Today, I was outside searching for "treasures" with my son using small plastic shovels. All of a sudden he starts screaming. He dug up the bones of our old dog. I told him that we had sent him away to live on a farm, I even helped my son write letters to the farm owners. 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 was babysitting my little cousin when we decided to go outside and have a "treasure hunt" in the backyard. The first thing we found? The bones of her pet dog who had passed away four years ago. FML
Today, I told my daughter that we were going to the beach. Today, my daughter also tried to dig up our deceased dog, who we buried in our back yard last week, so he could come along. FML
Today, I sent my kids to play in the back garden and immediately heard them screaming. We buried our dog last week and last night some animal dug her up and spread the bones and rotting flesh around. The stench was horrendous, the kids are traumatized, and I vomited while reburying the bits. FML
Today, my new dog unburied my old dog and chewed on his bones. FML
Today, I was digging the foundation for what will eventually be my garage. My kids wanted to help Daddy, which means they had a front row seat with their little spades when we unearthed the skeleton of some previous homeowner's dog. Now they won’t stop crying. FML
Today, I took my son for a walk to tell him about the passing of our family dog. As we were walking by the river, Ozzy (our deceased dog) was laying on the riverbank. My son thought he just ran away and we found him. Turns out my husband was too cheap to pay the 100$ vet disposal fees. FML
Today, while I was on a field trip with my son, my husband decided to get rid of our dog without asking anyone. Now I get to pick up the pieces of a broken heart, and he thinks he did nothing wrong. FML
Today, I found a pile of animal skeletons scattered in my backyard. It appears that last night, mother nature decided to rain so hard, that the graves of my childhood pets floated back up to the top, and covered half of my field. I now have to pick all of it up before my dog sees them. FML
Today, my dog died. My parents told me to bury it out back. In the process, I managed to dig up my cat. FML
Today, I realized burying my dog underneath our swing-set was a bad idea. My two sons are now scarred for life. FML
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L4m3r 3
Perhaps you should have buried the dog further down... he must've been awfully close to the surface if your son was able to reach the bones with a plastic shovel.
songstress4life 0
And this is why we shouldn't lie to our kids about dumb stuff. They can handle the truth.
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Comments (153)
holynemesis1208 3
haha. thats messed up.
ItecKid 0
YDI for being a moron and a terrible parent. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you? I think your child should be taken away from you pending a psychological evaluation of you. You are clearing not mentally stable, and should not be allowed to raise a child.
legitasaurusrex 0
hahahahaha you're so STUPID.
irokyoursox 6
what?! a father lied to his son?! take his son away from him!!!! he's insane!!!!
wowfmlife 0
#22 WTF? All parents tell lies to their kids! This one was probably 4 or 5 and wouldnt be able to handle his dog dying. When he's older he'll obviously find out but telling a white lie to a kid is no reason for a mental evaluation
delighted_fml 0
Fake much?
knitbitch 0
I know it must suck being humiliated on the internet and having people comment on what a dumbass you are, but...DUMBASS!
Stay_beautiful 0
#22 so you wouldnt lie to your 3 yr old if they asked if santa was real? thats just mean. all parents lie to their kids about something during their life. it doesn't make them a horrible parent.
alissa222 15
I was told Santa wasn't real at 1 1/2. of corse, I'm jewish so...
Silhouette_fml 0
That's what you get for telling your kid such an obvious lie. He was going to find out eventually, and of course he was going to be pissed when he found out you lied to him so long, so it's probably for the better that he finds out now.
hk_fml 9
22's gone a bit far. All parents lie to the kids about something. Just to make things easier for them. he would've found out sooner or later, hopefully you'll be able to distract him with other things
Sunsh1ne 0
Genius, most child psychological authorities agree that the death of a pet is an ideal opportunity to explain death in a nonthreatening way to a child, since even though there is an emotional attachment to pets it's less than a human attachment. You did your son a huge disservice by lying to him, especially such an involved lie. And PS, plastic shovels? WTF, I agree with most of the other posters, are you really too lazy to even bury the thing a two feet down?
PuppyD 0
If the dog was reduced to bones by the time they found it, it had obviously been there for a while, they probably forget the exact spot. Although I'm kind of with everyone else about the body being so close to the surface. That's kind of creepy. And all parents lie to their kids at one time or another. Let the kid stay blissfully ignorant about death until they are a little older or a family member dies.