Miscellaneous: Today, my parents continue comparing me to my "perfect" friend....

By John Doe - 29/01/2015 17:01 - United States - Columbia

Today, my parents continue comparing me to my "perfect" friend. He smokes dope, is a compulsive thief, and has gone to juvie numerous times. I'm passing school with flying colors and have never been in any trouble with the law. Apparently I should be more like him. FML

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By grant - 07/06/2024 13:00 - United States

Today, the “lowlifes” from my school who smoked weed are all doing better than I am. Some have family connections in real estate or marketing; Others banded together and started now successful brands. My strict parents forbade me from socializing where I best fit in, so I have zero connections. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/07/2024 03:30 - India

Today, just because my mum's friend's son got better grades than me, she's now treating me like shit. You know what lady? His mom is way better than you too! She didn't attempt to kill her child half a dozen times, and you don't see me complaining about it all day long. FML

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By tomandjerry - 21/05/2009 04:35 - United States

Today, I was scolding my 8 year-old son because he was getting bad grades in school. I told him that he should get straight "A"s like his friend Ceejay. He told me that comparing him to Ceejay was unfair. When I asked why, he said, "Because his dad is actually smart." FML

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By Anonymous - 14/09/2022 00:30

Today, my ex has successfully turned our son into a copy of himself, a crooked lawyer with alcoholism, a wife who hates him, a mistress he can’t afford, and a pending jail sentence for tax evasion. They’re practically twins. FML

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Mirror mirror

By Anonymous - 05/05/2013 15:53 - United States

Today, my dad called me a "deadbeat loser" after I came back from my first day of voluntary rehab for my meth problem. He's never had a job in his life and sits on the sofa all day, smoking weed and playing video games, all on my mom's salary. FML

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Check yourself

By Anonymous - 28/10/2014 23:54 - United States

Today, my mom talked to me and my brother about how great it was that our cousin was getting away from drugs and becoming sober, as he would have so many more opportunities opened up for him now. She explained all this while sitting on our patio, smoking a blunt. FML

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By Amanda - 13/12/2010 16:29 - United States

Today, I was in the car with my mom. We were discussing my brother, how he's been screwing up majorly lately and she blamed it on his friends. Then she turned to me and said, "It's a good thing you've never had any friends." FML

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By Anonymous - 20/03/2022 16:00

Today, my dad yelled at me for using legal marijuana to help treat my potentially terminal cancer, which is kind of hypocritical for the man who spent significant portions of my childhood in jail for selling cocaine to rich high school kids. FML

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Miscommunication

By kay-z - 21/06/2014 20:32 - United States

Today, my dad heard that the guy who bullied me at school died recently of a drug overdose. For some reason, he thinks we were actually best friends, and thinks I'm doing drugs too. I'm now not allowed out of the house except to go to school. He won't listen to a word I say. FML

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By :(( - 24/06/2012 21:45 - United States - Montevideo

Today, my parents felt the need to lecture me about how people who "smoke the reefer" are a "waste of life" and will never amount to anything. I was baked during the entire conversation, and actually ended up breaking down in tears, because I realized they were totally right. FML

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unidentifieduser 23

Friday 30 January 2015 0:29

Your parents have a very unique definition of "perfect". Keep doing what you're doing OP.

feven 32

Friday 30 January 2015 0:31

My parents do this all the time. They compare to kids who are twice as bad as me

Comments

Kitty_Kat44 31

Friday 30 January 2015 0:58

I wonder what makes them think this friend of yours is so perfect. Is he a compulsive liar also?

Johnnycake23 42

Friday 30 January 2015 1:07

They must be hippies. No one cares about filthy hippies.

oops6663 26

Friday 30 January 2015 1:07

Maybe he's just more polite than you are.

diagnosed 15

Friday 30 January 2015 1:08

Don't get discouraged man good job on passing all your courses and being a model citizen. It's too bad that your parents compare you to someone like that when you're a lot better than the other person. I think they need to pull their heads out of their butts. But that's just my opinion. Keep up the good work dude

TomatoGuts 10

Friday 30 January 2015 1:31

Why can't parents just be content with their kids?

exoticwaved 9

Friday 30 January 2015 1:34

You list the bad side of your friend since you seemingly lost the comparison on the good side. What positive aspects do Ur parents like about the kid?

ThatllDoDonkey 9

Friday 30 January 2015 1:46

There two ways you can live life. 1.) following the mold of someone else and be a copy 2.) be who you are. I use to try to pass myself off as a horse, but people use to tell me, "Oh you're just and ass, you're a worthless lesser of a horse, blah blah blah." & one day I realized that yeah I might not be black stallion, I don't need to act like a horse to be a noble steed, because dammit I am a noble steed!!! We are all different for a reason, and those differences is what makes this world better (at least Duloc ☺️) There was a quote a wise being told me..."When you're living your life following behind someone every step, you become an annoying nuisance." -shrek

ShrekFromDuloc 6

Friday 30 January 2015 1:54

Those were the days... I never thought I'd say this but my ass use to be a pain in my ass... It's not shrek is love, it's ass is love❤️

DemonInFlannel 13

Friday 30 January 2015 2:21

What in the hell is wrong with your parents and their definition of perfect?! Well, after you finish passing school with flying colors, at least you won't have to deal with them anymore as you take on a job and become successful and your bad little friend's life falls apart. That is, if it was ever a stable thing. I respect you for sticking to your own, healthy standards. Keep ignoring your parents' ideas of perfection and you'll turn out just fine.