Today, I went into labor and got my husband drive me to the hospital. Instead of staying by my side, he rushed back home for a World of Warcraft raid. His excuse? His friends were counting on him and they'd be pissed if he let them down. 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, I went into labor with my first child, and as much as I pleaded, I had to wait for my husband to finish his raid in World of Warcraft before he'd take me to the hospital. FML
Today, my boyfriend forgot to pick our son up from daycare. His excuse? Fighting in a battle in World of Warcraft was far more important and he had to stay absolutely focused. Our son had to wait for two hours. FML
Today, it was my two year anniversary with my boyfriend. As we were about to exchange gifts, he got a call and said he had to go home immediately. What was the emergency? His guild leader couldn't find another healer to finish a raid and promised my boyfriend gear if he would step up. FML
Today, I begged my husband to take me to the ER cause my stomach hurt so bad I thought I was gonna die. He told me to go sit on the toilet and stop being a drama queen. I drove myself to the hospital just in time for my appendix to burst. I almost died because my husband was busy playing Xbox. FML
Today, my fiancé nervously sat me down for a "serious chat". The chat wound up with him asking if we could postpone our wedding, because his World of Warcraft guild had a raid scheduled for the same day. FML
Today, I realized that my husband has a video games addiction. I am currently pregnant; he brought us to the same country he's in so we can finally live together, only for me to witness him being glued to his laptop all day and all night playing WoW. He's forgotten I even existed. FML
Today, my husband went in for surgery and handed me an important document. It wasn't a will or anything similar, but a list of items and gold he wanted passed on to guild members on World of Warcraft. FML
Today, I was rushed to the hospital to deliver my child. On the way, I called my husband who was in a bar with his friends. Drunk, he just yelled, "BROS BEFORE HOS!!" and hung up. FML
Today, I had to explain to my son that his dad was too busy in a raid on World of Warcraft to be at his award ceremony. FML
Today, my husband was 45 minutes late to our wedding reception. Later, when I asked him why, he said, "I was playing Legend of Zelda and had to finish my quest." He thinks this is an eligible excuse. FML
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Top comments
jackwilliams 9
Sounds like your baby needs a step dad
AnOriginalName 19
You can always have another kid. But that WoW raid will never happen again.
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Comments (154)
sorahearts_fml 10
#priorities much! Omfg am I first. I have so many people to thank, mainly the large line at Taco Bell and the slow workers who caused me to come on here to entertain myself.
jackwilliams 9
Sounds like your baby needs a step dad
adrian1910 15
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Clearly op does not understand that there was no other option. Bros before h***
kirbs19 37
They're married his wife should come first!
brasiliano 16
Ideally they should come at same time.
Dave_Davington 34
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I disagree. Hasteriskasteriskasterisk always comes before bros. Under no circumstances should bros ever come before hasteriskasteriskasterisk.
hamburgerjung 23
Sounds like someone went into Labor at the wrong time...
Leafa 21
That's something my brother would say, and he's 14.
fuckercakes 21
#37 is a douche.
_cameronkc_ 17
you gotta do what you gotta do. gotta get that gold and get them mounts son
buonotomato 20
#37 Yes, bros before h***, not bros before your wife
Retaheki 27
Step dad probably would've been playing WoW with dad or LoL.
LocsOn 13
Wow and I don't mean wow as in world.of.warcraft
phsycic_melon 8
The fact that so many people could not understand that #37 was joking reminded me how stupid people are.
Countryboy1996 18
LMAO TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH
MrRen 11
End his subscription. :3
iLike2Teabag 27
He'll probably retaliate by ending their marriage though.
PennyLane27 32
Not like he would contribute much to parenting anyway! Hell, it'd be one less baby to deal with!!
AyOoDaLoBo33 10
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#21 how do you figure that? Once that baby is born, he/she is here to stay and both parents will have to contribute to his/her well being in some form or another (unless they would put him/her up for adoption I suppose but it wouldn't be the result of the couples separation).
littleteapot 21
I think it's safe to say he won't put forth much effort into parenting if he can't do something easy like stay by his wife's side when she's in labor. What is he gonna do when the baby is sick and screaming at 3am?
AyOoDaLoBo33 10
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#38 You have a point, but the way I understood it, it sounded like #21 was implying that if OP and her husband were to divorce, the baby would magically disappear. I, however, more than likely just misunderstood #21. I both agree and disagree with you though #38. It's definitely true that you should be there and support your wife through such a time, but my dad wasn't there with my mom during my childbirth (true story!) and I was never neglected by my father. He also wasn't in the military or overseas.
Vegetarian27 24
No, the husband is the baby that she won't have to deal with anymore.
thefmlman2011 37
He might shove a TV remote up his ass.
fuckyourlifeOP 25
@31 That joke went way over your head. Not just a little bit, but like... Waaay ******* over.
AnonymousUser90 21
Put his noise canceling headphones on like any gamer would.
AyOoDaLoBo33 10
Hahaha #75 I guess it did, didn't it?
NecroLancerz 9
@thefmlman2011 am i the only who got that?
thefmlman2011 37
Probably.
PennyLane27 32
THANK you, 67! Yes, I was referring to the husband being the big baby she wouldn't have to deal with, if they split.
