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By Devotedmom - 10/01/2016 09:07 - Belgium - Li?ge

Today, I got up at 5 am to bake a surprise birthday cake for my 16-year-old son. I put the cake on the table and went to call my son. "Surprise!" When I came back 30 seconds later, the cake was all gone and the dog was licking his lips. My son won't even believe I made a cake. FML

I agree, your life sucks 24 058

You deserved it 3 120

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Bad doggo

By babyboomerang - 12/05/2009 11:16 - United States

Today, I spent hours baking a multi-layered, detailed cake from scratch for my mom's birthday. It took two seconds for my dog to devour the cake while I picked up a spoon I dropped on the floor. FML

I agree, your life sucks 54 942

You deserved it 6 712

Clever boy

By Lisa87 - 21/05/2024 09:00 - United States

Today, I came home to find my dog had learned how to open our fridge. He ate the birthday cake I was saving for a friend's surprise party, and to add insult to injury, he'd also apparently thrown the barely digested cake up all over my bed. FML

I agree, your life sucks 482

You deserved it 94

By Anonymous - 03/11/2010 17:14 - United States

Today, after 30 minutes of pre-heating the oven to make a special meatloaf for my husband's birthday, I remembered that I had hidden the cake in there. FML

I agree, your life sucks 16 661

You deserved it 32 066

Disappearing act

By BrokeAfnow - 02/05/2021 02:01

Today, it was my son’s birthday. I took him out to a eat and wanted to surprise him with a new iPhone. I handed the waitress the iPhone and asked her to bring it out with the cake I brought. The cake comes out, without the iPhone. The waitress said she doesn’t know what I’m talking about. FML

I agree, your life sucks 750

You deserved it 1 333

Here, have this

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - United States - Crystal Lake

Today, it was my son's fifth birthday. I asked my grandmother, who is a baker, to make a birthday cake for the party. Two hours after the party started, she arrived drunk with a large ham with candles in it. FML

I agree, your life sucks 54 875

You deserved it 4 909

By Anonymous - 29/10/2013 10:40 - Australia

Today, I finally got to surprise my boyfriend with a birthday cake. I spent four days planning the perfect one. First thing he says? "Erm, you know I'm 32, right?" I got his age wrong. FML

I agree, your life sucks 30 928

You deserved it 36 648

By thissucks - 21/02/2011 22:20 - United States

Today, it's my mom's birthday. I woke up at midnight to be the first to tell her happy birthday. When I awoke in the morning, I decided to bake her a cake. Little did I know my whole family was going out to lunch to celebrate. I wasn't invited. FML

I agree, your life sucks 41 572

You deserved it 3 420

Competition

By JaneDoe - 04/04/2013 02:51 - United States - Salisbury

Today, it was my friend's birthday, so I baked him a cake complete with his name written on it in homemade frosting. After I gave it to him, his mother berated me for it, saying I should have checked with her first before making a cake for her son. He's 28. FML

I agree, your life sucks 37 757

You deserved it 2 788

By JadedBaker - 08/07/2012 06:58 - United States

Today, I woke up early and spent hours baking and icing a three-tier cake for my friend's eighteenth birthday, which is this evening. I just found out my mother threw it in the compost bin because she's on a diet and it was "tempting" her. FML

I agree, your life sucks 40 092

You deserved it 1 997

Baked

By non-baker - 18/03/2015 02:12 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, I baked a cake for when my mum came home. I did everything I needed to do and put it in the oven, set the timer and went to do some things around the house. When my mum came home, she asked why there was a uncooked cake mix sitting in the oven. I forgot to turn the oven on. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 139

You deserved it 9 034

michaelm1290 23

Sunday 10 January 2016 17:28

The empty mess on the table clearly showing a dog got into the cake seems like legitimate evidence.

SebastianCT 14

Sunday 10 January 2016 17:28

It's the thought that counts :)

Comments

DoomedGemini 37

Monday 11 January 2016 6:34

Why wouldn't your son believe you? That seems kind of bratty unless you've given him reason not to trust your word. Even if there was no evidence, if my mom told me our dogs are something she was going to give to me if trust her without a doubt.

ArmchairAnalyst 9

Monday 11 January 2016 9:02

This is what happens when people refuse to train their pets properly, but instead spoil them and call them "fur babies". Morons.

more4me 27

Monday 11 January 2016 11:26

Dogs are eating machines. Most dogs are well behaved and well trained most of the time but they are still dogs and they do get tempted by food so they will do the impossible to get to it in seconds, even if it's up high on the counter. Very much like babies anf toddlers can tear a room apart when you turn your back to wash your hands or go to the bathroom.

more4me 27

Monday 11 January 2016 11:20

This actually happened to my mom. The face she made at the time and the tone of voice was proof enough. I'm sure the dog thought it wad deicious ans couldn't believe his luck! I, on the other hand, was not happy. oh well ! I know EXACTLY how you feel, OP!

snarkytruth 37

Monday 11 January 2016 12:29

#63 Unless you have put in all the effort, time and work in making a cake and paid for all the wasted ingredients yourself. Not to mention selflessly getting up early and baking as silently as possible with loving anticipation....you don't know how OP really feels! You know how OPs CHILD "probably" feels. Bet that was your dogs one and only bday cake. Lucky him is right, hope he didn't get into too much trouble or too sick and your mom made you another cake later on. At least you got a great family story out of it and you'll likely never forget that birthday. Unlike cake that only lasts only a few days.

DoomSkuller 28

Monday 11 January 2016 16:20

Next time, put it somewhere the dog can't get to.

SunshineBoy_fml 16

Monday 11 January 2016 16:22

I believe you!

middlenamefrank 8

Monday 11 January 2016 16:48

Doesn't the house smell delicious? Hope the cake wasn't chocolate!

onliest_heart 4

Monday 11 January 2016 19:24

i guess the "dog ate my cake" excuse won' t work.

ItsTrikkie 2

Monday 11 January 2016 21:40

A dog couldn't eat a full cake on his own in less than 30sec... You're lying....

GhostFox 33

Tuesday 12 January 2016 6:10

Anyone else wondering why the son is so untrusting of his mother on a minor matter? Like, if he doesn't believe her on this, how are they even supposed to communicate? And why not bake the cake last night and let it cool overnight?