Kids, Death and Work: A teacher's burden

A teacher's burden

By Anonymous - 13/05/2009 17:46 - Canada

Today, a parent came into my class and told one of my 6 year-old students that their grandma died. Then the parent left. The kid started crying from the news, which then got all the other students crying. I spent the rest of the day comforting a class of kids crying over someone else's grandma. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/10/2009 21:07 - United States

Today, my English teacher asked me why I didn't have my project completed. Thinking quick on my feet, I told her it was because my grandmother had just passed away. Apparently they go to the same country club and have known each other for years. My teacher started crying and ran out of the room. FML

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By dramateach11 - 03/04/2009 00:37 - United States

Today, I was trying to get drama students to attempt to make themselves cry. I was not having any luck, until suddenly a girl burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably. I jumped up to applaud, saying what a wonderful thing it is to have such expressive kids. Turns out her grandma just died. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/07/2020 02:01

Today, I was doing my job and trying to teach a lazy bunch of 16-year-olds. A girl entered the room just 15 minutes before class ended, so I snapped, "Someone had better have died for you to be this late!" She immediately burst into tears. Turns out, someone had. FML

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By myanmarkaviar - 27/08/2015 16:34 - Norway - Fl?

Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML

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By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, at school, I was crying because someone I knew had died. My teacher pulled me aside and said, "I understand you're socially awkward, but don't worry, it gets better." FML

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By thechad_144 - 01/06/2009 23:42 - United States

Today, at an elementary school a girl showed me her grandma's obituary in the paper and started crying. To stop her from crying I made things out of the rest of the paper, later she asked me where her grandma's obituary was. I accidentally made it into a hat, with lots of tape. FML

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By lissa - 01/06/2021 11:01

Today, at school, some kid I’ve never liked came up to me and said, to my face, "I’m really happy to hear about your mom." She died two weeks ago. FML

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By ITM21 - 09/03/2012 06:43 - United States

Today, I accused a student in my class of getting his dad to do his homework. It turns out that his dad died two years ago. FML

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By perfectmoment - 30/11/2009 00:47 - Canada

Today, I called my boyfriend to have a shoulder to cry on because my grandpa died. As soon as I told him, he started crying and telling me how much he missed his grandmother, who died six years ago. I spent the majority of the phone call listening to him wail. FML

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By Maxie - 08/03/2013 01:55 - United States - Chesterland

Today, after my 5-year-old finally got over his grandmother's death, we went to a store and saw a lady that looked exactly like her. She came up to us asking if we saw her grandson; I can't get my son to stop freaking out. FML

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MaddieMonster 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:06

Kids will cry over anything, although it sucks you have to deal with it. Sorry charlie. And how shitty of the mom to just come by tell the bad news and leave.

lindsayellow 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:08

The kid's mom didn't take him/her home? Jeez.

Comments

bipolarchipmunk 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:11

...pour acid on your face?

volcom1206 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:11

Grow a ******* heart? You should not be teaching young children, bitch.

loveyababe 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:12

aww that's so cute in a sad way. you know? in a way they were all supporting their friend.

biwinning88 1

Tuesday 24 May 2011 18:11

uhh not really.

PencilTips 19

Saturday 15 August 2015 13:28

I think it was just a chain reaction... but thinking of it that way kind of makes sense as well as make it cute only in that way.

mobius8 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:13

#8 Kinda messed up you think kids crying is cute... Also, this sucks. You should've rung the parent back and told them to come pick their kid up. It's not fair on the kid or you for them to be in school at a time like that.

tko 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:15

um...#12...wow, don't really know what to say to that lol

I2OI3 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:15

IT COULD HAVE BEEN A RIVAL CHILD'S PARENT! HOW DEVIOUS WOULD THAT BE!!

PureGold 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:17

Aww!! Why the hell didn't the parent take the kid out of class then? It wasn't fair for them to leave you to deal with the tears and sadness after that. :(

rukusrazor 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:21

Oh... so many Ferris Bueller quotes that are appropriate... /Will just spare you all from them.

Demon_Squirtle 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:23

God forbid you need to comfort people. Life sucks when people depend on you to be happy. Get a soul.

shananigans 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:23

WTF?? What an idiot parent. What was the point of telling the kid if she wasn't going to take him/her home? "Honey... Grammy's dead... See you at 3:00!" WTF on so many levels.