Today, my non-English-speaking grandma bought me a new t-shirt. It would've been sweet if it didn't have the word "bondage" written on the back in pretty, bold letters. I had no choice but to wear it while we went shopping. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I received a package at work. Thinking it was something I ordered, I opened it in front of my coworkers. It was a gift from my grandmother: a giant pink, “I Love My Grandson” T-shirt. The worst part? They insisted I put it on and take a picture to send to her. FML
Today, while shopping for dresses, I found a really cute one that fit me really well, but not at all in the breast area. My grandma screamed "buy her some titties!" Everyone in the store looked at me. FML
Today, I wore a Stanford college T-shirt to school. My Spanish teacher took one look at it and said "You wish". FML
Today, my mom bought me a t-shirt from the store. It has the U.S. Marines logo on it and says "Marine's Girlfriend." I'm a straight 16 year-old boy and my mom only reads and speaks Spanish. FML
Today, I went shopping with a friend. She went to try some clothes on and came out to ask for my opinion. "Hell no! That shirt is awful!" She wanted to show me the pants. The shirt was hers. FML
Today, my grandma went to get birthday gifts for my twin sister and me. She returned with 2 shirts that read "I see you've met the twins" in big letters across the chest. She gave them to us and said, "Isn't this cute? 'cause you're twins!" I then had to explain to her what the shirt was actually referring to. FML
Today, I went shopping with my grandma. Told her I saw a pretty dress I liked. She asked me who would fit in that? When I replied they have it in different sizes. She replied with, "Yeah but definitely not yours.". FML
Today, I needed a change of clothes, so I called my mom. She brought me a grey shirt with a toucan on the front and 'Mexico City' spelled in glitter. I asked her why she would bring me such an ugly shirt, and she started crying. Turns out she'd bought it for me as a present from her trip. FML
Today, I woke up to my overly religious grandmother trying to shove salt down my throat yelling "DEMON BE GONE!". Why? I didn't wear the cross neckless she bought me. FML
Today, the "My body is beautiful" t-shirt that my therapist gave me didn't fit. FML
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renegadedarling 15
You really couldn't have just explained it to her?
SgtAssCheeks 21
Maybe she thought it meant the same thing as Bonding?
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Comments (59)
renegadedarling 15
You really couldn't have just explained it to her?
Stazza11 27
Good way to find people with the same, interests? Haha
askullnamedbilly 33
Apparently, looking like you're proudly confessing to your kink in public is preferable to telling grandma that while the shirt is very lovely, she inadvertendly chose one with a sexual meaning.
GreatGeak 8
not only that, but a sexual meaning that only a select group prefer. OP likely not one of them.
mattrd_fml 31
You really couldn't just re-read the FML stating that OPS's grandmother didn't speak English?
chosha_fml 27
#18 Unless of course you AREN'T into kink. Or don't want to look like a person who would wear that walking around with their grandma.
hallix 21
It's always possible that he could know whichever language she speaks.
juststephhere 23
You might just get lucky! Have fun with it :)
barakados 11
"It's so cool that your grandma is into dungeon stuff!"
SgtAssCheeks 21
Maybe she thought it meant the same thing as Bonding?
chosha_fml 27
Or being into James Bond movies.
ohSNAPyall 27
Or "teenage."
Tessa_11 19
Awwww i think that's cute haha. But you could of explained it to her.
Potatoverse 7
Bondage ≠ cute
TheDrifter 24
Bondage isn't cute? Damn, I guess I wasted money on that pink rope and fuzzy handcuffs.
BPro 5
*could HAVE
leroyjenkins006 10
I don't see what's wrong with that...explain it to me.
SgtAssCheeks 21
Bondage is the anything erotic involving physical restraint (Tied to bed, handcuffs, you name it.) prevalent from BDSM subculture and is NOT a synonym to the word 'Bonding', which is to grow a healthy relationship with another person. Gnarly stuff.
anticulas 12
Bondage doesn't only have reference to a sexual preference. It also can be a synonym for slavery/servitude. People today worry me, all you do is live in bondage.
jixiekat 14
I don't see why this was buried he just didn't understand...
JamieLT 22
It's the thought that counts! But I may have tried to explain it.
hulopro 16
Was it made from leather?
ballplaya52 10
Still better than crocs.
YellowKettleBell 31
Ydi for not just explaining it to your grandma, and for that you need to be...punished...
brandoneyez1 25
What did she think it said? Bandage
ShannonBitt 29
She doesn't speak English, so she probably had no idea what it said
brandoneyez1 25
She could have asked someone. Likely she did but someone translated it wrong.
Silly_Lilly6969 23
.... Could've just saved yourself the embarrassment by telling her that there was inappropriate wording on the shirt.