No thanks

By Kara - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, my downstairs neighbor had a home birth. Not only did I hear eighteen hours of uninterrupted screaming, they called me afterwards to ask if I could come over to help them clean up. FML
I agree, your life sucks 42 039
You deserved it 2 868

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txgirl2013 14

Like a good neighbor OP is there :) ha

LiL_Dub 2

Gross! No way, they need to clean up their own bodily fluids!

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I still don't understand when people say she deserved it, like what did she do to deserve it?

Possibly: -People like newlove a few comments below you saying "be a good person and help clean the damn afterbirth, she just had a baby!!" -Trolls -People who will find a bullshit reason to say "YDI" -People who think the "YLS" button is to mainstream -Assholes -Heartless assholes ...And more!

Or they're Like me an accidentally clicked it. :(

I voted YDI because I don't know why OP stuck around for that. I don't remember when I last stayed in my house for 18 hours straight but if I couldn't leave, I'd have headphones or something. Also, if OP actually went to clean, I don't see how anyone could not say he/she deserved it. You're allowed to say no.

OP didn't say that they went to help. It's just the point of the neighbours ASKING in the first place. Although I would have been horrified by the 18 hour endeavour and would have ignored my phone of they called. Forever.

Takainthemachine 0

Ehhh no..how close are you to these people?? Besides the husband and I am assuming there was a midwife, should be the ones doing that before receiving guests..unless of course you are close to them? Then fyl

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Baytheshark 14

She Chose to have a home birth.

Leave the house or wear headphones for 18+ hours? What if it was during the night and the OP had to sleep, or worked nightshift and had to sleep during the day? Sure the OP didn't have to stay home the entire time, but they may not have been able to avoid it. I think the FML here is that after having nothing to do with the child/birth and actually being inconvenienced by it, they had the nerve to ask if the OP would clean up after a mess they had nothing to do with it- not to invite the OP to see the baby, but to be their personal slave.

Um I'm pretty sure if OP wanted anything to do with child birth it would be her own and not someone else's. And I'm pretty sure that of she was planning on having kids anytime soon, she has probably had the bejesus scared out of her. I know I would have had I heard that before my three .

Just say this:You made this mess now you clean it up! Point to the baby for effect.

every1luvsboners 11

Tell her the only way you're cleaning anything up is for an afterbirth sammich. They are the best. Tell her to fry you some bacon to put on there too.

Pretty_Pink_Lady 10

I hear it's good for sore ankles and stuff.

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I understand why the women is tired, but what did the husband do expect for comforting his wife. He could clean it up himself. I don't understand why they called the op to help them clean unless they are really close. Would you help them clean up if you were in her position?

flockz 19

i don't know how skilled you would be, but you sound like you would be a very devoted doctor because i am definitely not cleaning up shit like that, that's for damn sure.

every1luvsboners 11

Reading your comment makes me want to poop and then give it a name. I'm going to go with Steve.

22- As much as I enjoyed your metaphor... I disagree. Having a home birth is a personal choice, but it shouldn't interfere with the lives of others. Also, if you choose to make a mess, you should clean the damn thing up.

Yes, it still seems preposterous. If you choose a home birth, or hell even if you don't, you don't ask neighbours to help clean up. Full stop. I wouldn't ask a neighbour to help dust, let alone clean up after childbirth. THAT would be preposterous.

monkeysareyummy 0

I personally like Franklin better.. But it's your shit.

Well getting hit in the dick is like a downward spiral of pain. It feels as if your dick was run over by a train smashed with a hammer put in a blender burned and put in a woodchipper

remz89 3

117. Still not the same, sorry

I don't give a damn how much pain she went through. She wanted the beauty of bringing the babies first breaths in her own home, she shouldn't of been so cheap and paid her midwife to do her job.

It's preposterous that OP's neighbor had a home birth and, quite frankly, didn't give a crap how everyone else in the apartment complex would feel about her screaming in pain for a day. To ask her neighbors to clean up her mess (presumably for free) is just adding salt to wounded ears. From how it sounds, the neighbor didn't bother researching what would be involved in this home birthing process, including pain and bloody sheets.

flockz 19

"hold on, let me get my shamwow."

um, they planned and had a home birth but thought not about plastic sheets on the bed under old sheets to throw away. and asked you to help clean....makes no sense, but i have seen a couple births. they are not really that messy. but how rude to even do it in an apartment where you would disturb people. i went through 48 hours of labor (no drugs)and everyone says they were amazed at how quiet i was. oh the no drugs was not by choice i had failure to progress