Today, I was taking a selfie. My grandma saw me, then after smirking to herself, she went and told my parents that I was "doing that sexting thing". They believed her and grounded me, even after I showed that all my photos and sent messages were totally innocent. 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 briefly left my laptop while I went to use the toilet. When I came back, I found "I" had posted on Facebook, calling my mom a "stupid cunt who should just stay in the kitchen." The only other person home at the time was my grandpa. She didn't believe it, and permanently grounded me. FML
Today, my mom took my cell to work with her. When she got home later, she scolded me for not answering her calls. When I pointed out that she'd taken it, she grounded me for "talking back". FML
Today, my grandma posted an embarrassing childhood photo on my school's events page. I told her everyone could see it, and asked if she could take it down. She freaked and commented on it, apologizing for posting it. Now I feel guilty for embarrassing her, and it's still on the page. FML
Today, I'm grounded for literally the whole summer because my parents found out that I was still seeing my grandma behind their backs, even though they banned her from ever seeing us again after she spanked my sister. FML
Today, my mom walked into the bathroom while I was taking a pic to send to my long-distance boyfriend. She then told me I would go to hell for flaunting myself at guys. I was fully clothed, sending a pic to see if he liked my new haircut. That and I'm 21. FML
Today, I checked my Facebook to find I had been tagged in a bunch of photos from a party I had attended last night. On each picture I had a comment from my mom saying, "You're grounded." FML
Today, I was trying to teach my Aunt and Gran to use Google drive to share and upload pictures, when I scrolled past an image of my… yep. I didn't have a mirror when the pic was taken and I was concerned about a sore. Now they just think I'm a whore. FML
Today, I was teaching my grandma how to use her new tablet. After explaining and setting everything up, I left her alone to check her email. When I came back, she'd somehow "mistakenly" sent an email to our entire family with the subject line "Help! My grandson thinks I'm a dipshit and has kidnapped me!" FML
Today, I sent my grandfather a picture of me because he hasn't seen me in years. I guess I should wear makeup next time, because he sent back a heavily photoshopped and cropped version and told me how beautiful I look. FML
Today, a kid from school came to my house. He asked my dad if I was at home, because we were "planning a bit of the old, you know…" and made an obscene gesture. Now I'm grounded for a month, and no matter what I say, my dad won't believe that I've never even spoken to the kid before. FML
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flashback.miss 28
your username, wtf? that aside, try returning the favour and frame her for something?
ZorroRooster 19
OP believes her grandma is an old hag, and wishes death upon her. Pretty straightforward, really.
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flashback.miss 28
your username, wtf? that aside, try returning the favour and frame her for something?
ZorroRooster 19
OP believes her grandma is an old hag, and wishes death upon her. Pretty straightforward, really.
Daonna 9
I wouldn't really want to call her an old hag, then again I'm not the one who got grounded.
sweetbliss3 37
thats a silly reason youd wish someone to die. on a different note, your parents are butts if they wont listen after you explained and showed them the pics/texts. some parents are just "jump to conclusions, even with proof" types. good luck.
Spockx 4
What else does Grandma have to entertain her? This is the sorta thing that makes good memories, just return the favour
littlem91 29
Grandma could be a total bitch who makes OP's life hell at every opportunity. Sadly not all grandmothers are good ones.
8313girl 28
Oh yeah, I agree with 45. I had one of those. She's gone now but the bad memories I have make me still resent her. It's ok OP, I'm sure you have many reasons. Good luck.
mannatee 19
#1-that's not the username
R3TROxLOV3 32
Agreed, 45. My paternal grandmother point blank told my brothers and I that she hated us and that she never wanted us to be born, and made it her goal to make us as miserable as possible until the died. Unfortunately, she lived until she was 107, so we had quite a few torturous years with her. Not all grandparents are the loving doting type.
majesticman 4
wow
viva_la_blondes 15
#1 I'm just waiting for you to reply with song lyrics.
noxvita83 8
Of course, the crime that would be appropriate to this suggest would be prostitution.
DanniNell 13
61- I agree!! My grandpa and step grandpa were very horrible to me. My step grandpa is dead but my paternal grandpa is still alive. Every word that comes out of his mouth is an insult to me.
worldclassrager 41
Close the door
DeeDeeJay 15
There's no telling where he was at when he took the selfie.
DonkeyTeeth2013 22
She*
worldclassrager 41
Usually selfies are taken in the bathroom or bedroom...so it seemed like a valid point
hystericsky 11
I like takin my selfies in the front entry way because the lighting is fantastic in there.. My bedroom and bathroom are both way too dim.
KB503 15
That sucks
9echo 17
Not really. Granny just didn't want OP to give himself a hernia.
jerryj 27
*herself
4funzies 13
Your selfie game may be strong, but her Grandma game isn't.
PotterHead_DH 26
Stop that. Make that go away.
iapex 18
I found this to be funny
ZorroRooster 19
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
To be fair, selfies are obnoxious.
