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By idk - 04/09/2015 14:15 - United Arab Emirates - Dubai

Today, I was getting ready to go out with my family. As I was putting my phone in my purse, my father told me I wouldn't need it because we were going to spend 'quality time' together. The entire time I was there, everyone was staring at their phone. I was the only one without one. FML

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By LuxTheSarcastic - 06/11/2015 23:05 - United States - Apex

Today, my mother dragged me to the mall to get me out of the house and to get me to stop using my phone. She then spent the whole trip talking on her phone instead of actually interacting with me. FML

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By Yoooooo0 - 29/11/2009 18:10 - United States

Today, my dad and mom and I were going out to eat dinner. My dad wanted a romantic dinner just with my mom so he told me to make an excuse not to go. I did, which ended up as a huge fight, grounded and phone taken away. My dad just stood there in the background putting thumbs up. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/03/2025 09:00 - United States - Cincinnati

Today, after my wife and mother in law criticized me for being glued to my phone, I set out to prove them wrong by being away from it. When I finally opened it, my family was upset because my grandma died and they had been trying to reach me for several hours. FML

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By dgilbs - 12/11/2012 22:08 - United States - Grosse Pointe

Today, my friends and I went out to dinner. Being short on cash, I suggested a game where we put our phones in the center of the table and first to check their phone had to pay the bill. Our conversation died out, and fearful of having an awkward silence, I checked my phone. FML

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By Rick - 22/05/2012 11:02 - United States - Spartanburg

Today, I didn't even bother to turn my cellphone off in a movie theater because I knew no one would text me or call. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/11/2010 07:35 - Singapore

Today, I went shopping with my parents. Halfway through, I got separated from them and tried to call them only to find out my cell phone battery was flat. A few minutes later, an announcement was made for a lost child. It was by my parents. I'm 36. FML

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By hello - 11/07/2010 00:57 - Jordan

Today, I was so bored at a family gathering that I pretended to be busy texting the whole time. I don't know what's worse, that I'm not close to anyone in my family, or that I have no one close enough to text to about such things. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/07/2023 04:00 - United States - Warren

Today, my mom and dad went off somewhere for some alone time together. My mom had apparently turned her phone off and my dad left his at home. In that span of time, my brother had accidentally locked himself out of his house, and my sister was also trying to get a hold of them, and now are asking me where they're at. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/12/2024 12:00 - Brazil - Joinville

Today, I had to be the responsible adult and take my parents' phones away. Most of their time is spent on social media and low-quality brainrot. FML

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By grounded - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I went to dinner to meet my boyfriend's parents for the first time. I received a text message, so I pulled out my phone to check. Apparently, his parents have a "No phones at the table rule" and took my phone away until I could learn "proper table manners." FML

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igg125 30

Friday 4 September 2015 18:30

Should have had them put their phones on the middle of the table first one or touch their phone pays the bill.

tantanpanda 26

Friday 4 September 2015 18:25

In this day and age, you probably won't find anyone without a smart phone. You should have brought it in secret, but still, FYL.

Comments

sighlifeman 12

Friday 4 September 2015 23:53

still would've turned it off & had it in my bag

CaletheLion 15

Saturday 5 September 2015 0:11

Least you respected them even though they didn't respect you.

worldclassrager 39

Saturday 5 September 2015 1:48

Quality time with others via texting...just bring it anyway in the future just because it's with you it doesn't mean that you'll be on it

TheNewGuy03 28

Saturday 5 September 2015 3:41

I live in Korea, and people are quite literally attached to their phones to the extent that it's difficult to talk to people normally. I use my phone a bit, but I hate when people expect me to respond to their phone calls/texts immediately.

mattrd_fml 31

Saturday 5 September 2015 3:48

I think ydi because you should have taken it anyways for emergencies.

oceanbrickfire 21

Saturday 5 September 2015 3:50

This reminds me of an American Dad episode

TheRocki 13

Saturday 5 September 2015 13:21

This has been published before.

mariah_1_11 22

Saturday 5 September 2015 18:14

I was on a date with this guy and he was on his phone most of the time. For whatever reason it's commonplace now. personally I took a snap of him sitting there on his phone how I saw him and sent it to him. His face when he got it was priceless but hey it was effective: he put it down and we talked the rest of the time. I honestly believe some people have no clue how rude it is or at least how long they end up doing it.

urbanbigfoot 20

Tuesday 8 September 2015 8:49

life must be hell in Dubai huh?

idiotstar123 18

Sunday 4 September 2016 14:29

Life isn't Acctually that different in Dubai then the rest of the world. I currently live here and it seems just like America or Australia. Except the brands are different