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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Creamysweeps 5
just say you watered them and when she says "oh you did? they still don't look very real to me" be like well guess it didn't work!!! that'll get her convinced for sure
Forrest_Lump 0
FYL for having a mom who doesn't have a grasp on the English language.
Jjustin 0
does she also give her wigs haircuts so they don't grow too long?
krysxkatastrophe 14
Plant her brain in some Miracle Grow.
HahaYDI 0
Take some hallucinogens, that'd make them seem "realer" too.
iSurf_fml 8
Yeah, and tell her if they mildew, it will smell like organic tea. That's good if you're going for that natural feel.
642_fml 0
Shut your ass up retard if she said"realer then its a word stupid
iAmScrubs 19
642 - That was a pretty stupidididdadioddildo comment you made. Hey, I just said stupidididdadioddildo. Does that make it a word?
jewfro311 0
Piss on the plants and say they're watered..
BaconDave 12
Moms don't like to be proven wrong. She probably thought that they were real, but you proved her wrong. Also, because you were having company, she was probably stressed, like my mom does.