When something you care about is going to be run over, especially a pet, you don't really think about what words to use as a warning. "Stop" is really easy and quick to say, and generally it gets people's attention quickly and the almost immediately cease what they're doing. Unfortunately not in this case, which really shows what happens when you don't listen to another person saying "stop."

Totally agree. Natural reaction when you break up with someone is for them to try to change your mind and engaging in that conversation only causes more harm. He should have been more specific. And he shouldn't have let his dog be lying outside in the path of a car anyway. Not ops fault AT ALL, just an unfortunate accident. If anyone's to blame it's the ex boyfriend.

If OP had stopped and kept all windows up and doors locked - that would have been completely reasonable and would have cut off any reconciliation attempts by their recent ex. But continuing to drive while clearly emotionally erratic was not intelligent. Anything that happened as a result of that poor decision-making is therefore OPs fault.

#85 You're an idiot. It's her fault because she should've been paying attention to what's behind her in the first place. Also, he tried to warn her! There is no excuse for her actions. Nothing she did is justifiable so just stop it.

#85 you've never seen someone or something you liked in such a situation have you ? When your dog is about to get run over, you don't think "hmmm i should probably specify it is my dog so she knows she had to stop" you just start yelling "stop" or "wait" in a panick. So you're implying if it had been a kid back there, OP would still be in the right for hitting a kid with her car just because "her ex should have been more specific" ? I sure hope you don't have a license and if you do, i hope i never have to be anywhere near you while you're driving.

how could this get buried... Tf?

#20 I understand what your saying,but this was a two year relationship and OP should have known her ex well enough to understand when something was wrong. screams of fear and I want you back are completely different she should have known.

You do realize it was his driveway right? Why would it be a problem for his dog to be in his drive way?

so when backing out of driveways you are able to see a small dog behind your car??

you know, one should design cars, or something to enable you to see the back of the car, where it cant be seen by the driver. special camera, maybe?

There are cars like that, my mother owns one. She has a type of Subaru, 2013 model.

oh. well, good. my idea is already done, then.

If she was watching she would have seen the dog go behind the car, unless it was there prior to her getting in the car. Then her eyes could have seen it before getting in the vehicle.

#34 you are responsible for making sure there is nothing behind you when you back up. You're actually supposed to go behind the care before you get in to make sure nothing's there, and watch to make sure nothing goes behind you before you leave. Most people don't actually look though, so if someone tells you to stop, then stop because you don't know what's wrong.

tbh i don't think you sound biased here

If she really felt horrible she wouldn't be posting on FML trying to garner sympathy for HERSELF.

I thought that was the point of her posting...that she felt bad about what happened.

She's saying f HER life for it happening.. Id say it's more f the exs life or the dogs.

When posting on fml you have to say f my life - you don't get the option to say it for someone else.

@57 maybe she's using FML as penance. Having strangers scream online abuse at her might be a way to punish herself.

llama, do you seriously think she posted this because she thinks she has it worse? You're all assuming that she's a horrible person, but I have no doubt that she feels terrible for the situation and for her ex boyfriend. She's not trying to garner sympathy for herself, but God knows she isn't getting any from this hateful community..

This is called FML aka **** MY LIFE. Pretty obvious that means someone is saying how THEIR life sucks right now. That's kind of the point of this site.