You tried

By Anonymous - 10/06/2009 04:42 - United States

Today, I offered my seat to an elderly lady on the subway. She quietly refused. Minutes later on a sharp turn, she almost fell down on two people. As I was clearly the youngest in the disability seating section, everyone on the train turned and glared at me. FML
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redbluegreen 40

I don't think you deserved this. I mean, she didn't want to sit down and you did offer up your seat. The other people around could have offered up their seat too.

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Anderling 32

That sucks, being glared at because someone else refused to accept your help. FYL

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Muggaar 0

Not, really your fault, but you could of insisted, and she is less inclined to take the seat if you are still sitting on it(Im assuming you stayed sitting =I), should of stood up =3 LOL at #20

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RIKANA 0

Well that does suck...At least you tryed to do the right thing. And thats all that matter:) RI

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lesp 6

Yeah, FYL. This is why I get out of my seat and stand up when something like this happens. Even if she refuses I'm still standing, so I don't look like a jerk if something goes wrong.

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ZzXx_WrA_xXzZ 0

not an FML, she didn't even fall, and she refused the seat

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rawr_ily96 24

I meant to press thumbs down. How do I take off the +1?

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Capnstinkfoot 0

Old people are very proud & many dont like to impose. Next time stand up & say "no, really, take the seat you old crotch"

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4ube_fml 6

#16 oh i ear you, i have the exact same problems, my fiancé having really bad health, combined with a instable type 1 diabetes. The worse thing is that people not understanding are also my family who says "type 1 diabetes, so what ?". He does whishes he had cancer instead, people would be all "aww". However Asthma sucks. And op should have asked the lady quite loud "you don't want my seat yet ?" But it's true some persons have hard time sitting down and then standing up.

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spoo 24

old people can be realy dense... One thing you can do is not offer them your seat, but stand up and refuse to sit down instead. Something about the seat going to waste gets them to just sit.

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redoleander 0

When you got off the subway, you should have limped really bad, and made them feel bad for thinking you didn't deserve to be there.

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