Today, my mom came over to me and whispered something in my ear. I didn't hear it and assumed it was a joke, so I started laughing. Turns out my aunt died. 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, at work, I misheard a customer telling me a story. To be polite, I did a slight laugh and nodded my head. She actually told me her mum had died. FML
Today, my phone made a random noise. I jokingly said, "Wow, I wonder who died now?" Turns out it was my son's grandmother. I had to explain it because I screamed. I also got to tell his dad that his mom just died. FML
Today, my mom talked me into going to a funeral since my dad wouldn't go. It was for one of her classmates. When it was our time to view the casket, we paused in front of it for a second before my mom leans over to me and says, "What if I told you that was really your dad?" FML
Today, my coworker left a tiny mess in the break room. I cleaned it up and jokingly said, "Your mother isn't here to clean up after you." She started crying. I forgot her mom died last week. FML
Today, I was hanging out with my friends and my sister, we were all wasted and I was making jokes. My sister then gets a phone call, I leave the room to get a drink and I hear everyone go a bit silent I come back in and all of the sudden everyone looks at me. My friend says, "Um… I'm so sorry, your mom passed." FML
Today, I walked into my house to find everyone sitting around the table and looking sad. I thought it would be a good time to crack a joke and said, "What's wrong? Grandma finally die?" Turns out she had. FML
Today, I overheard my girlfriend telling her friend, "Actually, it's a good thing she died, she was quite a bitch." She was talking about my mother. FML
Today, while at my aunt's funeral, my grandma who has terrible memory loss asked me whose funeral we were at. I had to explain to her that her daughter had died. FML
Today, I was pestering a co-worker, so she jokingly stated "I'll bury you!" and I replied "I'll bury your mom!". Her moms funeral was last week. FML
Today, my coworker said that she suddenly got the shivers. I jokingly told her that it meant she must be being watched by a dead person and made stupid ghost noises. She then told me it was the anniversary of her dad's death and burst into tears. FML
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piekie8888 1
That sucks.. But you should have told her you didn't hear what she said, she would have repeated
darwinism 30
"Laughter is the language of the soul" - Pablo Neruda Still, no harm in saying "sorry, I didn't catch that". Remember that so you don't make an ass of yourself next time OP.
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Comments (82)
PawnShopPenguin 4
Next time use your words... The word "what" would have worked nicely in this situation.
5t3ff1k4h 47
"Pardon" would have been a nicer alternative.
Sizzle91 0
This is a lesson for all of us. Listen twice as much. Speak less. You must have been in outer space. Anyone who whisper in my ear who is that close would have been real clear? Make amends to mom and move on.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
I'm wondering why your mother had to whisper that instead of just saying it out loud. Even if you were in a public place and she wanted it to be private it makes no sense because no way would you have been able to hear her. But still, didn't you see a look of distress on her face to help clue you in that she wasn't joking? You should have just asked her to repeat herself. YDI
mowmowlife 21
On one hand you should have clarified or not responded at all, but it makes me wonder what kind of situation it was that your mom couldn't tell you any later and had to whisper it to you, maybe you were in a public area and then you reaction would have been bad so it would have been inappropriate to tell you just then... I'm somewhat sympathetic because I suck at catching whispers, but... That's tough
calliefornia2 3
That's when you use the "what?" word... Not that hard
Keep_It_Hot99 8
When you assume you make an ass out of you and... no just you!
CastielJ 6
Lmao. ******* dumbass.
marii5217 0
You could always just say "what?"
AgaveLoco 5
A new funeral joke!
StayatHomeSon 9
That wasn't very smart of you..