Kids: Today, while waiting in line with my 4-year-old son, I had to...

By BenFiggy - 21/04/2016 13:28 - United States - Brick

Today, while waiting in line with my 4-year-old son, I had to awkwardly apologize to an African-American gentleman and explain to my son that the man was not made out of chocolate. FML

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By Meryem - 19/01/2024 12:00 - United States - Tucson

Today, I was out with my niece at the store. Where we live there aren't many people of color, so it's surprising when you do see someone like that. Anyway, we were shopping and my niece just hysterically screamed, "IT'S A CHOCOLATE MAN EATING CHOCOLATE!" while pointing at a black man eating chocolate. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/07/2015 20:51 - United States

Today, I had to profusely apologize to a woman after my six year old son decided to crawl between her legs at the supermarket, then look up her skirt and loudly ask why she didn't have any panties on. FML

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By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2017 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, while I was working at Starbucks, a customer dumped a hot chocolate on me and yelled, saying it wasn't his order. The order actually belonged to a 4-year-old boy with the same name, who started screaming when he didn't get his chocolate. FML

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By ravenskater - 04/04/2011 02:47

Today, I was at a grocery store with my 3 year old son. As I was picking a cereal out, an older man comes over and says, "You should have used condoms. What an ugly boy." FML

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By ilovekids? - 12/12/2015 02:05 - United States - Commack

Today, while I was working at a supermarket, a kid started to cry in line because he couldn't get candy. Since we have free lollipops behind the desk, I gave him one. His mom complained to my manager and said I was grooming her child. FML

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By daddy's girl - 22/01/2013 04:08 - United States - Springfield

Today, I had to drag my grandmother out of a store because she went up to a black family and started apologizing for slavery. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/02/2014 16:31 - United States

Today, while waiting in line at a store, a toddler behind me was throwing a major meltdown while his father yelled at him, giving me a migraine. I turned to the woman behind me and said, "Can you believe this kid? I feel sorry for his mother." Turns out the woman was his mother. FML

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By lordoftheweird - 29/07/2021 10:59

Today, because no one else was willing to, I had to explain to my uncle that he's white, that I'm not his grandfather, and that he's mentally challenged. FML

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By UFVKNP - 10/03/2017 16:00

Today, my coworker and I were swamped with coffee orders. I told him I would "take care of the blacks", and a customer who only heard that sentence screamed at me for several minutes about racism. FML

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The devil

By nichaneely - 10/02/2010 03:32 - United States

Today, I was working when an older lady came up to buy a coffee. Her son cried for a cup of whipped cream to snack on. She shook her head, silently telling me to say no. I said we were out. The mother took her drink and said, "I'm sorry honey, but the mean man said you couldn't have any." FML

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walker9879 25

Friday 22 April 2016 3:03

I mean, your son is 4. Has he been so sheltered that he has never seen an African American or is it just rare or something? But hopefully the guy didn't think too much of it since your son is little.

imcornelious 15

Friday 22 April 2016 2:59

Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

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talicaroxi 25

Friday 22 April 2016 11:20

Lmfao I had similar on a bus once. there arnt many black or mixed race people where I live. we were sat in the bus and my son spotted a black man. he shouted mummy did that man stay in a tunnel to long? he's black mummy look! well I could have died. the guy wet himself laughing.

Champignon_fml 19

Friday 22 April 2016 12:11

"No, he's not made of chocolate. He sure does look yummy, though. :3"

jinsy 13

Friday 22 April 2016 12:24

When I was 2 I went to South Africa with my parents and referred to all people of colour as chocolate people, including my granddads maid....

gingerlover01 24

Friday 22 April 2016 13:57

my great uncle did that as long as the man realized it wasn't meant to be racist just a 4 year old being a 4 year old you'll be fine

imbedderdenu 23

Friday 22 April 2016 14:14

people take this stuff way too seriously. out of the mouth of babes. I'm sure he wasn't mad and understood. it probably even gave him a chuckle.

oathkeeper99 31

Friday 22 April 2016 14:18

I read this wrong at first and thought it was the man thinking your kid was made out of chocolate... But your young kid thinking someone is made out of chocolate makes slightly more sense.

dharmaint 15

Friday 22 April 2016 15:32

A rational person would laugh

writergirl1029 17

Friday 22 April 2016 16:06

He's four, that's normal for him to notice that some people look different from himself and it was a cute way to express it. I have two four year old nephews and they're starting to do the same thing.