Miscellaneous: Today, my phone rang while I was home alone. When I picked up,...

By badgrandchild - 16/03/2009 21:01 - United States

Today, my phone rang while I was home alone. When I picked up, all I could hear was heavy breathing. Convinced it was one of my friends playing a joke, I said loudly, "Get off the phone, you fucker, and don't call back!" It turned out it was my grandma. She had been having a stroke. FML

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By Noname - 24/02/2009 05:05 - United States

Today, one of my closest friends and I got into a fight. She ended the conversation with, "My grandma just had a stroke. Bye." I didn't believe her so I replied "That's great. Bye." Turns out her Grandma is in the hospital in critical condition. FML

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By tazthespaz - 29/12/2016 03:18 - United States - Comstock Park

Today, a telemarketer called my house phone and asked for my grandpa. We were in the middle of having his wake. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/01/2022 17:02

Today, my phone made a random noise. I jokingly said, "Wow, I wonder who died now?" Turns out it was my son's grandmother. I had to explain it because I screamed. I also got to tell his dad that his mom just died. FML

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By What - 07/08/2024 09:00 - United States

Today, I received a random phone call from an unknown number. Three times. After the third time, the person started yelling at me viciously. Then I suddenly heard a different voice, saying, "Terribly sorry, sir. My poor sister has dementia and thinks you're her husband. Her dead husband, I might add." FML

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By Unemployed - 21/09/2009 17:08 - United States

Today, my grandma picked up the phone. It was a man asking to speak to me. Instead of giving me the phone she decides to hang up on him, thinking it was some guy trying to "get with me." It turned out to be the call I've been waiting all week for... a call from a huge company about a job offer. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/08/2015 03:39 - United States - Pasadena

Today, I was on the phone with my senile grandma, when I told her I had to go because I had an appointment at the clinic. For some reason, she assumed I was talking about an abortion clinic, and started raging at me and calling me a murderer. FML

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By lonely - 05/02/2009 15:14 - United States

Today, my phone rang for the first time in four days. It was my mom. She dialed the wrong number. FML

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You deserved it 3 266

By thanks, dad... - 30/08/2013 17:24 - Romania - Baia Mare

Today, I was playing with my phone after midnight, and I kept getting calls from a withheld number. The guy just breathed heavily and wouldn't speak. When the third call came, I asked "who the hell are you?" The call ended, and my dad yelled from outside my door: "ME! Now go to sleep!" FML

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Not now, Doris

By Anonymous - 02/04/2024 13:00 - United States

Today, my mom is in the hospital and I'm sitting by the phone in case anyone calls with news. Each time the phone rings, I bolt upright to answer it. So far I've been woken up by two telemarketers, three robo-calls, and some old lady asking for Doris, who doesn't live here. I can't turn my phone off. FML

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You deserved it 85

By Sleepy - 31/05/2015 15:51 - United States - Apo

Today, the phone kept ringing so I picked it up and answered. When there was no response, it took a minute to realize that I was still in bed and talking to my hand. FML

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You deserved it 5 037

ummmyeahhh 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 2:53

ok, bad move. but if all you heard was heavy breathing, you'd think it was some creeper or a prank. so, yeah, i understand. hope your grandma is okay.

arms_akimbo 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 2:49

How could you know?

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soccerdemon31 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 4:08

People are marking it as something he deserved because he couldve checked the caller ID. But if he didnt see it, its totally understandable.

mehwhateverr 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 4:09

i hate how people are saying they deserved it. it's not like they would have known.

sugarcakebomb 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 4:10

not everyone checks caller ID first, sometimes it's just instinct to pick up the house phone and just talk without checking. hope your grandma is ok, it's not your fault but it's pretty bad =/

zacjen 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 4:13

poor grandma... be a little nicer next time

mushroomcloud 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 4:18

What year are we in? Get caller i.d.

greenman_fml 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 4:24

You git her! the elderly are a burden on society anyway

canjeelo 0

Thursday 5 July 2012 20:33

Wow don't you have a grandma?? I think you don't even care about her since she's a " burden of society" Douche I hope your grandma sees this and beats your ass until the skin falls off ?????

jesuspunch 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 4:28

How did you not realize it was your grandma's phone number? This sounds too good to be true.

kathrynmarie 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 4:29

wow that was NOT your fault. hope she's okay.

greedy_dead_soul 0

Tuesday 17 March 2009 4:33

I love how 90% of the phone-related FMLs are the disadvantages of not having caller ID. I never knew how many people STILL don't have caller ID until following FMyLife.