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)
Zebidee 9
Your parents are clearly morons.
Zebidee 9
It just occurred to me. If there was an intervention, then your family, friends and parents' friends are also clearly morons.
Ninjafriends 1
It all starts somewhere. I support your parents for trying to save the world from one more emo/goth/twilight kid. Tell them the only way to stop you is with a wooden stake through the heart.
APurpleWaffle 0
Eww.. how dare you associate emo with twilight.. Twilight single-handedly turned a vampire, one of the scariest things there was, into something resembling a body-glitter covered, flaming homosexual at a gay night club.
mongoosemike 23
^^so true.
lostmongoose 23
I'd take the flaming homosexual over a twilight obsessed teen anyday.
Salvaka 0
gothics are not to be feared it's the emo freaks that should scare you, unless you find one that isn't completly suicidal. my point is emos and goths aren't really the children of the devil as my own parents put it, but just a simple lide style some kids choose.
APurpleWaffle 0
Yes, because emo means your suicidal... Just like being black means you like watermellon, and being asian means you like techno. Oh you can't forget that if you're white you just LOVE you some country music! Idiotic stereotypes..
juliecat10 0
Emo means emotional. basically the definition of suicidal. The words get so muddied in today's language, but the word means having severe emotional problems and how most of these people deal with it is self mutilation.
fearfulsymmetry 1
Have emotions means you're suicidal? Then, I guess everyone living on this planet is suicidal. I'm surprised therapists aren't in high demand.
maronofhearts 19
There is a difference between having emotions and being emotional. Yes everyone has emotions but not everyone is emotional having feelings and being a whiny little brat are two completely different things.
swhockey02 0
cool! wanna prize? because nobody cares
Hump_Zilla 0
better then Emo!
iSolDyourSouL 0
Lol #5, the dark side has chocolate bunnies! ^_^
wwerulez14 6
It's a stereotype that Goths worship the devil; likely why OP's parents threw an intervention. Any over-reactive Christian parents would probably do that.
AlvaTheStarvingA 0
My red converse have one white shoelace and a black shoelace. Does that make me emo? Your parents are streotypical. Now, if you were wearing combat boots, and those black pants that can fit 5 people in them, then maaaybe you're goth. Just maybe.
auto_da_fe 2
I haven't seen an actual goth kid wear those ugly pants. Most of the ones I know don't buy mainstream clothes.
Jennypwnsall 1
Im not goth but i wear all black, But for one reason, Im as Clumsy as hell, And black doesnt show stains.
love_lose_live 0
Goth stereotypes are really off. I'm goth, and most of my friends are too. We're all devote Christians, and we're friendly. OP holding an intervention just for shoe laces? That's just foolish, but at least your parents worry and care about you enough to freak out when you do something that's out of character.