Today, my social anxiety got so bad that my 12 year-old daughter had to get in the driver's seat to order from the drive-thru. 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, my teenage daughter got her driver’s license. Less than an hour later she wrecked my wife’s new minivan. FML
Today, my social anxiety got so bad that I'm now afraid to add people on Facebook. FML
Today, I decided to work on my social anxiety by ordering some food. I waited in line, practicing my order in my head all the way. When I got to the front, I said my order with no mistakes. The cashier just stared blankly at me until I mumbled, "Never mind..." and left. FML
Today, my anxiety and depression were so bad that when I went to the post office and failed three times to parallel park, I promptly burst into tears, apologized, and drove off when a very nice lady offered to help. FML
Today, I took my 15 year-old daughter driving. I yelled at her for not going safely around corners. On the way home, while demonstrating how to drive right, I went around a corner and hit a cement truck. FML
Today, I looked at my daughter's bank statements after she came to us in tears, crying that she was struggling financially. She orders Uber Eats five times a week. When I pointed this out, she said that she has to order out because cooking makes her want to kill herself. FML
Today, I dined and dashed. Upon reaching my car, I realized I had left my seven year-old daughter in the restaurant. FML
Today, I went to a Mexican restaurant with my family. I got stuck trying to decide whether I should get the fajitas or the tacos. I ended up getting the tacos because I didn't want the fajitas to come in sizzling, and I didn't want to "make a scene". My social anxiety has hit a new low. FML
Today, I went to a drive through with my housemate. She got our order wrong and angrily yelled at the teenager who handed us our food, making her cry. My housemate can't fully speak English because of a learning disability, and she refuses to admit it. FML
Today, I told my mom about the severe phobia I've developed towards driving. She was very supportive and even made me an appointment to see a psychologist. His office is two hours away. I have to drive to see my doctor about my fear of driving. FML
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Top comments
Tripartita 45
You built a kid who's more adept at navigating social situations, so congratulations on succeeding as a parent. Bonus points if she's more energy efficient and environmentally friendly than her predecessor.
J352SAURUS 30
Maybe you guys could've gone inside to order instead so your daughter didn't have to clamber over seats? I'm sorry to hear. I have social anxiety too and I have a shit of a time trying to order things or ask store employees for help. Yours must be a hundred times worse if you struggle in a drive-thru. I hope you can get help. Your daughter is a sweetheart for doing that for you and she obviously cares and understands. Good luck, OP.
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Comments (46)
kutkutkut 8
i mean why? There's nothing bad going to happen.
markers28599 10
Why are so many people these days such soft ass babies. Grow up.
PennyLane27 32
Anxiety disorder is nothing new. It's just talked about more openly now.
kmarie22_613e 25
Where does it say the daughter drove? All I'm seeing is the daughter ordered.... Everyone is so quick to jump to conclusions!
daltonc21212 10
try not being such a little bitch its just ordering food no one who works at McDonald's gives a **** about you haha why would you be anxious to order food? you cant be the fattest or ugliest person they have ever seen and if you are congratulations you are a record holder
MediocreMan19 18
Quit acting like such a child and grow up
NostalgiaFreak9 43
You clearly don't understand what anxiety is and how it works.
ChibiChick25 8
Why does it seem like every other person in the comment section has some sort of anxiety issue? Is this like a phenomenon with the newer generations/millennials or something? I just don't understand why a ton of people have terrible social skills nowadays.
CoriCat 25
I’m so sorry op. I know the feeling and it’s horrible! Hope things get better