Geek: Today, in an attempt to get my son to stop playing Call of Duty,...

By failureparent - 21/03/2011 01:25 - United States

Today, in an attempt to get my son to stop playing Call of Duty, I threw his Xbox controller out the window. He was so desperate, he followed it. His bedroom is on the second floor. My son has 3 broken ribs, and no future. FML

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Today, my 12-year-old son played QWOP on my laptop. Half an hour later, he virtually destroyed it in a fit of rage. FML

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Today, in an effort to try and be closer to my girlfriend's son, I bought him an expensive Xbox game I know he desperately wanted so we could play it together. He was excited, until he realised that I that paid for it. He snapped the disc and threw the pieces in the bin. At least I tried. FML

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By Marjorie - 13/07/2012 17:08 - Canada - Toronto

Today, I'm sitting in the ER with my eight-year-old son. He broke his arm after jumping out through the second story window. He was too impatient to walk to the ice cream van pulling up outside. FML

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By continuouslyaddingdebt - 14/01/2017 22:00

Today, in an attempt to keep my valuables safe, I snatched my PlayStation 4 controller from the hands of my 4-year-old nephew. Not knowing that it was connected, I ultimately yanked the PlayStation and the HD Flatscreen flat on their faces. FML

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By GamerGirl - 30/01/2010 15:17 - United Kingdom

Today, I caught my boyfriend cheating so I broke up with him. As revenge he threw my PS3 and XBox out of the window when I wasn't in our house. I got those consoles out of the spare money my three jobs had brought in - the same three jobs I had to get because he refused to get a job of his own. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/11/2010 19:09

Today, my girlfriend threw my X-box out the window, because I asked her how much she weighs. FML

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By epicfail - 28/05/2011 06:45 - United States

Today, my boyfriend convinced me to sneak out. As I was climbing out of my 3rd floor window, he got a text and moved the ladder. Now I'm in the hospital with two broken ribs. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/09/2023 22:00

Today, I found out why my son has been working out and taking martial arts classes. It was so he could beat his stepbrother up and put him in the hospital, as revenge for stealing his secret cash supply, over £4000. I'm too old and too tired for this. FML

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paprikacha 9

Monday 21 March 2011 8:42

...WOW. That's some serious addiction right there. That boy needs therapy. Seriously though OP, you don't need to go that far. You can RROD an XBox 360 just by looking at it the wrong way. I should know -- I own one. -_-

marinus_fml 19

Monday 21 March 2011 8:39

My dad doesn't know I have an xbox. He'd do the same thing hahaha. So I only play when he goes away on business trips which is regular enough anyway.

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darkinkinda 0

Wednesday 23 March 2011 6:08

how dare you do that to your kid if he wants to waste his life let him

sarah_cheverie 0

Wednesday 23 March 2011 7:04

Look what you've done.

nature_girl_08 14

Wednesday 23 March 2011 7:07

for all you people saying he should have raised his son right, grow the hell up. OMG, KIDS ALWAYS DO WHAT THEIR PARENTS SAY AND NONE OF THEM EVER REBEL OR DO THINGS THAT PARENTS DON'T TEACH THEM. >_> seriously? my parents raised me well, and i still sometimes skipped doing homework or chores to play video games... because i was a kid. in no way does this mean that they did not raise their child right. also, we have no idea how old this kid is. if the kid is a teenager, seriously... i'd say YDI to the kid for freaking JUMPING OUT A WINDOW for a damn controller. regardless, throwing the controller out the window is no big deal, considering the parent more than likely bought the damn thing for him. extreme would have been smashing the system. kids these days need to learn to go outside for awhile instead of being glued to their games. (which, i admit, i do from time to time, but i don't do it 24/7)

foryoublue94 0

Friday 25 March 2011 1:58

Stop generalizing. Don't act like you know everything about people you've never met. AND DONT TYPE LEIK DIS IT MAKES YOU :LOOK LEIK A DUMBASS >_>

nature_girl_08 14

Friday 25 March 2011 3:55

in case you didn't notice, that was typing in voice of people who say that...it was meant to sound like a dumbass. and i wasn't generalizing. everyone here who is calling the OP a bad parent for their kid being addicted to CoD is. i was pointing out the fact that this is just how most children act. it's not generalizing, it's a fact. they are going to whine, and complain, and go against what their parents say, and skip out on homework or be glued to a game/tv/book/etc. this is NORMAL. of course it's going to be different in other countries, and of COURSE it's not going to be the same for every single child. but it's still not the parent's fault if their kid is addicted to the game, so long as they didn't encourage it. nor is it a crime against nature for him to throw a piece of plastic that he most likely bought out the window. if his son bought it, or if another family member bought it, sure, it was a bit too far.

aliciamisfit 0

Wednesday 23 March 2011 7:44

Im a mom i love playing cod. Esp with my bf i never yell at him for playing. Ur son is young its just a game.

xWITNESS_xX 0

Wednesday 23 March 2011 7:55

dumb bitch, i feel sorry for your kid.

Alexand3rS 0

Wednesday 23 March 2011 8:12

just wait until the kid finds your vintage porno...

allnewryan1 0

Wednesday 23 March 2011 8:41

I'm guessing he meant halo reach console.... so you fail sir.

baseballin25 0

Wednesday 23 March 2011 8:45

why would you do that??? take it away or something... but dont throw it out the frikin window... those things cost money

Zaros_fml 24

Wednesday 23 March 2011 14:59

He probably did it to illustrate how big of an ass you are for throwing his things out a window. Just because it's your kid doesn't mean you can be a dick by attempting to destroy his controller just because you've failed to motivate him. I graduated with straight A's while sitting around playing PC games. It isn't the game, it's your inability to help him balance his time out.