Today, my daughter asked why there was an X marked on a telephone pole. I told her it meant that they were going to remove it. She started crying and saying, "They can't kill the tree!" She's 16. 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, I called a tree removal company to have my diseased elm removed. When I got home from work, I was surprised to find it still there. Not as surprised as my neighbor was to discover that his tree was missing, nor as surprised as his children when they saw there was no more tree-house. FML
Today, my son told his 8-year-old sister that since she swallowed an apple seed, that a tree is going to grow in her stomach and kill her. She's inconsolable and won't believe that she'll be fine, because "they say that to all the dying people on TV". FML
Today, my daughter hugged me around the neck and whispered, "I'm going to cut your head off." I'm afraid to go to sleep now. FML
Today, I woke up and found that the tree in my front yard was gone. FML
Today, my daughter came up to me crying. When I asked her what was wrong, she told me that she had a fight with her imaginary boyfriend. She's 16. I raised this child. FML
Today, my family and I were decorating the Christmas tree. It seemed a bit unstable, but we decorated it without any problems. Later, while my daughter sat by the tree, it began to fall. Her grandmother stopped the tree from hitting her. I, on the other hand, screamed like a little girl. I'm a 38 year-old guy. FML
Today, my daughter asked me to join the Army so that she wouldn't have to see me anymore. She's four. FML
Today, I got a call from my daughter’s school. They found her on the roof, threatening to kill herself. I had to pretend to sound scared and sad over the phone, but in reality, the only emotion I could feel was extreme joy. FML
Today, my boss sent me to remove a tree from a client's home. So I went and cut down the tree, only for my boss to show up an hour later, speechless. I was supposed to remove a sapling that had sprouted through the driveway tarmac, not the 100-year-old prizewinning Japanese cherry tree. FML
Today, it has been 8 months since I started a photography project in which I would take a picture of the same tree every day for a year. I just heard a noise outside. They cut the tree down. FML
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lol_ironic_life 9
Parent-"That poor tree has been in tree heaven for a while dear."
chrstygrl06 10
LEAVE THE TREE ALONE!!
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Comments (124)
randomreader2315 4
Well, at least you know you won't have to worry about a college fund for her.
jbieberfereves 0
lol is she naturally blonde?
rayeosunshine 0
wow. it must suck to realize that 16 years of parenting amounted to this.
incrapper 7
it's ok if she's hot but if not... u and ur daughter are fu**ed.
DiscoSlut 0
Today, i realised phonepoles were dead trees. F My F-ing Life.
TheRealHouse 7
lol I read "phonepoles" in my head as fo-neh-po-lees.. like it was some kind of scientific term or disease or something
incrapper 7
dayummmmm
skrillex99 0
first you said telephone pole, and she says tree? which is it?
randomreader2315 4
The age matters at this point because the moron should be able to know that the telephone pole is NOT a live tree. It doesn't indicate that the mom is against her daughter being a "tree hugger" in any way, shape, or form. She's disappointed that her daughter isn't intelligent enough to know that the telephone pole is not a living thing.
EZ2XLR8 7
Why does her being 16 matter so much too you? I have a 17 year old son. Get used to it. Teen years are when they're trying to find the person that they are... you don't need to go against your daughter. Let her be a tree hugger... but still explain things to her that don't involve trees. I strongly dislike tree huggers. My son's girlfriend is a tree hugger and she drives me insane! So on that level... I do know how you feel, it sucks.
joa76 3
Um...I think you missed the point. Her being 16 matters because she should've learned the difference between a telephone pole and a tree at least 10 years ago. No one cares if she wants to save the trees, she just really should know what one is.
Babalu722 3
she must be american
tweetbaby14 18
and you must not be able to read? it says AUSTRALIA at the top....
FishyGoRoar 3
Shes from Australia you dumb ass. You must be American if you couldn't even get that correct.
DriizztD 0
bahahahahaha
tayyters 4
why the F would you down americans stop sterotyping
Mxpxdude189 0
Idiot
MsMeiriona 2
after 16 years, you should be used to your child's special needs, unless this is a recent development, did you by any chance beat her over the head with a baseball bat not long ago? I hear that can result in situations like this. that or she was on something. If she was fresh from the dentist or the local pothead, maybe.