Sandman366 6
Sexting is probably a lesser crime.
nlm92 15
Must have been a really sexual selfie...
skittycat213 19
#selfie #YDI
hashshim 23
7: I don't see how selfies could possibly be obnoxious. They do not in why way negatively affect you or anyone around you. At worst they're silly.
ImAFaker 29
#67 of course you don't see a problem, your profile pic is a selfie.
SystemofaBlink41 27
#67-Well, it depends. An occassional selfie I can bear. It gets obnoxious when the person is doing it as though their life depended it on it. It's abhorable when the person does it in the middle of a conversation.
ElricMustang 23
Yeah, once in a while is bearable, but don't do it so often that you can't even communicate with other people. I have a friend who does it while hanging out...
blondeambition1 4
A friend of mine is so bad at taking selfies (pics in general even) that her photos of a friends bachelorette had more pics of her than the bride!
HylianTwilight 21
My ex used to take selfies all the time in Walmart. We would just walk down the frozen aisle and he's like "selfie in the frozen department. :D -peace sign-". Needless to say selfies annoy me to no end. They are pretty obnoxious...
tweetypie 18
I'm not sure who coined the phrase 'selfie' but the word is extremely more obnoxious than the act itself. People have been taking pictures of themselves since the invention of cameras. Everything we do nowadays has to have a name or phrase or hash tag. To me, this is more obnoxious than taking a picture.
touch_phobia 13
literally. a selfie is just a picture that you take take of yourself. Yes some are obnoxious but come on, taking a picture of yourself is not a crime
ZorroRooster 19
Never said it was a crime. Just obnoxious. Being obnoxious isn't a crime, sadly. And its more the mentality behind selfies that I can't stand as opposed to the act itself.
grritsshay 18
The selfie game is strong with this one.
ktmla 14
Selfie texting = sexting.. I think I see where she's confused.
77777771 12
True I can see how a grandma might think that.
garebear61 14
#9 You have shed some light onto this mistake for me. I did not put those two words together. OP;Then again your grandma could just be one of those caniving old ladies we hear about
cakefete2 31
Hey #9, that reminds me of a grandma who butt dialed her granddaughter then said "I'm sorry, I must have booty called you by accident."
nlm92 15
Lol #48 that also reminds me of when my grandma bought me a shirt in grade 7. It had a comical monkey face on it and it said "touch my monkey". She thought it meant people would poke the shirt...
Wiz_Of_Oz 17
My money is on the conniving old lady theory. Besides, for the idea it was just an innocent misunderstanding of 'sexting' to work, she would first have to grasp the concept of a selfie, and I pray to His Noodliness that the vile, narcissistic activity hasn't yet reached the mainstream attention of our beloved geriatrics...
Daonna 9
I hope they were good selfies.
nonoseknows 5
Just explain to grandma the difference and she should reason with your parents. If not then granny's a bitch.
ElloSubjects 9
Thing is I'm pretty sure she knew what she was doing because she smirked, or maybe I just interpreted the FML wrong.
SwtCherryPie 26
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Maybe you should put your damn phone down for a bit and actually visit with your grandparents.
Blake77_fml 19
Selfies take a matter of ten seconds…op could be mid sentence and take one
xReDMemory 28
Are you joking? In what world does having a phone and taking a 'selfie' imply that you don't visit/talk to your grandparents? Also,if I was sure my grandmother intentionally framed me for things I didn't do,I wouldn't want to talk to her regardless of whether I have a phone or not.
ElloSubjects 9
Maybe the grandparents live with them?
noonenoeone 22
My grandmothers evil at her core, **** your idea of spending time with someone just because they're old and you're related. I spend time with people I respect and want to surround myself with.
salic77 11
Fo guck yourself Blake that's 20 dislikes on your opinion turning it to shit
SwtCherryPie 26
My point is, if this person is like most people these days, they probably barely look up from their phone long enough to acknowledge anyone at all. Grandma may just want to spend time with her, and since her phone is (possibly) such priority she did something drastic to force her off her phone. You or I don't know the full story, but I do know we're only getting a teenager's side of the story.
xReDMemory 28
Even if OP's grandma wanted to speak to her,it's still low to turn OP's parents against her for something she didn't do. If the grandma wanted to talk to her granddaughter this badly she should have asked her in a polite way. Regardless of whether she did or didn't ask,she shouldn't force anyone to speak to her if they don't want to,in my opinion. If I was the OP I'd be mad at my parents more than I would be mad at my grandma for possibly assuming I'm wrong merely because of my age,rather than having proof that justifies the grandma's words.
syed121417 22
I love how you say "we only know one side" and then you accuse OP of being a technology absorbed teenager. 1) she wasn't sexting 2) therefore the grandma was wrong. It doesn't matter whether or not she is always on her phone
rebamoo 14
YES THANK YOU!!!