By Anonymous - 03/01/2010 10:36 - South Africa

Today, my mother forwarded me an email my stepdad had sent her because he was annoyed that I left a light on last night. Talk about communication problems. I wonder how I'm going to tell them I'm pregnant. FML
I agree, your life sucks 35 092
You deserved it 6 744

Same thing different taste

Top comments

Write a note and leave it on the light switch.

thighsofglory 0

Rent a billboard. No, wait.... Skywriting. That'll work.

Comments

daydreamstar 7

hope things work out for you and this brings you and your family closer

I hope they don't kick you out I think you should be able to keep the baby or put it up for adoption or get an abrotion whatever you decide your parents should support you

I hope your parent support you in whatever you do if you want to keep the baby if you want to put it up for adoption or get an abortion they should support you

Don't tell your mom. Tell your stepdad to drive you to an abortion clinic and then drive you home. This is a great opportunity for bonding time and you'll also share the secret.

Oh, so she's the *****/**** because she got pregnant. What about the dude that knocked her up? I suppose he is totally blameless, had nothing to do with it. Get a grip people. Condoms break. The Pill can (and does) fail. Antibiotics can nullify the effect. Hell, if she got a stomach virus that lasted a day or two that could even mess up the Pill. As for the condom, I don't suppose any of you guys have ever had one break or come off. Speaking of guys, what if the dude she was sleeping with was too stupid to put the condom on right? I've seen it happen, actually had to teach a boyfriend how to put one on without ******* it up. Ease up on the poor girl. She didn't knock her self up. Besides, I wonder now many of you were happy little accidents.

Everything you said is absolutely right. It frustrates me beyond belief that so many people can the show ignorance we've seen here. Some people will never understand until it happens to them, which probably isn't going to happen to any of the guys on here any time soon because they are all epic internet nerds and it's highly unlikely for them to be getting any. Ever.

kaleid0scopeEyes 0

Before I got on birth control, there was one time when my boyfriend and I realized the condom broke. The hole was huge so we knew it broke and I got plan B, but if a condom broke and the hole was small, a girl could easily get pregnant. This is why all the pro-lifers annoy me- they act like everyone who has an unwanted pregnancy totally deserves it because it is 100% their fault. Now I use the nuvaring because I know I would forget to take a pill everyday.

While not everyone who has an unwanted pregnancy necessarily "deserves it," each time you have sex, no matter what precautions you take against it, there is a chance that you will get pregnant. You should acknowledge this risk and if it does happen, the fact that it was unplanned doesn't give a woman the right to end the life of her unborn child.

It does actually give her the legal right to decide whether or not she carries a baby for 9 months though iwadasan. Regardless of your personal misguided beliefs, it's considered a woman's right to choose in both her country, and yours.

janise 2

If you're having sex you need to take responsibility for your actions even if it's an accident.

janise 2

Abortion is nothing more than people not taking responsibility for your actions. If you can't accept responsibility for your actions you aren't mature enough to be doing it regardless of how old you are.

dudeitsdanny 9

Abortion is taking responsibility for your actions, just not how you want her to. Not taking responsibility would be leaving the baby in a dumpster.

i completely agree, danny. i get so pissed with people who force their beliefs on everyone else. i was talking to my friend who got pregnant and she wanted to have an abortion, for actual good reasons. and people were telling her that she's a murderer and whatnot. abortion can be a good option for some people. i would never have an abortion, simply because i wouldn't be able to handle that, but i am completely pro choice. and this does not in any way make her a *****. maybe if she had sex with 15 guys and didn't know who the father was, but she didn't say that so you can't assume she's a *****. maybe she's stupid, we don't know. but she could have been on birth control, taking it regularly, and it failed. that doesn't happen often but it can.

I agree to a point, Janise. But what about rape victims? As much as I hate abortions, they are the only ones I find have the right to have an abortion. (Or if the condom broke/pill didn't work) However, girls who throw themselves at men in a drunken haze, then a few weeks later, they realise they're pregnant and automatically think, 'Oh my god. I need an abortion.', those are the few that disgust me. If you're going to get yourself drunk, and act like a *****, then you shouldn't be drinking at all.

I am an unhappy little accident. Would have been nice to grow up with a father and a mother that new anything more than what she learned in mid-school.

Malinkrot 3

Oh god 110, you're one of those "woe is me, I wish I was never born" Myspace emo high schoolers, no wonder you've littered this FML with annoying and negative comments. Get over yourself.

epoh_fml 0

I agree with flanker :) nah, the best way to do it is to just say it bluntly, put it out there. I just went through this with telling my stepdad. He does not like the father of my children so he wasn't too thrilled to find out I was having another. Then again, what he says doesn't matter. I'm 25 and live on my own and support myself. Since you still live with your parents, indeed, FYL.

tAlk_NERdy_tO_ME 0

She is not a "**** / *****" because she got pregnant. Take it easy on her, she already has enough to worry about. @OP; sweetie just make sure you let them know in person, or else you're not helping with the communication problems much then eh? Best of Luck.

You shouldn't get pregnant when you're not ready

perfectwinds 0

Yes, because every child brought into this world had "ready" parents. Jesus Christ.

Well, if you had to pay the bills and you had some other person leaving the lights on, and making you pay that much more, how would you feel? So it's your fault for: 1) Having those communication problems, because obviously you could fix that if you really wanted to 2) Leaving the damn light on. My mom makes me pay money whenever she comes into my room and the light is on in the bathroom and I'm not using it. 3) Getting pregnant in the first place. I'm gathering from your hesitancy to tell your parents that you're not quite an adult yet, or maybe just not ready for pregnancy, or raising a child.

@43 You ever stop to think that maybe your mom's just a penny-pinching dick? Most parents don't charge their children to live in their homes. Also, not all pregnancies are planned, obviously. So, if you'd like to criticize her for falling victim to reality, by all means, be an ignorant ass. We all know that condoms and birth control are completely fail-safe, anyway, right?

I don't think they're hesitant to tell their parents. I think they're unsure how to because of the serious communication problem they have. Plus I'm just going to say this, but people who are legally adults can still live with their parents. My 21 year old sister lives with my parents. And my 24 year old sister has to move back in because of problems. They happen to everyone. Hell I even remember when my own parents had to move back in with their mum and dad because of issues. And so what? You forget every now and then about lights.

Bob31_fml 4

adult children SHOULD be charged to live at home. Geez, we live in such an age of entitlement! And, ANY time you have sex, there is the possibility of getting pregnant. So if you are not financially and physically able to deal with the end result, then that makes you a huge dumbass for having sex in the first place.

perfectwinds 0

I'm sure that finances were exactly what were running through your mind every time you had sex, right?