Lorena
Kapolei, United States
Today, just three days into a much-needed vacation, my 5-year-old daughter has come down with chickenpox. 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
BadLuck
Bicester, United Kingdom
Today, four days before Christmas, I discovered a rash on my daughter's shoulder. The doctor took one look and said, "It's chicken pox. Merry Christmas." FML
beya
Canada
Today, I woke up to my five year old son picking off the scabs from his chicken pox and dropping them into my open mouth as I slept. FML
Anonymous
Today, just a day prior to my vacation starting, I learned that my five-day "seasonal fever" is actually due to a blood infection from a bacteria. FML
SirEnigM0nk
Parkville, United States
Better feel like shit than dead
Today, while preparing to celebrate my daughter's second birthday, we all discovered we got a present: COVID. We're all vaccinated, but still feel like shit. FML
Anonymous
Houston, United States
Toilet training
Today, I came down with food poisoning of some sort. After hours of scrambling to the toilet to vomit and empty my bowels, my three-year-old daughter got fed up and is now trying to potty-train me. FML
Anonymous
West Valley City, United States
You're next
Today, after I sent my daughter to her best friend's house for a week, who lives three hours away, her friend's mom got really sick half way through. My daughter came home early because the mom was too sick. Now my daughter isn't feeling well and I just found the mom has the flu. FML
Anonymous
United States
Sorry sweaty…
Today, I had to tell my daughter that she can't go on the cruise with her cousins because she has strep throat. She's been raging and screaming and crying for hours, even accusing us of deliberately making her sick. My heart is just shattered and I don't know how to deal with this. FML
Anonymous
Germs galore
Today, after spending weeks dealing with my 4 year-old's chronic and acute otitis, it's my 20 month-old daughter who has now got it. Its like that every damn year. Oh, and I just got bilateral otitis myself now and need antibiotics. I almost regret having children. FML
perfect timing
Sharing is caring
Today, after a very long, nasty custody battle with his ex, my boyfriend’s kids were finally scheduled to spend the night at our house. Today is also the day my daughter came home with a note from school about the massive lice outbreak on campus. Yup she has it. FML
Anonymous
Bratislava, Slovakia
Obstacles
Today, I'm halfway through of packing my stuff as we are moving to another flat. I discovered that I got chickenpox, which means that I should do no hard physical work. I've got a fever and a headache. It started raining in the morning, so loading stuff to truck is going to be so much fun. FML
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PYLrulz 17
Better getting that around that age, than an older age. Just bad timing. FYL.
micahsmommy 13
Yes because when I was a sick kid I cried for my babysitter not my mommy.
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nightowl713 25
As a mom I know a vacation is a must sometimes, and I also know when plans are fudged, that it sucks. But I'm going to have to say I'd be more concerned for my daughter at that point in time than a hiccup in my vacation. Chickenpox is very painful, and when my baby hurts I hurt for him. Being a parent means sacrificing, and not complaining when your child's health interferes with your plans.
catatonicsleep 17
you don't know she isn't very concerned, she could be writing as an FML for all of them, she isn't neccissarily complaining that her daughter spoiled the holiday she could be just very concerned and sad that her daughter cant enjoy it.
nightowl713 25
Context clues my friend. Not saying she doesnt feel bad, but she clearly more upset about the vacation being ruined. If the FML were for her daughter she'd of said my poor 5 year old, or anything along those lines, the the FML was about her vacation being messed up, not about feeling sorry for the daughter. That being said, neither you nor I, can definitively prove our argument, but my conclusion came from reading what was written, yours came from the "possibility" that she she meant something different than she typed.
pexy_fml 16
Send her to her grandparents
sickenedwinter86 0
Your kid is sick and you're saying F your life? I'm sorry you haven't accepted the role of parent yet, OP.
FlonkertonChamp 6
isn't that how it always works?! hope she's on the mend soon!
setsuna9 25
Sheesh...why are people saying YDI or that she's a bad parent? She's saying fml, because she'll be devoting all of her time to her kid!
MuseFan1991 14
because normally she only devotes 30% of her time to her kid?
MuseFan1991 14
ouch, chickepox is nasty. my niece had it when she was 2 and was so poorly she didnt know what to do with herself :( time to spoil your daughter with lots of cuddles and ice lollies (my niece had sores inside her mouth when she was ill)
MuseFan1991 14
because normally she only devotes 30% of her time to her kid?
deliriousbasil 0
Big deal OP. Almost every child gets them in a lifetime. But... If you didnt have them when younger, then I guess it really is FYL. On the other hand I'd say POOR CHILD!
saidin 1
YDI - you chose to have children, this is what parenting involves. Suck it up ;)
THE_A_TEEN 28
Oh, thank you captain hindsight. If OP wanted to relax without dealing with sick kids, OP should have never chosen to have kids. You got it, here's cookie. Feel free to choke on it.
catatonicsleep 17
I got food poisoning when i was on vacation when i was 5, we just got there and had no idea where the hospitals were or anything so it was extra stressful for my parents.