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
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my kid jumped from the couch into our Christmas tree. As she literally slid down the entire tree, it was like it was happening in slow motion. I was laughing so hard, I peed myself, so I had to clean up decorations and my own piss. FML
Today, I was wrapping presents for my daughter, trying to be really quiet. Behind me, the cat decided to climb the tree, which then fell on top of me and I couldn't move. My daughter had to help me up. She now knows everything she's getting for Christmas this year. FML
Today, we spent hours decorating the Christmas tree, perfectly balancing the lights, ornaments, and tinsel. Ten minutes later, the cat thought it was a right time to reenact Die Hard and climbed up the tree, knocking it over. Now my ornaments are shattered, and my cat is smugly sitting in the wreckage. FML
Today, I was at Home Depot getting a Christmas tree with my family. While picking out a tree, a man thought it would be nice to help cut off the string that held the tree together. The branches hit me in the face and the guy managed to cut my hand. FML
Today, after spending hours putting up our tree and decorating it, it fell over and shattered the glass ornaments. FML
Today, our Christmas tree was damaged beyond repair after my son and his friends borrowed it for a little experiment. They tied balloons to the branches and tried to make it fly, after seeing a similar video online. FML
Today, I bought a Christmas tree and carried it up three flights of stairs alone. I finally got it inside, only to realize it was too tall. I tried trimming it, but now it’s crooked, shedding everywhere, and leaning like it gave up on life. I hope the greenish marks on the ceiling won't be permanent. FML
Today, I woke up to find our Christmas tree knocked over, unwrapped presents scattered everywhere, and my mom passed out on the sofa with a bottle of booze. Merry Christmas. FML
Today, I spent 15 minutes trying to get my cat out of our seven-foot Christmas tree. Once he was done, he tore about the house and broke the nativity scene, beheading baby Jesus and a wise man in the process. The tree is fucked. FML
Today, my family and I were burning our Christmas tree. For a laugh, my dad jokingly pushed me toward the fire. I tripped, and my doctor says the burns are probably going to scar. FML
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roaminginsomniac 0
Sounds about right. Men usually scream like little girls.
fishness 0
Hahaha, my Christmas tree fell on me when I was 6.
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silbern 0
Grow a pair so you don't shame the rest of the male race.
Banez 0
It's not so much the male/female part that is a fail, the age difference, or the lack of manliness. It's the fact that the OP is a father and panicked when the tree nearly fell on his daughter. I know that if I had kids and I saw a tree about to fall on my kid, I would be the first person to stand up and catch that tree. When you panic, you stop thinking. When you stop thinking, you don't respond effectively. That's why it's important never to panic, but to respond. YDI
ajthemistress 6
I agree with #49 You should have responded but I can see how anyone, male or female, of any age could scream and freak out in worry of their child.
Igor_g5 0
I agree with a bunch of people here. If you knew the tree was unstable, why didn't you fix it? isn't that your responsibility? Glad I'm not you. Hope you get some balls someday.
Flymeister 3
THAT IS Y YOU WIRE THE DAMN TREE TO THE WALL DUMB ASS!!!
mercedeslove 0
i would have let the tree fall on the brat
musicislife1995_fml 0
nice to know you cant stand up to a christmas tree for the sake of your daughter not getting crushed :) parent of the year award?
laughitoffbaby 0
i got a headache from laughing so hard thank you for making my night and thank you for the headache! YA GRANDMA!
jprov7 0
plese tell me you meant to say your a 38 year old woman
alex_clark 0
f your life??? f my liffe!! I MISSED ITT.