Today, I worked my first day at a nursery. At nap time I spent about an hour trying to get all the kids to calm down and go to sleep. I'd finally got the last one to drop off, when my phone rang. Loudly. FML
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Today, I was babysitting for my neighbors. Their 5 year-old had finally fallen asleep at 11 after two hours of stories and songs. No sooner had I tiptoed out of the room did I realize that my phone had dropped out of my pocket onto the bed. It was ringing. It was their mother checking in. FML
Today, I fell asleep during naptime. I'm the teacher. FML
Today, I received a call from child care. Apparently, my four year-old boy tried to start a mosh pit during naptime. FML
Today, I took a nap while babysitting my neighbor's kids for the day. I was woken up by an obnoxious sound, only to find the youngest kid holding scissors in one hand, a pony tail of hair stuck down in his shorts, jumping around like a horse. Oh, and a semi-bald patch on the back of my head. FML
Today, I received an urgent call from my son's nursery asking me to collect him, saying he was, "lethargic, complaining about being ill and crying." I get there and he's running around, playing, and admitted that he just wanted to come home. They still made me take him home. FML
Today, after two hours, I finally got my very cranky, sick baby to fall asleep. Five minutes later, a neighbor started shooting off fireworks. FML
Today, I got into trouble for sleeping at work. FML
Today, I started working night shift at my new job. It was also the day the kid across the road from me decided to start riding the loud dirt bike he got for Xmas in circles over their lawn, during the hours when I need to sleep. His parents refuse to do anything, and won't take him anywhere else to ride. FML
Today, I turned my phone off for the first time in three weeks to have a one-hour nap. I had kept it on because my next door neighbour has health problems and I offered to be an emergency call if he needed help. I was woken up by two ambulances arriving at his house. Turning on my phone, he'd left me 5 voicemails. FML
Today, there were a few loud and annoying kids running around my store. My coworker and I started talking. I jokingly stated, "Yeah, kids ruin everything." But before I could get out, "God knows I'm not ready to be a dad," my phone rang. It was my one night stand. I'm going to be a daddy. FML
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allmidnighteyes 10
When the hell did Mary Poppins get a cell phone?
thequickredofox 0
The children never really nap anyway. They're just laying there with their eyes shut plotting ways to get their revenge against stupid grown-ups that make them do dumb craft with macaroni, and how to get back at that kid who eats all the good play-dough. ... besides, a small child that really asleep wouldn't wake up to a phone ringing, smoke alarms don't wake them and I doubt your phone is louder than a smoke alarm
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allmidnighteyes 10
When the hell did Mary Poppins get a cell phone?
seanreddog 4
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hbgoddard 0
You spelled supercalifragilisticexpialidocious wrong...
deviking 10
How was he trying to spell that
glassisass 0
so then wat happend... did they wake up? you never said... this isnt an fml moment. its just stupid and you had bad luck. quit crying about it
allmidnighteyes 10
You're a ******* idiot for not being able to draw conclusions based on OBVIOUS things. OBVIOUSLY the phone woke them up, and she probably had to spend another hour, if not more, trying to put them all back to bed.
JarJarBinks_fml 0
No #2, they all actually self-destructed at the sound of a ringtone
watermellon12 0
That's sick. Hahah. Maybe that will teach her to keep her phone on :D
Star18lk 0
Ummm. It might be an FML to her because she spent a lot of time trying to get them to go to sleep. And if its soooo stupid than why did FML post it on here?
glassisass 0
no buddy. your the ******* idiot. calling people shit on the internet. ******* moron...
DomK 0
wow....idiots like you do actually exist!!
StrawberryPiez_ 0
fml for wasting 7 seconds to read this! it ain't even an FML!
zaise_chsa 19
and you wasted another 10 seconds replying. freaken idiots
picky_and_bitter 0
more of a YDI, you should've turned your phone off or on vibrate at work!
the_stereotype 0
idk...i don't think the same rules apply in a nursery
gummibehrs 4
You're right, the_stereotype. I worked at a daycare a few years ago. You're allowed to have your phone - obviously it's only for emergencies, but as long as you're not playing with it instead of working, you can have it. There are room phones, which can be loud, but I don't think those were to what the OP is referring.
thequickredofox 0
The children never really nap anyway. They're just laying there with their eyes shut plotting ways to get their revenge against stupid grown-ups that make them do dumb craft with macaroni, and how to get back at that kid who eats all the good play-dough. ... besides, a small child that really asleep wouldn't wake up to a phone ringing, smoke alarms don't wake them and I doubt your phone is louder than a smoke alarm
teach09 0
Where do you get your information????
heystephanie 0
I'm sure that some kids wake up to noises, just like some adults do. It's called being a light sleeper. I'd like to wake your ass up with a bullhorn one day, though.
thequickredofox 0
There was a research programme done here about 5 years ago into the effectiveness of household smoke alarms. What they found was that kids under 8 had extremely slow reaction times, and kids under 3 didn't wake up to the sound even though they had done fire drills and knew what the noise meant. They were looking at having a back up sound (their mother's voice calling out to them) to reduce the risk of young children dying in house fires.
St0rm11 0
Very true
grlwitperlEring 0
YDI for not putting your phone on vibrate
f0rg3t_m3_n0t 0
Kyle: Kick the baby! Ike: Don't kick the goddamn baby.
lucaso86 0
Who called? It was probably one of the parents to make sure that their kids where getting their important nap time. In the future, always have your phone on vibrate because you never know of what people might think when they hear Hannah Montana as your ringtone.
PandaPandaPandaX 0
haha oh yes because everyone working with children would have a Hannah Montana ring tone. *shudder* I'll stick with my King Julian "I like to move it move it" one thank you :D
Kylias 6
My friend has a Hannah Montana ringtone. Whenever her cell goes off in the locker room, I practically piss my pants laughing at her. She doesn't seem to get why. I'll stick with my Final Fantasy Victory Fanfare, thank you.
JOEBOBARNOLD 15
I got the joker laughing like a maniac. Really awkward when it goes off in class, seems like my pants are laughing
iBeJess 0
This is why you put your phone on vibrate or silent...or even off
anonacs 0
You are ******* stupid. Burn in hell.