Today, my Scout troop was to work on my Eagle project. We specifically told everyone where to be and when, except one annoying kid we don't want there. His mother pawns him off on us because he's an aggressive, violent little maggot who can't be trusted with a Fisher-Price screwdriver. Guess who showed up anyway. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was at work, about to go to lunch. There were some girl scouts out front selling cookies. I told my manager that I would be using a different exit, and when he asked why, I told him that girl scouts really annoy the crap out of me. The girl scouts out front were his daughters. FML
Today, our Scout troop was scheduled to do the Cycling Merit Badge. Midway through, it began to rain so hard that I couldn't see the road, and ended up in a ditch. Rather than make sure I was okay, as I was covered in mud and blood, my dad the Scoutmaster decided to scream at me for holding everyone else up. FML
Today, after sacrificing multiple weekends to help my kid brother with his various projects, I asked him to help me with one of mine. He nearly blew up at the thought of losing an evening of his free time on a simple task, so I postponed it to later, which means never. FML
Today, my son couldn't find all the parts to his Cub Scout uniform. I had a serious talk with him about being prepared, and how he would need to live with the consequences of not having the right outfit on. When we arrived at the meeting, everyone was in costumes because it's Halloween. I forgot. FML
Today, my son came running in, saying he had a project due tomorrow. I asked when it was assigned; he said two weeks ago. I refused to help, saying that he failed to act responsibly and had to live with the consequences. Now he's throwing a tantrum and my wife is screaming at me. FML
Today, my son had to help out at the local retirement home for his community service. He got in serious trouble and came whining to me about it after he tried threatening some of the residents into taking part in a Harlem Shake video. FML
Today, I had a great idea for a group project at work, so I shared it with my team and my supervisor. They seemed to like it very much, except one guy in our group, who outranks me and who threw a massive temper tantrum because, “I didn't consult him first before sharing it.” This big baby makes 3 times my income. FML
Today, we were supposed to go on a weekend camping trip with our Scout troop. On Thursday I wasn't feeling well but I made it through school okay. Dad forced me to pack up immediately after school, even though I felt worse. I threw up on the porch on the way out. Dad thinks I did this on purpose. FML
Today, I took my son to festival at a local church. He had a Nerf gun as part of his costume, but when I set it down to put something in my bag, someone walked off with it. We can't even go to a church function without running into thieves. FML
Today, I finally had one of my preschool students observed by the county for aggressive behavior intervention. Of course, he only started hitting my assistant and other students after the observer left. FML
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Justkidding100 41
if only there was a place he could go to learn life skills and being part of a team... nah better to exclude him from life that'll help his behavior
Thaylok 17
I hope your project went well anyway. Your goal was to lead others through a task. It sounds like you did that. In life you will lead many people like that scout. ... At NYLT my son proposed that sometimes the best way to get a problem person to stop being a problem was to encourage them to Eagle. He and I discussed a problem Life-scout who was always contrary to the troop and even scout methods. But as expected as soon as he eagled, we never saw him again. Remember sometimes you promote the problem to where they are no longer an issue.
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Thaylok 17
I hope your project went well anyway. Your goal was to lead others through a task. It sounds like you did that. In life you will lead many people like that scout. ... At NYLT my son proposed that sometimes the best way to get a problem person to stop being a problem was to encourage them to Eagle. He and I discussed a problem Life-scout who was always contrary to the troop and even scout methods. But as expected as soon as he eagled, we never saw him again. Remember sometimes you promote the problem to where they are no longer an issue.
Justkidding100 41
if only there was a place he could go to learn life skills and being part of a team... nah better to exclude him from life that'll help his behavior
Rake 18
How can you treat a kid like that? You can scare him for life! Instead try working together with the kid the parents and maybe some pro help