Family, Death, Facebook and Animals: RIP in peace

RIP in peace

By katta2009 - 29/08/2010 11:29 - United States

Today, my grandmother died. No one called me to let me know she passed. I found out because people kept writing RIP on her Facebook wall. My siblings and I weren't even mentioned in her obituary with the other grandchildren, but they did remember to mention her dog. FML

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By theblackrose23 - 06/09/2013 12:10 - United States - Lansing

Today, I found out my grandfather died via Facebook, because apparently both my father and my aunt think posting a status about it immediately rather than calling family is the thing to do. FML

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By depresso - 13/03/2009 05:30 - Canada

Today, I found an obituary clipping on my kitchen table. It was for my grandpa. No one told me he died. FML

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By SmittyJA24 - 20/05/2014 02:38 - United States - Lewiston

Today, my idiot sister had to have her aged dog put down, then she posts on MY Facebook page, "RIP, Buddy, we'll miss you." My adult children and most of my friends thought I died. FML

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By WronglySad619 - 26/01/2011 10:31 - United States

Today, after mourning and making my girlfriend cancel her big birthday party, I found out my grandma didn't actually die. FML

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Facebook's cesspit

By Anonymous - 23/08/2013 22:52 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, I mentioned on Facebook that I'll be out of town over the weekend, because I am attending my grandmother's funeral. I soon got comments saying "Pics or it didn't happen" and "Killed her for the inheritance, eh?" followed by a solitary "LOLLL". FML

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By avocadopurse - 09/07/2018 19:00

Today, I told my grandmother I was planning a trip to take my newborn son to meet his great-great-grandfather before it was too late. She had a guilty expression on her face. My great-grandfather died 4 months ago and my family forgot to tell me. FML

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By cmolloy - 21/12/2011 14:40 - Ireland

Today, I texted a friend offering my condolences over the death of his grandfather. He hadn't been told his grandfather had died yet. FML

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Get up!

By Casino - 02/04/2009 01:17 - United States

Today, I bitched out my grandmother, who lives with my family, for being lazy and laying in bed until 6-7pm for the past month. When I was done, she told me she had been diagnosed with cancer and was depressed because of it. Nobody had bothered to tell me. FML

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Last to know

By Anonymous - 17/08/2021 04:01 - United States - Floral Park

Today, I finally found out what happened to my ex-girlfriend from my high school days, since a few years ago she suddenly stopped using social media and never returned my texts or calls to see how she was doing. Turns out she died, and no one bothered to inform me. FML

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Foot in mouth

By Anonymous - 15/06/2009 04:48 - Australia

Today, my grandpa died. I called my grandma to make sure she was going to be fine. After talking over the phone for 30 minutes or so, I told her goodbye and said, out of habit, "Say hi to grandpa for me". FML

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TiffanyBlews27 0

Sunday 29 August 2010 16:10

I'm sorry for your loss, OP. :( and I'm also sorry that whoever wrote the obituary is a dumbass.

rightsaidred 3

Sunday 29 August 2010 16:31

Somehow I don't think grandma wrote her own obituary or was in charge of notifying the grandkids. You know, being dead and all.

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Caliskaterboy213 0

Sunday 29 August 2010 20:57

Ur grandma had a FaceBook?? Wooahh she must ve popular...... Sorry about the loss tho

charbz 0

Sunday 29 August 2010 23:52

bad luck rip

jennadol95 0

Monday 30 August 2010 6:15

I understand that you're upset about not being informed, but tripping out about not being mentioned in the obituary, well. I don't get it.

CurlyQKim 6

Monday 30 August 2010 7:12

this kind of reminds me when my aunt had a baby boy and the only way i found out was people writing on her wall also when my bro got fired from his job i feel so left out in m family they never tell me anything!

Jadian 4

Monday 30 August 2010 7:46

I'm sorry for your loss, and I'm sorry you had to find out on Facebook. That's exactly how I found out (just a week ago) that my friend shot and killed himself. It's definitely rough; I wish someone had called or emailed me, too.

scheri7891 0

Monday 30 August 2010 8:43

obituary same day she died shit u guys werk fast

Fuckbucket 0

Monday 30 August 2010 9:44

I was just thinking the same thing. Usually it takes about a day or two...

moonlight_daze 8

Monday 30 August 2010 10:28

**** your grandma's life. She's the dead one!

crumbcake 0

Monday 30 August 2010 20:57

I'm sorry that happened. Something similar happened with my family a few weeks ago - no one told me or my sister about my grandma's funeral and we missed it. She was buried literally the day after she died. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry that happened to you and I definitely empathize.