School, Relatable and Education: Today, my mother told me she forgot what a verb is. I'm homeschooled,...

By asadwa - 05/05/2011 05:38

Today, my mother told me she forgot what a verb is. I'm homeschooled, and she's my teacher. FML

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You deserved it 5 105

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By chee - 11/02/2009 23:57 - United States

Today, I told my mom, "I love you". She responded with, "What? I never told you I loved you." FML

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You deserved it 2 948

Not your day, is it?

By hiheyaiden - 03/03/2022 23:00 - Hong Kong - Central District

Today, my mom kept swearing and punished me while I was in an online lesson. I almost got punished by the teacher as well. FML

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You deserved it 110

Lose-lose

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom

Today, I found out that my mother has been seeing my maths teacher. I'm still failing his class. FML

I agree, your life sucks 31 492

You deserved it 8 024

By purpleivy - 06/09/2011 18:53 - United States

Today, after a conference with my teacher who had previously accused me of not doing my homework, she finally discovered she'd been losing it all this time. I've been getting straight Fs for a month. FML

I agree, your life sucks 35 743

You deserved it 2 446

By Anonymous - 08/09/2014 10:55 - Australia - Perth

Today, I was told by my teacher that she had 'given up' teaching me because someone had told her I have a mental illness, and that I don't understand what she says. FML

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You deserved it 3 864

Not missing out on much

By Anonymous - 30/05/2022 02:01

Today, my mom is obsessed with my academic success, as she was a highschool dropout, and actually gives me more homework than my school does, all so I’ll be more advanced than my peers. I barely know what a television is anymore, since it’s been so long I’ve had enough free time to watch one. FML

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You deserved it 175

By montextes - 25/07/2011 16:12 - United States

Today, my mom finally learned how to text. Now it's her way of communicating, even when we're in the same room. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 290

You deserved it 3 959

Slipping up

By englishfail - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

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

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You deserved it 48 537

By dumbteacher - 22/11/2010 14:47

Today, my English teacher told me that I failed my grammar test. Her exact words were "You ain't gonna pass this class if you ain't gonna study." FML

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You deserved it 7 561

Truth bombs

By Anonymous - 26/07/2025 06:00 - Trinidad and Tobago - Arima

Today, my mother-in-law came home drunk and said to my husband, "I told you not to bring a dumb girl home." I'm a kindergarten teacher with my own private school. FML

I agree, your life sucks 418

You deserved it 81

waveringatom 1

Thursday 5 May 2011 11:53

Tough Luck, bub.

metalhead3213 1

Thursday 5 May 2011 12:02

that's what schoolhouse rock is for.

Comments

laxgirl313 0

Friday 6 May 2011 4:18

her fault not yours

jpest17 5

Friday 6 May 2011 4:43

that's what the Internet is for!

nb22_fml 6

Friday 6 May 2011 4:50

You'll get far in life.

ishida1235 0

Friday 6 May 2011 5:23

that's why people who r homeschooled r dumb

fml98kevin 4

Friday 6 May 2011 6:14

hey everyone has a brain fart sometimes

shaniecerb 0

Friday 6 May 2011 7:13

its funny how every homeschooled person on here is acting like they got ****** in the ass because people like public school over homeschool

stephanyk2 7

Friday 6 May 2011 7:20

I'm homeschooled, but my moms smart. I actually like it.

vettle 6

Friday 6 May 2011 7:39

home schooled kids are always lacking in something.

kaeleymel 6

Friday 6 May 2011 8:28

tell your mum that a verb is a 'doing word'.

chloee484 2

Friday 6 May 2011 21:47

might want to consider getting a tutor.

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Today, while I was walking to class, I was hit by a car. The driver stopped to let me cross in front of her, started moving again, hit me, and then yelled at me, saying it was my fault for walking in front of her. FML

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Today, I had my first trauma nightmare, about my classmates who had drugs planted on them so the police officers could abuse them for being queer. It's been 16 years since high school. FML

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Today, it's my birthday. It's 6.30 pm. I'm still the only person aware of what day it is. FML

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Today, at work, a lady came in to have her glasses fixed. When she opened her case, an earwig crawled out. Instead of trying to kill it, she just left it and watched as it crawled over my desk and behind my computer. I later found the earwig in my hair. FML

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Today, I realized that I hadn't heard anything about my upcoming class reunion. Turns out it was an invite via Facebook that I didn't receive because most of my classmates are on my block list. FML

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Today, I got a few splinters at work. In the middle of trying to remove them, my coworkers noticed and decided to "help". Ten minutes later, the splinters are gone and so is the random mole on my palm I've had my whole life. My hand hurts. FML

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