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

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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

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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

hbgoddard 0

Friday 28 August 2009 3:28

Hey, at least he cared what happened to his kids, right?

RoguePenguin 0

Friday 28 August 2009 3:37

Wait... what's the FML here? If he had to ask you, it's not like he thought you were messed up. I don't see why your boss confiding in you is a bad thing. Obviously you're on his good side.

orlandogirl4life 11

Friday 28 August 2009 4:51

not a fml

gothymama 0

Friday 28 August 2009 4:53

Think how messed up you'd be if they stayed together just for your sake. Yes it sucks, yes it's painful, but it's better than knowing you're the only reason your parents are together and they can'ty stand each other.

DameGreyWulf 0

Friday 28 August 2009 6:29

Thank you, somebody who gets it. Really, we studied this in Psychology. Often times, staying together "because of how the kids will feel" just makes shit a lot worse. I know that from experience.

lologirl419 0

Friday 28 August 2009 4:56

Okay, so what I'M gathering from this FML is that if you'd known that's what the boss was going to ask, that you would've lied and told him, "Nah, children aren't affected by divorce," and then he would have broken his kids' hearts because of you? Maybe I didn't understand the FML, but you said your parents were divorced... You know what it's like to hear a six year old kid cry in the middle of the night, saying she wants to kill herself because Daddy left... Why would you lie to him? Or maybe I just suck at interpreting things. Either way, I DON'T see how this is an FML.

Emma_91 0

Friday 4 September 2009 23:28

The kids would get serious issues from living in a house where the parents hate each other. If a divorce is handled maturely, the kids shouldn't have too many issues.

bigcrazymike 6

Friday 28 August 2009 7:17

How is this an FML?

notcoolperson 0

Friday 28 August 2009 8:54

OP: Divorces suck, this is a FML as he wanted to see if they were messed up like her, supposedly.

sheknowsherway 0

Saturday 29 August 2009 0:33

ugh I really don't get the deal about kids getting so worked up about their parents getting divorced. My parents obviously hate each other and will get divorced in the future... and to be honest, I'm 100% OK with that. It's not a big deal. They're not dying. Get over it. I mean yeah, if one moves farther away or if it's sudden, I understand how that's upsetting. But my gosh, deal with it and move on. I don't understand how than can mess someone up.

sheknowsherway 0

Saturday 29 August 2009 0:39

Oh, and it is worse if your parents stay together for the sake of the kids. The kids are obviously going to catch that their parents aren't happy some time or other, and frankly, it gets quite annoying when you see the bickering going on back and forth constantly. Also as someone else mentioned, it's shit to feel like you're the only reason your parents are unhappy and still together.

DevilsLttlSister 0

Saturday 29 August 2009 3:51

You were lucky to have parents who divorced over circumstances that was a direct benefit to everyone- the separation of two people who hated each other is obviously 100% beneficial to every person involved in that situation. You really can't use your personal experience as a gague with which to judge all children whose parents are going through divorce. That's just stupid and ignorant and self-absorbed.

alliecat273 0

Saturday 29 August 2009 2:15

number 66 that is actually hurtful to those of us who have divorced parents. honestly you have no right to express your opinion on how you should feel with divorced if you've never even gone through it before

DevilsLttlSister 0

Saturday 29 August 2009 3:54

It was an FML because she had to relive that in a work environment and, thinking the boss' reasons for asking were in *some* way related to getting closer to her, it turned out to be entirely for his own benefit, and the answer to his specific question is a big DUH.