Riku714 25
@122. nah, yeah I got that. its a reference to a funny YouTube video where a guy freaks the heck out because his parents deleted his WoW account.. she shoved a remote in his ass.
ShadowlessSpear 21
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Can't let his mates down.
AnOriginalName 19
You can always have another kid. But that WoW raid will never happen again.
Tonisha1989 11
You can have more raids than kids in a week.
Kaygirl2013 13
So i guess if one of your children were to pass away, you'd just have another to replace it? Just having another kid isn't going to make up for what he missed with that child. What if the mother were to die during child birth? He missed the last possible moment with his wife for a game. Ehh...a tad bit PATHETIC.
AyOoDaLoBo33 10
Take a joke #133!
AnOriginalName 19
133, what if his character dies during the raid because he abandoned his buddies? That takes time and money to replace! Making a kid just takes a bit of *******, which they shouldn't be opposed to!
Sockmonkey12 10
But what if a meteor falls from the sky and kills her while she's in the hospital!
joe3_fml 15
You mean your "ex" husband, right?
Just_A_Tree 20
Like, damn. I know it's pretty big asshole move to do what he did, but marriage isn't something you just throw away especially right after a baby. OP needs to explain it slowly so that he can figure out where he done messed up. They need to talk about it. Divorce is not something to just jump to.
greencurtains74 11
I agree with 6 partially. This was a serious offense and could be a sign of his general character. A divorce would not be out of the question.
Dlzq 22
That's where he goes from decent gamer to **** boy.
RobinGoodfellow 47
He'll make a great father....... "I can't go to your college graduation, I've got to go to this Scrabble tournament!"
PennyLane27 32
Won't happen. Scrabble tournaments are IRL
RobinGoodfellow 47
Old people don't know how to use technology. As he ages he'll regress to the point where he has to socialize to do his gaming.
AyOoDaLoBo33 10
As unfortunate as that may sound, I agree with 22.
blubje 17
My grandfather is 80. He knows more about computers than the average 25y old
AyOoDaLoBo33 10
#36 I agree for sure dude, but I have a hunch that OP's husband isn't quite so bright. After all, he doesn't know that the birth of his child and also the support required by his wife is more important than playing a WoW raid to avoid "pissing his friends off" who of course would have gotten over it anyway. With that in mind, I can definitely see OP's husband undergoing this regression.
RobinGoodfellow 47
Congrats, #36, your grandfather is an outlier. My 61-year-old mother still can't figure out how to maximize a tab and she's been using computers as long as I have.
EatUrGreens 20
Dude we already know how to use technology, you think when we're old we're just gonna forget all we've done because we get old? Even people with memory loss issues remember their hobbies in their young ages.. Most old people today don't know how to use it because it wasn't available to public 40 years ago
waroftheroses 16
#45 Lucky! My parents cant even text. Over 5 years worth of training so far :/ #65 Chill out. #8 was making a joke and it was funny.. On another note, if my hubby did this. He knows he would have gotten a flogging. Some of my good friends play wow and it has ruined one of their lives so far. He is very anti-social and 0 cares for anyone.
greencurtains74 11
65. but by the time we are old technology will be quite different. So we may struggle to learn how to use the new stuff too
MzZombicidal 36
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Cancel his subscription and sell his computer and maybe even his account for something for your new baby. :) He needs to grow the hell up and act like a husband/dad.
drosek89 20
WoW is my game, but I agree with #9 here. Time to unsub and well his account... I would be LIVID if I was in this situation. The raid can wait, there is one every week. The SAME one.
pl0xs3rver 45
You sound mature enough that you would stay by your wife while she gave birth so I doubt you'd be in that situation in the first place.
Flaming_Pandas 15
#9 While I do agree that it was wrong what he did, it would be very immature of OP to just sell his stuff. They should talk it out and do whatever it is they are going to do together.
quarterbird 18
Yeah... Because that's a mature, rational way to solve a relationship issue. He's obviously a douchebag, but discussing (and try to solve) the issue is what an adult would do. Selling his property is only better than trashing it.
quarterbird 18
And trying, rather.
Rakgor 2
A very **** response of you.
AquaManatee 8
Don't worsen the situation by adding another douche.
TheInquisitor 3
Right because controlling someone's life, stealing their property and hobby they've likely worked years on ISNT the hallmarks of an abusive relationship. Dump him, sure, but don't be a scumbag. #9 and the people agreeing with them clearly are either too immature to have relationships or dangerous abusive partners.
Sockmonkey12 10
Feminists: "I'll show him the error of his ways by ******* with his shit behind his back and I'll probably never have to face repercussions because I'll spin the most heartbreaking sob story ever!
MzZombicidal 36
It"s a joke #9. Don't assume such things over me because we have different senses of humor. Also, hobby or not, you don't put it over FAMILY.
Sterling_1s 8
A man got to do what a man got to do, and that is stay with his wife and hold his shit together while she's going through labor!! Not f***ing living her ass when she desperately needs him. Sorry for swearing mate.
Salvanoi 23
leaving*
Grenith 21
I really doubt you care about swearing; this is a text post. It's very, very hard to swear 'accidentally'.