Today, I was reading a picture storybook to a kindergarten kid. She could pronounce more words than me, and corrected me. I'm about triple her age. FML
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Today, the kids I teach informed me that I had spelled my name incorrectly on the board. I looked at it and assured them that I had spelled it correctly. I'm 22 and a graduate student, they're six and mentally challenged. Guess who was right? FML
Today, while at work I was reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to me class of 5 year olds. I got near the end of the book and said "Look at the big fat caterpillar" to which one of my pupils replied "Just like you, Miss!" FML
Today, I was babysitting a 4 year-old with a speech impediment. I asked her, "Do you got your bag?" And she said, "No. I have my bag. Babies say got. I'm a big girl." I am 20 years old and in the honors program in my college. I was corrected by a 4 year-old with a speech impediment. FML
Today in class I accidentally called my teacher very old and almost dead. As we were discussing a book I said that the book character is very old and close to death since it fitted to the context. Turns out this character is one year younger than my teacher and she wasn't amused. FML
Today, while grading my kindergarteners' spelling tests, one kid spelled all the words wrong, including his name. FML
Today, a friend told me that when I read, I make all the expressions the characters in the book are making. Apparently, I have been doing this since I was a kid, and no one ever told me. FML
Today, I took my toddler to a library story hour. He sat quietly for almost ten minutes, which should have been my first warning. Right as the librarian began reading a dramatic part, my son pointed at her and shouted, “That lady is very old.” FML
Today, I have learned a lot of "big" words from reading so much, but can actually only pronounce about half of them correctly. FML
Today, while at my tutoring job, a middle school kid couldn't find a word in the online dictionary. I told him he could check a regular paperback dictionary. His response was, "That's what you did in your day. That's not what we do in our day." I'm only 19. FML
Today, I was teaching a class when a student pointed out that I'd used the wrong "your/you're" while writing on the board. FML
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Top comments
TheHinduHomie 12
An education might be in order.
Lilkat39 5
You need to go back to school. Right now.
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Comments (82)
pokysmalls 14
a picture story book?! most of them use three to six letter words...time for school!
zeffra13 31
So...you're 15-18? And can't read a picture book. Yup, sounds like good ol' American education. Except in Australia? *sigh*
swimgood 16
Working a mundane 9-5 and being out of school for so long makes me feel like I'm not getting any smarter and my memory isn't great so I can relate more or less. I agree with the suggestions to read and maybe do some activities that challenge your brain. It helps.
paramor3 23
Hooked on phonics didn't work for you apparently.
worldclassrager 41
What was the book?
sassypenguinxox 15
Please tell me this is because English is not you're first language
DerSuldam 25
Is it yours? If so, you are living proof that people can make mistakes even with their own native language.
classicsparkles 17
The irony. Pray tell, what does it mean when English is not you are first language?
thebiteof87 27
English is my first language, but I don't think it was for the kindergarten kid...
Ali_Br_fml 33
which book was it?
Krwman 8
We can all improve: no matter when or where we start. Take this as your cue---
shinikageWolf 15
"Pheno...phena..." 6 year old "it's phenomena." Rolls eyes*
OFWGKTAkieran 12
Bro how can even work there da ****
Tarlachia 33
Jeff Foxworthy called. He wants you to join his new TV show: "Are You Smarter Than A Kindergartner?"