By Lemonhead - 21/07/2009 15:19 - United States

Today, I came home from living in Spain for 2 years. My mom made dinner for me, and she had forgotten about my allergy to citrus, because she made lemon chicken. After using my EpiPen, and calling 911 for myself, I heard my mom say to my dad, "She always did have to be the center of attention." FML
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always_his 2

FYL for having such a mother! That's ridiculous.

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aback 4

Ugh. Sorry your mother's such a useless ****. Sounds like you ought to give it another 2 years before you bother with her again.

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skullbuster 0

OP: Did you forget about your citrus allergy? Did you not know that this was 'lemon chicken' when she loaded this feast on to the table? I don't know, something doesn't smell right here, and I'm not talking about your Mom's shitty cooking either! Now maybe Mom was trying to inject some levity into the situation to cover her own embarrassment over forgetting about your allergy, that doesn't make her a "biatch", "bastardly", or a "****". However, I would like to take a moment though to impart some wisdom because I assume you are an adult if you were living abroad for 2 years. There is a clock on pretty much every relationship in your life. And there is a misconception out there that your parents are required to love you unconditionally. The reality is that sometimes, as a parent, you wake up and realize that the child you raised is a complete and utter disappointment and quite possibly represents everything that you hate in the world. Towards that end, if your Mom really does think that you are a self-centered attention *****, then maybe the clock has run out on this attempt at a mother-daughter thing!! Just food for thought, and you won't need an EpiPen afterwards...

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Hich17 0

I agree 100% on the first part, #43. It's hard to not recognize citrus when you smell and taste it. As for the second part... I dunno, I wouldn't jump to quite such extreme conclusions just yet.

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BLNovelist 0

Even if it may not be true of this case, it does hold general truth. I've seen that happen first-hand - not to myself, but with an aunt of mine and her mother.

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fmylife0624 4

Yes, because covering her embarrassment with a joke makes sense? If that ever happened to me and my mom did that, she would make up for it by rushing around and trying to help me, and call 911 for me while I had the reaction, not stand there and make a joke. If it ws a joke; maybe she really thinks her daughter always wanted attention and IS a bitch. Basically the Mom was a horrible parent. She forgets her daughter's allergy and then instead of doing anything or showing the least bit of care, she tries to be funny/bitchy while the ambulance arrives...and if the daughter was a failure in her eyes, she should be glad because she's not like her screwed up mom.

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BlargHonk 0

Bzzzt, wrong! Unconditional love kinda is a big part of parent-child relationships. If you can't have it, don't have a kid. Also, there could only be a little lemon on the chicken. It doesn't have to be drenched to cause an allergic reaction. Tell me, what's it like being a troll?

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pittsports87 0

And now you are trying to be the center of attention on FML. Your mom is right, attention *****.

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Ianslilgoofball 0

I'm gonna break this down into options. You either have munchausen's, you have a horrible sense of smell, you're a moron, or you didn't know it was lemon chicken before it's too late. For your sake, I hope it's the latter. Sucks to be you if it was. FYL. However, if it were one of the 3 formers, you deserve it.

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Ianslilgoofball 0

Well... it could still be the munchausen's option if she realized it was lemon chicken before she ate it, and ate it anyway because she wanted the attention. XD But I think that she didn't know and it was a simple mistake, yeah.

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pastrychef_fml 0

Why the hell did you eat LEMON chicken if you have an allergy? Don't you people ask what you're eating BEFORE you eat it? I did not think people could be this stupid.

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not_a_valentine 0

She probably thought that her mom would not have put something in the dish that affected her allergies.

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pastrychef_fml 0

She needs to look out for herself and not think that people will just jump through hoops for her.

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MissCharlotte_fml 26

Its her goddamn mother!! She should not have to ask if her own mother is making the dinner. Her mom did not have to jump through any hoops. She was preparing a dinner for her daughter. Who is allergic to citrus. You would think that because she is OP's mother, she would know what she is allergic to and NOT prepare that. Honestly, people like you make me want to kill someone.

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Yooh_Plus_Meh 0

FYL for having a bitch of a mom :( and for the people who say why didnt you ask, usually parents dont forget allergies. :o

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merrrmylife 0

My mom's like that too. Once, I blacked out from medication I was taking after surgery and as I was coming to on the floor, my dad told her to call 911 and I heard her say to him, "She's fine, she's just faking it."

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