By progressiveboink - 11/05/2009 04:06 - United States

Today, I took my lunch break to buy my mom a pretty orchid. I took it to her apartment (to which I have a key), placed it on her coffee table with her card, and went back to work, pleased with my surprise. She called me later to ask why I got her a stick in a pot of dirt. Her cat ate the orchid. FML
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(This is my FML, made an account after the submission...) plethora, orchids run about $20-30 and the cat had eaten ALL of it. Not just the flowers...stem too. So I don't think it's going to grow back. Orchids are delicate. :)

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Luckster 0

At least the cat had an expensive meal.

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plethora 3

Dude, it's a pot plant. It'll grow again.

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Luckster 0

At least the cat had an expensive meal.

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randomoutburst 0

(This is my FML, made an account after the submission...) plethora, orchids run about $20-30 and the cat had eaten ALL of it. Not just the flowers...stem too. So I don't think it's going to grow back. Orchids are delicate. :)

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PuppiesKisses 15

That sucks I'm sorry. On my birthday I came out to my cats systematically knocking budding flowers off of a potted plant my fiancé gave me for the occasion. Those cats became outdoor(instead of indoor/outdoor) cats that very moment. Indoor plants are expensive and generally take a lot of care.

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24788 6

Cats and plants don't mix. My cat used to eat grass and plants back when we had him.

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Karya_fml 0

She should watch the cat now, too - some orchids are poisonous... And ouch - I feel for you. I totally see my cats doing that.

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plethora 3

If there's still a "stick" in the pot of dirt, there's a stem, and roots too.

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OokamiChan 0

#6, I think by 'stick' she means the stick that was holding the plant up, and that the cat ate the ENTIRE plant.

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Jimboom 11

#1 Orchids only flower every few months. It's a pain when they get knocked off or eaten by pets. Specially if it only just flowered.

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Tim3 0

so, just tell her that and get her another one

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tempaccount 0

Goddamned Javascript! I clicked FYL but then it collapsed and I clicked YDI by accident! FML

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