Nostalgia

By childhoodupinsmoke - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States - Austin

Today, I realized that the comforting, unique scent of my mother in my childhood was actually the smell of the marijuana she smokes. FML
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kut17 11

Look on the bright side. I bet you had cheetoes in every room of the house.

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hahaha good shit, & dont listen to fools. marijuanas fine, around.your or kids. its not crack. take it from experience, ****** up childhood.

It could've been worse, at least all those brownies and cookies she used to bake you didn't smell like it... or did they?

scoopatme 1

I had the same realization about five years ago

Maybe she smells like rancid bong water, but if it's just the weed smell, how can u not love the smell, it stinks so nice, lol

it could always be worse. i get physically ill from the smell of old spice because i was molested by a guy who wore old spice.

OP here! Apparently the name I used to post my fml is too long. Just wanted to say some things. 1. She was not and is not a bad parent in any way; I've made it to my teenage years without any major incidents. Never smoked in front of me or in the house, don't think my dad would have let her. This fml wasn't meant to be whiny, omg it's evil, just funny. She has several psychological disorders and gets stressed easily, so it definitely helps her out. My mother is one of the smartest, kindest, funniest people I'll ever know. 2. We do have copious amount of chip bags in the house. In fact, her favorite thing to do is actually lick the flavoring off of each individual chip and make a mountain of the leftovers. It's disgusting, especially when you have to explain to your friend why that chip they just nabbed was slightly soggy. 3. I do not smoke. Don't care for it. I realized her habit a long time ago, even have memories of her telling me she'd be "taken away" if I told anyone, which I guess kind of locked the thought away for a long time. Seriously guys I was at a concert and I was like "Mom?" and yeah people were just smoking weed. Awks. Plus she told me a story about airport security finding seeds in her purse but they laughed and yeah. 4. She smokes cigarettes as well, so both the smell of marijuana and Marlboro's are associated with her in my mind and smell nice. Unfortunately, she did smoke cigarettes around my half-siblings and I when we were all young. Not in the house, but everywhere else. I have a problem with the cigs 'cause y'know, she has lung problems and her parents smoked for their entire lives and had problems with their respiratory systems. She's in her late fifties. Her and her friends like to smoke together. It's hilarious because they call themselves Green Gardening Ladies. One time when she was high she came into my room and started talking to me in vivid detail about her experience with baboons when she was growing up in Africa. I was like eight and it was the coolest story ever. :)

kelemen 2

This is not an FML unless your uneducated on marijuana.

This happened to me too, only with my dad. Quite sad but funny