Today, the mother of one of my students bitched me out about her son's poor grades. He lazes around all day, paying no attention and being a constant nuisance. But, she says it's not his fault, and demands that I give him better grades so he won't get "self-esteem" issues. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, just because my mum's friend's son got better grades than me, she's now treating me like shit. You know what lady? His mom is way better than you too! She didn't attempt to kill her child half a dozen times, and you don't see me complaining about it all day long. FML
Today, one of my fourth-graders came up to me and asked, "Can you please not put my test grades in the weekly folders? My mom likes to get mad when I get below a 90." FML
Today, I had to place a call home because a student was late every single day. The mom rudely replied, “Yeah well she doesn’t really like getting up in the mornings. Can’t you just wait and start class like 30 minutes later?” Now I have to have a conference with this spoiled brat and her mother. FML
Today, my son's "favorite" teacher went on a tirade criticizing my "awful" parenting. About two months ago, my son got her fired after he reported her to the principal for forcing him to miss out on lunch to finish a project. Apparently, that wasn't the first time she did something like that. FML
Today, my coworker was going on and on about how her son was nice and got good grades but that she needed to find him a therapist because he's too shy in class, and how she didn't want her friends to think badly of her. She's a counselor. I sat in silence for almost an hour, because all I could think was, "WTF? Poor kid." FML
Today, I was listening to my son's teacher gossip about students whilst in the grocery store. I was thrilled when she described my son as "A model student". However, she then went on to say, "Which is surprising considering that his parents are trailer trash." FML
Today, I was scolding my 8 year-old son because he was getting bad grades in school. I told him that he should get straight "A"s like his friend Ceejay. He told me that comparing him to Ceejay was unfair. When I asked why, he said, "Because his dad is actually smart." FML
Today, my son was smart enough to hack the school's computers to change his midterm, but isn't smart enough to actually keep his grades up. FML
Today, I got a lecture from my mother about how bad my stress has been, how I have to treat myself better and do something with my life. She still doesn't realize that most of the cause of my stress has been from her berating me about how stressed out I am. FML
Today, while discussing my grades with my mother, she told me that when she was my age she was dumb but hardworking, and my dad was lazy but very smart. She then added, "You managed to get the worst out of each of us." FML
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Top comments
KBurns207 17
You ought to tell her better parenting will help him with his self esteem not lying so he can pass school
rachaelb07 6
Parents are the worst part of teaching.
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Comments (130)
Epicsmile123 6
It's his fault isn't it???Hes lazier than me!
azisles02 17
Parents like this make me sick. It's important that kids experience failure when they're young so they learn how to rebound from this. I remember a George Carlin bit once where he ripped the whole notion of "self-esteem" completely to shreds & said that "a child will only understand he's a loser when in his 20s, he's fired from his job for being a loser & won't understand why."
simsgirlgem 25
Tell her you can't baby him because no college will if he keeps that behavior up
Redvelvet16 11
Noir_heart, how do you know of she is doing all this or not? Before making a judgement, maybe ask. My mum is a damn fine teacher and often would come home complaining of these situations when it was her job specifically to find out any learning disabilities and she dealt with the handicapped, mentally and physically. So please, it's good you know your stuff, but don't make judgement over a fml unless you know behind the scenes. That's almost as rude and belligerent as that mom.
Beepbeep7 14
How is it the teachers fault when the parent comes in bitching her out? It's possible that OP has tried and the kid is just a little shit. Also if the parent is that concerned then maybe SHE should take the time to see if her child has a learning disability. It is HER responsibility to take the time with her child. You can't blame everyone else for how your kids turn out. It begins at home.
fertilegod 3
there is no accountability on children anymore. they will all grow up to be unemployable with all the enabling their parents have done for them
splitintwo 6
People keep complaining the latest generation is going to be lazy an umemployable because were all self entitled brats. But keep in mind parents like this raise the self entitled brats, you only know what you've learned and your parents are supposed teach you how to work. Raise people not animals!
pedinhuh 23
OP pretty much described how the educational system works in my country, the only difference is we still graduate, even with really bad grades. Man, being a teacher must require a lot of determination to stand these situations plus the shitty salaries, thats why I have a lot of respect for them
SILVERSTAR_6 17
And u wonder why America is a joke when it comes to education. Demanding tht ur kid get good grades for self esteem? Tht little brat better start workin hard if he wants that A
godhelpusall111 12
Give him the grades he deserves, don't pay the mother any mind. You only have to deal with them for 9-10 months.
Zombie_Sea_Otter 9
Have you notice when stupid people breed, their kid's retardation is actually doubled? Give him a magic marker to huff.