Today, my family and friends decided to throw a surprise party for my 16th birthday. I was so surprised that the shortness of breath triggered a serious asthma attack. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had an asthma attack while walking home with my friends. As I was struggling to breathe, they thought I was attention-seeking and left me on the floor. FML
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Today, my friends, led by my best friend, threw me a surprise party. Bearing a cake, they all happily yelled, "SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" by suddenly barging in… through the bathroom door. I was on the toilet, in the middle of taking a dump. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My family put a bouquet of balloons outside my room for me to find when I woke up. I walked out of my room, saw the balloons, screamed, and fell down the stairs. FML
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cynide 13
The party must have been Breath-Taking!
laughmaster 9
FYL OP, hopefully you had your inhaler with you and recovered quick enough to stay and enjoy the party
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Comments (45)
b_24601 2
Sucks to your ass-mar.
SlapAndTickle 20
Whaaat?
SilverInGray 25
20 - pretty sure it's referencing lord of the flies.
SlapAndTickle 20
Thank you. It's been ages since I read that.
Vidrill 22
Well, if you wrote that FML afterwards it looks like you survived it! So now you can focus on how nice it is to be surrounded by friends and family who care about you enough to throw you a surprise party!
perdix 31
I'm guessing your cake tasted a lot like candle wax?
ComoEsJuan 24
I'm thinking it tasted like Albuterol.
lizzzzzx3m 17
Ah I'm sorry OP, I hope that you had an inhaler and recovered so you could spend some time enjoying your birthday party. Happy birthday!
qr_fml 21
Lol! Hilarious and happy birthday
katties 27
That's really nice of them! Although the surprise part didn't turn out quite as planned, I hope you enjoyed the rest of the party :)
oj101 33
You certainly had a surprise, just not the one you would've expected.
keverdeen 14
Aww we'll hopefully it'll be a story to look back on and laugh about later!
SlapAndTickle 20
OP is obviously ok to have posted the FML.
Headcrab 29
Well I guess they took *sunglasses on* your breath away.