Today, I was teaching my daughter how to ride a bike with no training wheels. After comforting her and assuring her that she'd be fine, I gave her a big push. She fell forward over the handlebars and scraped her chin on the front wheel. 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 took off the training wheels of my niece's bike. I tried to show her how to ride it, but she told me to get off because I needed a "fat girl's bike." FML
Today, I tried to show my little cousin how to ride a bike without training wheels. Not only did I crash into a bush, but the handlebars hit me in the nuts, and I ended up rolling around like a Labrador in shit in front of the neighbors. FML
Today, I was showing my 6-year-old son how easy and safe it is to ride a bike. I didn't notice a pebble, bust up my leg, and my son is now terrified of bicycles. FML
Today, I assembled my kid’s birthday bike without reading the instructions. I proudly presented it, only for him to sit on it and immediately realize the handlebars were on backwards. The training wheels were also uneven, so it leaned like a sinking ship. My kid said, “It’s OK Dad, it's not your fault,” which hurt more than if he’d laughed. FML
Today, I was outside talking to my new neighbor. I was gesturing while talking and didn't notice the little kid riding her bike coming our way. I ended up accidentally smacking her in the face and knocking her off her bike. Apparently she's my new neighbor's daughter. Welcome to the neighborhood. FML
Today, I thought it was about time to learn to ride a bike as an adult. I wobbled down the street, lost my balance, and crashed into a parked ice cream truck. The owner yelled at me, and I was left with a bruised ego and no ice cream. FML
Today, my 4-year-old daughter slipped on ceramic tile and I had to take her to the ER for 5 stitches to her chin. When we got home, I promptly split her chin open again as I over enthusiastically re-enacted how she fell to my husband and accidentally clocked her square in the chin. FML
Today, I took my 15 year-old daughter driving. I yelled at her for not going safely around corners. On the way home, while demonstrating how to drive right, I went around a corner and hit a cement truck. FML
Today, I was riding down a hill on my bike, doing a wheelie, when I lost control and started heading towards a woman on the sidewalk. Don't worry, I didn't hit her, the man beside her lunged and shoved my bike so hard that I hit concrete and broke three teeth. He then screamed, "Watch it, punk!" and walked off. FML
Today, I was holding hands with my daughter and she wanted to skip. When I went to skip I accidentally kneed her in the face. Everyone saw her holding her busted lip and pointing at me. FML
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pexy_fml 16
I don't think she's gona let you teach her again
Mikeskinner 7
Dear god, don't worry OP! It was an accident and you both learned from it, don't worry! I'm sure you haven't scarred her! (:
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Comments (141)
Mikeskinner 7
Dear god, don't worry OP! It was an accident and you both learned from it, don't worry! I'm sure you haven't scarred her! (:
ImaSnowman 2
Dude,she'll never trust her mom again, she just shoved her over the handle bars, idk why she pushed that hard...
NeatNit 33
Actually I was under the impression that it's a dad. It's impossible to tell though, other than 'hunches'. That sounds pretty bad though. The child wouldn't have gotten hurt if the parent (OP) hadn't pushed her wrong/too hard, so scarring her might be exactly what happened. She might never trust OP the same way again. :(
Bluekaren16 19
Good that way they both learn.
sens3sfailing 25
Well I can ride a bike with no handle bars!
RobinKCS 9
My parents always started off by balancing me while I rode by holding the back of my seat. Only when I was good with that did they give me a starting push and that was only by pushing against the seat, not me.
slurshies 11
wouldn't this be a better FML for the kid? I understand that OP feels bad, but I bet the kid felt worse
Bluekaren16 19
25 - no handlebars by flobot reference?
XxDevilxXGt 26
What you do is assure them that they may get some minor booboos and not to worry about them since it happens to everyone, so they can not be afraid.
Fatalally 4
25 - That's the first thing that came to mind when I read this FML. Lol
Neorecon19 18
Yeah, but it takes skill to scrape your chin on the front tire of the bike you just fell off of.
pexy_fml 16
I don't think she's gona let you teach her again
reallytho3 11
Poor kids gonna be scarred for life... Possibly litterally
pexy_fml 16
Bicycle phobia maybe
pillowsarecomfy 2
Probably should have started off with a little push rather than a big one
spacemanspiff78 7
Smart people push the bike and not the rider.
Zoh_Aubrey 8
OP, you should've held the bike and trotted with her to keep her balanced THEN let her go.
Psych101 9
Luckily for OP, children have a memory span of less than a minute, so she won't forever associate OP with pain! Wait, that's goldfish with the bad memory...
Psych101 9
Luckily for OP, children have a memory span of less than a minute, so she won't forever associate OP with pain! Wait, that's goldfish with the bad memory...
t0xic_ 0
parent of the year.
Aug1508 9
She didn't mean to hurt her kid. It was an accident.
Nbackus9 4
Never push a kid that can't ride a bike!
Pandacupcakelove 26
83 is probably right. You usually hold the bike for a little while and keep holding it while the kid is biking then without telling you let go and they keep biking without even knowing they did it on their own! That's how I learned, anyway :P But yeah, it was an accident! Not the best way of doing it, but OP sure did not mean to hurt their child!
Slender_Man 6
83- **** that. I flip bikes
ali671 1
Isn't this more for her to say fml
Hiimhaileypotter 53
Well if she's just now learning how to ride without training wheels, she's probably not old enough for this site.
ali671 1
Well I was referring to it being more of her misfortune than her parent's
Hiimhaileypotter 53
Yeah I know :)
klx125cross 9
Huh?
AznSamoan52 10
Don't worry Op. It's her first time trying to ride a bike without training wheels. Give her some time. But YDI for giving her a huge push like that. Way to go.
icrest80 4
Penis
sougstad 7
And this is where kids begin to lose confidence in their parents. Way to go op
subwaysurfers 13
Aww, it was an accident. I'm sure she wont hold it against the OP forever. At least I hope not..
jackassiddy 8
Perhaps next time you should just give her a gentle nudge?..
Akumie 6
It's okay, accidents happen.^^ maybe you pushed her a bit to hard though? |D I'm sure she's okay though. c: Probably a bit scared, though. She might need a bit more time before she gets back on.
blcksocks 19
Ok though
Xythenol 6
Jeez man, did you push her like you'd push her on the swings?
DerpyStephhx 5
You could've guided her along and not just started with a big push. If she's really little it might take her a while to balance out without the training wheels. YDI.