Today, I started my new job as a teacher. Worried about how I looked, I asked a coworker if I looked okay. She said, "You look fine. Just like a normal high school kid." I spent the next half hour convincing her that I was not a student, but a teacher. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I started at a new school. It's a pretty great school, but there's only one problem: Everybody thinks I'm a teacher. I'm only a freshman. FML
Today, I went to my first job interview. I didn't think I was doing too badly, until the interviewer said, "Wait a second, you're in high school?" I explained that the guy who'd called me had said that this wouldn't be a problem. I then watched as my interviewer left his desk to "deal" with him. FML
Today, all of my friends and teachers asked me what was wrong because I looked sad and tired. One kid even said that I looked like "an abused housewife the day after." I was fine. It was the first time I went to school without wearing any makeup. FML
Today, a colleague said I looked “different” and I thought it was a compliment. It turns out they meant that I looked “tired and stressed.” I smiled awkwardly and said, “Thanks?” while internally dying. FML
Today, I walked into school confident about the new hair color I'd had done over the weekend. My drama teacher apparently dyed her hair the same color; everyone noticed and thought I'd copied her. FML
Today, I started my first teaching job ever. As I was teaching, another teacher interrupted my class about 5 times because she thought it was her class. Not only did she ruin my confidence, her behavior caused my students to laugh at me. FML
Today, I started a new job. As I was introducing myself during the morning get together with the team, I forgot how old I was, and panicked. I ended up saying I was "twenty-fine." I’m 27. FML
Today, and for a long time, I've had a phobia of schools. I'm extremely stressed out about starting in a new school. Normal, right? Yes, except that I'm the teacher. FML
Today, I saw my former high school teacher at the mall. After a nice conversation, she mentioned that I "still dress like a slut." FML
Today, I ran into an old student of mine at the grocery store. She didn't recognize me at first so I introduced myself as her old teacher. She looked taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Oh my God... you're still alive?" FML
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Dalliance 4
I'm a teacher, 25, and look about seventeen. It sucks. I sympathize.
StopDropNRoll 11
Play a joke on your students. Sit down and wait for the the teacher :D
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Comments (124)
RA661 8
Take it as a compliment that you look young! ^.^
Mirorbo 27
Another tragic case of looking young when it's not a flattering time...
DownWithSebster 9
Teachers are getting younger every day. Not that I have a problem with that :P
bizarre_ftw 22
How many of your old teachers are in jail now I wonder *pondering face* lol
joanikens 18
Means you look young :)
BelleBelle_fml 11
Really? I didn't pick up on that from reading the FML.
Mirorbo 27
Hilarious in thought... Horrible if it were actually to happen.
GloomyMasquerade 6
I'm predicting...ah **** I don't have a prediction. I do say, I won't be surprised if the next FML will be how she got fired for an affair...just saying. Ahem.
mndlssphnx 10
Rude.
leadman1989 16
Perhaps but it happens, happened in my school, art teacher (hottie) got caught with a student at in the public library restroom.
ReynshineCutting 10
If the teacher waits until the student graduates it's ok. Just not when they're still in school.
oops_im_fucked 8
Sid you seriously just say, "I do say." GTFO!!!!
samicna 4
just don't get "involved" with a student!
bizarre_ftw 22
Take the fact that you look like a teen and run with it!!! Instead of obviously being the teacher hang out with your students and mingle. When the bell rings don't immediately start class, give it a couple minutes, listen to what they say, then get up in front of them and be like "hello class." and just watch their faces Drop
BunnySlippers 6
Well honestly, I think you shouldn't get butthurt over it. I would be really happy if someone told me that I was younger than I actually am.
Mirorbo 27
It's one thing to be 30 and told you look 20. It's another thing entirely to be 22 and told you look 14-16.
n_epic_fail 14
y r u complaining?! when your 72 your gonna wish your co-workers could mistake u for a student.