Today, it was the last day of school, and I said goodbye to one of my students. She then told me how to correctly pronounce her name. I'd said it wrong all year. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
Today, while grading my kindergarteners' spelling tests, one kid spelled all the words wrong, including his name. FML
Today, it was the last day of school. My students shared what they thought of me. Expecting to hear wonderful things, all of their complaints can be summed up in a few words: I'm a liar, a killer of dreams, I need to grow up, and I was a big disappointment to them. I'm a first-year teacher. FML
Today, it was my last day at my job. My team made a little party for me so they could wish me well and say goodbye, but when it came time for my manager to give a little speech, she couldn't even remember my name. I've been working there for two years. FML
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, I finished an exam in physics class. It counts for 40% of our grade. As I handed my paper in to my teacher, she said to the whole class while talking about me, "You did this wrong; this isn't how you do it." FML
Today, I found out that I’ve been greeting a coworker by the wrong name for six weeks. The worst part? They never corrected me because they thought it was funny, especially because it turns out to be their mom's name. FML
Today, I accidentally called my teacher "Babe." FML
Today, I went to kiss my girlfriend on the cheek at school. I missed, and walked away awkwardly. Later on, a teacher stopped me and told me how bad I failed. FML
Today, my professor was doing roll-call. As usual, she didn't say my name because it's so close to the person before me. So to differentiate, she decided she would call the girl before me "the pretty one". FML
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HandsomeRatch 20
Sooo, why did she wait for the end of the school year to correct you?
Lizza330 28
It's not your fault. She should've corrected you.
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Comments (131)
Namenlos_fml 20
I wouldn't feel bad about it. It's her own damn fault for not correcting you up front.
darkmis1 18
Why didn't she tell you the first time?
Sunshine_753 0
It's not like it's your fault, she should have corrected you.
TrentF13 12
Was it my girlfriend's name, Leah?
debins33 1
Its Xyang, not Ching-Chong!
Synistiel 14
Don't feel bad. I correct my teachers a few times in the beginning of the year and give up since people barely get my name right even though I say how to pronounce it alot. Having a German name sucks. You should've added an important detail to your post, OP. Whether she corrected you at all the whole year and how many times if she did. I'm gonna say FYL, assuming she did nothing to help you pronounce it.
sambudd14 2
Teachers go on FML?!? what is this sorcery?! O__O
Cassandrax731 5
Teachers do that to me all the time because my name can be pronounced 2 ways, but I usually don't bother to correct them anymore because I don't care and they'd just screw it up again anyway. Maybe she was like me?
wallstreet_fml 2
Her fault, she continued to let you say it wrong instead of correcting you the first time.
aydanenyawillow 1
I have had the same problem to. Yay! I'm not the only one.