Today, my grandfather sent everyone in my family an email thanking them for the photo we got him. I'd bought the frame, edited the picture, and delivered it to him. All everyone else did was show up and complain while the picture was being taken. I'm the only one who didn't get a thank you email. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I sent my grandfather a picture of me because he hasn't seen me in years. I guess I should wear makeup next time, because he sent back a heavily photoshopped and cropped version and told me how beautiful I look. FML
Today, my grandpa took the family out for dinner and paid for everyone. He paid the bill and my family and I were waiting by the door. I realised I probably should thank him for dinner. I turned around without thinking and give him a big hug, and said, "Thanks for dinner Grandpa." It wasn't my grandpa. FML
Today, I proudly gave my grandma a picture I had drawn for her. She didn't seem thrilled with it, and afterwards the rest of my family seemed upset. Nobody could fathom why I drew grandma a picture of a graveyard for her 85th birthday. It was suppose to be a bridge. FML
Today, I spent the holiday with my husband's big family. They suggested we take a family picture, but two people were purposely left out of it. I was one of them. FML
Today, my grandpa sent me a letter apologizing for not congratulating me about my graduation last spring. Too bad I don't graduate until May. FML
Today, I received a package at work. Thinking it was something I ordered, I opened it in front of my coworkers. It was a gift from my grandmother: a giant pink, “I Love My Grandson” T-shirt. The worst part? They insisted I put it on and take a picture to send to her. FML
Today, my mother-in-law proudly posted a photo of “all three” of her grandsons on Facebook. She has four. Somehow my son was forgotten, even though we live close by and see her regularly. I guess we’re not memorable. FML
Today, I texted a friend offering my condolences over the death of his grandfather. He hadn't been told his grandfather had died yet. FML
Today, when I visited my grandmother at her nursing home, I was looking at pictures she had of all the grandkids. All were normal graduation pictures etc. but mine was a cutout where she made me skinnier. FML
Today, my cousins cropped me out of a picture of all six of us at a wedding, then captioned it, "We have such a good-looking family!" FML
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Top comments
syki 22
Picture's worth a thousand words, OP. Send him one of a pretty birdie.
ProhibitionRose 14
I think the reason OP is upset is because he/she was excluded. It's not about recognition or receiving anything in return, it's the fact that the person mainly responsible for the photo wasn't included in the thank yous. Which is kinda ****** up.
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Comments (98)
VDubbGrrl 4
Did you only do it for the thanks? Jeez...
LookOnBrightSide 12
13-OP did it to make his grandfather happy, but the reason she is angry is because she put in a lot of thought, and she got the least recognition. Sometimes, it just feels good to be appreciated, especially for hard work and altruism.
McDonaldsworker 4
It's always nice to see how much people appreciate you every day, like at my job most people don't even say "thank you" after I give them their order...:(
angeljewlz 7
Wow that's crazy, so they grab their food and check it then ignore you while walking/driving away? Sheesh, it takes less than 3 sec to say thank you.
TheDrifter 24
Aren't most of the McD's regulars rather large folks? Giving them their order likely causes minor joygasms on first sight and they're too distracted to speak.
ninjuh_wingman 29
What was wrong with the photo that you had to edit it?
cmac86 24
That was my question, too. I'm hoping by edit she means enhancing colors and all that rather than completely shopping a photo and building a Frankenstein's monster photo. The later would be kinda funny to see, though.
cmac86 24
Btw I mean to give you a thumbs up, but I apparently missed it and thumbed it down instead. Sorry! It is 3am here, though.
lrgenesis 19
15- definitely what I was thinking as well and 23- I fixed it for you:)
jacob4592 0
Don't trip! Thank you for being awesome!
piccalo 4
Maybe he send thanks to all others for making u edit the picture.
cr3ativity 15
Be nice to him until he dies. Cause the last man standing always wins
mamacakes25 6
kudos to you. you did a nice thing for your grandpa. I'm sure he loved it. ;)
G0v3nat0r 7
It almost makes me mad that some people still put YDI for something like this, OP didn't deserve anything bad, all she did was do something nice.
MiSo_Delek 7
Don't let your family walk all over you like that OP
anonymous1404 1
That's really disappointing, but look on the bright side at least he liked the photo :)