Miscellaneous: Experience

Experience

By Anonymous - 27/08/2009 04:12 - United States

Today, my boss asked me how my parents' divorce affected me as a child. This is a sensitive subject, but I thought he was trying to connect with me so I told him how much it hurt. Turns out he wants to leave his wife and wanted to know if his kids would turn out "messed up" because of it. FML

I agree, your life sucks 42 738

You deserved it 3 059

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By Anonymous - 13/02/2010 00:22 - United States

Today, I was fired from my job. Why? Because my boss has been dating my newly divorced mother, and he didn't want family get-togethers to be "awkward." FML

I agree, your life sucks 31 167

You deserved it 1 924

By Loopylogo - 10/01/2017 14:01

Today, my boss came into the office asked how I was doing and seemed totally normal and happy, then said, "I have to let you go. I heard some bad things about you." He wouldn't tell me what he heard, or from whom. FML

I agree, your life sucks 6 672

You deserved it 525

Thanks for the heads up

By thanksma - 29/01/2017 07:00 - United States - Stilwell

Today, at his request, I met up with my brother for lunch so we could catch up. Apparently, our mother put him up to it so he could tell me our parents are getting a divorce. They didn't want to tell me themselves because I'm "too emotional." FML

I agree, your life sucks 6 809

You deserved it 652

It was supportive, I swear

By oopsydaisy - 01/10/2014 02:20 - United States

Today, my co-worker told me that my other co-worker is in the process of getting a divorce. I got really excited because his marriage is very toxic. He overheard me say, "He deserves that divorce!" I meant it in a good way, but I don't think he took it that way. FML

I agree, your life sucks 34 662

You deserved it 12 048

By dumped - 05/06/2011 05:17 - United States

Today, my five year old daughter asked me what a divorce was. When I asked why she wanted to know, she replied with "Daddy wants one. He says you can have me." FML

I agree, your life sucks 70 035

You deserved it 4 181

Foot, meet mouth

By Anonymous - 20/01/2016 02:51 - United States - Mission

Today, I was talking to one of my supervisors at my new job. He asked if I knew a professor at the school I recently graduated from, and I decided to babble on about how shitty of a professor he was and how much I loathed his class. He then looked at me and said, "That's my dad." FML

I agree, your life sucks 12 519

You deserved it 22 648

It's all too much

By Anonymous - 01/03/2022 00:00

Today, via a situation too complicated to explain, I accidentally cost my boss almost 50,000, on the same day his wife asked for a divorce and his dog died. I’m almost too scared to tell him how I screwed up, in case it sends him completely off the deep end. FML

I agree, your life sucks 953

You deserved it 273

By Anonymous - 05/03/2011 11:43 - France

Today, I found my mother in tears, so I asked her what was wrong. She told me, "It's your father, he wants a divorce..." I asked if he'd met another woman, and my mom replied "No, not a woman..." FML

I agree, your life sucks 58 896

You deserved it 4 907

By Really - 15/01/2016 16:25 - United States - Butte

Today, I told my mother that, after years of cheating and abuse, I'm finally getting a divorce. Her reaction was deep concern that my husband might not want to "be friends" with the rest of the family any more. FML

I agree, your life sucks 26 403

You deserved it 1 564

By Anonymous - 26/09/2014 20:00 - United States - Schaumburg

Today, I got back home from work and casually asked my dad, "What's up?" He casually replied, "Wishing I'd had a son instead." and stared glassy-eyed at me until I left the room. FML

I agree, your life sucks 37 014

You deserved it 3 044

Intoxicunt 5

Thursday 27 August 2009 12:16

At least he cares how his kids are going to turn out due to his actions. Not an FML.

deliapearl 0

Thursday 27 August 2009 12:56

not a FML but still a good story. perhaps u just saved his children some serious grief.

Comments

gatosmaya 0

Thursday 27 August 2009 22:10

well it's god that he's concerned about his kids, right?

liveandletlive89 0

Thursday 27 August 2009 22:52

Atleast he's taking his kids into consideration. He could not give a ****, and really mess up things. Think of it this way, you may be helping kids avoid things you went through.

railfan_fml 0

Thursday 27 August 2009 22:55

you: "oh well, your kids probably got your genes anyway so they can't get much worse"

tangerine_12 0

Thursday 27 August 2009 22:58

no, no, the FMLs not about how their boss wants to leave his wife, its how their boss is asking whether theyll be messed up like her if they did get a divorce, so OBVIOUSLY her boss is asking if he divorces his wife if his kids would be messed up like her. duhhh.

danny1728 0

Thursday 27 August 2009 23:08

Ha ha I thought it was hilarious!

Zoa_fml 0

Thursday 27 August 2009 23:35

If anything having divorced parents was awesome for me, I got two of everything, and new siblings! He probably shouldn't gauge his children's potential feelings on your whiny ass story.

ditzykayla 0

Friday 28 August 2009 0:34

It was really hard when my mom and dad first got divorced too. It's not bad at all now. I have a new baby sister, a step brother, and an amazing step dad. =] (my step mom and I don't really get along) I get two Christmas's two birthdays if I go on a trip with the school I get money from both sides. And it's taken a while but now my mom and dad get along and still talk. But I'm sure it's different for everyone...I was young when it happened so when I was old enough to know it didn't bother me...but if I were older it would have been different I'm sure.

jonr93 0

Friday 28 August 2009 0:46

Go kill yourself then.

rathalosrocker 0

Friday 28 August 2009 1:24

NOT AN FML. my parents r divorcing now, and u know what, i wouldnt mind letting someone know if it hurts, dude for real, he doesnt wanna mess up his kids and ur whining for it? kid hater

Schlampe_34 0

Friday 28 August 2009 1:24

My parents divorced when I was 7 and THANK GOD! I would hate it if my parents were still together. Especially if it was just for us kids. When they divorced, it bugged me...for about a year! Get over it, OP! Jesus! And #31, I've seen BOTH sides of the spectrum, my husband's parents decided to "stay together for the kids". And he's little resentful of them. He has known his entire life they were miserable. And when he got a divorce, they guilted him about because of his kids. Well, last weekend he and our son went to visit them and guess what! They're getting a divorce. They youngest child, my sister in law, left for college three weeks ago. My husband wasn't surprised; my mother in law was.