Today, my parents held an intervention for me. Apparently they think I'm turning into a goth. All because they saw me re-lacing my shoes with black shoelaces instead of white ones. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my parents tried to stage an intervention for me. Drugs? No. Alcohol? Nope. Gambling? Nah ah. They wanted to intervene on behalf of my soul since I decided I no longer believe in their religion. I had to threaten to call the cops when the escalated to attempt a forced exorcism on me. FML
Today, my girlfriend's overprotective parents decided that I'm a bad influence on their daughter. I'm a straight A engineering student who openly speaks out against drugs, alcohol, and discrimination. Their reason? Someone told them I dyed my hair black. They think I'm a "closet Nazi". FML
Today, my parents staged a family intervention and gave me the grandest bollocking I've ever experienced in all my 22 years of life. They did this because my sister showed them a photo of me jokingly posing with three bottles of Bud Light at a party. Apparently, I'm an alcoholic in denial. FML
Today, I got into a huge fight with a girl at school. My mom and dad decided to punish me by letting my three older brothers pick out my wardrobe for the next week. FML
Today, on my 30th birthday, my mom, aunt, and sister staged an intervention instead of throwing a party. Apparently I’m “ruining my life” by being 300lbs and being "single for 5 years" and I need to “get my act together.” They treated me like I’m some sort of criminal and reduced me to tears. FML
Today, my parents threatened to kick me out of the house if I didn't agree to convert to their new brand of Christianity. This is a day after they ranted at me about how I should speak my mind more and not let myself be controlled by other people. FML
Today, my parents confiscated my iPod, because the parents' group they go to came to the conclusion that music is a gateway to anti-social behavior. FML
Today, as I was getting ready for church, I couldn't decide between my black or white shoes. I put one of each on, then my son started crying. Fast forward, I'm at church, I look down and I'm wearing one white shoe and one black shoe. FML
Today, I found out that my parents think my boyfriend is the devil. FML
Today, I came out to my parents. My mom and dad think that I'm lying, just so I could "fit in" with everyone else. FML
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Brittneyyyy 7
That's ridiculous, black shoelaces look better than white ones (I think). But I didn't know that shoelace-color had anything to do with being gothic :/
schwancy 2
It starts with the shoelaces, and then befor you know it you're getting your entire wordrobe at hot-topic.
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Comments (159)
rattusrattus 19
I think the OP's parents think being a goth leads to being a member of a wrist-slitting gang. I blame the Daily Mail. Or whatever the Nebraska equivalent is.
gizz104 0
Yeah nothing to worry about, its all gravy but the chicken. Right up until OP takes that shiny black shoelace and hangs herself with it! She's headed down a path of self destruction. Will no one help this poor lost soul?!
DeadPixel4 29
Do you go to a catholic school? Holy shit.
sealed_with_a_sm 2
there's a special meeting withheld for the black shoelacers...to go back to using white shoe laces!! come with us we have brownies! jajaja!
DesperateSponge 0
Gothic style is beautiful
cloudy01 0
lol
RavenRockaFellon 0
I agree with #30- Gothic can be beautiful. Especially when you walk into a gothic cathedral... breath taking! OP, don't stress it. Lol, Your parents sound a little over protective... but at least they love you enough to care :) I often wear black, mainly because I just really like it. But, people love to put labels on things and other people (i'm guilty of this) and I have been called a goth, too. Now people call me an elmo- er I mean emo. Hmm, I'm not quite sure what exactly that is... but eh, some people just equate black with Goth (or, whatever relevant sub culture).
bekah22587 0
I agree goth can be beautiful. I went with my best friend to his jr prom and he had me wear a beautiful 18th centry dress from hot topic and it was one of my most favorite dresses ever.
Shadow_Phantom 26
Your parents are paranoid. Even if you were, there's nothing wrong with being goth. FYL.
uroborous 0
the goths that I know in the Dallas fort worth area of Texas. tend to be complete douchebags. and treat the goth subculture/ party scene like some kind of private and exclusive club and you are not invited just because. so yeah black shoelaces... do not a goth make. douchebaggery, pretending to be something you are not, being an elitist hypocrite poser, and calling guys pervs because they looked at you while you are dressed in the most slutty way possible. that makes you a goth, and a bitch.
5t3ff1k4h 47
Not all goths are/dress slutty.
mattrules44 0
almost none of this makes a goth
blackcladfreak 2
.....im in the goth thing, and im nice, and i have run into others that are nice. Preps and jocks can be total douchebags as well. So a bad attitude is not limited to the goth scene, you probably just ran into some gothier than thou pricks.
5t3ff1k4h 47
See, the problem lies in the fact that many goths choose to rarely smile, so they come across as angry, upset or bitchy.
dre_bro11 12
hmmmm... so just because u changed shoe laces from White to black ur goth??? I tend to like black as a colour more than many other colours but that doesn't make me goth
horsesxcrazy15 0
I wear all black and i like live at hot topic. ur parents need to calm down