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By snappyPi - 28/01/2011 06:21

Today, I wrote a poem and was very proud of it. I showed it to my mom. After reading it, her response was, "What is this shit?" FML

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By bad poet - 02/12/2013 01:57 - United States - Millerton

Today, my boyfriend asked me to write him a poem, as I am an avid writer. Happily, I agreed. After hours of working, I proudly presented it to him. He read it, laughed, and said, "No babe, I meant a real poem." Maybe I should rethink my career choice. FML

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By Briscuit - 05/12/2013 00:00 - Canada - Pitt Meadows

Today, I was granted a donation to pay for a creative writing course. When I told my mom she couldn't even muster a smile. She found her excitement later, however, when she posted how proud she was of me on Facebook. I can only get praise through my mom attention-whoring on social media. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/06/2013 11:43 - United States - Quakertown

Today, I finished a big art project. It was a self-portrait done in acrylics. Proud of my piece, I showed my mom. After some thought her first comment was, "well, I'm either going to insult your art or your face." FML

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By Jack - 09/08/2016 00:23 - United States - Asheville

Today, my mom said, "I'm sorry your life is such shit." She meant it as an apology. FML

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By Alisha - 07/08/2012 18:04 - United States - Fredericksburg

Today, I visited my mother's new apartment, and found a picture of yours truly hanging above her toilet, and I asked why it was there. She shrugged and said, "Because the thought of you makes me want to take a shit?" FML

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By Anonymous - 11/03/2023 20:00 - United States - Seattle

Today, I sent a love letter I'd written meant for my crush to a friend so she could evaluate my prose before I actually sent it to him. For some reason, my emotions got the best of me, and I mistakenly CC'd my mom. She replied with three crying-with-laughter emojis. FML

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By lizbeth - 23/05/2021 04:01

Today, I took a massive shit and flushed the toilet, but it apparently didn’t flush properly. My mom then entered the bathroom, took a picture of my shit, and showed it to everyone she knows. She doesn’t understand why I’m embarrassed, and thinks that I should instead "take pride" in my giant poop. FML

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By yingyang2 - 06/01/2011 02:19 - United States

Today, I have been teaching my 5 year-old step-daughter how to read and write. She came bounding up to me with a piece of paper and said, "look what I did". It was a letter that said "My dad misses my real mommy, not you". FML

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By gloria77 - 23/01/2012 23:26 - United States

Today, I took my kids to visit their grandma. At one point while playing, my youngest said "Shit!", so I admonished her. My mom snorted and told me to "stop being such a little bitch", because it will make my kids into "lame prisses like their mother." FML

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By Poem - 19/12/2009 04:29 - United States

Today, I spent hours delicately writing out what seemed to be a beautiful poem to my girlfriend. After I sent it to her, I kept eyeing my phone to see her surprised message. No, the only response I got was, "You may want to use a spellcheck." FML

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RinnieRiot 9

Friday 28 January 2011 12:30

Welcome to the real world.

spikey818 9

Friday 28 January 2011 12:15

you have a nice mom

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perdix 29

Friday 28 January 2011 14:13

Look, you have no talent for poetry, so plagiarism is your only hope! Put your name on this, turn it in and wait for the easy A: A woman from North Carolina Strung catgut across her ****** With proper-sized cocks Her **** would play Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Mina. YWIA

Seddah 3

Friday 28 January 2011 21:53

lol Fantastic. You've made me enjoy limericks again.

Wheredidgrungego 12

Friday 28 January 2011 14:16

Either you suck at poetry, or your mom hates you/poetry.

macskapingvin 0

Friday 28 January 2011 14:19

Not "What is this shit?" but "Shot is your wit."

motero 0

Friday 28 January 2011 14:21

the best honest criticism you ever received..

loshysucks 0

Friday 28 January 2011 14:24

i am mature and i am not gonna leave.

RedPillSucks 31

Friday 28 January 2011 14:26

Poets are rarely appreciated in their own time. I'm sure your mom will rave about how great your poetry was at your funeral.

MLuckyCapoeirist 6

Friday 28 January 2011 14:33

I hope that he will live longer than that! oO

GregoryStalver_fml 6

Friday 28 January 2011 15:08

Okay, did you tell her, beforehand, that you wrote it ? Because, I don't know, maybe it WAS shit.

saleha97 4

Friday 28 January 2011 15:52

how lovely..

lionheart822 13

Friday 28 January 2011 16:27

look OP I agree that was a birch move on your mom's part but this really isn't an "FML" I mean come on. that's like saying, "Today, I forgot to do a project for school." sure it sucks but it's not necessarily gonna **** your life over if one person said your poem is "shitty" just work on it some more but stay true.

ashleeiigghh 0

Friday 28 January 2011 16:49

your fault for writing a shitty poem. :P

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