Kids: Relaxed

Relaxed

By 2old4thiscrap - 08/12/2009 18:06 - United States

Today, I was at Target buying four coloring books. As I was in line, the woman behind me said that buying coloring books was a good idea to keep my kids occupied. I smiled and said that it would give me a few minutes to relax. I'm a 26 year-old guy with no kids. The coloring books were for me. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/04/2020 20:00

Today, I was so bored under quarantine, I spent 2 hours on a colouring book for toddlers. I need human contact, any human, desperately, before I start talking to the walls or seeing pink elephants. FML

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By NoColor - 29/10/2014 13:09 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my little sister decided to color-in my favorite black-and-white comic book. It was worth over $200. When I told my mother, she said, "Oh that old thing? I thought it was a stupid coloring book you were too stupid to color." FML

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By MDoremis - 24/02/2015 04:58 - United States - Honolulu

Today, I bought How To Train Your Dragon and the cashier started complaining how her kids keep demanding dragon stuff and that mine will start after they see the movie. I don't have any kids, and I didn't have the courage to tell her I was buying it for myself. FML

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By love_to_live - 28/07/2012 04:17 - United States - Waupun

Today, while in the store with my kids, they wanted to buy tampons because I am "getting cranky, and it should be that time of the month." FML

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By Anonymous - 30/10/2021 11:00

Today, I'd booked a day off work so I could sit and read books all day. I told my wife this, and her response was basically, "Well since you're at home not doing anything important, here’s a list of jobs that need doing." I wasn’t aware enjoying reading counted as doing nothing important. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/12/2010 07:02 - United States

Today, I was in the middle of enjoying a really good book while in a waiting room. Someone saw what I was reading and thought it would be cool if she leaned over and told me everything that happens. FML

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By ldbella - 27/02/2011 08:42 - United States

Today, I decided to do a word search in my daughter's Hello Kitty coloring book. It took me 30 minutes to find 6 words in a kids coloring book for ages 1 and up. FML

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Stressed out

By coloring is not for me - 10/11/2015 05:52 - United States

Today, in an attempt to lower my stress and anxiety, I tried out an anti-stress coloring page on my phone. I couldn't get the color to evenly fill inside the lines and it stressed me out even more, to the point where I started crying at work. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/11/2010 16:33 - Australia

Today, while babysitting, I brought over some colouring-in sheets as an activity. I said that I should bring some Christmas-themed ones for next time. The little girl then turned to me and said "If there is a next time." I've been put on probation by an 8-year-old. FML

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People disprove

By matt - 12/03/2021 08:01

Today, I, a forty year-old man, went to the store with my teenage daughter and infant son. I got some very dirty looks. FML

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too_curvy 0

Tuesday 8 December 2009 23:07

haha! 21yo female, I love coloring books.

sarcdude 3

Wednesday 9 December 2009 0:10

I picked you deserve it, because I'm negatively voting you for thinking this is an FML. If you like coloring, then GODDAMNIT man you like coloring.

Comments

Stumblebum30 5

Tuesday 8 December 2009 23:35

MLIA = My Life Is Average.

TinkerTot_0413 0

Tuesday 8 December 2009 23:36

so why does everything on this site get moderated or erased?? My earlier comment isn't even on here anymore!!!

lexi_k 0

Tuesday 8 December 2009 23:38

All my med school friends use coloring books as a break :) It's really quite relaxing. I have a secret stockpile of them.

akiranozaki 0

Tuesday 8 December 2009 23:34

What's so bad about coloring books? Beats sitting around doing nothing...

lexi_k 0

Tuesday 8 December 2009 23:38

All my med school friends use coloring books as a break :) It's really quite relaxing. I have a secret stockpile of them.

Erindub 0

Tuesday 8 December 2009 23:44

We used to have a pile of them at one of my old jobs because they're fun at ANY age.

potus528 3

Tuesday 8 December 2009 23:51

I would totally date you for that

__no_one__ 0

Tuesday 8 December 2009 23:51

You just gave me the idea to buy some to relax. I'm a 23 years old college student. You know what's the really great thing about being an adult? You can do all the things you enjoyed as kids, as much and as often as you feel like, and you don't have to ask permission.

ZombieKnickers_fml 8

Tuesday 8 December 2009 23:53

I really expected this to end with MLIA, it just reminded me so much of a lot of the posts there. Got to love MLIA and FML.

cherylface 13

Wednesday 9 December 2009 0:02

Meh, I'm 21 and transferred to another college. I brought a 120 pack of crayons with me. Granted, they definitely come in handy as an Elementary Education major, but that's not why I brought them.