Kids: Today, one hour before bedtime on the last day of the school...

By You'veHadTwoWeeksToTellMe - 24/04/2017 12:00 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, one hour before bedtime on the last day of the school holidays, my kids informed me that they need art smocks for school. They have no idea why I'm frustrated. FML

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Today, while in the store with my kids, they wanted to buy tampons because I am "getting cranky, and it should be that time of the month." FML

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By inboxbuddies - 16/06/2009 10:35 - Saudi Arabia

Today, my daughter asked me if we could make sticker art. Of course I said it was OK so she went to get some stickers. I wondered where she was going when she walked into the bathroom, but I didn't ask. I left the room and when I came back, her paper was blank and my pads were stuck to the wall. FML

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By rhiannakirwan - 17/04/2016 18:48 - United Kingdom - London

Today, 5 minutes before I had to leave for school, my friends convinced me it was "pajama day" at school. I showed up in slippers and Sponge Bob pajamas. My school wouldn't let me go home to change. FML

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By arose - 08/09/2010 04:05 - United States

Today, I did a quick load of laundry so I would have work clothes for the week. I don't have my own dryer so I dried them in the one in my building. After running out to my car, I came back to find that my neighborhood kids had added 6 sharpies to my clothes. Every uniform I own has stripes. FML

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By AtLeastTheyreClean - 27/01/2017 19:28 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, after hours of protesting and tantrums, I finally got my kids to clean their rooms. They're all really proud of themselves and enjoying all the extra space. I'm stuck with the three extra loads of laundry they found in there. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/03/2011 01:52 - United States

Today, I was telling my students that it's unnecessary to put arrows on the bottom of the page to tell me there's work on the back, I check it anyway. At the end of the day, at least 6 kids came up to me asking to change their grade because I forgot to grade the back. They hadn't put arrows. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Monday 24 April 2017 4:26

Looks like you're the smock in this scenario. Pro-tip: Dad's old t-shirts -- you kill two birds with one stone.

Glowworm56 26

Monday 24 April 2017 4:46

When I was a kid, I just used one of my dad's old buttoned down shirts--instant smock!

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RichardPencil 30

Monday 24 April 2017 4:26

Looks like you're the smock in this scenario. Pro-tip: Dad's old t-shirts -- you kill two birds with one stone.

Glowworm56 26

Monday 24 April 2017 4:46

When I was a kid, I just used one of my dad's old buttoned down shirts--instant smock!

awildwhisper 30

Monday 24 April 2017 5:20

Maybe you could use old bed sheets or pillow cases.

LostInTheZone11 29

Monday 24 April 2017 5:30

Ahhhh reminds me of the time when my brother was in high school and told my mom they needed to make flan for a Cinco de Mayo class party the day before.

Druu 53

Monday 24 April 2017 7:57

Want to prove a point and ensure they never do this again? Send them to art class wearing (clean) garbage bags.

novdestiny 23

Monday 24 April 2017 10:37

Yup. Old shirt worn backwards does the truck :-)

TeacherTeacher 11

Monday 24 April 2017 15:05

This is a teaching moment. They go to school tomorrow without smocks and an explanation as to why. If they pull that stunt again, same treatment. They must learn to tell you in a timely manner when they need something.

URBeingLied2 23

Monday 24 April 2017 15:43

Wrong. The right answer is don't have children.

Victoria Craw 1

Monday 24 April 2017 22:15

Reminds me of the time my little brother waited until 10 o'clock the night before to tell my mom "Oh by the way I volunteered to bring 10 pounds of taco meat for the school party tomorrow!" My mom was PISSED but she couldn't let down an entire class of kids so she made an early morning grocery run and made the taco meat, then grounded my brother for a month for not telling her earlier.