We’ve all had moments where everything is going great, then all of a sudden something less-than-ideal happens that leaves us thinking, “You’ve got to be kidding”. That’s why we’ve put together this list of 44 photos of unfortunate moments we can all probably relate to. From spilling hot coffee on ourselves to having our prized possessions pinched, living through these mishaps is never fun. But because bad days happen to the best of us, it’s certainly reassuring to know that we can all bond over being dealt a bad hand.
#1 Just Found Out My BF Of 9 Years Has Been Replacing My Adderall With Sugar
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#2 My Worst Nightmare Finally Became A Reality
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#3 My Kid Got This In Her Easter Basket. I Was Confused About Why She Didn’t Want It So I Took A Bite. It’s Soap
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#4 Was Recently Told I Won’t Live Past 35, And It’s Just Now Hitting Me
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#5 Coworker Thought My Mug Warmer Was A Charger
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#6 Halfway Through My Run 😭
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#7 Me And The Wife Tried To Do A Romantic Pose. Didnt See Till Later
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#8 Someone Glued My Bike Lock And Now I Cant Unlock My Bike
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#9 I Came Out Of My Hotel To This
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#10 These Keys Were Found In The Pocket Of The “New” Coat I Bought On Amazon
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#11 My “New” Car I’ve Had Less Than A Month Now
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#12 Neighbor Just S**t My House. I Moved In Two Weeks Ago
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#13 HR Accidentally Sent Everyone A “Termination Notice”- Including The CEO
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#14 Turned 40 Yesterday. No One Showed Up To My Party
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According to science, there’s no particular reason why bad things happen. Simply put, misfortune is an unavoidable part of life, and more often than not, totally random. While chance certainly plays a major role, regrettable events like accidents, illnesses, and disasters are just the natural order of things.
#15 Came Home To A Car In My Pool
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#16 Listening To AI Didn’t Help
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#17 Terrible Notification To Get On Take Off
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#18 My Wife Had A Birthday Earlier This Week. I Didn’t Send Her This And My Name Doesn’t Start With An A
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#19 I Ate Half A Bag Of Beef Jerky And Realized I Made A Mistake
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#20 My Daughter Decided To Cool Off Her Hot Pot Of Pasta On Our Deck
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#21 I Just Broke A $5,000.00 Bottle Of Remy Martin Louis Xiii Cognac At Work
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#22 Concrete Overflowed Out Of The Toilet
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#23 Oven Stopped Working… Found A Surprise Inside
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#24 Brand New E-Bike My Parents Gifted Me Stolen 🙁
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#25 I Just Had One Job For The Family Christmas Dinner
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#26 My Apartment Called Today Saying I Had To Come Home
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#27 My Cat Finding Out The Can I Just Opened Contains Coffee Beans, Not Cat Food
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#28 Left Chicken In The Oven 4-5 Hours As I Slept. No Dinner For Me Last Night
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Apart from random chance, our very own choices and social interactions put us in some pretty awkward situations more often than we’d care to admit. Other people’s decisions tend to have a domino effect on our experiences, with their actions sometimes resulting in serious consequences for us on a personal level.
#29 First Time Smoking
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#30 One Of Our Sealed Water Bottles Has A Set Of Metal Tongs In It
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#31 My Favorite Water Bottle Was Not Dishwasher Safe (It Used To Be A Gallon)
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#32 Tried To Make Ratatouille With The First Harvest From My Garden
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#33 Guess My New Cutting Board Wasn’t Dishwasher Safe…
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#34 I Just Noticed My Husband Didn’t Get One Yearbook Signature From Middle To High School 🙁
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#35 My Parents Texted Me Saying They Have No Power
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#36 Put Plastic Mat Under Computer Desk To Protect Floor In Apartment
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#37 The Time I Took My School Picture Looking Like This
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#38 Should I Just Grab It With My Fingers?
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#39 VP From Corporate Had An Ice Cream Cake Delivered To Me On My Day Off… Coworkers Put It In The Fridge
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#40 There Were No Other Dogs At The Dog Park And Today Is His Birthday 🙁
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#41 Kid And Groceries In The Back Seat. This Is Fine
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#42 I Dropped My AirPods
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If you’re a spiritual or philosophical person, then you’re probably familiar with the age-old saying, “You get what you give”. Some religious beliefs and traditions suggest that the hardships we experience are a reflection of our actions, while others hint at how our mindset shapes what we attract in life.
#43 Forced To Gate Check Guitar, Got It Back Split In Half
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#44 Can’t Afford To Go Out For My Birthday, So A Coworker Brought Me A Salmon Steak From His Fishing Trip For Me To Have For Dinner. It Was Gone By 9 Am
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