Today, I was woken up by my elderly neighbor banging on my door at 2am. She needed "urgent" assistance as she had forgotten how to turn her TV off. I'd just fallen asleep. 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 at 10:00 pm, someone rang my doorbell 4 times, while I was sleeping. I thought it was an emergency and I opened the door to my neighbor who just want to ask if I had a blackout at noon. FML
Today, I woke up to an old lady right outside my open window, saying "Hello in there! Are you sleepy?" I was so startled that I answered her. She screamed. Turns out she's my neighbour's elderly mother, didn't know I was in there, and was talking to my cat. FML
Today, I was babysitting for my neighbors. Their 5 year-old had finally fallen asleep at 11 after two hours of stories and songs. No sooner had I tiptoed out of the room did I realize that my phone had dropped out of my pocket onto the bed. It was ringing. It was their mother checking in. FML
Today, after my old downstairs neighbor, who would come upstairs to bang on my door and yell at me every time she heard a sound from me at all times of the day, had finally moved out, it became clear that my new downstairs neighbor gets drunk and yells at the TV in the early hours of the morning. FML
Today, my mother woke me up by loudly vacuuming the house. I had to work the next morning, so I asked her what she was thinking. She told me that if I was really tired and needed sleep, I wouldn't have woken up. It was 3 AM. FML
Today, I was awoken by my neighbor pounding on my back door at 3 am, only to look outside and see my car engulfed in flames. FML
Today, I took a nap on my couch. I woke up three hours later to my neighbor knocking on my door, asking if I was OK because looking from the outside in, they thought I was dead. Guess I sleep like I’ve been hit by a truck. FML
Today, I woke up at three in the morning when two cops busted in the door to my apartment and a frantic voice on my cellphone saying "Sir? Sir? Are you all right? Sir?" Turns out I had been having a nightmare and dreamed I called 911. I actually did. FML
Today, I was in the middle of a shower, and downstairs I heard my 7 year old daughter screaming "Mom!! Help! I need you right now!" I panicked and ran downstairs, not giving myself enough time to put some clothing on. It was my neighbor at the door. FML
Today, after an exhausting weekend of work, I decided to take a nap. I was awoken several hours later by my mother-in-law knocking on my door. Apparently my 11-year-old called up grandma to complain that she was hungry and that mum was sleeping instead of cooking dinner. FML
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Top comments
MelTheGreat 23
Don't be too hard on the elderly. That just might be you one day.
MURIKKA 11
Goddamn remotes are confusing no matter who you are.
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Comments (75)
slushyslime 7
Oh COMON ! That is really not fml worthy
SApprentice 34
I could see how she could consider that urgent. Elderly people tend to have a great deal of mental problems, and I imagine the panic could become very severe if she honestly couldn't remember how to make that screaming noise box shut up. It's really sad actually. I hope you went to help her without fussing at her, OP.
mikeymayhem_87 15
I don't blame the neighbor for forgetting either. My TV remote has 40+ buttons on it that I have no idea what they do. I think they are just there to fill space and annoy people, regardless of age!
badbaby_87 5
Aw, I think she probably just wanted someone to talk to.
Gaaaahfyl 3
She's not able to remember basic things. Its more of FHL. Feel proud of yourself for helping her op :). Like the people above said you may get onto her will and these small things could get you real big things.
ICastillo 25
You better help her out OP. She one day might hold you up at gun point and mug you. This good deed might persuade her not to do that.
simoncat 11
Neighbor needs THE CLAPPER. Clap on. Clap off.
RedPillSucks 33
Meh, Could be worse. Could be a bad case of Ambien.. *Today, I woke up banging my elderly neighbor...*
brutaltruth 3
At least she remembered where you live .
nachosbabygurl 9
tell them piss off