Kids: Today, I was working at a portrait studio and was taking pictures...

By Anonymous - 07/04/2009 16:36 - United States

Today, I was working at a portrait studio and was taking pictures of a little girl, I kept telling the girl to stop making silly faces when she smiles because her eyes go cross-eyed. After the third time I said it her mom grabbed the little girl and left. Turns out, she was naturally cross-eyed. FML

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By crosseyed - 10/06/2009 19:42 - United Kingdom

Today, I was in the cafeteria when I noticed a new worker cleaning a table. As I passed her, she looked up and smiled at me. Thinking she was pulling a funny face, I jokingly crossed my eyes and smiled back. She looked hurt and continued working. Later, she served me my lunch. She was actually cross-eyed. FML

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By Salvation711 - 15/04/2012 15:29 - United States

Today, a woman was staring at me. This went on for about five minutes until I couldn't take it anymore. I screamed at her to cut it out. It turns out she had a lazy eye. FML

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By :)) - 22/04/2010 17:37 - Greece

Today, I was getting my portrait done. The artist told me to smile. He looked at me, then said, "Oh, don't smile." FML

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Why so serious?

By wow - 09/08/2011 04:01 - United States

Today, I was getting my picture taken. The woman taking it told me to smile, so I did, showing my teeth. She said, "Please, be serious about this." Slightly offended, I smiled with my mouth closed. She then said, "If you can't be serious, we won't do this." FML

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By Jean Chretien Lookalike - 23/04/2021 02:04

Today, I was looking at baby photos of me with my mom. I realized that I was making a funny face in some of them, particularly when smiling. I asked my mom if that was a silly face I used to like making. She replied, "Oh, honey no, you had Bell's Palsy until you were two." FML

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By Anonymous - 08/10/2013 21:16 - United States - West Chicago

Today, I got my daughter's school pictures. Instead of smiling, she did the duck face. She's 6. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/04/2009 18:42 - United States

Today, I was babysitting a 5-year-old girl and we were coloring. She made me a card that was very sweet, so I smiled. She looked at me and went "Don't smile, your smile is really scary." FML

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By Black Cat 13 - 04/09/2010 06:52 - United States

Today, at work, a little girl was misbehaving. Her dad told her that she would look like me when she grows up. The little girl look horrified while Daddy laughed and kept reassuring her he was "just kidding." FML

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By greattt - 10/02/2009 21:15 - United States

Today, I went to get my school picture taken, when the photographer looked at me, saying, "You look like you need a mirror." FML

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By sarah - 18/04/2009 20:46 - United States

Today, I was at the Apple Store taking random pictures of myself. I took one with a really stupid face. This girl passes by and says, "Wow, that's a cool effect! You look just like an alien!" I wasn't using any effects. It was a regular picture. FML

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Tuesday 7 April 2009 23:54

The mom could've explained..

louisianagrrrrl 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 23:54

well its not really your fault, the mom didnt tell you, who isnt gonna naturally assume that a little kid is making faces when they cross their eyes?

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TudorsFan 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 0:09

the mom should have definitely explained the situation before she got upset with you. i feel sorry for you.

Serial 2

Wednesday 8 April 2009 0:10

did she walk into the wall several times before leaving?

AnneFTW 17

Wednesday 8 April 2009 0:10

It's not your fault, how could you have known?? Plus if it was my kid I'd get it fixed for her. The Mom is an idiot.

calphae 5

Tuesday 27 September 2011 1:48

You generally have to be certain age before you can get them fixed. My brother was cross-eyed and had to be about 18 months before his operation. We have some portraits of him giving some gorgeous cross-eyed smiles. What I think helped was that the photographer looked at him before taking photos!

MeesterMatt 3

Tuesday 7 August 2012 7:05

You look like someone who goes to my school but im canadian not irish :(

onigiriqueen 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 0:11

That definitely wasn't fair to you. I probably would have said something before you even started taking the photos, or at the least after you said it the first time! Mothers love their kids, but they also know what's not normal, so they shouldn't just assume everybody can read minds or ignore it. Not to mention, a photographer wants to take nice photos, and any other mother would have been angry if the photographer let it continue had the girl *not* been naturally cross-eyed. **** her.

theshewolf 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 0:13

Mom should have said something the first time.

DeeJayD 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 0:14

The mother could have said something the first time rather than being a bitch about it after sitting there watching you say it three times.

Dreamlite 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 0:15

She should have explained that before wasting your time.

guitardedman 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 0:18

nothin you couldve done...how many cross eye'd kids do you see nowadays?

Orlinda 2

Wednesday 8 April 2009 0:19

its the mothers fault i think it wouldhave been best if she told you like damn people these days got issues and instead of explaining somthing they blame the other people

danzigPO_1939 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 0:25

nowadays people can get cross-eyedness treated, at least partially, through surgery and forcing the weaker eye to work harder. f the mom, for not treating her kid's condition and for not explaining it to people who have never met her or her kid and would have no way of knowing, then behaving rudely.