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By smarterthanmymum - 26/05/2011 09:48 - United Kingdom

Today, I had to explain very slowly to my mum why she cannot put metal cutlery in the microwave. She did it anyway. FML

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By Mak10 - 10/12/2010 06:53 - United States

Today, I learned the hard way that if you tell your child that they're old enough to cook their own food in the microwave, you have to make sure they're smart enough not to put the metal spoon in with the food as well. FML

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By Frouse - 04/06/2019 16:00

Today, after getting home from work late last night and feeling lazy, I'd put my leftover dinner in the microwave, spoon and all. I wake up to find one of the kids started the microwave and it blew up because of the metal spoon. FML

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By wtfseriously - 09/05/2011 17:22 - United States

Today, my mom and I had an argument about my laziness. We did this as I was eating uncooked rice because I didn't want to have to walk to the kitchen and put it into the microwave. FML

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By Prae - 01/10/2012 05:47 - United States - Dallas

Today, I washed the dishes for my mom while she was out, as they seemed to be piling up. I accidentally sliced my hand with a knife in the process. After a trip to the hospital, it was revealed she'd been leaving those dishes there "to teach dad a lesson." FML

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Bon appétit

By StijnDescamps - This FML is from back in 2019 but it's good stuff

Today, for the very first time, I invited my girlfriend's parents for dinner. I bought a pre-made oven dish, just to be sure nothing could go wrong. Once at the table, her mother asked pointedly who forgot to remove the plastic foil before putting it in the oven. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/07/2019 05:00 - United States - El Paso

Today, I was cutting potatoes. I was cutting them slowly, being careful, but my mom told me to cut faster, that I wouldn't cut myself. I cut myself. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/06/2014 11:40 - Australia - Applecross

Today, my daughter asked me how long she had to put her 2-minute noodles in the microwave for. FML

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By badcook - 24/09/2009 19:10 - United States

Today, my mother-in-law gifted us with a new microwave. I told her it was too much and we didn't really need it. Her response, "I just want my grandkids to have food that tastes good for once." I'm a chef. FML

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The R-word

By How old am I again? - 04/09/2022 17:30 - United States

Today, I had to listen to my mother painstakingly spell out to me why broken glass is extremely dangerous. Feeling insulted, I jokingly asked her if she thought I was "retarded". I then got yelled at for "swearing." I'm a fucking adult, but my overprotective and condescending mother seems to think otherwise. FML

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Sabotage!

By WTF - 12/10/2012 23:00 - New Zealand - Hamilton

Today, I had to eat my breakfast in terrified silence, as my hungover mother staggered into the room, shouted at the kettle for not boiling fast enough, and after a few seconds, screamed that I'd sabotaged it. I'm now grounded for supposedly trying to fuck with her head. FML

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JustinThunder 8

Thursday 26 May 2011 15:57

Make her learn the hard way.

iAmScrubs 19

Thursday 26 May 2011 16:01

That's her mistake. She is probably one of those people that puts evertything in the microwave. "oh, I see a laptop, let's microwave that!"

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shnipe 4

Friday 27 May 2011 0:44

puts the R in retarded. no offense to anyone who is they should really use a different word

st3lios89 0

Friday 27 May 2011 0:45

u can't? 

SunDropGirl 0

Friday 27 May 2011 0:54

I was going to ask if your house had burnt down! but then I figured that would be included in the FML if it had.

hoeski 0

Friday 27 May 2011 1:44

This is so my mum too .

thisguy22 33

Friday 27 May 2011 3:14

all it does is shorten the life of the microwave... no big deal.

Jstars131 0

Friday 27 May 2011 4:33

well it makes pretty colors!

Crazybadger1818 0

Friday 27 May 2011 4:41

Is your mom retarded

Grapist69 3

Friday 27 May 2011 5:08

Don't you guys watch Mythbusters? as long as there's not like tin foil around the fork, it's harmless.

kwchambers92 10

Friday 27 May 2011 6:36

Haha my manager was about to do that. some manager right?

xokmonxo 0

Friday 27 May 2011 6:36

Just let her do it if she doesn't take your advice! She will be the one paying for the replacement microwave.

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The R-word

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