Kids: Today, after twelve straight hours of work, my fourteen year...

By tortureromoretorture - 27/08/2015 00:28 - United States - West Islip

Today, after twelve straight hours of work, my fourteen year old son surprised me with a broken window and a cracked TV. He said, "I was swatting away a fly." FML

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By flustered - 06/05/2012 14:57 - United States - Rapid City

Today, my son tried to swat a fly with a hammer. Our apartment walls are now littered with dents and holes. FML

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By get a grip, son - 30/05/2014 20:37 - United States - Pooler

Today, my 15-year-old son got so enraged at a fly that kept harassing him, that he ended up slapping himself in the face as it flew by him. This caused him to fall out of his chair, at which point he broke down into a mess of tears, humiliating me in front of everyone. FML

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By notsosmart - 06/03/2011 11:28 - Australia

Today, my son broke a window at school playing football. Not only did he break one, he broke the other window next to it. His excuse? He tried making it look like a bird flew in one way and flew out the other. I have to pay $800 to fix it. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/06/2013 20:36 - Jordan - Amman

Today, my 12-year-old son played QWOP on my laptop. Half an hour later, he virtually destroyed it in a fit of rage. FML

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By blueberry_hill - 11/12/2010 16:16 - United States

Today, my thirteen month old son woke me up at 6AM on my day off, by punching me in the eye. FML

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By mommylife - 15/04/2015 04:17 - United States - Schaumburg

Today, my 3-year-old broke his glasses, clogged the toilet with Hot Wheel cars, and covered the whole house with Cheerios. All in a matter of roughly 6 minutes while I was putting laundry away. FML

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There you go

By Anonymous - 04/07/2018 01:30

Today, our work computers are down so I've been trying to fix it via my home computer for 3 days. My 12-year-old son took one look at the screen, changed 2 settings on a drop down menu, and the problem was fixed. My 12-year-old is better at my job than I am. FML

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Disproportionate responses are the new black

By Anonymous - 24/10/2024 23:00 - United Kingdom

Today, my son nearly burned the house down with a lighter and an aerosol. His excuse? He was killing a massive spider carrying an egg sack. My wife hates spiders so she refuses to punish him and gave him £20. But sure, dear old Dad will spend money replacing the wallpaper and curtains, no problem. FML

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By failure461 - 13/06/2011 16:37 - United States

Today, I ruined my computer screen trying to kill a fly. FML

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By limeiscool - 04/08/2019 04:00

Today, about to fall asleep, a bug started buzzing behind the screen to my window. Losing my sanity, I punched the screen, forgetting all about the glass. I now have a cracked window and one still annoying bug. FML

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Fuaaad1994 31

Thursday 27 August 2015 12:21

With a hammer?

I_Like_Dogs 28

Thursday 27 August 2015 14:39

Yeah, kids these days have no respect for the parents who work hard to get them a nice fly. No, they just swat it away.

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Fuaaad1994 31

Thursday 27 August 2015 12:21

With a hammer?

extrasnipes 22

Thursday 27 August 2015 13:14

No the question is did he kill the fly?

missambitious 21

Thursday 27 August 2015 14:29

I was thinking more along the lines of a baseball bat.

arano 29

Thursday 27 August 2015 14:41

I believe this is a reference to another FML where the parent came home to holes in the wall from the kid trying to swat a fly with a hammer.

Miss_Chevious 37

Thursday 27 August 2015 16:07

If only the bee had landed on the kid's head before everything else...

paravoz 30

Friday 28 August 2015 8:22

what bee?

az1z_official 17

Thursday 27 August 2015 12:21

Was it fly guy?

enxhi96 21

Thursday 27 August 2015 12:21

Ungrateful kids suck

I_Like_Dogs 28

Thursday 27 August 2015 14:39

Yeah, kids these days have no respect for the parents who work hard to get them a nice fly. No, they just swat it away.

koganti 18

Thursday 27 August 2015 15:33

#23 That was well said.

Aspen_Grace33 27

Thursday 27 August 2015 12:21

What was he using to swat the fly?! A hammer? Fyl indeed, but he is plenty old enough to work the cost of the new window and TV off!!!

alyssabp 8

Thursday 27 August 2015 20:25

In some places 14 isn't even old enough to get a job...

Kittyphysics 21

Friday 28 August 2015 7:13

he could still do yardwork for neighbors and friends. any little odd jobs, at least to help cover the cost. a little honest work is good for the soul, and it will help teach him both caution and responsibility. sorry op. that sucks.