Today, I went to the mall and had to parallel park. It took me 10 to 12 minutes of maneuvering before I got into the slot. When I turned off the car and got out, there were 8 people laughing hysterically and clapping for me. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, the last parking space outside my work was tiny but I tried to parallel park there in desperation. A school kid saw the whole attempt and sarcastically clapped me as I gave up and drove away. FML
Today, I tried to parallel park in front of a crowd. After several failed attempts, someone shouted from a window above, "Nice 23-point turn, dumbass!" I was practicing on an empty street. FML
Today, as I tried to parallel park at a busy spot downtown, a group of teens jumped in front of my car and started a slow clap. FML
Today, I thought I'd finally mastered the art of parallel parking. Feeling proud of myself, I got out of the car to admire my handiwork, only to realise I'd parked halfway onto the sidewalk and completely blocked the entrance to a cafe. I had to sheepishly move my car while enduring the glares of annoyed pedestrians. FML
Today, I tried to back out of a spot in a parking garage. I did a 12 point turn, hit the car behind me and still didn't manage to get out of the spot. Everyone was staring at me, and the attendant had to come over and move my car for me. I have to park there every day. FML
Today, I had to come to terms with the truth that I'm absolutely terrible at parallel parking. After three failed attempts, I finally gave up and parked in a spot labeled "No Parking" just to make it stop. Of course, a car pulled in right behind me and blocked me in. FML
Today, leaving the restaurant I work in, the car next to mine was very crookedly parked. I had a hard time backing out. It turned out the whole restaurant was watching me, and they all started to clap as I drove away. FML
Today, I tried to impress my date by confidently parallel parking on a busy street. I hit the curb twice, stalled the car, and somehow set off my alarm. Then I locked the keys inside while it screamed. We stood there in silence while people watched. FML
Today, I'm so bad at parking that I saw the guy next to me openly cringe as I pulled into a spot. FML
Today, I’m learning to drive and finally felt confident enough to park in a tight spot with my instructor watching. I nailed the angle perfectly, but when I tried to get out, I realized I'd parked so close to the line that I couldn’t open the door. I had to climb out of the passenger side while my instructor pretended not to laugh. FML
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my_life_sucks13 0
why did it take you so long? and , im sorry, but you would have to be pretty sad to stand and watch someone trying to parallel park for 10 minutes.
24788 7
Hey, I don't even know how to parallel park. As sad as that is, I've never had to use it in my 4 years of driving.
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darkheadlights 4
I can't parallel park either! The other day I had to do it and I ended up parking in front of someone's driveway by accident. The guy in the car behind me was waving wildly at me before I realized it.
Qup 0
sometimes, if you don't approach it right initially, you're screwed unless you reorient yourself. there have been several studies proving women are better drivers than men. that said, there are many excellent male drivers and many crappy ones. the same goes for female drivers. all if you asswipes who say women are poor drivers are ignorant bigots who propably are racists too.
UseTheFrags 0
Wtf...How is that racist? If it was anything it would be sexist... It's a fact that the average male driver is far better than the average female driver, however, there are obvious cases where there are crappy male drivers, but they're better than crappy female drivers, and in most cases good male drivers are better than good female drivers, it's fact.
yelwarc 0
there's a reason in competitive racing men outnumber woman 50-1
alexvb10 0
And there were no regular parking spots??
m00sem00se 0
I think the point we're all missing here is that the OP is lying...who attempts to park in the same spot for 10 minutes? Ten minutes people...think about it. Stare at your clocks for ten minutes straight and see what an impossibly long amount of time that is to attempt to something frustrating over and over again without giving up and taking the easier route.
Shyman4ever 0
It's so sad that women can't drive.
testing_fml 0
I wonder why I looked at the gender-section as soon as I finished reading this FML...and I wonder if opinions can be prejudices when you find them acknowledged all the time...
elena_11 0
Total FYL, but good job trying for so long. My friends make fun of me when I fix my parking for like five minutes. You might just be a perfectionist like me! And don't let the clapping assholes get to you. Or the ones who say that women can't drive. I'm a woman, and I'm an excellent driver, I just can't park.
geek_girl3473 0
Yea! I'm the same way! I hate driving with male friends in the car cause they make fun of me the ENTIRE car ride, especially when I go to park because I'll admit, I am bad at parking. But I'm also a perfectionist like that and it drives me crazy if I'm not in the middle and really straight, so I end up fixing it for longer than necessary. So yea, just cause someone can't PARK doesn't mean they can't DRIVE, they're different, people.
meadowlark 0
I think it's more of an FML for the 8 people watching for that long. Don't they have something better to do with their time?
Stevieebabyy 0
I believe you are a new, sixteen year old driver living in a U.S city.
420bliss 0
it's ok. I think that ALL people suck at driving (including me, I hate driving)... it's because people are in a hurry, selfish, or just plain stupid. yeah, women may have worse spatial awareness or whatever, but men don't give a **** and do stupid shit because they feel like they're stuntmen or something