FML
Today, my roommate shouted his entire part of the conversation at the dinner table. He refuses to get his hearing checked, nor lower his voice, so now my ears hurt for the rest of the evening. FML
Today, I said a few words to my mom that happened to be similar to something offensive, and she misheard. I tried to tell her, but she was so angry that she assumed I was saying more offensive things. Now she is punishing everybody in the house, and I’m not allowed to speak to her. FML
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kyle_kbo20 0
w-o-w. y-o-u m-u-s-t b-e s-l-o-w get it?
deaditegirl 0
YDI for not knowing how to spell.
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Comments (152)
BamxBitch 0
YDI. You're obviously unintelligent, and your parents think so too. Sorry, but it's the truth. Pay attention in school.
cabernet 0
Haha, Dumbass. YDI.
hackeyStar 0
hellllo haha
RavishMe77 0
Although the OP is a bit of an idiot, so are some of you people. Hearing someone spell something aloud is a lot different from reading something. Just because the OP's brain couldn't process his/her parents' spelling doesn't mean he/she can't read. It takes a bit longer to process if something's being spelled out loud, especially if it's being spoken quickly. However, it sucks that your parents actually knew your comprehension was that bad.
sleepreader 0
ugh! look, it's a lot different when you are reading words spelled out than hearing them. When you read, you can still see the letters before and after the letter your eyes are focusing on. Also, as you get used to reading, you start to recognize what certain words look like, so you don't have to spell them out letter by letter. By saying them outloud, you have to visualize that letter, remember all the letters they said before that letter, and figure out when that word ends and the next begins. It is also a lot easier to spell words out than to make letters into words. I guess the FYL depends on if the parents were spelling out their entire conversations or if they were just spelling the key words. And anyways, how unpleasant of them! They can't wait until they're alone to have "grown-up" conversations? Sit down and enjoy your families for once people!
visage 0
Life have you down? Cannot spell? No way out? Make toast while taking a bath.
I_Deserved_It 10
To be fair, if they are spelling the words out, the OP probably couldn't distinguish when words start and end and if they're doing it for every single word it'd be easy for the OP to get confused. Not an FML, and gtfo, "dumbass" criers.
velvet87 0
If you couldn't understand what they were saying because they spelled out the words, how did you manage to spell all the words in your "FML" right? Seems suspiciously fake to me.
toosoonbreh 0
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Parents ftw. :D
jewelzgalore 0
lol! that made me smile :) S-M-I-L-E
Cazly_420 0
Yet, you somehow managed to correctly spell this post. Interesting....