Today, I was visiting my new in-laws for the first time. During an awkward silence, I took my phone and figured I'd send my friend a text jokingly saying "Mayday, mayday! Somebody save me!" My mood lightened up a little and I felt quite well until my mother-in-law's phone beeped. Yep. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went on the road for work for the first time in a very long time. I was enjoying lunch with coworkers when my phone got bombarded with calls and texts. Turns out my wife and my mother had gotten into a fight within two hours of me being away. FML
Today, I finally had a phone call after a week of nothing. It was my mother. It was by accident. FML
Today, I attended a funeral. During the minute of silence, my phone went off. My ringtone is "It's good to be alive". FML
Today, I was so happy to hear my phone go "Ding" that I jumped for joy out of my couch. It was actually a character on my TV getting a text. FML
Today, I went on a date, and halfway through I started getting nonstop calls from “Mom” on my phone. Annoyed, I silenced them. Later, I checked my voicemail. It was actually my mom calling from the ER because she had slipped and broken her ankle. FML
Today, someone knocked at my door. I saw it was my Mom, so I flattened myself against the door and tried to be as quiet as possible. I pulled my phone out and almost had silenced it before she called and heard the ringtone through the door. I had to invite her in and hear the usual "get married and have kids." FML
Today, I got overly excited because someone texted me, but then realized that moments before, I had sent myself a message. FML
Today, I finally taught my mom how to text message people. Now I get a message from her every 30 seconds saying "Hi". FML
Today, my phone rang for the first time in four days. It was my mom. She dialed the wrong number. FML
Today, after my wife and mother in law criticized me for being glued to my phone, I set out to prove them wrong by being away from it. When I finally opened it, my family was upset because my grandma died and they had been trying to reach me for several hours. FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
SkoomaKi 28
Are you the same guy that "accidentally"sent a nude picture to his best friend? You really need to check the person you're sending the message to.
TrueTriage 16
Am I the only one who double checks the name or the number of who I'm texting before I send it?
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (73)
lowshadows 21
always make sure you check the "to" box. rookie mistake
graceinsheepwear 34
If you were just meeting her, why was her number right there on your cell phone?
Attica 20
To the million comments wondering why she has her in-laws' number before meeting them: just because they've never physically met does not mean they have never spoken to each other...
your_face 15
Let this be a lesson to you: taking out your cell phone is not the way to handle an awkward silence. It'll just make things worse, because the people you're with will think - sorry, know - that you're rude and don't want to talk to them.
Jaculiferous 17
You could have made a joke out of it and pretended to fall over when she looked over at you. She might think you're crazy, but it's worth a shot, and you might have gotten a few laughs. Anyways, I hope you didn't get into too much trouble.
internet_gf 7
How/why did you have each other's numbers if you hadn't met before? Seems a bit strange to me
clair_brodie 35
If you have never met them before... why do you have her phone number?
avapaige1234 19
So much for first impression.
mnvikes 7
Well. You could make up a story.
middlenamefrank 8
Um....explain to me how you have her number in your texting list when you're just meeting her for the first time?