Today, after my daughter told half her class about my retainer, I advised her to keep mummy's personal details personal. Now she responds, "I'm not supposed to tell" to any question regarding our home life. Thus far, I've received six very concerned calls. 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, I wanted to call my mom to ask for advice but called my boss instead. I panicked and ended up talking about weekend plans like nothing was wrong. She now knows way too much about my personal life. FML
Today, my four-year-old daughter called me by her mom's new boyfriend's name. Three different times. FML
Today, as I was taking my three year-old daughter home from daycare, she asked where her daddy was. I tried to tell her that I was her father, but she answered, "No, not you! My other daddy!" I've got some talking to do tonight. FML
Today, I decided to come clean with my daughter about her adoptive status within my family. Just after I told her she was adopted, I realized that I have been telling her stories about me giving birth to her. FML
Today, I found out that my daughter has been making up horrible lies about her home life to impress some new friends. Since when is having two highly involved, loving parents with good careers and a nice home an embarrassment? FML
Today, I went to my phone company and had my text history pulled. Why? Because a few days ago, my four year-old daughter told me that, "Daddy has a wife and a girlfriend." Turns out she was right. FML
Today, I got a call from my daughter's pre-school. Apparently, she is being suspended, for answering; "What do your parents do at home?" She told them, "My parents fuck." FML
Today, like an idiot, I accidentally included stuff I learned from snooping in my daughter's secret diary during a conversation with her. She's not happy at me right now, so I may have to polish off my old grovelling skills from when I was still married to her mom. FML
Today, my dad threatened to hit me if I didn't tell him what I had in my homework. He thinks I won't keep secrets from him this way. There's a reason I kept secrets in the first place. FML
Today, I received a text from my mom saying, "We need to talk." I panicked and replied, "What did I do now?" She responded, "I was going to ask what you wanted for dinner, but now I’m curious about what you're hiding." FML
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tormcn 26
I'm wondering why they would call? What were the questions in the first place? I'd like to hear a follow up.
skippydoda 32
I feel like people ask "how is mommy?" or something simple like that. If I asked how their mom is but they only said "I'm not supposed to talk about it" I'd get concerned. Would like a follow up from OP.
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IndicaPaincakes 28
Kids say the darndest things.
whycantisignup 24
Wow, how did you think this one up? Never heard this before...
cattisanerd 9
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Seriously? Never? It's said all the time.
Hoopachi 19
Sarcasm 21… sarcasm
Kobeh 13
Try to teach her the difference OP
Kobeh 13
I just realized that I may have just pointed out the obvious
tormcn 26
I'm wondering why they would call? What were the questions in the first place? I'd like to hear a follow up.
tinycroc 10
They called because in this day and age too many people have turned super judgey and have decided they have the right to check into/interfere with other people's lifes with very little basis to go on. She's lucky that Child Services wasn't called by all those people first.
acerredrum 23
@7, That really isn't fair. If I asked a child when she did this weekend and the answer was, "I'm not suppose to talk about it." or "How is your mommy doing?" and the child thinks they aren't allowed to talk about it, that IS concerning. It may be nothing but it is better to check and risk seeming nosy than ignore it and it end up being a serious case of abuse.
lovelockdown23 23
I'd rather someone be interested/worried than for something to seriously be happening and no one take it seriously. Going to school to be a social worker and I've shadowed cases where someone let's one little detail go and the child is harmed from it.
Sazz024 7
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But If people were asking about your life in every detail eventually you would be tired of responding because some times you just want a bit of piece and quiet , I don't think child abuse would be the first thing to think because she probably is a trusted mom and have been going to that school for maybe a year or longer and I think the way the child had said more concerning then actually is but I don't think people would believe child abuse because she probably dropped kids home
acerredrum 23
They aren't asking her, they are asking a five year old who isn't saying "I don't feel like talking about it." she is saying "I'm not supposed to talk about it." Those are two humongously different things. Also why does being there for a year or more mean she is trusted? If she doesn't participate in anything school related, if the teachers/principals do not know her personally, why would they trust her? Also your last sentence makes no damn sense.
EclipseCandy6 24
You must know some nosey people
ZombieVampirez 24
Kids just talk about everything. No one should question home life though.
Hgomez2 0
If there is reason for concern then home life should definitely be questioned. As an educator I've had to question home life and call CPS. One case turned out to be unproven but the other was not. There were severe issues aND child had to be removed from parental care.
PenguinBitch 44
Why are they even brining up home life in school? People should mind their own business.
bunnylove483 17
The kids could have just been talking amongst themselves during "free time" and the teacher overheard. I don't really think that retainers are a big personal matter. This could have all been avoided had OP not made her kid talking about her retainer a bigger deal than it is.
T1A2Z3 35
It was probably a conversation on teeth or something and the girl put up her hand and said "My Mummy wears a thing to make her teeth straight!" and then someone mentioned it to her and she thought it was too much information.
jackipdoc 31
My home life never got brought into my school life like that!! That's awful! At least people care about your kid though. Always nice to know. I have a retainer too... I only have to wear it at night now but they suck and are so embarrassing!
lulinator 40
Why is having a retainer embarrassing? Half of Americans have had braces or retainers. It's not like plastic surgery which is kind of hush hush.
meggieeeee92 27
I don't see how her daughter mentioning she has a retainer is a huge deal. It's not like people have never had braces. I think the mom over reacted here.
skippydoda 32
I feel like people ask "how is mommy?" or something simple like that. If I asked how their mom is but they only said "I'm not supposed to talk about it" I'd get concerned. Would like a follow up from OP.
carcinoid 17
Cause two can keep a secret if one of them is dead
Futuremrskoehler 12
pretty little liars!
danial1214 21
Yeah if a kid said that to me the situation would just seem sketchy to me