Today, I was short on money for bills, so I pulled out my alto saxophone, knowing that no matter how much I loved it, I'd be able pay my rent with the money. As I pulled it out of its case, the neck strap broke and I dropped it, breaking the bell beyond repair. Now I'm poor AND depressed. 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, my flute broke. I have an exam coming tomorrow and all repair shops are closed. I guess I’ll have to lose £150. FML
Today, my mom told me that she was selling my favorite thing in the world, my trombone. The only thing that I'm good at is the trombone. FML
Today, I was walking down the street with my acoustic guitar on my back. I saw a girl that I like coming down the opposite way, so I decided to play my guitar to try and impress her. I started to tune it quickly, but while I wasn't paying attention, I ran into a pole. Now my guitar is cracked. FML
Today, I came home and was greeted by my dad telling me that he pawned my guitar for gas money. FML
Today, while tuning my bass guitar, I noticed a very strange screeching sound. I leaned over to look behind the neck. The biggest string snapped off and cut the side of my face. FML
Today, it's the last night before a concert. Today is also the day my brother pawned my clarinet for drug money. FML
Today, I forgot to tune my guitar pre-performance. Surprising, because it was in tune when I frantically did it by ear backstage. Too bad two of the six strings snapped, smacking the drummer in the face. FML
Today, my violin broke and I have a recital coming up. I gave it to my friend to give it to the luthier and the luthier has fixed it. I asked my friend to return it to me and they became angry I was asking for too many favours. My recital is tomorrow and I can't get my hands on a violin for at least another week. FML
Today, as I was coming out of McDonald's, there was a street musician playing outside. He had his saxophone case open for money. I meant to give him a ten, and it wasn't until I got home later that I realized I'd accidentally given him a hundred-dollar bill. FML
Today, I went in my room to play my guitar. I found my Les Paul on the floor with all the strings missing. I later found out my grandma cut them off because I was playing "Devil's Music." FML
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xlord 27
When life hands you lemons, don't just stand there and take it!!! Demand to see life's boss and chuck it at his face!!! Build combustible lemons and make life regret the day it decided to hand you lemons!!
siggy_mcsigx 22
That is heartbreaking :(
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xlord 27
When life hands you lemons, don't just stand there and take it!!! Demand to see life's boss and chuck it at his face!!! Build combustible lemons and make life regret the day it decided to hand you lemons!!
Zelphoric 25
I'm going to have my engineers invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!!
WildJaw 15
Portal 2
Soloman212 28
I'm sorry, but you have to answer in question format. Such as, "What is a quote from Portal 2."
WildJaw 15
Are people that specific about the format of comments?
__GLaDOS__ 5
Cave Johnson would approve of this comment.... RIP, sir.
Soloman212 28
I'm sorry but dems the rules. Join us next time on "Replying to FML Comments As If They Were Trivia Quiz Questions," with Wildjaw
incoherentrmblr 22
Plot twist: Gets Trolled by Kenny G in the aftermath...
patrickeli 15
Eek, that sounds like my life in one scenario. Things will get better, OP. Patience is a virtue.
PresidentNorth 16
don't think I've seen someone use the word eek before. Isn't that the sound you make when a spider makes its move to ruin your life by running across the floor inciting pure terror.
patrickeli 15
Well, that was hilarious. Sorry that my using "eek" made you uncomfortable, but now you're desensitized. It won't bother you next time.
patd77 12
That's terrible. I hope things get better.
wallamanut 14
on one hand, I feel bad. however, as a fellow saxophone player, you should never lift a sax by the neck strap. you should also never have the neck strap attached to the sax while it's in the case. it's really bad for some of the keys. Bends them to hell after a long enough time. I'd say OP deserves it for being reckless.
LostMy_Marbles 24
I was thinking the same thing. It sounds as if OP was being careless and if it was handled properly, I don't think there would be a problem. Though, it is still depressing...
sarah5745 41
Is there no way to fix it at all?? Like can't you see someone? Anyway, hopefully life will end up turning for the better :)
JuliusSeizure 18
That will probably cost money
sarah5745 41
You never know, someone could be generous enough to offer a fix without a charge
TanzWolf 26
Sadly, the world doesn't work like that.
jazzy_123 20
I'm pretty sure fixing a sax will be quite expensive and doubt someone with the skills and knowledge will pass up that kind of money.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
If it's someone's business to fix instruments, it would be stupid to repair OP's for free. I could see giving a small discount, but it wouldn't be very smart to do it for free unless it's a close friend of OP. :)
siggy_mcsigx 22
That is heartbreaking :(
emile_heskey 11
Is there a page we can donate to?
Norja 33
That made me sad. Is there a friend or family member you can get a loan from?
laden_swallow09 35
Never let money come between friends, let alone family.
Norja 33
That's true but sometimes things get a bit desperate and you have no choice.
IceMan11 23
Yeah sometimes life sucks. It may not get better either.
WCARlover 35
Awww I sincerely hope things get better for you. Maybe you could reach out on one of those facebook groups with people buying and swapping things and explain that you don't have much money to offer but would really love if someone could fix it. Who knows, the right person could see it and you might get lucky. Good luck to you, OP!
ekimen 22
That sucks OP! Just stay positive, life has a way of turning things around for those in need :)
Afroninja4566 21
As a sax player myself I hope your situation gets better and you get another sax in the future