Today, my mother threw away my brand new headphones. She saw them on the couch with duct tape on the wires and assumed they were "old, broken, and cheap." I put the tape there to avoid damaging the wires. 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, I was listening to music while I wrapped Christmas presents. All was going well when the music was cut off, literally. I snipped the cable to my very expensive headphones in half. FML
Today, I bought new earphones for my phone so I could finally listen to music again. Not an hour later I broke it. FML
Today, I attempted to untangle a pair of headphones. Somehow, in the process, I managed to tie them into a knot so complicated that it's now a permanent part of my life in the "great big box of mystery cables that lives in the garage." FML
Today, my daughter couldn't find a hair tie and thought a piece of duct tape would be a perfectly fine substitute. FML
Today, I was listening to my iPod while changing the diaper on my baby. One earbud fell out of my ear and onto the changing table so I quickly picked it up without looking and put it back in my ear, only to realize the headphone had fallen onto more than a table. I now have brown earphones. FML
Today, I was listening to my music on my phone through my Bluetooth wireless headphones. While listening, I turned my music and the power on my headphones off for a bit. I thought I'd lost them when I got home. They were so loosely fit over my ears that I felt like an idiot when I realized they were still on my head. FML
Today, since I'm too broke to get a new one, I had to duct tape my bra. FML
Today, my mother took my brand new PS4, which I haven't even played yet, and threw it out the window while I was at work. When I asked her why, she said she was mad that we didn't have any paper towels left. FML
Today, my mother interrogated me about the duct tape, that I'd put on my foot for a wart, having fallen off. I tried to explain that my foot was just sweaty. She responded by arguing that the duct tape falling off was a "supernatural event". I really wish I could afford my own place. FML
Today, when I realized I'd forgot rice on the stove, I jumped off my chair and pulled off my headphones really fast. Now I've got burnt rice and broken headphones. FML
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Top comments
MichiSixx 12
Why do people assume it's okay to just throw things out without asking? I hope she buys you new ones, OP.
joawmeens 7
Did you respond to her with "YOU'RE old, broken, and cheap!"?
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Comments (120)
nunnsii92 9
So why didn't you get them out the trash?
randome101 12
I knew there'd be somebody saying "you shouldn't leave stuff on the couch" 2nd comment i see says that with over 100 likes...
diaosi 4
Yeah, and?
mac8080 7
I put paper towel on mine because there wasn't any padding
diaosi 4
Those must have been pretty shitty headphones if you needed duct tape to protect the wires. I mean come on, I am very hard on my mediocre quality headphones and have never damaged the wires.
blvcklvnd69 14
Redneck way = duct tape Uber redneck way= duct tape and beer cans and straws
SkyDog 9
I think it depends on what kind of headphones. I have a nice 10 dollar pair. or they could have been expensive ass Beats. But along with what others have said she shouldn't have thrown them away.
sikunt89_fml 16
Maybe she saw the duct tape and thought you were in need of a new pair. Maybe she's going out to get them tomorrow to surprise you.
YOLO_SWAG_2013 3
What the hell is op
Mademoiselle_fml 34
OP stands for Original Poster. :)
fightingfu 5
Time to throw away her jewelry
ChuckNorris2 4
Looks like it's time to make her buy new ones.