Today, my mother and grandmother informed me that my sixteen-year-old dog died. I was standing in Wal-Mart at the time. They then yelled at me because crying in public is "inappropriate." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Galaxy brain
Today, I found out my boss wrote me up because he heard me crying on the phone, and that it was unprofessional. I was talking to my sister, who was telling that me my father had died. Three weeks ago, he was crying about his dog breaking his leg. FML
Empathy lives
Today, my mom walked in on me crying in my room and yelled at me for being a "weak little crybaby." I’d just found out my best friend died in a car accident. When I told my mom that, she said, "Does it look like I fucking care?" FML
Today, my girlfriend whom I'm crazy about broke up with me out of the blue. After pleading with her unsuccessfully, I called my mom for comfort and advice. She informed me that my dog had died. FML
Today, while I was at work, I was on the verge of tears. My coworker asked what was wrong and I explained that I recently had to put my dog down. He then replied, "Cool story, bro. Tell it again." FML
Priorities
Today, I was at a friend's birthday party when I got a call from my mom telling me to come home because my dog died. When I told my friend that I had to leave because of the loss, she replied with, "Okay, but you brought my gift inside, right?" FML
Today, my 12 year-old dog died. My boyfriend's attempts to comfort me involved him muttering, "At least she knows how to play dead now." FML
Poor old Truffles
Today, my mom grabbed my iPhone and threw it from the balcony, because I didn’t cry on the fifth anniversary of our family dog’s death. FML
Today, I found out that my mother is extremely emotional when it comes to animal deaths when a bird flew into the window and died, and she insisted we have a funeral. FML
Tactful
Today, I had to put my 17 year-old cat down. I cried the whole way up to the vet's office and back. After finally coming to terms with the situation, and trying to forget, my dad's friend walks up to me and says, "So, I heard you killed your cat?" FML
Today, I woke up to a note from my parents saying we needed to talk. Assuming it was about the weed I'd left on my dresser, I quickly confessed. Turns out my dog died. FML
Top comments
cgguardian 17
I'm sorry about your dog...crying in public is perfectly alright; there are people who do it on a regular basis, for goodness sake. You just lost one of your best friends, I mean, c'mon. :( That's some insensitive family you have...sorry, OP. Perhaps you could get a puppy to fill the void a bit, after a little while? :D
starflyer59 17
sounds like my family.. I'm sorry OP. I know it sucks :/
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Comments (74)
RP559 5
But I'm so sorry to hear that and I'm with you: I would have defiantly cried too!
mr_jack_meoff 5
They must be pretty dim witted, they don't know nothing is inappropriate in a walmarts.
simsgirlgem 25
No its not what is inappropriate is telling someone in Walmart that their pet has died
kyouka 8
If crying in a Walmart is inappropriate then they need to ban children. I'm sorry to hear about your pet
Pranceicle 6
When I was in grade 2 I got in trouble for crying because my nose hurt (it was rough from blowing it a lot) and my dad told me the same thing.
hello_hola 3
a sixteen year-old dog, it is sad but you must have been expecting it.
AprilSky 3
I'm really sorry for your loss, OP. Anyone else would cry too. But really, what's so bad about crying in public (besides for tantrums)? We are human, we are meant to feel, and feel openly and fully. We're made of flesh and bone, not stone. If we cover that up, what's left to show?
offroadgal 3
That really sucks I had that happen to me before. sorry for your loss :/
JoeyBelle18 11
And yelling at someone in public isn't?!
LadySadness 13
Oh, I just uploaded one really similar to yours, I'm sorry.. :'(