Love and Kids: Leave them alone

Leave them alone

By Anonymous - 23/07/2009 11:13 - Greece

Today, I said to our pool-boy, "I know what you're doing, and you have to stop it." He started shouting that I had no right to tell them what to do and that they were in love. He was referring to his relationship with my eldest son. I wanted to tell him to stop drinking my beers. FML

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By cock blocked - 22/04/2015 15:44 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I started work cleaning a customer's pool. I think her husband watches too much porn because he keeps glaring at me from the windows, and I overheard him telling his wife that he knows what's "going on" and that he's "not gonna let it happen". FML

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By nycol - 17/02/2012 14:13 - Australia

Today, I had to explain to my 18-year-old boyfriend why it is not okay to pee in the pool. FML

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By qtpieo1 - 13/08/2010 16:14 - United States

Today, I was at the pool with two boys I babysit. The eldest wouldn't get out of the pool so I pretended to call his dad. He then ran out of the pool, pushed me down, grabbed my phone, chucked it into the pool and then ran back into the pool. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/07/2013 20:27 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, I went to the pool with my son. One moment I'm sitting down, applying sunscreen to my legs, and the next I look up to see him squatting on the diving board, seconds before dropping a deuce into the pool. As we got kicked out, he screamed that it was my fault. FML

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Misunderstanding

By Anonymous - 24/04/2013 18:49 - United States - Rice Lake

Today, my husband tried to annoy me by slurping on his almost-finished drink. I yelled at him to knock it off. Later, our daughter told her class that mommy and daddy had been fighting about his drinking during breakfast. FML

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Gotcha good

By fuck you, dad - 08/02/2014 20:54 - United States - Bellflower

Today, my family and I were celebrating my dad's birthday. The two of us were standing by the pool chatting, and I jokingly said "You're old now." I suppose I should have expected him to shove me into the pool, my phone still in hand, and retort, "You're soaked now." FML

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Dirty mind

By Anonymous - 25/06/2012 15:53 - United States - Elizabethtown

Today, I told my friend over the phone that I had to go drop the kids off at the pool. She told me that she didn't need to know about my bathroom habits and hung up on me. I really had to take my children to the local swimming pool for swim lessons. FML

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By auslander - 12/08/2009 20:13 - Switzerland

Today, as a supervisor at a water park, several clients came up to me and complained about a topless girl in our wave pool. I found the girl, called her out, and politely told her that she was not allowed in the pool without a top. "She" was a fat 15 year-old boy. FML

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By DrunkParents - 31/03/2015 23:32 - United States - Billings

Today, a really drunk couple staggered into the store I work at. One of them yelled at me, "Hey you! Kid! Tell us where the booze is at!" This would have been funny if these people weren't my parents. FML

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By TheDeathguard - 20/07/2017 20:05

Today, a couple yelled at me and reported me to the homeowner association for "watching them make out" at the pool. I'm the lifeguard. FML

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Thursday 7 February 2013 2:01

I don't think OP's FMLing because of him being gay, but more because it was an awkward situation...

XOfiestypixie 0

Thursday 23 July 2009 20:18

Um...I think one or two of you missed the point (like #2), OP wasn't mad that the pool boy and his son were in a gay relationship, he just wanted the pool boy to STOP DRINKING HIS BEER. He probably didn't know his son was gay, or if he did, he didn't care.

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XOfiestypixie 0

Thursday 23 July 2009 20:18

divineinstrument 2

Friday 24 July 2009 12:09

While it's wishful thinking, I'm surprised that peopel actually think this Much of the previous generation is slightly homophobic. I mean even if they don't actually have anything against homosexuality, a lot still alienate them and generally don't feel like they can associate with them. So, please don't bother trying to hope that the father isn't bothered by it. Most parents don't want gay children.

Ligerie 0

Thursday 23 July 2009 20:20

Well if you okay with it then I'm sorry thats how you found out, I'm sure you would have wanted to hear from your son.

ky_stone22 0

Thursday 23 July 2009 20:21

why is everyone angry with the OP? i don't think he's saying he's mad about his son being gay. it sounds more like it was merely the shock of finding out that the pool boy was having a relationship with him, and the irony of the way he found it out. to the OP: daaaaaaamn. what a way to find out. but i'm sure you're happy that your son's happy, right?

11minutes 0

Thursday 23 July 2009 20:37

100% Agreed.

meanie_monday 0

Thursday 23 July 2009 20:24

What is it with pool boys? I hear the strangest stories about them.

odai123 0

Thursday 23 July 2009 20:25

Ok, I don't think he cares that his son is gay, he cares that his son was secretly dating an employee. Or he's mad about the beer. Probably that.

Mr_Sharkings 5

Thursday 23 July 2009 21:39

It's probably a bit of both, with a dash of unexpectedness.

sancho839 0

Thursday 23 July 2009 20:25

you shouldn't be upset that there is more love in this world, whether it's gay or straight.

artiststatement 21

Thursday 23 July 2009 20:28

People need to learn how to read. The OP was just going to confront the pool boy about stealing beer, but by vaguely saying "I know what you've been doing" the pool boy obviously panicked and immediately confessed what he thought was the problem. It's more like a F the pool boy's life, hahaha.

pittsports87 0

Thursday 23 July 2009 20:29

YDI for not beating your son until he was straight after hearing this.

Monster27 20

Tuesday 9 October 2012 8:11

You can't beat the gay out of someone! You'd just end up pissing that person off! If you really think you can beat someone until they're straight, then do you think you can beat someone until they're gay? I don't think so. It just doesn't work like that.