Kids, Death and Work: A teacher's burden

A teacher's burden

By Anonymous - 13/05/2009 17:46 - Canada

Today, a parent came into my class and told one of my 6 year-old students that their grandma died. Then the parent left. The kid started crying from the news, which then got all the other students crying. I spent the rest of the day comforting a class of kids crying over someone else's grandma. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/10/2009 21:07 - United States

Today, my English teacher asked me why I didn't have my project completed. Thinking quick on my feet, I told her it was because my grandmother had just passed away. Apparently they go to the same country club and have known each other for years. My teacher started crying and ran out of the room. FML

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By dramateach11 - 03/04/2009 00:37 - United States

Today, I was trying to get drama students to attempt to make themselves cry. I was not having any luck, until suddenly a girl burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably. I jumped up to applaud, saying what a wonderful thing it is to have such expressive kids. Turns out her grandma just died. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/07/2020 02:01

Today, I was doing my job and trying to teach a lazy bunch of 16-year-olds. A girl entered the room just 15 minutes before class ended, so I snapped, "Someone had better have died for you to be this late!" She immediately burst into tears. Turns out, someone had. FML

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By myanmarkaviar - 27/08/2015 16:34 - Norway - Fl?

Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/01/2012 11:53 - United States

Today, at school, I was crying because someone I knew had died. My teacher pulled me aside and said, "I understand you're socially awkward, but don't worry it gets better." FML

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By thechad_144 - 01/06/2009 23:42 - United States

Today, at an elementary school a girl showed me her grandma's obituary in the paper and started crying. To stop her from crying I made things out of the rest of the paper, later she asked me where her grandma's obituary was. I accidentally made it into a hat, with lots of tape. FML

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By lissa - 01/06/2021 11:01

Today, at school, some kid I’ve never liked came up to me and said, to my face, "I’m really happy to hear about your mom." She died two weeks ago. FML

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By ITM21 - 09/03/2012 06:43 - United States

Today, I accused a student in my class of getting his dad to do his homework. It turns out that his dad died two years ago. FML

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By perfectmoment - 30/11/2009 00:47 - Canada

Today, I called my boyfriend to have a shoulder to cry on because my grandpa died. As soon as I told him, he started crying and telling me how much he missed his grandmother, who died six years ago. I spent the majority of the phone call listening to him wail. FML

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By Maxie - 08/03/2013 01:55 - United States - Chesterland

Today, after my 5-year-old finally got over his grandmother's death, we went to a store and saw a lady that looked exactly like her. She came up to us asking if we saw her grandson; I can't get my son to stop freaking out. FML

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MaddieMonster 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:06

Kids will cry over anything, although it sucks you have to deal with it. Sorry charlie. And how shitty of the mom to just come by tell the bad news and leave.

lindsayellow 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:08

The kid's mom didn't take him/her home? Jeez.

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rayyli 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 0:22

The kid's parent just... LEFT? The hell? FYL for you. The parent should have done something more to console the child than just... leave. The hell.

were_giraffe 2

Thursday 14 May 2009 0:26

yeah WTF is wrong with the parent if you're going to tell that to a kid in school, then *take the kid HOME* if you can't do that, then wait until after school yeesh some parents have their heads stuck up their asses and very self centered on top of that

I2OI3 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 0:29

GRANDMOTHER IS DEAD? PARENT SHOWS UP, DROPS THE NEWS AND SPLITS....I SMELL FOUL PLAY.. AM I THE ONLY ONE HERE? SOMEBODY NOTIFY THE AUTHORITIES!

dg72592_fml 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 0:33

why would they not take the kid home? what the ****?

McLaughlane 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 0:33

wow, what a shitty mom. That's not the kind of thing you drop onto your SMALL CHILD in the middle of a class, you wait until they get home. What an idiot. FYL, dude.

dancin303 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 0:34

42 WE DONT NEED CAPS maybe the mom was upset herself so left or had to deal with funeral stuff so needed to kid to stay there. bad parenting yes but a possibility sorry op, fyl

fretforyerlatte 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 0:34

man i was 17 when my grandma died and i was too upset to stay at school. that's just cold. either take the kid home or wait til they get home to break the news.

effyourlife_ 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 0:39

It's a six year old ! If the kid was in high school and had important classes I can understand leaving them at school.. maybe.. but the poor kid is in grade 1! For God's sake, take him out of school after telling him that you rotten parents!

sarsbar 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 0:42

What the hell is wrong with all of you people saying the OP is heartless? Dealing with crying kids, especially a large number, is not CUTE. It's very sweet that the other kids felt sad for the original kid but definitely sucks and was completely unnecessary if it hadn't been for idiotic parents. That's horrible, cold, and heartless that the parent just told the kid and left them there. The responsible thing to do would have been to either pull the kid out of school for the day to tell him/her or waiting until he/she got out of school.

grazynaanka 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 0:45

I agree that the parent should have waited until the child was at home. That was completely irresponsible of the parent. i think it's a little insensitive of you to feel that way about a classroom full of students. 6 yr olds are very fragile and will cry at something like this. even if it has nothing to do with them. @ 49....well if she is a teacher or a teachers aid. she knew what she was getting into. and part of her responsiblity is to deal with crying students. it doesn't matter if it's not cute and annoying.