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)
samhat 0
#64, you cant always tell if someone has CP. Mild CP has very little outward appearance, and is only slightly weakened muscles. I work with these kids everyday, and sorry, it bugs me that people make assumptions that all people with CP are noticeable and all have muscle spasms. Becasue that isnt true at all. read up on the condition before you make comments generalizing all CP people.
BulldogQB4 0
You were playing your game man. Don't be FML about it. Say good game to the kid, we all make mistakes but that coach putting the kid on that team knowing that might happen is the douche.
17Master 0
Not your fault. You couldn't have known unless either: a) you were told in advance, which isn't the case b) you're an expert or something on CP, which I doubt. You were just playing your game, and at least you had the conscience to realize what happened.
hat_fml 0
don't beat yourself up, you didn't know...just apologize to the kid and you won't feel so bad anymore.
ohwowthatsucks25 0
you shouldn't let him win just because he has a disability... he probably wants to be treated normally anyway.
GeekFairy 0
...and? I'm sure the kid would feel like crap if he knew people were letting him win. You didn't do anything wrong.
Dalarsco 0
#14: Sometimes I think that there are people who come here and hit YDI on everything just to try filling the hole in their atrophied hearts with the pain of others.
Dave010897 0
u pwnt him! :D
wow_fmylife 0
awwwww :(
noclevername 0
Do you think it would make him feel good about himself to have everyone blatantly tiptoe around him? At least you treated him like a real person, albeit unknowingly.