Today, my dad was doing FaceTime with a friend. He turned his iPhone towards my sister and said, "There's my daughter…" He then turned it to me and said "…and there's my ugly son", then walked away. I'm still not sure if it's a joke or not. 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, my dad found the ugliest picture my mom has ever taken. I show it to her laughing. She said it looks like me. I looked again and it kind of does. FML
Today, I fell down some steps, and my dad laughed at me. He then changed his facebook status to "My kid's an idiot." FML
Today, my father decided to "prepare" me for the real world by telling me that I'm ugly. FML
Today, I joked with my dad, saying I'd gotten my boyfriend pregnant. In response, he slapped me, threw my phone across the room, smashed my laptop, and then took a moment for what I'd said to sink in. FML
Today, I got back home from work and casually asked my dad, "What's up?" He casually replied, "Wishing I'd had a son instead." and stared glassy-eyed at me until I left the room. FML
Today, I found out my dad goes to therapy. Confused, I asked him what was going on. He said, "You" without any hesitation. I don't know if he's joking or not. If he is, I don't find that very funny. If he's not, I don't even know what I've done. FML
Today, I was talking to a friend on the phone, asking him pick me up for a cookout while his kids were yelling in the background, asking where my friend, their dad, was going. He jokingly answered them, "To pick up my ugly friend." They quickly replied with my name, out of the dozens of friends he hangs out more with. FML
Today, I was at a restaurant when I heard a young girl telling her father she didn't think she was pretty. When I got up to leave, I walked past her table and told her she was beautiful. Her dad then punched me in the face. FML
Today, my estranged, alcoholic father decided to tell me I have a sister. After 30 minutes of him describing how beautiful she is, how much we look alike, and how she has lived one town away from me her entire life, I was excited to the point of tears. Too bad she died a year ago. Thanks dad. FML
Today, I was at a family gathering when my aunt drunkenly confessed that she had once dated my dad in high school. Everyone laughed, thinking it was a joke. I didn’t laugh. I just stared at her for 10 minutes, processing how our family tree had now become a circle. FML
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Top comments
WhatsOpTic 11
Just tell him like father like son
briang959 47
He could've said 'here's my other daughter'.
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Comments (49)
ScottVining 21
Don't fret about it he was probably joking.
That_Ginger 18
Probably not. If OP was attractive,he would have known it was a joke and this wouldn't be a FML.
Welshite 40
My mother calls me attractive and good-looking all the time. We both know she lies.
fortune789 17
#2, no one can actually "know" they're truly attractive or not, so uncertainty is the cause of this FML. Obviously the father was joking, because if OP was ugly, that would mean that either OP got it from his father OR the woman his father married.
MrConcise 35
I feel like you'd be more likely to know if you were ugly rather than attractive.
SarahSehhati 40
Plot twist..... OP is actually a girl............
WhatsOpTic 11
Just tell him like father like son
SWhimsynBubbaS 14
"The apple didn't fall too far from the tree! Right, dad?"
briang959 47
He could've said 'here's my other daughter'.
lurch87 18
OP is a boy
briang959 47
Right. The father already called his son ugly. His father could've called him a girl. #1minutewastedexplainingajoke
Brandi_Faith 34
There isn't actually a gender symbol (at least for me there isn't). This would be so much worse if OP were actually a girl!
jagott2 8
It doesn't state what gender the OP is (not for me anyway). When I first read it I thought OP was a girl since that would make it far more of a FML. Most guys I know wouldn't care about being called ugly by another guy and would just reply with a similar remark. Then again, most guys could be really sensitive to being called ugly and the ones I know are the exception...
TiiBags 15
"my ugly SON"
thatnucca 36
Ugly don't mean nothing these days, unless it's a depiction of who you are inside... Take it to the chest and walk with a smirk...
zZLightZz 13
You seem very naive.
OhWhoCares 42
Your dad sounds like a jerk. I don't understand why people feel the need to poke fun at others' appearance, especially parents who say those things to their kids. It's not funny, it's hurtful. Sorry OP, I'm sure you look fine. Your appearance = your decisions :)
cdawg69 10
Everybody is sooooo sesnsitive these days.... oh gosh its wittle feelings were hurt..
rocker_chick105 31
How to my appearances equal my decisions? I certainly did not decide to have a lion's mane for hair!
OhWhoCares 42
Then you can decide to shave off the lion mane. Again, your appearance = your decisions. :-)
Crofty92 17
What if OP is female and this is even more insulting
BrainStew27 12
I was wondering about that
Brandi_Faith 34
Exactly what I thought. So much worse if Op is a girl!
shudson186 17
Awww! OP I'm sure it was just a joke. Remember he is your father and you come from his genes. :)
mete_orito 34
It depends whether OP is male or female. If OP is a guy, the father was joking, but if OP is a female... it may mean another thing. :-
BeepBeepSwerve 9
wow... seriously?
killer0689 20
that shows there is a healthy father son relationship
Flaming_Pandas 15
Should've told him "Well, the apple never falls far from the tree!"