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To ask for your tiny tragedies

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Thispupsgottofly · 26/08/2025 20:05

Was looking forward to having some strawberries with some nice thick greek yoghurt I had in the fridge and it turns out I just bought boring natural yoghurt by mistake 😭

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wonderstuff · 27/08/2025 14:53

BoredZelda · 27/08/2025 14:46

I have to go to a concert with my daughter tonight, because her friend (who is 15 and needs to be accompanied) didn’t arrange for her own mum to go with her. My choice is to go with them or for them not to go at all and I can’t do that to my daughter.

Where are you going? Might you enjoy it when you get there? I loved being the responsible adult taking dd and friends to concerts. They’re all too old to need me now.

BoredZelda · 27/08/2025 14:48

Ella31 · 27/08/2025 00:07

I was preparing bottles and formula and I never attached the bottom of the bottles and put the formula right through a bottle onto the floor today😅

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

BoredZelda · 27/08/2025 14:46

I have to go to a concert with my daughter tonight, because her friend (who is 15 and needs to be accompanied) didn’t arrange for her own mum to go with her. My choice is to go with them or for them not to go at all and I can’t do that to my daughter.

looselegs · 27/08/2025 14:42

minipie · 27/08/2025 14:09

I feel your pain - I’ve just splashed tomato soup on my jumpsuit, it also needs handwash cycle so spends most of its life in the laundry basket and I’ve only just washed it 😩

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Tomato soup is the worst!
Guess you won't be wearing it again for a long time.....

Giggorata · 27/08/2025 14:41

I put the washing up scouring sponge thingy down somewhere in the house, probably when the plumber asked me to run the taps in the bathroom.
It has disappeared.

shivermetimbers77 · 27/08/2025 14:22

On holiday. Splashed out on a really lovely bottle of rose… put it in the fridge to cool. Opened the fridge and it fell out and smashed on the floor. No cleaning products in the room so had to improvise using beach towels. So now I have no wine and very stinky towels😭

minipie · 27/08/2025 14:09

looselegs · 27/08/2025 12:52

A baked bean fell off my fork halfway to my mouth and rolled down the top I'd only had on for about 10 minutes!

I feel your pain - I’ve just splashed tomato soup on my jumpsuit, it also needs handwash cycle so spends most of its life in the laundry basket and I’ve only just washed it 😩

Starlight1984 · 27/08/2025 13:33

aperolspritzbasicbitch · 26/08/2025 20:42

I actually didn’t think this was possible.
don’t we all pack as if we are going to soil ourselves thrice daily?

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😆

SadTimesInFife · 27/08/2025 13:32

Strawberries tasting only of water

KelsCommemorativeSausage · 27/08/2025 13:22

Daughter was meant to go a club today and I was going to sit in the library by myself. She decided she didn't want to go and I don't get my library sit.

665theneighborofthebeast · 27/08/2025 13:00

I had just finished cleaning the windows and putting the stuff away so I was obviously having a self congratulatory cup of tea when thump! Pigeon self splatted into the glass. The dusty bird print is large, detailed and probably staying there until it rains.

wonderstuff · 27/08/2025 12:54

Screenager · 26/08/2025 23:17

I’ve just driven 12hrs across France. Got to tunnel with my flexi ticket and got held up at passport control. Missing the free food by actually 1 minute!! 😭

I’d be devastated.

looselegs · 27/08/2025 12:52

A baked bean fell off my fork halfway to my mouth and rolled down the top I'd only had on for about 10 minutes!

looselegs · 27/08/2025 12:50

chilliheeler123 · 26/08/2025 23:45

I came up to bed and forgot I’d stripped it earlier so I had to remake it before I could get in 😭

I hate this!! Especially after you've been dozing on the sofa and are just desperate to get into bed!

Catpiece · 27/08/2025 11:27

Katemax82 · 26/08/2025 21:20

My husband was meant to be away from Monday evening till Wednesday morning for work reasons so I was going to have a nice husband free day and catch up on everything. The job got cancelled and I didn't get my husband free day

That’s so much more than a tiny tragedy. That’s absolutely gutting. I have two nights on my own coming up next month. Just me. No dh. No youngest dd who still lives at home. The sheer excitement is building. The peace. The quiet. The house to myself.

Ella31 · 27/08/2025 00:07

I was preparing bottles and formula and I never attached the bottom of the bottles and put the formula right through a bottle onto the floor today😅

chilliheeler123 · 26/08/2025 23:45

I came up to bed and forgot I’d stripped it earlier so I had to remake it before I could get in 😭

404PageNotFound · 26/08/2025 23:32

I've been chilly all day because despite the weather forecast saying today will be cooler I've worn a summer dress and open toe sandals to work and sat with the window open because I'm not ready for summer to be over.

Arlanymor · 26/08/2025 23:27

PeloMom · 26/08/2025 23:20

I’m sorry but there’s nothing tiny about this tragedy. I would have burst into tears!

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I think I did an impression of a goldfish and my eyes temporarily welled up a bit!

BitOutOfPractice · 26/08/2025 23:21

Reallybadidea · 26/08/2025 20:31

This isn't a tiny tragedy at all, I forgot to take tea bags on holiday with me so I haven't had a cup of tea for almost a week 😭

Im genuinely sorry for your troubles. That’s not tiny at all! I had to have a fasting blood test last week. No tea allowed till afterwards. I felt at odds with the world. So god knows how you feel!

I gave blood tonight and they’ve had something out of both arms and one finger. I’m empty I tell you. Empty.

PeloMom · 26/08/2025 23:20

Arlanymor · 26/08/2025 20:30

I am working away from home at the moment for two nights and a local restaurant makes epic pizza. I couldn’t get there last night as got caught up in traffic delays due to an accident and it was closed. So as soon as my day was finished today I had a quick shower and headed to the restaurant… the first thing the (admittedly lovely waitress) said when she gave me my menu was:

“Don’t worry about the stuff on the other side of the menu - we stopped doing pizzas yesterday but haven’t had a chance to change the menu yet.”

YESTERDAY?!

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

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I’m sorry but there’s nothing tiny about this tragedy. I would have burst into tears!

Dappy777 · 26/08/2025 23:19

Sharkpenis · 26/08/2025 23:17

I used to know someone on crack, they always stole chocolate and laundry stuff to sell.

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Funny, I’ve started stealing crack to fund my chocolate habit.

Screenager · 26/08/2025 23:18

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Screenager · 26/08/2025 23:17

I’ve just driven 12hrs across France. Got to tunnel with my flexi ticket and got held up at passport control. Missing the free food by actually 1 minute!! 😭

Sharkpenis · 26/08/2025 23:17

Dappy777 · 26/08/2025 21:59

I’m a chocoholic. It’s a serious problem, but there’s nothing I can do about it. Now chocolate is so f-ing expensive I need to save up to buy my favourite bars. Even the disgusting, ‘cheap’ Sainsbury’s own brand is £2.50. At this rate I might have to find a dealer.

I used to know someone on crack, they always stole chocolate and laundry stuff to sell.