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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News to me

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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Diablojr 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 1:22

@ #29 wtf?

redhead12 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 1:29

It sucks that the mother was such a bitch to you, since you simply made an innocent mistake. That said, image how frustrated and fed up with the mother must be: children with any sort of physical abnormality get all sorts of rude stares and comments from passersby. For all we know, your seemingly innocuous comment could have been the proverbial "straw that broke the camel's back." Still an inappropriate, bitchy thing of her to do, however. Definitely not your fault. @13 & 20: yes, strabismus is often treatable. However, you're not privy to the girl's medical information or the family's financial situation. It's not your call to blame the mother for "not treating her kid."

mentallymessedup 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 1:33

that mom sucks!

kandy_fml 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 1:50

Why are people saying this is your fault? You had no way of knowing the little girl was permanently cross-eyed and her mother didn't even explain that to you before you took the pictures.

kandy_fml 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 1:51

Oh and wtf #29? Get off your high horse. You can't just expect people to know everything about the medical/disability issues of someone they've just met. STFU.

chalkdust 4

Wednesday 8 April 2009 1:50

Insensitivity ftw

heeygurl 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 2:05

the mother should have said something before you even started taking pictures. definitely not your fault, i don't see how people believe "you deserved it"

Bumlove89 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 2:16

Or she could of been normal. and you decide to take the picture of her cross eyed anyways, and then her mom yells at you for letting her make funny faces. You'll always be the one blamed.