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By LoveTheElder - 11/05/2016 01:38 - United States - San Clemente

Today, the elderly lady I work for got mad at me, all because I wouldn't feed her imaginary friend. FML

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By justlittleoldme - 25/07/2012 21:05 - United States - Sarona

Today, at work in a nursing home, I had to kill imaginary dogs in the lunch room, because they were evil and trying to eat everyone. This started with just one person seeing them, to all 30 of them screaming and freaking out. I spent 45 minutes killing imaginary dogs. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/03/2018 01:30

Today, my manager cussed me out for being unable to keep a customer happy. That "customer" was a senile old twit who had wandered away from his carer, thought our shop was his living room, and demanded to know who replaced all his furniture. FML

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By booste - 18/10/2009 04:06 - Canada

Today, I was written up because my manager heard me insulting a customer. How did I insult her? I called her grandma. Who did I say this to? My grandma. FML

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By Irobot - 15/03/2017 22:00

Today, working at a fast food restaurant, I was berated by a customer for a good two minutes. It's okay though because she ended with, "Sorry, I forget you all are real people." FML

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By she sure has an arm. - 28/02/2013 11:57 - United States - Clinton

Today, my elderly neighbor had asked me to take her to her early morning doctor's appointment. I arrived at her house at 7:30 as agreed, and she appeared to have forgotten who I was. She started lobbing eggs out of her window at me, telling me she wasn't interested in what I was selling. FML

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Today, an old friend of my mom's yelled at me for "ignoring" her. I wasn't responding because she was getting my name wrong, so I assumed she was referring to someone else. FML

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By anonymous - 01/02/2016 06:07 - Canada

Today, I saw an elderly woman struggling to reach the top shelf in my local grocery store, so I went over and asked if she needed help. She then accused me of flirting with her and had me escorted from the property. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/12/2012 15:44 - Canada - Sydney

Today, while buying paint, I began to help an elderly woman working to lift some heavy boxes. She told me what a nice young lady I was. Then her boss came over, screamed at her for being lazy and fired her. She cried. So did I. FML

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Chloe555_fml 27

Wednesday 11 May 2016 16:07

Ah dementia, the gift that keeps repeating.

hipposteve 21

Wednesday 11 May 2016 16:24

He controls the weather.

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Guy1009 15

Wednesday 11 May 2016 17:02

Is your old lady Madam Foster?

Elmoskittles 3

Wednesday 11 May 2016 17:02

Admit it, you have the imaginary friend and you are the old mean lady!?!?

nrwl_30 17

Wednesday 11 May 2016 17:22

There's a enough on your plate to feed you both... If not take it home in a doggie bag. ?

tinytyler 12

Wednesday 11 May 2016 17:24

Better to just play along with it IMO. Whatever makes her final years happy

corleon198425 22

Wednesday 11 May 2016 17:24

anytime you do in home health care you run a risk. one time as an emt a elderly woman thought I was the devil and trying to steal her soul. you just have to have patience and not let it get to you! good luck OP!

lvg_fml 10

Wednesday 11 May 2016 18:47

How long would it take you to make her happy and feed her friend.

ragnarok1540 39

Wednesday 11 May 2016 19:03

Tell her not to worry because your imaginary coworker will soon feed her imaginary friend ...

frontmanmike 14

Wednesday 11 May 2016 19:35

You're an asshole. A caregiver or anyone working with the elderly should be compassionate, and anyone I know in those fields would have just humored the old girl.

blackrose1996 11

Wednesday 11 May 2016 19:41

Your supposed to adapt to what she wants if it's appropriate and there is nothing wrong with an elderly lady having an imaginary friend feed the friend too all you have to say is I made a sandwich just for him/her and set an imaginary plate down where she says he/she is

Renogeddon 3

Wednesday 11 May 2016 19:42

could be way worse he could support hillary

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