Miscellaneous: Today, I teach English in Taiwan. I got two new students, brothers... - FML

By Anonymous - 22/10/2010 01:03 - France

Today, I teach English in Taiwan. I got two new students, brothers named Harry and Potter. People, they're children, not pets. FML

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By harrypottermuch - 26/11/2009 11:50 - Canada

Today, I found out there's a Harry Potter club at my school. My boyfriend is in it. FML

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By BigBall - 09/09/2023 20:00 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, a tourist from an English-as-second-language country taught me a new word. In English. FML

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By minder97 - 24/06/2021 16:01 - Canada

Today, my brother was suspended from school. He referred to himself as "Master" and two female classmates as his "bitches" in front of his teacher. He's ten years-old. What kind of family do I live in? FML

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By whoahshloann - 30/05/2009 23:48 - United States

Today, I was watching Harry Potter. When all the students at Hogwarts started to clap at one point, I started clapping myself. FML

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By collegestudent - 01/06/2019 12:00

Today, I was reading the seventh Harry Potter book at an airport. A woman asked me what I was reading, so I told her. She said, "Oh, so you have children?" Since I'm in my early twenties, I was taken aback and said no. She replied slower and louder, "Oh, so you have a childlike mind?" FML

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By You're Not a Wizard - 30/06/2016 12:29

Today, I earned the nickname of "Harry Potter" for all the wrong reasons. I got locked in a storage cupboard for most of my shift, and couldn't get out. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/12/2012 04:49 - United States - Moorhead

Today, my daughter finally gave birth to twin boys. She informed me that she named them Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck. My grandsons are named after Hobbits. FML

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By effiestonem154 - 02/04/2013 21:14 - United States

Today, the Chinese student I've been teaching English to got on stage in front of hundreds of people to read her final essay. She ended with, "What a fucking day." I don't swear, and I no longer have a job. FML

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By MissMSE - 18/09/2009 08:41 - Canada

Today, my friends took my phone and changed all the contact's names to characters from Harry Potter. I have over a hundred contacts and no idea who I'm talking to. I've been texting Draco Malfoy for 4 hours now. FML

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Kids these days…

By Cindell Hanson - 02/03/2020 05:00

Today, a student told me to fuck off. I work with 3 year-olds. FML

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harmon1 0

Friday 22 October 2010 9:01

**** their lives actually

thehelenlouiseee 5

Friday 22 October 2010 9:01

f their lives ;) I went to school with a Harriet potter and that was kinda bad

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deeilu 0

Friday 22 October 2010 13:58

this is not ur FML its the kids

mintcar 9

Friday 22 October 2010 14:09

At least they weren't named Justin and Beiber.

TheWhiteBunny 3

Friday 22 October 2010 16:02

WIN!

anorexicbarbie 8

Friday 22 October 2010 16:39

No, it's not a win you idiot.

gr8koolkat 6

Friday 22 October 2010 17:01

Nah I'm pretty sure it's a win. :D Justin Beiber sucks ASS!! Hah.

Mewzakuro240 0

Saturday 23 October 2010 9:20

Puberty is going to hit Justin Beiber harder than Chris Brown hit Rhianna....

sholly 0

Saturday 23 October 2010 11:28

hahahaha now that's a win!!!! ^^^

imhowie 2

Friday 22 October 2010 14:11

I don't get it...

redbluegreen 40

Friday 22 October 2010 14:24

Why not Elvendork? It's unisex!

ScuseMePrincess 2

Friday 22 October 2010 14:42

If they are from Taiwan, they could actually be named Chinese names. "Harry" and "Potter" could just be arbitrary names someone picked for them so they could have English names. I know two students who are visiting from China who "named" themselves "Zeena" and "Tango." Also, American parents are giving their kids a lot of stupid names nowadays. Remember Balloon Boy? His name was "Falcon" iirc. That should have been a red flag right there.

MeagsMod 14

Thursday 3 November 2011 22:35

Falcon really isn't a bad name. It's unique and different. But not crazy stupid like Cocoa or Apple. Celebrities made the trend for Americans to name their children with crazy names. It's just the morons who followed in on it. I named my kids pretty well I think. Jonathan Michael Justin Marshal (yes we purposely left out the second 'L'.) Jordan Tyler Not so original or different, but at least normal names.

cptmorgan15 2

Friday 22 October 2010 14:42

you people are stupid. these are all made up. AND STOP CORRECTING GRAMMAR ERRORS, WHO THE F CARES

ripjohnlennon 5

Friday 22 October 2010 14:58

why is this so bad??

purplesucker 0

Friday 22 October 2010 15:05

So what? At least it's not Harry and Dick :P

jackirose 0

Friday 22 October 2010 18:43

haha. that's funny. :)

ababoloo 0

Friday 22 October 2010 15:10

that's not an fml

themixedt4pe 0

Friday 22 October 2010 15:21

Pretty sure this is a parent win, not an FML. This doesn't **** up your life in any way.

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