Today, I had to explain to several young children why asking the new blind girl to play hide and seek with them is inappropriate. FML
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Today, while life-guarding, I had to explain to teenage boys that shoving objects up each others' butts and complaining that someone was giving them anal was inappropriate at a family facility in front of kids under the age of 10. FML
Today, I found myself arguing with a 6-year-old over a game of tag. FML
Today, I had to profusely apologize to a woman after my six year old son decided to crawl between her legs at the supermarket, then look up her skirt and loudly ask why she didn't have any panties on. FML
Today, I had to explain to my son why it is not okay to slap old women's butts. He's 16. FML
Today, I had to take my daughter home from school because she had been caught flashing the boys during class. I tried to explain to her that it wasn't an appropriate way to act or behave but she interrupted me, "Mom, you don't even understand." You're right. I don't. FML
Today, I had to explain to my 65-year-old mother that it is inappropriate for her to walk around in front of me in her underwear. Her response? "Too bad." FML
Today, I was babysitting a 4-year-old, and we decided to play a game of hide and seek. Before he started to count, he looked me in the eyes and said that if I hid in his spot, he'd murder me with a knife when he grows up. I have to babysit this kid for the rest of the summer. FML
Today, a student told me to fuck off. I work with 3 year-olds. FML
Today, I had to deal with a snobby rich woman who asked me to cure her daughter's "unhealthy obsession" with playing outside instead of watching TV with the rest of the family. She called me a liar when I said playing outside is a normal thing for a 6 year-old child to do. FML
Today, I got fired from my childcare job of five years because the other staff weren't as popular with the kids, so they accused me of being "creepy" because the kids all wanted to play a game with me instead of them. FML
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MrConcise 35
She can hide with another child, I think it's sweet they wanted to include her. Maybe you were being a little uptight and should have thought of how she could play instead of why she couldn't.
Ajf92002 23
It's saddening that she's blind, and may have been embarrassed but you did your best OP!
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Comments (83)
Drakone 9
Marko polo
sherbear86 21
my cousin is blind, when we were kids we would play hide and go seek in the dark to even the playing field a bit... he still always won.
Brandi_Faith 34
Makes sense. He's had the chance to hone his other senses. I think it's really cool how the other senses can be magnified when one is lost.
khoov19 20
well maybe she saw the humor in it too....just because she's blind doesn't mean she doesn't have a sense of humour
xenawpwa 4
Well it actually depends on the girl's senses.....some blind people have a better sense of "feeling" someone walking or running by them, or merely just standing in front of them. Their hearing and smell senses are also heightened, thus making up for the lack of sight. I only say this because my eyesight is pretty awful, but my sense of smell and hearing is usually excellent. Of course I have selective hearing skills like most lol.
JMichael 26
She probably would of won. listen to their heartbeats. yea pull out the Daredevil moves
extremereviews 26
I'm assuming that this is similar to a daycare, why would they hire a blind person to watch over children?
shelzykid 12
One of the children was blind, not the caretaker.
Emma1562 35
Read it again, the kid was blind not the one watching them!
TheLadyOpal 30
I think the blind girl IS one of the children.
Hyenayena 27
They are just kids, and may not understand why that's rude. What counts is their intention: they wanted to play with her. I'd much rather the kids be inclusive than the alternative. They could have been mean to her, but what counts is their good intentions
Sparx1_1 16
It's more inappropriate to tell the kids not to invite the girl to play. Kids are creative - all you needed to do is let them know that she would need help to play and then let them figure it out. They'll invent a new way to play (which is a huge boost to their self esteem) and everyone gets to have fun.
worldclassrager 41
Maybe she could have a teammate?
knightmareengage 16
Because young kids totally need adults suggesting they exclude the kids that are different or disabled...(face palm). Maybe you should suggest they play a game she can participate in or have her hide with one of the other kids.