Today, my roommate asked for my opinion of her new painting. The same painting I hand-painted for over ten hours. She apparently thought it was a gift. She won't give it back. 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 spent the whole night and day painting a portrait of my girlfriend. Being proud of it, I sent it to her hoping she would appreciate it. I spent hours working on that picture only for her to reply with, "That's not me, is it?" FML
Today, one of my paintings was accepted into a local art gallery. It would've been a dream come true, had my "best friend" not submitted it under her own name and taken all the credit. FML
Today, I spent hours hand-painting an awesome design on a gift for a friend. My husband was supposed to assemble it when I finished, but when I stepped back to admire my work, he informed me that the whole thing was sideways. He watched me paint it. FML
Today, I finished a big art project. It was a self-portrait done in acrylics. Proud of my piece, I showed my mom. After some thought her first comment was, "well, I'm either going to insult your art or your face." FML
Today, it's my girlfriend's birthday. I presented her with an oil painting of her that I'd been working on for over a month, and she started to cry. I thought it was because she liked it, until she asked if she really looks that ugly and disproportionate in real life. FML
Today, I came home to find that my girlfriend had repainted my bedroom. As she had offered to do it, it shouldn't have been a problem. However, she decided to return the several unopened cans of off-white paint that I'd bought for something "more neutral." Like "Sunset Orange." FML
Today, as my friend was rudely rummaging through my phone, she saw a picture of the pottery I've painted her for Christmas. Not only did she see it, but she also declared it ugly. That's probably the present I'm the most proud of this Christmas. FML
Today, my grandpa saw one of the paintings in the guest room at my house. "What the fuck?" he snorted, then said whoever painted it should "stick to their damn day job". I painted it. FML
Today, my friend told me I'm not welcome in her house anymore. I've spent the last two months painting and doing it up for her, because she's pregnant and couldn't herself. I just finished the job. FML
Today, my wife sold her first painting and was so proud of herself, until she found the buyer online and realized his YouTube page is full of videos where he paints over horrible art and turns it into good art. Her painting was on it, and yes, he visibly improved it and yes, my wife is raging at me. FML
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Top comments
Arwen_Evenstar 37
Can't you just take it back? And lock your room...
Earths_Venus 25
Yell "This is Sparta" then kick her in the chest and take it back.
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Comments (81)
Khaleesi_26 30
Steal it back. Who ever said two wrongs don't make a right :P. Or prove its yours, as an artist you should have signed your name at the bottom once you were done. Thus her having no right to having the painting in her possession.
23lf 16
Explain to her the law of stealing other people work
cheshireau 26
Just take it, easy. There isn't any dibs when it's your own property.
jaynna23 10
Just beat her Ass and take what's yours .
mvc3ftw 17
What would beating a donkey solve? (hopefully ass is the old word for donkey? idk)
MidnaLink 35
And what made her think it was a gift in the first place?
SuperMew 22
Did you take a picture of the painting when you were done and sign it? If not, wait until she is asleep and sign and date the back of the picture. Then when she failed to give it back, threaten to get the police involved if she doesn't do it.
Omniprism 15
Sue.
RedPillSucks 33
mary
omnia 5
Pauline.
GentlemanBastard 15
Jennifer.
LexiDaBae 17
Stacy.
carabobara 7
Rebecca.
z3r0d4z3 22
Donkey
lesliehalverson 5
Shrek.
GirasolNegro 22
Do you have pictures of you painting it that can prove you're the artist?
Phoenix_fml 13
time for a new roommate
TogeBara 12
You have copyright on that painting. I suggest calling the cops if she seriously wont give it back under any circumstance. Also, if she destroys it, claim intellectual copyright and sue her, you don't need that sort of roommate anyway.