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By mintypoison - 14/11/2011 04:46 - United States

Today, and all day, I was forced to listen to one of the kids in my apartment building play their recorder loudly and horribly. She started over whenever she missed a note. I was sick, was getting a migraine from it, and couldn't ask her to stop without her mom yelling at me. FML

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By pleasestop - 01/05/2014 02:13 - New Zealand - Wellington

Today, the family in the apartment next to me decided to give their 4-year-old kid a recorder. It's been three hours. Kill me. FML

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By christinabear - 15/04/2009 05:14 - United States

Today, I was woken up to my mom playing the piano awfully. I screamed down the stairs "you suck, stop playing!" Turns out it was my 5 year old cousin playing a recital. For my entire family. FML

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By screw my grades then right?! - 02/03/2022 16:00

Today, I was doing homework in the living room when my mom came in and started blasting music and cleaning. When I asked if she could turn it off so I could study, she bitched at me about "My house, my rules." She also has a rule that we can’t do homework in our rooms because of too many distractions. FML

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Isn't it ironic, don't you think?

By Anonymous - 06/09/2019 20:03

Today, my mom complained that I was being too loud, and she smacked my head really hard. All while screaming at me. FML

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By Stress - 06/02/2020 14:00 - Hong Kong - Central District

Today, after our teacher had said this class would be very important and that we should take notes, instead of writing notes, I brought a recorder to class. After class, I listened to the recording, and all I could hear was muffled voices. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/10/2017 23:15

Today, I was blaring the radio to drown out the sound of the kids in the apartment upstairs. They then started jumping in time with the music. FML

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He doesn't even go here!

By ladyofzanarkand - 25/05/2018 20:30

Today, I had my high school piano recital. The entire time I was playing, one of my classmates sitting up front kept booing me and yelling "YOU SUCK" at the top of his lungs. He drowned out the entire song. FML

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Chill out, Ross

By sad composer noises - 02/06/2021 20:01

Today, every time I practice my synthesizer, without fail, my stepmom decides to make as much noise as humanly possible. Slamming doors, stomping around in her loudest heels, dropping weights, screaming, you name it. I can hear her through my noise cancelling headphones and I can’t focus. FML

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Misophonia

By Anonymous - 18/02/2024 02:00 - United States - Montgomery

Today, while eating breakfast in a hotel lobby, the woman next to me started playing an obnoxious clip of a baby’s high-pitched crying. The worst part is that my parents refused to let me do anything about it or step away from the loud noise, as they thought it would “embarrass the whole family.” FML

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By shadowsorel - 30/08/2012 20:34 - United States - Chicago

Today, I have a cold, and was stuck sleeping in bed. My roommate decided to wake me up by sticking headphones in my ears and playing heavy metal on full volume. This is the third time this week. FML

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sofineedsaladder 10

Monday 14 November 2011 8:56

get your own recorder and do the same.

Fx13mz 7

Monday 14 November 2011 8:57

I used to play one of those in elementary school. We played at a Target once. We must have ruined their business that day.

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jsssca 0

Monday 14 November 2011 9:04

if they live above you, grab a stick and bang the ceiling every time you hear the damn thing being played

BoredomCentral 8

Monday 14 November 2011 9:08

I think it's time to move. How do you get any sleep with neighbors like that?..

FYLDeep 25

Monday 14 November 2011 9:13

Why do elementary schools force kids to learn how to play recorders? Even when you play them correctly they still sound annoying as ****.

leadman1989 15

Monday 14 November 2011 9:21

Bake a cake filled with cyanide and happiness enjoy the silence... "and if you were wondering that IS a depeche mode reference ;p"

leadman1989 15

Monday 14 November 2011 9:28

Also give it to them don't eat it lol.

x_KL_x 7

Monday 14 November 2011 9:30

Buy a drumkit.

steph959 0

Monday 14 November 2011 9:38

buy a tuba and play the imperial march (:

Smashhoof 15

Saturday 11 August 2012 6:08

I play tuba.

ChantelRenaeee 0

Monday 14 November 2011 9:42

I always hated learning the recorder. Especially when everyone in the class just played random notes.

FluffyBeard 0

Monday 14 November 2011 9:47

Try listening to -drums -trumpets -electric guitars -ukuleles -pianos The people next door are in a band. FYL

patrickalamo 47

Monday 14 November 2011 9:54

Earplugs???

Horrorfan 6

Monday 14 November 2011 10:40

Oh dear. That sucks OP. Go get some ear plugs, tylenol PM, and play some really loud music. heh... I hope everything works out anyway OP

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