By Anonymous - 10/03/2016 01:46 - United States

Today, my aunt's last words to me were, "Don't be an idiot". FML
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PuppiesKisses 15

That's harsh but sound advice. I'm sorry for your loss OP.

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PuppiesKisses 15

That's harsh but sound advice. I'm sorry for your loss OP.

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Shlalg 15

Unless it was: "Hey Auntie, I don't think you should be doing that..." Aunt: "Don't be an idiot." *proceeds to do the thing, which causes her demise*

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Tripartita 44

If somebody says, "don't stand so close to me," you /already/ are (or they're Sting). The same applies to being told not to be an idiot, and the OP's aunt probably isn't Sting.

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Mpii 11

Not always. If I told you to make the right decision in a certain situation and to not be an idiot, I'd not be implying you were one. It may sound like I didn't trust you enough to do so without my telling you, however it may just aswell be a reminder in a way. Basically what I'm saying is that we need some context in order to judge a statement. In this case we simply dont have any at all.

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Tripartita 44

We have the context: it got posted on FML. Any explanation in which the OP's aunt gave them /genuine/ advice ending with "don't be an idiot" wouldn't be much of an FML, would it? "Today, my aunt said 'don't be an idiot' in a way that didn't imply I was an idiot. On an unrelated note, after not calling me an idiot, she died. FML"

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Mpii 11

Fair point. However Ops aunt could have meant it differently than Op understood it. Or maybe she was saying nice things and then ended it with "don't be an idiot" which simply rubbed Op the wrong way. I'm not even saying that I think one of these scenarios may be true but that they are very well possible. With all of these FMLs you can never really be sure. That's why personally I don't like to judge things based on such short stories. Some of them are very vague and one-sided.

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jbuckets_404 38

#5: You need to follow the aunt's advice 'cuz your comment is idiotic....

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thatnucca 36

Talk about saving the best for last...

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cprad11 12

That's what Michael told Dwight, you fool!

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sororitytaylor 24

Well the poster is the one getting told that, so they're Dwight! C'mon son

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jbuckets_404 38

Perhaps the aunt simply said that phrase in lieu of 'bye at the end of her visit or phone call.

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Zarcissa 34

Whoa, for a bit I thought your aunt had kicked the bucket.

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Zarcissa 34

Then I understood right at first, but got confused at the lack of 'sorry for your loss' comments. I am not a native English speaker so things like this can easily confuse me. :/

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