Today, the shy girl in my class brought a cake to share with everyone, since it's her birthday. Excited about the cake, I got everybody to sing "Happy Birthday" for her, only to realize too late that nobody in the class knew her name, myself included. 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 brought some cupcakes to my class for my birthday, like all the cool kids do. When it came time to sing happy birthday, the entire class said "happy birthday to" then forgot my name. Except my teacher. She said Steve. My name's Jeff. FML
Today, I celebrated my birthday with my friend who has the same birthday by going out to dinner with a bunch of our friends. The waiter brought out a cake for my friend but not for me. No one noticed my exclusion. I sang happy birthday on my birthday. FML
Today, it was my co-worker's birthday but she told me not to mention it. Feeling bad for her, I went out to buy her a card, a present, and even a small cake. It turns out that there was actually a party during our lunch break, and I was the only one in our office not invited. FML
Today, I realized that the only time I've ever been noticed by my classmates is when I brought cake for the potluck. FML
Today, at the supermarket, I bought a cake and had my friend's name put on it. It wasn't anyone's birthday, I just wanted to feel less ashamed about buying a whole cake for myself. FML
Today, it's my mom's birthday. I woke up at midnight to be the first to tell her happy birthday. When I awoke in the morning, I decided to bake her a cake. Little did I know my whole family was going out to lunch to celebrate. I wasn't invited. FML
Today, I thought I was going to a friend’s birthday party. Turns out, it was a surprise party for someone else... and I was the surprise. Everyone shouted “Surprise!” and I realized I wasn’t invited. I awkwardly ate a cupcake and left. FML
Today, I showed up to my friend’s birthday party with a huge cake... on what turned out to be the wrong day. The actual party is tomorrow. Her family laughed and thought if was cute, but I just wanted the floor to open up and let me disappear. FML
Today, someone brought cake to class. Trying to get some attention from the guy I have a crush on, I asked if he wanted my piece of cake. He accepted it, and then offered it to another girl. FML
Today, it's my birthday. I am a triplet. In my first class, everyone sang happy birthday to my sister. Her friends got her balloons too. My other sister's friends got her flowers. Everyone forgot I was their sister and all of my own friends forgot that it was my birthday. FML
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Skulll 13
Aw i could imagine how awkward that would be for her:(
GigaPudding_fml 24
"Happy birthday dear... "cake girl", happy birthday to you!"
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Comments (194)
crystalrain17 14
That shy girl is your school's equivalent of me. YDI for being unwelcoming and self-centered, asshole.
stupdude3 8
I sympathize. I guess OP just kinda wanted to be decent (I mean, would you just take someone's cake without acknowledging them?) without really thinking about the fact that she had no idea who the girl was. It's REALLY easy if you have a lot of friends to not try to make any new ones, so that doesn't make OP an asshole. Also, shy people shouldn't blame anyone if no one knows their names; if you want to be known, you have to put yourself on the radar of other people. In short, both of you (OP and shy girl) are kind of the blame, but it's not really a big deal, just really awkward.
N0vemberaccou_19 4
This is very sad. Especially because the gesture of bringing in the cake, to celebrate with this class, seems to show that she wants to reach out and have more friends. It also probably means that having not so many friends (this doesn't mean she has no friends, just none in the class) wasn't a choice. It would be really nice if the op (after kind of trying to make a nice gesture already through singing to her, it just didn't work out) would try and talk to her a bit.
tennisrapper1 14
This proves that the cake is a lie! ;)
Toowoo 3
I feel more sorry for her than you.. But on the other hand if she wasn't so shy maybe more people would know her name
L_Lovegood 19
It is HER who should have written that FML, she must have felt a hundred times worse than you. You better make it up to her ASAP. But when you do, DO try to show some egnuine interest in her and not just pity-friendship. That is even worse. I should know that.
HomeAl0ne 20
Better find out her name. It's going to come in handy in about 3 months when the leader of the SWAT team turns to you and says "OK, she's holed up in there with an AK-47 threatening to murder her classmates, but we can talk her out of this by establishing rapport. What's her name?"
horses13 0
And that has to do with you because....?
heyred 11
Who brings themselves a cake?!
franceypants 0
omg I just moderated the story from the actual girl and it said today I brought in cake for my birthday, I'm kind of shy and one of the more talkative girls decided to sing me happy birthday. no one new my name. fml