Today, I met my mother's deeply religious fiancé for the first time. His response upon seeing me was to look me square in the eye and say, "You'll need to take out that nose stud or I'm afraid you'll not be welcome in our home." FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I flew home to visit my parents. We haven't seen each other in two years, I've gotten a few tattoos done since, and I knew they wouldn't approve, so I bought whole new outfits that covered everything and looked professional. When I got there, the first thing my mom says to me is, "Is that a nose ring!?" FML
Today, while having dinner with my girlfriend's very religious parents, her mother called me a heathen and said she'd convert me one day. She wasn't kidding. FML
Today, I mustered up the courage to visit my estranged mega fundamentalist father to hopefully mend our relationship. The first thing he did was insult me for not having a beard, and call my wife and daughters whores because they weren't wearing long skirts or dresses. FML
Today, my mom got drunk and started crying at my after-wedding party, after promising she'd behave herself. She thinks my husband is an awful person who'll drag me into a life of sin, all because he has a tattoo and an ear piercing. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's mom for the first time. I introduced myself and went to shake her hand. She looked me up and down and said, "I don't shake hands with whores." FML
Today, my stepfather-to-be yelled at me, insisting I take my nose piercing out, because it will "ruin the wedding photos" since I'm a bridesmaid. It's a tiny diamante stud, no bigger than a small pinhead. He then went on a rant about how I need to respect his authority in the family. I'm 25. FML
Today, my fiancé's mother gave me a beautiful cross necklace to wear for my wedding. I'm Jewish. FML
Today, my mother, her fiancé, and I were having dinner together. My mother was joking that she wasn't sure she could hold him down, as he used to "get around." She turned to talk to the waiter and my future step-father looked me up and down and winked. FML
Today, I met my biological mother for the first time. I also found out from her husband that she has her nipples and nether regions pierced. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's parents for the first time. His mom stared at me throughout dinner before finally blurting out, "I'm sorry, I can't get past the fact that you look just like his ex!" It turns out I do. FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
skittlestrailmix 14
Hopefully your mother will stand up for you.
carry_on 19
I don't see what your nose stud has to do with religion, this guy sounds like a bit of an ass!
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (249)
KayleeT 9
I love how its suddenly "his" house
KiddNYC1O 22
Religious nuts, I swear.
509b 5
Crash the wedding
deemarie13 14
What the heck?!?! Really over w piercing?
chunkymama 2
maybe remind him that, in the bible, when abraham sent his servant to find a wife for isaac, he sent jewelry--including nose rings--as gifts for the prospective bride...use religion to fight religion?
Epikouros 32
The nose stud is your get-out-of-jail card, saving you from countless hours of bible study, prayer groups and singing hymns (assuming the step-jerk is a Christian). It's much more fun to become a homeless, drug-addicted underage prostitute.
limitedition 25
Wtf?!? So godly.. Must have missed the part about not judging others.
glittercookies 12
Is It normal for mothers to agree to a marriage before even introducing the man to her children? I find that odd. Blood and kids come first.
JTTK 5
I probably would have walked in "their" house with a bunch of fake piercings just to get a kick out of his reaction...
picante72 24
Tell him the stud is part of your religion.