Kids, Embarrassing and Gender: Gender bender

Gender bender

By Anonymous - 14/12/2022 15:00 - United States - Virginia Beach

Today, on my first day as a middle school substitute teacher, the class I was in had blue passes for boys and red passes for girls. The kid in the front row raised a number two for the bathroom, so I handed her a red pass, only for him to brush his hair back and say, "I'm a boy." The whole class laughed and called him "Babe". FML

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By badteacher - 24/10/2010 05:26 - United States

Today, while I was substitute teaching a middle school class, a boy, named Chris, refused to get in the boy's line for the bathroom. After I had said, "Chris, what makes you think you're a girl?" in a very loud voice, one of the other students said "She is a girl." I've scarred a child for life. FML

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Oh the times, they are a-changin'

By toelie - 06/11/2017 22:00

Today, as two of my students walked into my classroom, I said, "Hi, ladies". One of them screamed at me: "Did you just assume my gender?!" FML

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By luciaspiano - 05/02/2010 00:47 - United States

Today, I was riding a bus. After having a conversation with my friend, I looked down and saw a little boy looking at me. He asked, "Are you a boy or a girl?" As if that wasn't bad enough, when I responded that I was a girl, he said, "Oh. So, why do you have a boy voice then?" FML

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By DeeElleGee - 14/11/2009 00:09 - Canada

Today, at my work, I was ringing though a kid's purchase. I try to be friendly with the kids and when he handed me his cash I said "Thank you, sir!" in a playful manner. He then turns to his mom and says "Mom, why does everyone think I am a boy?". FML

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By Whoops - 03/09/2009 20:28 - United States

Today, I discovered the guy that sits next to me in class is actually a girl. Not only is that bad, but we had to write a paper about each other. I used the words "him" and "he", and read it to the whole class. FML

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By randomgirl - 07/01/2012 14:12 - United Kingdom

Today, I accidentally called my teacher "Babe". FML

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Bad hair day

By Hairdresser On Fire - 01/10/2019 18:05 - United Kingdom - Bristol

Today, I mistook a little girl for a boy. Unfortunately, I only realised my mistake until after I'd cut her hair. FML

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By lookslikeaboyapparently - 19/10/2010 21:23 - United Kingdom

Today, a little girl came up to me and asked, "Are you a boy or a girl?" I said, "I'm a girl of course!" She walked away, looking dazed and saying, "Whoa." FML

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By Anonymous - 21/01/2010 14:29 - Canada

Today, I was the only girl in my lab class. The instructor was learning our names. When he came to me, I went to say "mine will be easy" and it came out as "I'm easy." FML

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By Lady of Sorrows - 31/01/2009 20:26 - United States

Today, I just went to the bathroom and someone thought I was a guy. FML

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Chazzster 28

Thursday 15 December 2022 1:33

How remarkably up to date that they went to the trouble of having both boy and girl bathroom passes at that school! … There is much about this that is just needlessly sad and stupid.

bleuroze 4

Thursday 15 December 2022 4:54

Gendered bathroom passes? In 2022? Ew.

Comments

RichardPencil 30

Wednesday 14 December 2022 21:54

"Raised a number two?" Are we talking about a #2 pencil (my third-favorite cousin) or a piece of poo?

Chazzster 28

Thursday 15 December 2022 1:33

How remarkably up to date that they went to the trouble of having both boy and girl bathroom passes at that school! … There is much about this that is just needlessly sad and stupid.

bleuroze 4

Thursday 15 December 2022 4:54

Gendered bathroom passes? In 2022? Ew.

SirEnigM0nk 22

Thursday 15 December 2022 12:49

Right?? That's a relic for sure.

Yudith 24

Thursday 15 December 2022 13:15

Time to petition the school to trash this backward system. Maybe "Babe" could help you if you apologize to them.

anothergenericuncreativename 13

Thursday 15 December 2022 18:08

hall passes.... imagine living in a country that claims to love freedom, but requires students to literally have physical proof of being allowed to take a crap.