snappyPi
Today, I wrote a poem and was very proud of it. I showed it to my mom. After reading it, her response was, "What is this shit?" FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
bad poet
Millerton, United States
National bard
Today, my boyfriend asked me to write him a poem, as I am an avid writer. Happily, I agreed. After hours of working, I proudly presented it to him. He read it, laughed, and said, "No babe, I meant a real poem." Maybe I should rethink my career choice. FML
Briscuit
Pitt Meadows, Canada
Today, I was granted a donation to pay for a creative writing course. When I told my mom she couldn't even muster a smile. She found her excitement later, however, when she posted how proud she was of me on Facebook. I can only get praise through my mom attention-whoring on social media. FML
Anonymous
Quakertown, United States
Today, I finished a big art project. It was a self-portrait done in acrylics. Proud of my piece, I showed my mom. After some thought her first comment was, "well, I'm either going to insult your art or your face." FML
Jack
Asheville, United States
Today, my mom said, "I'm sorry your life is such shit." She meant it as an apology. FML
Alisha
Fredericksburg, United States
Today, I visited my mother's new apartment, and found a picture of yours truly hanging above her toilet, and I asked why it was there. She shrugged and said, "Because the thought of you makes me want to take a shit?" FML
Anonymous
Seattle, United States
Everyone's a critic
Today, I sent a love letter I'd written meant for my crush to a friend so she could evaluate my prose before I actually sent it to him. For some reason, my emotions got the best of me, and I mistakenly CC'd my mom. She replied with three crying-with-laughter emojis. FML
lizbeth
Anaconda
Today, I took a massive shit and flushed the toilet, but it apparently didn’t flush properly. My mom then entered the bathroom, took a picture of my shit, and showed it to everyone she knows. She doesn’t understand why I’m embarrassed, and thinks that I should instead "take pride" in my giant poop. FML
yingyang2
United States
Today, I have been teaching my 5 year-old step-daughter how to read and write. She came bounding up to me with a piece of paper and said, "look what I did". It was a letter that said "My dad misses my real mommy, not you". FML
gloria77
United States
Lame
Today, I took my kids to visit their grandma. At one point while playing, my youngest said "Shit!", so I admonished her. My mom snorted and told me to "stop being such a little bitch", because it will make my kids into "lame prisses like their mother." FML
Poem
United States
Today, I spent hours delicately writing out what seemed to be a beautiful poem to my girlfriend. After I sent it to her, I kept eyeing my phone to see her surprised message. No, the only response I got was, "You may want to use a spellcheck." FML
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RinnieRiot 9
Welcome to the real world.
spikey818 9
you have a nice mom
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perdix 31
Look, you have no talent for poetry, so plagiarism is your only hope! Put your name on this, turn it in and wait for the easy A: A woman from North Carolina Strung catgut across her ****** With proper-sized cocks Her **** would play Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Mina. YWIA
Seddah 3
lol Fantastic. You've made me enjoy limericks again.
Wheredidgrungego 12
Either you suck at poetry, or your mom hates you/poetry.
macskapingvin 0
Not "What is this shit?" but "Shot is your wit."
motero 0
the best honest criticism you ever received..
loshysucks 0
i am mature and i am not gonna leave.
RedPillSucks 33
Poets are rarely appreciated in their own time. I'm sure your mom will rave about how great your poetry was at your funeral.
MLuckyCapoeirist 6
I hope that he will live longer than that! oO
GregoryStalver_fml 6
Okay, did you tell her, beforehand, that you wrote it ? Because, I don't know, maybe it WAS shit.
saleha97 4
how lovely..
lionheart822 13
look OP I agree that was a birch move on your mom's part but this really isn't an "FML" I mean come on. that's like saying, "Today, I forgot to do a project for school." sure it sucks but it's not necessarily gonna **** your life over if one person said your poem is "shitty" just work on it some more but stay true.
ashleeiigghh 0
your fault for writing a shitty poem. :P