Today, while housesitting my neighbor's dogs the phone rang. I answered it and a voice said, "Stop checking your Facebook and take care of my dogs. They look like they need to go out." 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, I went to check if my neighbours were home to return their dog, having looked after her for a few days. I looked in the window and the place was empty. They'd moved house and stuck us with their dog. FML
Today, my neighbor let me know that they've been taking care of my cats while I was away, including letting them in and out of my house. I don't own a cat. FML
Today, I heard someone calling my name. It was my neighbor. Turns out they named their dogs after my mother, my sister, and me. FML
Today, while on vacation, I called my home phone to check the messages. Someone answered. FML
Today, I was babysitting for my neighbors. Their 5 year-old had finally fallen asleep at 11 after two hours of stories and songs. No sooner had I tiptoed out of the room did I realize that my phone had dropped out of my pocket onto the bed. It was ringing. It was their mother checking in. FML
Today, I found my dogs freezing outside. My neighbor was supposed to watch them while I was away, and on my way home I called to let her know she should let them have a quick walk. She thought I'd be home soon enough that she wouldn't have to let them back in. It was minus 10°C out. FML
Today, my pregnant wife paged my emergency line at work. Thinking she was in serious danger, I raced home and found her hysterically crying. When I asked her what was going on, she replied, "The dogs won't stop barking!" FML
Today, I came home to find a window broken and my neighbours searching inside my house. Apparently, they'd heard a small child asking for help inside my house. I recently taught my dog to "talk." FML
Today, my dog was barking at a squirrel in the yard. I opened the door to let him chase the squirrel. I went to look at the dead squirrel and found out it was the neighbor's chihuahua. FML
Today, my dog somehow figured out how to open the sliding glass door while I was taking a nap. I woke up to a text from my neighbor, saying, “Your damn dog is running around at the park annoying a bunch of strangers for food. You might want to come and grab her.” FML
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ebonyirony 29
Seriously do your job. You're not getting paid to go on Facebook. Ydi
JimSweatshirt 6
It was probably one of the dogs watching you
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Comments (179)
Dcm210 19
report them for spying.
olpally 33
It's their house and their property... They can do whatever they want with it! They can spy all they want. It's not invasion of privacy if they ask someone to watch their house and dogs. It's perfectly legal. Their house, their rules.
raraisbang 12
Dumbest comment of the day award goes to.... *drumroll* 15!
cetlawizard 15
15, you can't report people for "spying" on their own home...you can however be FIRED for not doing the job you were paid to do instead of playing on the Internet.
fishface517 10
Hmm... Odd. And creepy. I wouldn't work for them anymore- even though you aren't really working.
speshlk37 13
The call is coming from inside the house!
Djlj 1
I'm a dog person . Someone is helping me out by staying in my home and looking after my dogs is good for me. If the labs don't get a walk and that's their biggest issue I'm cool with it. If you want to dictate how your pets are cared for, pay the empty house insurance and kennel fees + activities.
xxjenn27xx 8
I would have cameras for my dogs and cats too, but i dony see anything wrong with a quick fb check
Supahnova 14
Facebook isn't going anywhere; the OP could have waited. Now he looks incapable of handling responsibility.
lalalala071 5
OP probably checked Facebook multiple times for the day, hence the neighbors comment.
somewizdom 15
Good thing you were only on facebook and not on some animal pornography site.
ShaneC39 2
How do you housesit a dog??? You **** its asshole?
Myo_fml 20
By making sure it has food, water, and doesn't urinate or.. Ugh leave a bowel movement on the floor.
SqueakyChipmunk 22
Sit on the house, then sit on the dog. *srsface*
gracehi 33
I think a lot of you are missing the point of the FML. She found out in a creepy way that she was being spied upon. Often when people house sit, they basically live at that house for that period of time, so just because she checked her facebook doesn't mean she wasn't doing her job.
baileygirl88 8
Thank you! I totally agree with you! I think most people don't understand the point of the FML either! I would be so creeped out..
hazydaze 9
That's extremely creepy, but I guess they have a right to have spy stuff set up in THEIR house. Some people don't have respect for others houses, which makes it hard to find someone to trust, so FYL. But take the dog out before it ***** on the floor, man.
stormchaser24 24
So they a a nanny cam. Or in this case a dog cam. But take care of the dogs ok.
BubbleGrunge 18
Your neighbors seems slightly neurotic OP. It's not like the dogs are human children that need tending too constantly. I wouldn't watch their dogs again if I were you. They can afford cameras in their house, let them pay for a kennel boarding.