Kids: Today, while my husband was at work, he missed our son saying...

By michelle - 15/11/2015 15:21 - Netherlands - Amsterdam

Today, while my husband was at work, he missed our son saying his first word ("Dada"), taking his first steps and smashing the widescreen TV with a well-aimed teddy bear. Care to guess which of these three things made my husband cry. FML

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Today, I was upset after a fight with my husband, so I cried alone in the bedroom. My 4-year-old son then comes in and hugs me. I thought he was trying to comfort me, but he then told me he had to go get his quarter my husband had promised to pay him if he made me shut up. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/06/2023 15:00

Today, I left my husband in charge of the house for a day. When I returned, I saw him gaming through the window, so I stormed in and yelled at him. Then, my eyes adjusted, and I saw the neatly folded laundry, clean kitchen, vacuumed rugs, and my son, who was asleep until I woke him. Whoops. FML

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Today, I accidentally hit my dad in the eye with our dead dog's squeaky toy. He cried. FML

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By RIPJarJar - 20/10/2017 22:18

Today, my husband gave our three-year-old son a lesson on life and death. He did this by slaughtering our pet chicken for dinner in front of him. My son has been crying for hours. FML

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By TiredParent - 09/10/2018 12:00

Today, I had to take my eyes off my kid for a minute to respond to an important work email. I was about to click send when I heard a flushing sound and mad giggling. It was the TV remote. FML

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iAlissa 34

Monday 16 November 2015 8:58

is his teddy bear made of solid brick?

MissKylie 24

Monday 16 November 2015 8:54

How does a small child smash a TV with a teddy bear

Comments

Tannasgh 22

Monday 16 November 2015 12:31

Not wearing a condom?

NomeDMF 17

Monday 16 November 2015 13:25

Sounds like a future quarterback.

SuperMew 22

Monday 16 November 2015 13:35

It doesn't mean he hates your son. But your kid will have a thousand tiny moments in his life where he does things other kids do. Just because he took a step or spoke doesn't mean your husband is a bad father for being upset something he paid for was destroyed.

ELoni_fml 25

Monday 16 November 2015 14:04

But if I understand correctly you are Dutch, won't the WA verzekering cover the damages done by your children? Not sure but you can try, good luck OP!

zaidthunder1 27

Monday 16 November 2015 14:15

Im sure most of us men would be pissed about the TV.

bbsdk2 15

Monday 16 November 2015 18:19

And a lot of us women too, those things can be expensive!

Stuffaluffagus 25

Tuesday 17 November 2015 1:07

I'm not a man and I'd be furious

vikky538 28

Monday 16 November 2015 14:38

He cried because he got one strong child

baileybrooke13 15

Monday 16 November 2015 14:56

I'm assuming the baby threw the teddy bear at the tv, causing the tv to wobble and then fall down and that's what caused it to smash

Bismuth92 11

Monday 16 November 2015 15:18

The only way I can imagine a teddy bear breaking a TV is if it knocked the tv to the floor. In which case, the tv should have been anchored to the wall, it could have fallen on your son and killed him. Maybe your husband was crying because he realised how close to death your son just came.