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)
ezrajab 22
Omg that's terrible! Should have made a rule that they had to make noise to put the odds in your favor
Ruthofpern 3
From experience, they would probably have been very good at it. My other half is blind and a bloody crack shot at Nerf parties. Never underestimate the abilities of someone with a missing sense.
Pyneapple 19
Well now my day is depressing. Children. They are unknowingly cruel to the world.
Anro_fml 17
HA!
rockydify 22
No it's not!!! Geez! They were including her! They just have to modify the way they play ... if they can see her, they are found. Why would you think excluding her is better than including her? Wow.
katina1236 20
Yeah but their little kids they don't understand disabilities like that. And just because she can't see doesn't mean she can't play. She just can't be the seeker. I think it's cute that they're willing to look past her differences and ask her to play
Steephx0 23
You should have taken this as a teaching opportunity for the children. They are young and most likely haven't met someone who is blind (especially that is the same age as them). Instead of telling them not to invite her to play, explain how she is different and see if they can come up with a new way to play (her having a buddy, etc.) so she can still be included. If you tell them to not include her they will interpret blindness as a bad thing, but if you help them understand it they will embrace it
iz_real69 14
depending how old they are but it's possible she could beat all of them as sometimes other senses are more alert when one is no longer there
sp00derman 23
Better than them asking her to play I Spy
DRTYSANCHEZONU 3
got to admit it is pretty funny