Today, my mother insisted I thoroughly water all the plants in and around my house before some people turned up. This would be fine except 90% of them are fake. She is convinced it will make them look "realer." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after my neighbor asked me to water her plants while she was away, and I carefully followed her instructions for 6 days, she came home. She stared at the living room and asked why I'd watered the fake plants but forgotten the real ones on the balcony. FML
Today, my mother brought over some early Christmas presents for me and the kids. The kid's presents were fine, mine however consisted of many yard accessories, including solar lights. I live in an apartment building with no yard. Her response? "Buy a potted plant and shove them in there." FML
Today, I found out that the plant in my kitchen that I have been watering for almost 2 years is fake. FML
Today, at my job of two months, I'd taken it upon myself to water the plants around the office every day since they all looked a little sad. My boss then asked why so many of the fake plants were getting mouldy. My co-workers had watched me water plastic plants for two months and nobody bothered to tell me. FML
Today, after I agreed to water my friend's plants while she was on vacation, she'd given me very specific instructions for each one, so I made a schedule and followed it carefully. When she came home, she stared at the plants and asked why her cactus was sitting in a bowl of water. I'd read the wrong line on the schedule all week. FML
Today, my mom saw me holding a plant and told me to walk around with it, to replace all of the oxygen I waste. FML
Today, it's been a few weeks since I took up gardening to relax, caring for my plants, and they finally started blooming. Excitedly, I posted a picture online, only to have a friend tell me that my "beautiful flowers" are actually weeds. Apparently, I have a talent for cultivating the unwanted. FML
Today, in the middle of a localised drought, and an accompanying hosepipe ban, my mother has decided that she still needs to water her lawn. To balance out the water usage, she's placed a complete ban on the use of our shower until the weather lets up. FML
Today, the plant I bought for my apartment a few weeks ago started looking worse. I'd followed the care instructions carefully, so I asked my neighbor for advice. She pointed out that the plastic pot was still inside the decorative pot, so the water had nowhere to drain. FML
Today, my friends and family staged an intervention for me. Of course, I assumed it was a result of my raging alcoholism. Nope. It was due to my obsession with buying plants. They were deadly serious. FML
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Top comments
xxsarahfxx 6
Always listen to your mother ! :)
FUGYU 2
Just be lucky you didn't pick up her genetics, hopefully.
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Comments (148)
manatees_r_epic 0
So? I don't see the problem.
patebishop 7
Haha is she blonde? Btw first!
idunnolol108 0
Fail.
xxsarahfxx 6
Always listen to your mother ! :)
lakaiskate 12
moms always know best dont they?
woodzy1993 0
Only if she's a milf
Lauren10102 3
I don't get the FML here! I water my fake plants to make them look realer, and I stopped watering my real plants cuz that makes them more perfect like fake plants right? I mean, I'm no idiot I know these things
ImAHomosexual 0
What?^
Iamnotmyself 17
You heard your mom! she wants them to be cleaned durr.
KingGeorgeGal 12
Pretend you actually did it and if she asks why it's not wet just say the plant absorbed it up already, it's worth a try(:
Klums02 0
Lol I know someone who didn't realize tht the flowers at the front of his house were fake so he kept watering them FYL OP
katsteak 0
:o no wonder my plants never died!
OWNZ 0
88- ITS MAGIC!!! :O
blanquito 1
was this after her and your dad barked at everyone on the way home??
OneNightStan 2
freaken old people!
purplefatmidget 0
49 You're a dumbass.
bluekid7 5
op's mom should read and see if she seems smarter
GuitarFail123 9
49 makes noooo sense lmao
FUGYU 2
Just be lucky you didn't pick up her genetics, hopefully.
KingGeorgeGal 12
There should only be ONE nut job in a family.
EatnBeef 7
fill her bed with soil and REAL flowers lol
MrSassypants 34
But then it would be kinda like Facebook an I like FML the way it is. If you want to like it though you can add to favorites and you can comment "lol" and even though people will thumb you down for saying that, you still said what you wanted too.
muchagente 5
ydi for hosting fake people
Mrrevorp 0
lmao your moms a dumbass
hmbsfp 0
thank you,captin obvious
CryMoreFMLs 15
Hey, I like obvious statements. I can't always figure out who's the retard of the FML....
Garyy_fml 11
I noticed your name change
Garyy_fml 11
What?! I never commented that!
Xaviour 0
youre comment was horrible , but your picture is awesome..
Runninvegan 8
o they definently make them look realer ;)
teenagedream13 1
isn't it "more real" ?
tamoodielovesmar 1
ur mother is always right ;)
green_eggs_and_h 0
Your mother should grow a little common sense.
theubersauceness 1
and then water it so it looks realer
rjonesy1992 0
if you would water the plants, she woudn't need to have fake ones.