Today, my family decided to break tradition and wake up at midnight to open presents. I didn't find out until I went downstairs to get a glass of water in the middle of the night, and found wrapping paper and empty boxes everywhere. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I waited anxiously until midnight to open my Christmas presents. As the clock struck midnight, I ran out into the living room, super-excited to open them, only to discover that everyone in our house had already opened theirs, and had all gone to bed. FML
Today, I wrapped all my Christmas gifts at midnight. In my exhaustion, I forgot to label them. On Christmas morning, everyone will open presents while I try to remember who was supposed to get socks versus who was supposed to get a coffee maker. FML
Today, my mom got drunk and decided to unwrap all my Christmas gifts and throw them at the wall. Ho, ho, ho. 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, it's my mom's birthday. I woke up at midnight to be the first to tell her happy birthday. When I awoke in the morning, I decided to bake her a cake. Little did I know my whole family was going out to lunch to celebrate. I wasn't invited. FML
Today, it's Christmas Day. Normally, my family would be opening gifts right now. Instead, my mom is holding our gifts hostage until we clean the house. Apparently, "The presents aren't going anywhere." FML
Today, after spending hours wrapping the presents for Christmas, I came back into the room to find that my dog had lost his toy, knocked over all the presents, and was frantically ripping at everything to find it. FML
Today, I got dressed up in my best attire and drove an hour to my family Christmas, only to find out it was canceled, and nobody bothered to tell me. FML
Today, it's my roommate's birthday. His friends were planning on a surprise birthday cake at midnight last night, and one of them told me about it, hoping to split the expense between us, which I was totally cool with. But I fell asleep before midnight and they didn't even bother to wake me up. FML
Today, I was wrapping Christmas presents while watching a terrible Netflix Christmas movie to get into the holiday spirit. Halfway through, I realized I had wrapped my scissors and tape inside one of the gifts. Now I’m sitting here with unwrapped gifts and a deep annoyance at Christmas all together. FML
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Slicer43 15
In the morning start lighting fireworks in the livingroom to celebrate New Years.
coming back in the future 30
Hmmmm, did you get presents?
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Comments (42)
itsthewayitis 10
I'd make a new tradition and shit in there bed while they are asleep
corky1992 33
To me that just ruins it. You should wait til later in the morning and do it as a family.
Headcrab 29
Who the hell is asleep at midnight on Christmas eve?
DamnBailie 23
A lot of people.
wow2mylife 25
kids but a lot of people
ThePaperDragon 31
That is terrible! Hopefully you were able to spend time with them later in the day. Being together with family is the best part of Christmas.
Theokholes 14
In Portugal we always open our presents at midnight Screw that, now you open your presents peacefully
Alx0107 2
That sucks!
scidac_55 17
That's messed up..
Widow327 3
I'm sorry for you that you only got empty boxes and wrapping paper... I'm glad for you to have family to spend the holidays with... my daughter and I have no family left and no money to put presents under our tree... but we still have a tree and the hope we have for a better future is all we wanted... my daughter is 15 and she deserved more than nothing for Christmas... I just wish I could have thought to give her what you got... she would have been so happy to have empty boxes and scraps of wrapping paper to make something to give to her friends
MariaGiovanni 25
yeah that isn't what this website is about. I could easily tell you to quit your whining because at least you have your daughter and I guess things aren't so bad if you have Internet and free time to be on FML. I'm guessing you have food and clean water as well. there are people who don't even have that. one person's pain doesn't mean less just because someone else has a worse situation. this site is supposed to be fun if you want to play "my life sucks worse" Then submit your own FML.
lolhailsatan 23
"...I was born with glass bones and paper skin..."
countryb_cth 38
Not trying to be rude but if things are so hard that you have nothing for Christmas then why are you online. Last time I checked internet and a computer or smart phone or tablet aren't cheap. And if you're that low on money those things should be the first to go.
LMAO__no 15
I guess I'm the only person who's heard of a library? with free Internet and free computers to use?
onyourleft 10
Smart phones are old now. Phone companies give those away basically for free all the time if you have a new upgrade. They're not anything more than shitty non smart phones. And if you have a daughter and need to stay in contact with her, you'd need a cellphone plan. Same as if her 15 year old daughter is in school, there are few places in the modern world that you can get by without a computer. While I agree that her poor me comment had no place here, don't shame the poor with your ******* ignorance.
Nitrous_meth 12
Obvisoulsy they don't believe in Santa
becca1998 22
That would actually suck so much, sorry that happened to you OP