Today, while my husband was at work, he missed our son saying his first word ("Dada"), taking his first steps and smashing the widescreen TV with a well-aimed teddy bear. Care to guess which of these three things made my husband cry. FML
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Today, I was upset after a fight with my husband, so I cried alone in the bedroom. My 4-year-old son then comes in and hugs me. I thought he was trying to comfort me, but he then told me he had to go get his quarter my husband had promised to pay him if he made me shut up. FML
Today, when I got home from the store, the dog was wiping his ass on the carpet, my two older boys were brawling, my youngest was crying because he'd broken a glass and cut himself, and my husband was in the kitchen, eating the cake I'd told him to leave alone. FML
Today, my husband and I sat our 8 year-old son down and gently explained to him that I had a miscarriage and he won't be having a little brother or sister after all. He responded by dancing around the room and celebrating. FML
Today, my little girl spoke her first word. It was ''Daddy." Daddy left before she was born and she has never met him before. FML
Today, my son took his very first steps. Unfortunately, it was during my sister's wedding. She had a full-blown bridezilla meltdown over how he "stole her spotlight". FML
Today, my husband and son had their first DIY project. Less than 30 minutes later, our son’s crying in his room. Turns out my husband is just like his dad. “WHY ARE YOU STANDING DOING NOTHING? PASS ME THE THING. NOT THAT THING, THE OTHER THING. HERE, I’LL DO IT MYSELF. PAY ATTENTION, GOD DAMMIT.” FML
Today, I was reduced to a blubbering mess at my baby shower. My mom bought tons of clothes, bibs, etc. Sounds nice right? Well, they all had sayings like "Daddy’s Little Princess" and "Daddy’s Girl." She knows full well my fiancé quit his job, changed his number, and disappeared without a trace 3 months ago. FML
Today, I left my husband in charge of the house for a day. When I returned, I saw him gaming through the window, so I stormed in and yelled at him. Then, my eyes adjusted, and I saw the neatly folded laundry, clean kitchen, vacuumed rugs, and my son, who was asleep until I woke him. Whoops. FML
Today, I accidentally hit my dad in the eye with our dead dog's squeaky toy. He cried. FML
Today, my husband gave our three-year-old son a lesson on life and death. He did this by slaughtering our pet chicken for dinner in front of him. My son has been crying for hours. FML
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iAlissa 34
is his teddy bear made of solid brick?
MissKylie 24
How does a small child smash a TV with a teddy bear
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Comments (85)
abattior 18
probably chuck norris's son.
ELoni_fml 25
Is dada really a word? I thought it's just typical meaningless baby babbling. What does it mean?
AkBunny907 18
Dada, as in dad.
Setareh23 34
It's something kids sometimes call their dad. Like calling your mom "mama" or your grandmother "nana." Kids often grow out of using mama/dada, and I don't think they're dictionary official words, but they're still widely recognized nicknames for mom and dad.
Dilwann 27
It's not. It is indeed baby babbling, and even though it ended up being used for 'daddy', it is not 'officially' allowed to be recognized as its first word. So technically the husband didn't miss it.
AkBunny907 18
Since when is there an official anything for baby words? I think you may find it difficult to tell someone their child isn't really speaking words because you decided it's not "official".
itwasntme14 19
I agree with #14 my daughter said mama at around 8 months and didn't say anything else until she was 16 months old. Dada and mama are some of the first sounds any child will make. This being said no one besides op was there for the child saying dada, and it is her child so her say is really all that matters
ELoni_fml 25
Mama is an actual word, daddy is an actual word. I'm not a native speaker so I was just wondering but if I understand correctly dada is not a word but it is recognized as baby talk. It wasn't meant to be criticism, just a general question about the native speakers perception on the matter.. Be kind people..
itwasntme14 19
They are actual words but usually babies "say" them while crying or babbling. To me first words are used in context a baby saying "mama" while pointing at their mother for instance. But once again that's just me.
jorinde123 9
no, apparently OP is Dutch. And in Holland we call dad "papa". Dada is certainly not a word. But, nonetheless, congrats at the big milestones with your baby, with the words and the steps, and the throwing if you wish him to be a basketball player ;-)
writergirl1029 17
I'm finding it a bit implausible that your son took his first steps and said his first words on the same day. Regardless, I'd be annoyed if my kid broke a super expensive item. Your husband will probably regret missing those moments later, sadly.
Rainbow_Rhinos 23
I'm not really that surprised, most people would be upset if something they'd worked hard for got destroyed like that.
idk_rose 25
What kind of bear did you buy ?
ELoni_fml 25
Grizzly I think
kiki1705 20
OMG people! Stop over-anilyzing. It's not important how the TV got smashed, that's not the point of the post.
smokecloud_ 37
I think it is...
NickACD 27
The reason the guy was crying is because the ******* TV got smashed. You moron.
TAntobella 14
I understand him, that tv was probably the only thing keeping him sane during these early times of parenthood..
moodyreallyrocks 27
Sorry your husband missed those moments. Just tell him that material items could be replaced..
Mathalamus 25
Impressive. He smashed a multi thousand dollar tv with a 5 dollar stuffed bear. Pretty sure he is crying over the expensive TV. I would..,
False_Stupidity 42
Could have been a small $150 TV and still been widescreen.
GrumpyGrinch 23
A toddler smashed a TV? Guess your husband cried because he realized he had sired a monster.