Today, my mom refused to sign me up for a CPR class, reasoning that if I was ever put in a situation where a person was choking, I could save them using my "common sense" and "intellect." I need this class to graduate. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, it's April Fool's day. I had to take a CPR class, and everything was going well. We took a break and I went to get a drink of water and started choking. They thought I was making fun of the class, and made me leave. FML
Today, my mom put me in an anger management class because I said "crap." FML
Today, my mom said if I don't get straight As in my classes this year, she'll get the school to hold me back until I do. I believe her. FML
Today, I asked my mom if I could join my friends in getting lessons in self defense. My mom told me that I didn't need them because my face was a better weapon to repel anyone. FML
Today, my mom found out I'm failing three classes. Now she won't let me go to a convention I bought passes for weeks in advance. Each pass was $45, and I bought 2 more for my friends. You do the math on that, because I apparently can't. FML
Today, I had to go take swimming lessons because my mom has a fear I'll drown and I'm totally afraid of swimming anyway and never get anywhere near water. My instructor? A high school classmate of mine. My fellow swimming classmates? 5 and 6 year old kids. FML
Today, my mom told me to do karate with her, and so I said no. Now my mom won't let me do anything until I go do karate with her. FML
Today, my mom signed me up for a swimming class to show my sister there's nothing to be afraid of. Considering I'm 17, I assumed I'd be in an advanced class. Instead, I get to spend summer blowing bubbles in the shallow end with four-year-olds as my little sister cheers me on from the steps. FML
Today, I dropped out of college and moved back home to help my mom take care of my younger siblings after our father's death. My mom yelled at me and scolded me and lectured me for throwing my life away, and said this was the last thing she ever wanted me to do. I thought she needed help. FML
Today, I'd signed up to try a workout class at the gym. However, as soon as the instructor started the class, I realized it was much more intense than I had anticipated. I ended up passing out and had to be carried out of the class by the instructor. FML
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Top comments
zandalee 20
Sounds like your Mum needs some common sense and intellect!
luminos_ 9
How about you tell your mum you need this class to graduate?
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Comments (94)
Thecreativesoul3 3
Wouldn't it be mandatory and you'd have to take it either way? If its to graduate.
outoftown 27
Sounds like OP is a minor in high school and needs parent/guardian permission (American schools are picky about that). Show her the form that says the class is mandatory, and that common sense and intellect won't get you an exemption. Get the school to explain it to her, if that doesn't work. Good luck, OP.
Kitten_Calderon 14
Well.. Sign yourself up, OP. Sorry your mum is such an idiot..
onorexveritas 24
well get tutorials elsewhere
Raykyogrou03 12
If she's ever choking, use that as an argument before actually doing something
Demonyx 6
the Heimlich maneuver and CPR are two completely different things and CPR covers things that are NOT common knowledge
Agore1 2
Just a thought...if your old enough to graduate wouldn't you be old enough to sign up for and attend your own classes?
ilovewafflez4313 5
Ipp
Baller_Bob 17
Clearly something she never had
aria_lauree 4
... i think you need to take that class since you use CPR mostly to resusciate someone after they stops breathing, not when they are choking.