Today, my daughter asked me the difference between "their" and "they're". This is the same child I've been spending thousands of dollars on to send to law school. FML
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Today, I learned that my daughter pocketed the money I'd paid so she could go to college. FML
Today, my second-grade daughter asked her teacher how much money she makes. FML
Today, my daughter is mad sulking because she got her first wage today and learned a bunch of new words like national insurance, pension contributions, taxes, automatic student loan repayments, and so on. She actually thought she got to keep ALL the money she earned, and is taking it out on us. FML
Today, my daughter asked me if we could adopt a child. I said no, since we can't afford to support another child. She then asked me if she could just adopt another dad instead. FML
Today, I learned from my daughter's teacher that she has been wearing the same shirt for the past few weeks, ever since we had a fight about how I don't pay attention to her. FML
Today, my idiot daughter is sat next to me crying because she took her ex to court for child support, convinced she was gonna get paid, even though her kids live with their dad full time. Now she's paying HIM child support and can’t afford her flat anymore, so she wants to move in with me. FML
Today, my daughter, whom I consigned a credit card for, told me she was in a bit of financial trouble. It turns out that she was trying to pay off her credit card with the same credit card her bill was for, and couldn't figure out why it wasn't working. FML
Today, my daughter has spent the last few hours moaning that the boy she’s known since they were 4 years-old got a girlfriend instead of asking her out. She’s known him for almost 20 years. If she liked him all that time, she should have asked him out herself instead of moaning at me. FML
Today, my daughter and her "friend" kept using crude euphemisms right in front of me, thinking I was too old or too stupid to figure out what they meant. I nearly had an aneurysm when she told him he could put his "pencil" in her "sharpener" next time they studied together. FML
Today, my daughter is such a greedy idiot. Her ex was voluntarily giving her over £1000 for the kid but she decided she wanted more, and dragged him to child support court. She’s now only getting about £500 and her ex, who formerly had a great relationship with her, now hates her guts. Idiot. FML
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712sash 26
"You're" daughter is going to be fine :)
Bloink 25
one who asks questions is foolish for five minutes, one who doesn't is foolish forever
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712sash 26
"You're" daughter is going to be fine :)
HKCgrimmjow 15
I'm hoping that you meant that in a sarcastic way. For the sake of humanity man, please tell me you were kidding!
CountWest 6
Don't give it away, man! I wanna see how freaked out HKC can get! HKC, I konw how speling and grammer is importat to u but your leting it get to you to much. Youve got to relax. Its okey to make mistakes sometmes. Noones perfect. :)
CountWest 6
Hey, guy, I'm not looking for any trouble...
Arthurie 30
27 - Obviously not. You're an origami dragon. Silly.
TheHolyJuiceBox 5
That's a Mareep
JMichael 25
No do Pikachu like one of your French girls.
andrewscity116 5
Your lack of spelling skills is...disturbing...
xPaigez 4
Guess who needs to go back to junior high!
saad2605 16
I think they're going to need to go back further. My 10 year old sister knows the difference.
chabelo 10
no, she just needs to take English classes.
jazzy_123 20
Maybe she had a brain fart? It happens to everyone. Just yesterday I couldn't remember how to spell "college" and was spelling it "colleg" haha
saad2605 16
20 - I think not knowing the difference between two words is a lot different than forgetting how to spell a word
Roskie 16
Not that this wasn't a VERY stupid question, but what does it have to do with her ability to practice law?
StillUsesMyspace 22
46, precision is key in practicing law. misusing a there/their could cause confusion and lose a case.
StillUsesMyspace 22
their/they're** whoops
Roskie 16
Fair enough. She should definitely make some kind of plan to educate/refresh herself on precise use of language, but if it's just "oh, darn, I always forget which is which," I still don't think it warrants taking another separate class.
chinaski7628 32
#46-- I think op mentioned the law school to show that the daughter has had a long and expensive education and she should therefore have learned the difference in any one of her 18+ years of schooling.
jaellin 18
Junior high? My six and seven year old.know the difference.
DanielleinDC 33
When you're writing up legal documents, it helps to know the difference between a possessive pronoun and a contraction. The question is how she got into law school not knowing the difference.
jazzy_123 20
Chances are if OP gives the followup, she'll say her daughter isn't as dumb as FML thinks or makes it seem.
RedPillSucks 31
@46 If someone uses the wrong word in a legal brief or contract, it could change the entire meaning of what the brief or contract is about.
larrena2377 26
At least she was smart enough to ask!
larrena2377 26
I caught that after I posted and fixed it :)
eyepuppy 31
That's a great point. There is nothing wrong with not knowing/forgetting something. The problem exists when you go on pretending you know what you are talking about. Unfortunately, we all have people we know like this.
mansfield_j 27
Maybe you should change her major
Camri_123 11
Cause parents can change their child's major. No biggie.
TXFernwoods 26
Welcome to America! :D
Lebeaugars95 20
Murica!
oatmeal96 10
No shit! That's kinda true
AwkwardHaole808 16
Yeah because America is the only country in the world with ignorant people...
Bloink 25
one who asks questions is foolish for five minutes, one who doesn't is foolish forever
myusername23 17
Wise words. Old Chinese proverb?
Bloink 25
im not sure, it was on the wall of my math room in 8th grade. wise words, indeed.
thatnucca 36
Hopefully she knows the difference between collage and college...
alphabetta 23
I wonder what her IQ level is...
Morqan_Freeman 14
@29 Your picture frightens me.
TheHolyJuiceBox 5
I can't help but read any of your comments in Morgan Freeman's voice
badkid91 11
Seeing as how there pronounced differently I would assume she does..
gracehi 31
Please tell me that was a joke, 91.
AndreaJanell 15
I mean it could be worse....
Jen_NM 8
I'd like to know how she got into law school, and also how she's managing to stay in law school.
HJKM_fml 19
And which one accepted her.
your_ma 27
You know I read somewhere that occasionally making grammar mistakes or getting mixed up doesn't make you a total failure at life. Also sometimes in law school they are concerned about things other than very basic grammar.
chinaski7628 32
It doesn't mean you're a failure at life but it can make school difficult. Most of my professors in college and grad school would stop reading a paper if they found more than three spelling or grammar mistakes in that paper. Some would give it an automatic zero, some wouldn't grade it until errors were fixed. Learning to proofread and use language properly is an asset in higher education.
Jen_NM 8
Proper grammar is essential in law school, as it is very writing intensive and challenges your ability to argument effectively. How she got by without even knowing that simple grammar rule is baffling.
evilamoebaattack 20
I am currently in law school myself, and most professors (not to mention student themselves) automatically dismiss a paper when it has more than say 5 mistakes. It makes them take you less seriously and hence you are judged on those standards - not really a good thing as you can imagine. Of course it's odd that the kid is asking such a basic question at her age, but at least she's asking! I hope she learns better. And honestly - for a moment there, I was just like wait, what? How?
evilamoebaattack 20
Whoops, students* themselves
whatwhatindayeah 11
who needs education in law when you've got SWAG
tomwantssnow 14
$WAG*
Nyarlothatep 12
Would you like fries with that?*