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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The kid's mom didn't take him/her home? Jeez.
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Comments (148)
imazaari 12
Why the f**k didn't the parent take the child home early and then tell him/her? I'm sure that a family death could've gotten the parent out of work for the day..
trinityfagan 5
It's awful sweet of you for comforting the kids, and sweet of the kids to care about their classmate.
doglover100 28
I don't get why the mom didn't take the kid home or wait to tell him after school.
cwl727 32
What type of parent comes into a class room and tells a kid their grandparent is dead and then just leaves?
FrancesShiver 20
Aw
fantasyworld 37
"Hey son grandma died, see you at three" WTF?!
MiLM 37
Aww. That's so adorable :')
NerdilyDone 7
I like the idea of someone being there for kids when they start to understand loss. It was potentially a very educational moment for them, and depending on how it's handled, you could have done a good thing for the kids.
sayroshi 15
unacceptable, you can't tell a child that and then leave. they should have waited until after school or taken them with them and let them have a day off.