Kids, Gross and Death: So long, grandpa

So long, grandpa

By fcnk - 18/06/2009 02:40 - United States

Today, I took home my grandpa's ashes. I then went out with my grandma, leaving my 5-year-old at home with my 12-year-old. When I got home, my beaming 5-year-old opened the door, covered in white powder. My grandmother asked where all the powder had come from. She pointed to the empty ashbox. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/07/2009 04:31 - United States

Today, I left my dog alone in the house for ten minutes while I took a shower. When I got out I found a mess of dust all over the floor and her ripping up a package that was supposed to be sent to my aunt. It contained my grandmother's ashes. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/04/2020 17:00

Today, I found out that my grandmother desecrated my grandfather's grave. 14 years after his death, she dug up his body and had him cremated so that she could sell his plot back to the cemetery for money. I was the one who found out so I had to tell the rest of the family. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/02/2013 23:00 - United States - Marlton

Today, at my mother's funeral, as everyone was around her casket for the viewing, my 5-year-old son in cluelessness of what was going on shouted, "Grandma is more fun when she isn't sleeping." Everyone cried. FML

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By psd60 - 06/12/2012 07:18 - United States - San Antonio

Today, my dog died and I told my grandfather I wanted her to be cremated. I came home later to find him burning her in our barbecue pit. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/11/2023 14:00

Today, we got a diamond delivered to our house. I was super confused until my husband admitted he’d taken the ashes of his grandparents and parents, my mom and my grandparents', and my auntie's, mixed them all together and sent them to one of those diamond making companies. I’m divorcing him. FML

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By blah! - 08/12/2013 13:19 - United States - Newington

Today, my grandkids went around my house claiming items to inherit. FML

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Is this legal?

By John Trent - 06/09/2023 13:00 - United Kingdom - Trowbridge

Today, at my grandad's funeral, as my dad and aunt poured his ashes into the hole, a strong gust of wind blew the ashes into my throat. I choked on my grandad. What made it worse was that the vicar had to stop her prayer to laugh. FML

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Safe travels, Grandma

By noyodel - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - Italy

Today, I had been planning a family trip for months. My father had all his bags packed, ready to go in the car. He had my grandmother's ashes in his suitcase, and planned to spread them on a mountain. This morning our car was broken into and everything was stolen. The thief stole my grandma. FML

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By Lee - 21/06/2009 04:23 - United States

Today, we spread my uncle's ashes at my grandparents' house. We were on a hill overlooking a sunset. It was a beautiful ceremony… until the winds changed direction. Our whole family wound up covered in my Uncle. He's still stuck in my hair. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/08/2015 15:08 - Denmark

Today, at my grandmother's funeral, my senile grandfather kept asking me "Where's granny? I've been looking for her, but I can't find her." FML

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Thursday 18 June 2009 9:35

Common sense should have been used here: Keep out of reach of children.

kellster 2

Thursday 18 June 2009 9:37

That is so awful. Why the hell did you leave something that important where your five-year-old could get at it?? Why was she not informed that this was an absolutely hands-off item? Why was she beaming? There is so much wrong with this. Your poor, poor grandmother. :(

Comments

1234five 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 17:43

HAHA

wickedsunrise 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 17:56

I babysat my siblings at 12 years old, possibly even 11? When I was in 5th grade me and a friend would babysit by 4 and 2 year old sister when we got home from school a couple days a week so my mom could go grocery shopping or go to the gym for an hour or two. When I was in 6th grade I started doing evening sitting on the weekends, a family with two kids (pre-school and 1st grade). I was only 12 or 13, but I'd clean up from dinner, give them their baths, get them to bed... it all went well. Being 12 years old doesn't make you a bad sitter, but this one obviously wasn't watching the 5 year old properly.

Glazed 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 17:59

Your 5 year old turned your house into a lifesize snowglobe, and grandpa provided the snow.

crashdevil666 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 18:04

they saw an episode of south park xD when cartman drinks the ashes of kenny and kennys' souls gets stuck in the body of eric so watch out if your kids are doing a little weird :D

wasabipeas 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 18:05

Well, that's what you get for leaving your child in the care of... another child.

phatdaddy 0

Wednesday 24 June 2009 19:21

A 12 year old is not a child. They are adolescents, and old enough to watch a kid for a couple hours.

nikki1001 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 18:28

I wouldn't call this shitty parenting...at all. I was left home alone when I was way younger than 12. If the kid is mature enough, then there's nothing wrong with it. Obviously this person wouldn't leave their child if they didn't think they could handle it. And come on guys...if a kid wants something, a kid is gonna get it. The older kid obviously wasn't paying attention, maybe the 5 year old climbed on a chair or something. When I was kid, I wanted everything. Hell, I drank my grandfather's tobacco...spit once because I didn't know any better and thought it was soda. The kid saw a box being brought home and wanted it. So, they found a way to get it. It happens. But that really sucks....I'm sorry.