Kids: Today, my teenage daughter asked me if accents are hereditary.... - FML

By Anonymous - 25/05/2012 01:37 - United States - Lawrence

Today, my teenage daughter asked me if accents are hereditary. FML

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By anonymus - 18/08/2009 16:33 - United States

Today, I asked a woman where her beautiful accent was from. The woman stared at me for a while. Then her daughter told me that the reason her mother talked like that was because she had a stroke a few months ago. FML

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By Tabby - 06/08/2011 20:39 - United Kingdom

Today, I had to tell my teenage son that no, his knowledge of the English language was not passed down to him genetically. FML

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By kggggg - 12/08/2010 11:00 - United States

Today, while at my friend's house, I noticed her brother had a bit of an accent. I laughingly said "Is it me or does your little brother have an accent?" She stared and replied with "No, he has autism." FML

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By kdubz23 - 17/02/2014 22:41 - United States - Pittsburgh

Today, the parent of a student called to ask me about a homework assignment. At the end of the call, she told me that I seem to be losing my "Asian accent" from when she first talked to me in the summer. I was born in the US, grew up in NJ and speak perfect English. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/07/2013 16:38 - United States - Spencer

Today, my 15-year-old birth daughter asked if I've ever had sex. FML

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By Steve.mc - 01/05/2011 07:03 - Canada

Today, someone asked my wife if I was her father. FML

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By Rmglrsm - 23/06/2016 02:21

Today, at work, I was helping someone who really sounded like she had a Boston accent. So, I asked her where she was from. She has never been out of state. Turns out she has a speech impediment. FML

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By Mina - 08/05/2019 14:00

Today, my son came home from school with a catastrophic report card. When I asked him for explanations, he replied, "I'm hesitating between family environment and heredity." FML

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By Anonymous - 01/09/2013 22:35 - United States - Cypress

Today, my mom mentioned how she loves a certain actor's "British" accent. I couldn't help but mention that there's no such thing, and that there are lots of different accents in Britain. She got pissed and lectured me for "lying" to her and trying to make her feel stupid. FML

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By what??? - 01/11/2023 22:00

Today, I think my daughter is the only person in the world who was born racist. The other day she said to me, “Girls with dark skin can’t be pretty.” FML

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P374RD3D 9

Friday 25 May 2012 9:08

Dumb girl, they're sexually transmitted

Meowingtons500 18

Friday 25 May 2012 9:12

I hope stupidity isn't. Or your unborn grand-babies are screwed.

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mikuxxhatsune 32

Monday 11 May 2015 11:30

At least she knows what hereditary means...

halfawannabe 14

Tuesday 13 October 2015 23:36

Depending on how you look at it yes. They are something you can inherit, they're just not genetic.

rabid_otaku 29

Friday 6 November 2015 1:07

This is one of those things that she just must not have heard the answer to anywhere. It's like not knowing what a word means because no one ever taught it to you. We can't blame her because she didn't learn that at some point. In fact, we should give her credit for asking and taking the time to learn it for herself.

khiiirsty 14

Wednesday 15 June 2016 18:40

If she was 5 this wouldn't have been so bad lol

KrazyKatz3 26

Monday 11 September 2017 11:56

That isn't a bad question seeing as most people talk like their parents.

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