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

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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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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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riii 0

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

failzisawesome 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 11:23

fail.

LysssNysss 1

Thursday 18 June 2009 11:28

Kill it.

Jimboom 11

Thursday 18 June 2009 11:32

Shit happens. And what the hell is everyone getting so stressy about. It's just ash's of an empty vessel. People put too much into human remains. As long as you keep that person's memory alive in your heart then you don't need no steenking ash's to mourn over.

ihasanintegral 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 17:30

A lot of people let 13 year olds babysit their kids for a few hours... There are classes for the that sort of thing that people can take younger than 13...I don't see how 12 is that much different.

australiaaaa 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 18:19

i took a babysitting class when i was in 6th grade, so probably 11. after that i started babysitting my neighbor, who was 4, and nothing bad ever happened. it really depends on the kid's maturity rather than age. i'm 16 now, and i know a lot of 18 year olds who wouldnt even be capable of babysitting a 5 year old

I_am_stupid_also 6

Thursday 18 June 2009 23:02

You can find a lot of those people on this site. Anyone who things your average 12 year old can't take care of a 5 year old doesn't have kids. People used to get married at that age, provided one of their parents had died so they had a place for their spouse to live in the house. Shit happens. It probably wasn't even mostly your grandpop's ashes. They just scoop out a bunch of gunk at the end of the day and give it to you.

phatdaddy 0

Wednesday 24 June 2009 19:29

Why can't you accept that grandpa just wanted to molest his granddaughter one last time?

KB616 11

Wednesday 27 April 2011 13:16

that's not funny & also ******* disgusting. ugh...

Iwannabetreo 11

Thursday 18 June 2009 11:35

YDI for leaving it where a child could reach.

youaresofucked 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 11:40

This is simply funny.

ediciusNJ 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 16:46

Seconded. I swear that kids are getting more and more stupid as the years progress. Sure, I did a handful of stupid things when I was younger, but nothing that mind-bogglingly moronic.

akfml 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 11:42

a good idea would to put the ashes in a place away from where your kids can get into it. and why the hell would you leave your 12 year old in charge of a 5 year old what kind of parent are you?! # 44 your right shit does happen...like to this persons head. thats why i dis like people their so dumb sometimes

singachic87 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 16:42

I'm pretty sure the age doesn't matter, it's more about the maturity of the older kid. I started babysitting at age 12 and there were never any problems. This is not "neglect" on the mother's behalf, her 12-year-old should have been paying better attention to his/her younger sibling.

phatdaddy 0

Wednesday 24 June 2009 19:32

"thats why i dis like people their so dumb sometimes" Case and point. Shut your face.

IllegalLight 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 12:17

YDI. Poor grandpa...

neverland_fml 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 12:24

YDI for leaving your stupid 12 year old with an even more stupid 5 year old.

Sgt_Schadenfreud 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 12:30

You completely deserve it for leaving two kids at home on their own! I'm pretty sure that constitutes neglect,

phatdaddy 0

Wednesday 24 June 2009 21:33

Are you reterded? There was a friggin 12 YEAR OLD there. Not some little kid. We're talking about someone old enough to give birth to her OWN kids.

emyle11 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 12:36

That's gonna be SUCH an awesome story to tell at her graduation! "Do you remember when you were 5 and you rubbed grandpa's dead remains all over yourself? Hahaha. *sigh* Good times..."