Today, I was playing in a basketball game and blocked this kid's shot. I was really pumped up about it until I realized the kid had cerebral palsy and the coach put him on the team because he really wanted to be on at least one team in his life. 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 had a basketball game against our rivals. Since the starting guard had a broken ankle, I felt happy that I could finally get playing time and prove that I'm good. Instead I had to run the scoreboard for the game, because the scoreboard guy was absent. FML
Today, I was playing basketball in our company gym. I took a shot from half court, and at that exact moment, an executive walked into the gym with an important potential client. My shot bounced off the side of the backboard, off some bleachers, and right into the client's head. FML
Today, after playing on the same basketball team for eight years with the same coach, he kicked me off the team to make room for my younger brother, who I taught to play basketball in the first place. FML
Today, in basketball practice my coach was putting is in teams to run drills. He points to me and says, "You, go babysit my son by the stage." FML
Today, while playing badminton at school, I got an opponent who is mentally handicapped. Since I'm terrible at the game, I guess the teacher assumed it would be a good match. I won the match, my first victory ever. My teacher accused me of cheating to humiliate him. FML
Today, during a soccer game, some utter moron got the bright idea of trying to score a goal from his side of the field. I sarcastically made a big show of just barely stopping the ball, and nailed it off to the side. The ball hit a kid so hard in the head that he had to go to the hospital. FML
Today, I made my school's soccer team. I told the coach that since I have diabetes, I might need to sit out occasionally. He promptly erased my name and said he didn't accept "slackers." FML
Today, my baseball team had a game and one of our best players was injured sliding into first. I'm pretty fast so when the coach called my name I grabbed a helmet assuming it was finally my chance to get in the game. Turns out he just wanted me to get ice. The entire team couldn't stop laughing. FML
Today, while playing basketball, my friend thanked me for passing the ball to him. I was too embarrassed to tell him that that was me shooting. FML
Today, I was trying out for a local basketball team, so I put extra effort into showing off my baller skills. Unfortunately, I managed to hit myself in the face with the ball, knocking out one of my own teeth. FML
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Inspired22 11
I don't think you should feel bad. I'd be pretty upset if I had a disability and everyone played easy on me. That would just be humiliating!
lilacwords 0
You shouldn't feel bad, you didn't know and I don't see how YDI at all. Plus, the kid was probably happy everyone wasn't just going to let him do whatever.
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Comments (123)
Sarahhh4978 0
noooo thats so sad.
sLap_fml 0
of course you are going to feel bad, but if this person is playing in a league with regular kids, they shouldn't expect to be treated differently and most likely just want to be treated like the other players. really, it's no big deal :)
naku_fml 0
wow, # 23 go **** yourself. ur a total disgrace. and it wasnt ur fault, u didnt know. at least the kid got to be a part of a game, thats all the matters.
mylifeisf 0
I think that the coach should have told you, and even if you knew, you should have played treating him fairly, because he wouldn't want an easy win. go **** yourself, #23
omgoodnesswtf 0
you're like Dave Chapelle taking the only joy out of a dying cancer kid's life of thinking he was good at a playstation basketball game.
pumpkincakes 3
coach should have told your team in the first place
Monty_Python 0
Who the hell is putting YDI? FYL and FHL!
mother_green7 0
well he probably would have been more offended if you just played easy on him
Newtons_Cradle 0
i think you did the best thing you could have by not knowing the kid's condition. you didn't go easy on him or take advantage of him, and that's what contributes to the team sport experience.
limabean3 1
this is definitely NOT a YDI. the same kind of thing happened to me just a couple months ago. i was in a production of Fiddler on the Roof and we were at this point where the character opposite me tells my father that he loves me. right then, somebody in the audience went AWWWWW really loudly and i totally lost it, snorted, was shaking with suppressed laughter, everything. well my mom came up to me after the show and said, "You know that person you laughed at? They have Downs." I feel your pain.