Today, my mum asked when she's getting grandkids. I had to tell her that, at 21 years-old, I hadn't even managed to get a boyfriend yet. FML
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Today, my mom asked me out of the blue if I was ever going to consider getting married. It wasn't until after the conversation ended that I remembered my siblings are all either single like I am, or incapable of having children. I am my mother's last hope of becoming a grandma, and she reminds me all the time. FML
Today, after having spent years staying in school, working hard to achieve good grades, and avoiding all the bad kids, my mom accused me of having no direction in life and complained about how I haven't given her a grandchild yet. I'm 19. FML
Today, my mom had to go off on my grandmother because I don’t have kids yet and she, "wants great grand babies before she dies." My grandmother was going to gift me a baby outfit for me to get another hint. I’m 25 and can’t conceive because of health issues. I may never have my own kids. She knows. FML
Today, my mom bitched me out for still being single at age 19, and still not having started a family. She considers this "immoral," yet showed nothing but praise for my sister, who's pregnant at 15 and doesn't know which of three guys is the father. FML
Today, I asked my mum why she never had any children after me. She scoffed and asked if I've looked in a mirror lately. FML
Today, we found out that my 13-year-old cousin is pregnant. My mom then turned to me and asked why I decided to wait so long. I’m only 20. Instead of being worried that this young girl has potentially ruined her entire life, my mom just complained that her sister "gets to be a grandma first." FML
Today, I was talking with my mother and expressed my slight disappointment at how many of my friends are getting into relationships, whereas I'm still single. My mother decided to encourage me by saying "Don't worry, sweetie. There are boys out there who don't go for looks. You'll be fine". FML
Today, my mum, who always wanted more kids than just me, started crying because I'm not pregnant with her first grandchild yet. I'm 16, and this all started because I got my period and I asked to borrow one of her tampons because I'd ran out of my own. FML
Today, I'm 19, I'm at uni, I've never been kissed and the only person I have had a proper conversation with in the past week is my Mum. FML
Today, my mother urged me to "get over this lesbian thing and give me some grandkids." In front of my girlfriend of eleven months. FML
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Top comments
hardcorefan16 22
That's okay. Not everyone want kids or has had a relationship yet.
alternaqueer 11
Don't let external pressures change the way you think. It's your life; do whatever makes you happy. You have all the time in the world.
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Comments (61)
meegal 12
What if you don't even want kids? I hate people who think the only reason for life is to reproduce. I'm 22 and don't think i'll ever want kids. They're loud, annoying, needy, filthy, messy, and they're a huge financial burden. Yeah no thank you i'm fine. They constantly want attention or need you to do something. Like no daddy wants to be left alone for a while. I'm not trying to convince anyone else not to have kids. Go for it if you want them, I just don't. I have 2 brothers so i'd be fine with being an uncle as long as at the end of the day I don't have to take them home with me and deal with the annoyance. Go for a visit but if they start bothering me I can leave. Parents can't just leave.
meegal 12
No I realize I was annoying and a huge financial burden and all that stuff. But i'm not anymore. I understand they're needed. But I don't need them. You have a kid if you want. I don't want an annoying baby waking me up in the middle of the night constantly crying or when they're kids waking up way too early and waking me up. I'll buy my nephew/niece a present for a birthday but raising a kid must cost thousands of dollars a year. Yeah no thank you. I'm fine with just a visit with occasional present.
Appalachi 6
Thats all true and fine, but that does not make me like children or want to produce any of my own.
rebeccacmlc 22
Completely agree. I don't want children, and I get awful reactions ... People shocked, telling me I'll change my mind, or even yelling at me to tell me how horrible I am. It's just a life choice. And #41, just because we were once kids, it doesn't give us an obligation to have kids.
PinkasaurusRex 25
She needs to calm down a little there. You have plenty of time for all of that. It'll happen when it happens.
InsanityVerge 8
I don't even understand why this is a bad thing. like my parents are hounding me and im like if i even have kids it won't be untill im older. im 23
missmonkie 16
it's ok, I was 18 when my mom bugged me about it. I'm 31 years old and I still get asked when I'll give her grandkids. soon mother...soon..
Captain_Debilos_fml 13
Tell her to find some hobbies if she finds her life boring. Or to have other kids herself.
interesting33 37
It doesn't seem like it, but there are loads of peole who have never had a SO. I am 23 and I have only ever had one boyfriend really and it wasn't for long. There are plenty of people who have never had one, never kissed anyone etc. You really aren't a loser. But you could try online dating if you like, it isn't a bad way to go about it I think - a lot of people meet online. Or join a club and see if you meet someone there.
Fffhjno_fml 17
I used to get that questions often, "Where are the grandkids?" I started replying with, "Do you want the son-in-law first?" The questions definitely became less frequent!
morgasshk 14
Get out there and live a little.
JKPwnage 27
Your mom must have a terrible view of the point of relationships if she thinks they're only for queefing out babies.
laden_swallow09 35
Isn't it great when parents and grandparents are more baby-hungry than you are? Go to Build-A-Bear and buy them a grandbaby. That should shut them up for a few years.