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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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
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)
CoupeDeAce 6
Wow. I don't think you should vote. or reproduce. You definitely need to get that fixed.
amzee96 18
Some picture books do have large words and long sentences. Though, I doubt it was for this case having been corrected by a 3-5 year old.
messymessiah 11
We're you drunk at the time?
thebiteof87 27
btw I voted that i deserved it
amzee96 18
Kindy kids in Australia are between 3 and 5 years old which would put you between 9-15. Though I'd assume someone under 12 isn't on this site. You really need to work on your English skills and if you work there, your maths also as you can't work in a Childcare under 17.
thebiteof87 27
I don't work there. I was just helping as part of a high school program. I am a straight A student, but I just have difficulty with pronunciation, spelling and grammar.
MrConcise 35
Grades aren't a great reflection of intellect, but in this case I can see why you'd use them to defend yourself. Clearly you're at least being somewhat educated, *true* idiots can't get honors and such.
Ruthofpern 3
Wondering if the OP is like so many others teachers over here...Not of an English Speaking Background. That could explain it fully! If not, well they should be sacked immediately!
Tannasgh 22
Thrice her age...
PePziNL 20
I am of the opinion that the idioms in this specific publication must have been of gigantic magnitude for OP to cause him / her such horrible distress.
Avashantu 18
That kid is going places.
auroraisaurora 7
Yeah, I feel for you. Reading out loud can be a pain even if it's a children's book.