Today, I went to my son's high school play. The moment I arrived at the auditorium, I shouted out his name to let him know I made it. Thinking I was a student, a teacher yelled, "SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN!" Scared out of my mind, I quickly obeyed, to mass giggling from the kids. FML
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Today, it was the début of the high school musical I was in. When two others and I sang the word "Hell", my mother yelled at us for using that language, while the musical was still going, and dragged me off stage. FML
Today, we were having a school prize giving. I heard my name called and I walked up to the stage waving and smiling, feeling rather proud of myself. I stood by the microphone and started my acceptance speech, only to be tapped on the shoulder by the girl they'd actually called up. FML
Today, I went to my son's soccer game. I cheered his name at the top my lungs and waved with a grin on my face. I saw him whisper something to a team mate so I watched the film my husband took later that night. His friend asked, "Who is that?" and my son replied, "I don't know some fat bitch." FML
Today, I was a guest performer for a school orchestra concert a grade above mine. When they called my name, I didn’t hear them, so when they started the song hundreds of people watched me run on stage. FML
Today, while dropping my son off at the bus stop before school, I went to give him a kiss on the cheek. Then, before I was able to make contact, he jumped away, yelled "PSYCH!!!!" as loud as he could, and jumped on the bus. The kids all laughed at me and the other parents looked embarrassed for me. FML
Today, I went to my kid's band concert. She's 12 and in the advanced team. They were the first ones to play and they were so incredibly bad that I laughed. Really, really loud. I was escorted out of the recital. FML
Today, I was hushed in a theatre during a play. I would normally appreciate a discreet silencing in the audience, but I was saying my lines. FML
Today, I picked up my four year old son from daycare. As I was putting him in his car seat, I asked him if he had fun. He yelled, "Shut it, bitch!" FML
Today, I went to my son's school soccer game. Unfortunately, I couldn't get excited about it because my idiot son kept diving the moment anyone so much as breathed on him. It eventually earned him a penalty shot that won him the game. I was so ashamed, I snuck out to avoid being seen with him. FML
Today, I went to my son's final band performance. I also have a busy toddler, so I ended up watching most of the performance in the hallway on a tv monitor. In the middle of the awards ceremony, my toddler pulled the fire alarm. Everyone had to evacuate the building. FML
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flamegrilled123 3
don't embarrass kids like that
pennies_lane 6
oh God, you're one of THOSE mums!
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ILike_Dancing123 19
*stands up
Anteezy 7
No one thought you were a high school student, quit flattering yourself. The teacher just recognized an obnoxious parent and dealt with it.
nerdsgetmehot 23
Whether or not the play had already started (I'm assuming not), it's impolite to yell in a theater setting. Shut up and sit down!
ChibiChibi_fml 28
My big question with this is; Was the play already started or did you arrive while the actors were still running around putting on costumes and the tech crew was setting up? If they play was started than you are ridiculously rude for shouting your son's name while they are doing the show. If it was before than I'm not sure what I feel.
nerdsgetmehot 23
#59 I think it's still rude even if the play hasn't started. Before the play starts, everyone is in a frenzy trying to prepare and doesn't need a bunch of idiots yelling in the auditorium. As someone who has performed a lot, I can say that it's quite annoying, distracting, and even nerve-wracking when people in the audience are yelling even before the performance starts.
Jewelofagal 2
Yep, doesn't matter. Well-bred people who know how to behave at a performance, don't shout to announce their arrival. On the other hand, well-bred people don't respond with the command to 'sit down and shut up" either (although I understand what tempted the teacher to respond in this way).
ChibiChibi_fml 28
The only reason that I don't know how to feel about it if it was before the performance is because when I was working tech for my high school plays there were a ton of the actors who wanted to know when their parents arrived. They would be asking tech to let them know, calling their parents from backstage, and stuff like that. The only parents we ever had yell for kids before the show were the ones who's kids were looking for them.
ChibiChibi_fml 28
I meant that they were calling their parents using cell phones from backstage, not that they were yelling to their parents from back stage. That would have been crazy because before the performance started it was always those of us on the tech crew that were doing the most stage yelling. It was mostly at the actors to stop breaking our freaking set pieces.
HiveMindFury 15
100 - I know your pain, I was in the tech crew at my old school. I still am a techie (in my second year at drama school right now), but the cast are better at not screwing stuff up for the crew =P
yusaku02 20
YDI for being a disrespectful hick.
jamrho3708 0
who yells at a play? did you expect a gold medal of patenting for actually going?
jamrho3708 0
parenting
stevenmx86 8
Regardless of whether or not the teacher thought you were a student, they reserve the right to reprimand you if you're disturbing others... Probably could have picked better words but you are the wrong one here op
Puppyface171 0
I really would have beaten the shit out of that teacher.
narcovaizard 0
ahh another teenager who thinks they're all that. teacher probably would've smacked you down into the chair.
lifesluck 0
Oh they knew you weren't a student. Just think, this is how your children are spoken to at the school. YOU need to stand tall and speak to higher ups!
Sleepy_Alchemist 0
You would embarass your kid like that???