19 People Who Thought Their Day Was Going Great—Until Life Pulled a Prank on Them”

You’re not alone. Here are 19 other people who had no good, very bad days this year, in case you need a reminder that life’s just one big ol’ joke sometimes:

1. This person who spilled a two-pound bag of peas in their kitchen:

2. This person who drove two hours away to make a return, only to show up to this sign:

3. This person who woke up to find out someone (or something) cut the wires on their Christmas lights:

4. This person whose stovetop literally exploded:

5. This person who was told to “use Uber” if they wanted to pick up their medicine… while standing in line at that very pharmacy:

6. This person who was blocked into their garage less than an hour before needing to take a final exam:

7. This guy who got this bill after a five-minute ambulance ride to the hospital:

8. This person who was not told that the 9 a.m. game they were supposed to be keeping score for got canceled:

9. This person’s credit card application that was denied because their credit score was apparently 4:

10. This person who bought these $200 boots only for the dye to rub off the first day wearing them:

11. This person who dislocated their thumb while taking their sock (?!) off:

12. This person whose kid cleaned their TV with a sanding sponge:

13. This person who paid $200 for a new cashmere sweater only to find out, three days later, that they have moth larvae in their closet:

14. This poor wife whose husband broke the news of their beloved cat being put to sleep like this…

15. This person who was woken up, naked in their bed, to four police officers executing a search warrant for a previous tenant who moved away years ago:

16. This person whose upstairs neighbor’s pipe broke and is now severely on the verge of being flooded:

17. This person who was accepted to a PhD program four years ago and only just found the email this year:

18. This person who was on their way to start college, only for their car to catch fire with everything they owned inside of it:

And lastly:

19. This person who drove them and their kids 30 minutes away to see the special holiday train, only for another train to pass and block the view juuuust at the right time: