Today, I went into work and noticed one of my fellow colleagues had a large bunch of flowers on her desk. As soon as I saw her, I immediately said, "Happy Birthday!" Everyone went quiet. It wasn't her birthday; her father had died. 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 was texting a friend of mine. She mentioned it was her dad's birthday. I typed, "Tell him 'Happy Birthday' from me!" and as I pressed send, I remembered her dad was dead. FML
Today, I asked a coworker what she'd bought her dad for father's day. She said that she got him some flowers, and I laughed because I thought it was a rather feminine gift for a man. I later found out that the flowers were for his grave. FML
Today, at work, our team started a new sales strategy of selling flowers to men by asking them to buy one for their lovely ladies. The first guy I ask ends up crying and telling me his wife passed away a week ago. The woman with him was actually his sister. FML
Today, I finally got the courage to ask my boss why the flowers I got her for her birthday the other day were in the conference room and not her office. She told me she was allergic to them and she had such a bad reaction that it made her go home early. I made my boss sick on her birthday. FML
Today, I told a co-worker to "lighten up, and stop wearing black all the time, it makes you look depressed." I didn't know his father had died the week before. FML
Today, on the first occasion I've seen my boss since her brief leave, I brought up how I got to hear all our customers' heartwarming plans for their moms on Mother's Day. Her mother just died. That's why she was on leave. FML
Today, I told my new boss to wish his daughter a happy birthday on my behalf, as I overheard him saying it was today. Turns out she committed suicide three years ago. FML
Today, my coworker said that she suddenly got the shivers. I jokingly told her that it meant she must be being watched by a dead person and made stupid ghost noises. She then told me it was the anniversary of her dad's death and burst into tears. FML
Today, a guy from work that I barely know gave me sunflowers for my birthday. He told me, "You mentioned they were your favorite." I mentioned it to my family at home a few days ago. FML
Today, at work, I asked a lady how she was doing. When she replied, I didn't understand her, and instead of asking her what she'd said, I just replied with, "Oh, that's good." What she'd said that I didn't understand was that her husband had just died. FML
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darkkefka 0
More like F you for making assumptions.
necromancerlord 0
Nothing says party like black tulips and red roses.
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whoahanna 0
You had good intentions. And I mean, think about it people, wouldn't you have assumed it was someone's birthday, too? I know I would have.
Shlizabeth 0
Oh please, like every single one of you who is saying "NEVER make assumptions" hasn't assumed something before. When my dad was sick and dying in the hospital, I started crying in class one day and my friend hugged me and said "Come on, it can't be that bad" which made me cry harder because it was that bad and she just assumed it was that my girlfriend and I broke up. That was on a Monday, and in a later class, I had to make up a test that was on Friday and I missed it because of my dad being sick. My teacher accused me of staying home because I wasn't ready for the test. Making a comment when you think you're being nice or helpful (like my friend) isn't really an issue, unless you're saying something accusingly or in a rude way (like my teacher) you're fine to assume, but yes, sometimes it will end up as an FML situation.
_kellieayyy 0
Dude. FYL. that is soo horrible.
CodeMonkey123 0
Hm, well tell her happy dead dad day from me!
ohreally123 0
...whyy? what?
brasileirinha 0
Lol #32, basically. Just apologize.
purple315 0
Duuuuuude!! That's so sad! YDI for not checking the flowers to see what the occassion was.
Jeff_Dunham 0
FYL because u meant well at least
RollrcoasterDude 0
Ya I agree with 8 And 17 it's more likely that it's gonna be someones birthday than a death. There wasn't any way that they couldve known except if they had talked to them recently. Cmon.
purple5 0
Wow. It's hard to believe some people are old enough to work, yet can't figure out which "where" to use. You meant to say 'were'...right? Yeah, it was a wrong assumption but a lot of people makes the wrong assumption at some point in their life. Next time you'll know to ask them "Hey, is it your birthday?".