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By why mom, why? - 12/06/2013 04:59 - United States - Ross

Today, my mother threw away my brand new headphones. She saw them on the couch with duct tape on the wires and assumed they were "old, broken, and cheap." I put the tape there to avoid damaging the wires. FML

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By Username - 15/12/2010 17:22 - United Kingdom

Today, I was listening to music while I wrapped Christmas presents. All was going well when the music was cut off, literally. I snipped the cable to my very expensive headphones in half. FML

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Time to switch to AirBuds

By Frank - 25/10/2023 14:00

Today, I attempted to untangle a pair of headphones. Somehow, in the process, I managed to tie them into a knot so complicated that it's now a permanent part of my life in the "great big box of mystery cables that lives in the garage." FML

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By Ari - 08/09/2018 23:30

Today, my daughter couldn't find a hair tie and thought a piece of duct tape would be a perfectly fine substitute. FML

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Glue ear

By NoMoreHeadphones - 08/09/2009 19:32 - United States

Today, I was listening to my iPod while changing the diaper on my baby. One earbud fell out of my ear and onto the changing table so I quickly picked it up without looking and put it back in my ear, only to realize the headphone had fallen onto more than a table. I now have brown earphones. FML

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That one John Cage track

By dtmm - 22/01/2023 20:00

Today, I was listening to my music on my phone through my Bluetooth wireless headphones. While listening, I turned my music and the power on my headphones off for a bit. I thought I'd lost them when I got home. They were so loosely fit over my ears that I felt like an idiot when I realized they were still on my head. FML

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DIY

By liver - 19/03/2012 00:51 - United States - Santa Cruz

Today, since I'm too broke to get a new one, I had to duct tape my bra. FML

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Time to move out!

By tsunami - 10/09/2018 03:30

Today, my mother took my brand new PS4, which I haven't even played yet, and threw it out the window while I was at work. When I asked her why, she said she was mad that we didn't have any paper towels left. FML

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GHOSTS!

By Anonymous - 06/07/2021 05:01 - United States - Gladwyne

Today, my mother interrogated me about the duct tape, that I'd put on my foot for a wart, having fallen off. I tried to explain that my foot was just sweaty. She responded by arguing that the duct tape falling off was a "supernatural event". I really wish I could afford my own place. FML

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By BurntBroken - 09/01/2017 13:16

Today, when I realized I'd forgot rice on the stove, I jumped off my chair and pulled off my headphones really fast. Now I've got burnt rice and broken headphones. FML

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Clutter

By Anonymous - 09/01/2011 11:38 - Australia

Today, my mum is convinced I'm a hoarder. While I was out of the house, she went through my room and threw out stuff I "don't need." This included $500 worth of textbooks, a flash drive with crucial work on it, and my phone charger. FML

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MichiSixx 12

Wednesday 12 June 2013 12:22

Why do people assume it's okay to just throw things out without asking? I hope she buys you new ones, OP.

joawmeens 7

Wednesday 12 June 2013 12:22

Did you respond to her with "YOU'RE old, broken, and cheap!"?

Comments

toalysium 15

Wednesday 12 June 2013 19:31

Quit leaving your crap all over the house. YDI

Raykyogrou03 12

Wednesday 12 June 2013 21:07

Well then you should have bought headphones with stronger wires

TheNastyCat 7

Wednesday 12 June 2013 21:22

Next time, don't leave shit you still use lying around like that. Put it where it goes.

kiswani_anas 4

Wednesday 12 June 2013 21:28

Kind of your fault

DenBriZel 31

Wednesday 12 June 2013 22:18

I hope they weren't Beats. That cloud suck even more since they're so expensive. I have a pair, and I'd probably kill someone if they threw them away

ProgMetalMan 8

Sunday 20 July 2014 20:15

The silver lining would be that if someone chucked your Beats you'd have an excuse to actually buy good headphones.

uhnevermind 24

Wednesday 12 June 2013 23:04

Why doesn't anyone give OP the benefit of the doubt? Maybe he'd just left the room for a minute. He didn't necessarily have his things just lying on the couch because he was lazy.