Today, I listened to my roommate and her friend struggle with their math homework for an hour. It wouldn't be so bad, except for the fact that I'm a math major and repeatedly offered my help. They'd rather fail math than be around me. 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 failed a calculus exam because I simply was too burnt out to study for it. I have not wanted to even look at a math problem since the beginning of the year, and I procrastinate all day instead of doing work, and it leads me here, typing at 2 a.m. to random strangers while having to get up tomorrow at 7. FML
Today, my roommate told me that she was studying in the library. Turns out, she didn't feel like going to the library and just spent all afternoon studying in a friend's room because she didn't think I was capable of shutting up for long enough to get any work done. Our other friends agreed. FML
Today, a professor approached me in the hall to ask if, since I'm a math major, I could tutor one of her communications majors in a required Calculus course. Apparently the volunteer tutor the school provides "is a complete dumbass." I'm the school's volunteer tutor. FML
Today, my parents, who aren’t usually lenient, allowed me to have my boyfriend over. We started to cuddle, things got a little heated, but then my sister walks in and says, “You do my math homework, or I tell mom what you guys were doing.” I don’t remember middle school math being this hard. FML
Today, I had the worst day of my life. I'd studied science for the whole damn night, only to realize the next morning that it's a math exam. FML
Today, I told my class I was giving them 60 seconds to do a problem. A girl replied furiously "At least give us one minute!!" I teach a high school honors math class. FML
Today, despite doing extra credit, staying after class to have one-on-one tutoring with the TA, doing online tutoring and watching YouTube videos, I still absolutely cannot do math! I’ve been reduced to bribing my nephew to do my work for me. I’m in college. He’s in 7th grade. FML
Today, as I woke up early to do my physics homework, I heard my parents talk about how big a disappointment I am for them. They discussed how stupid, immature and how big a burden I was. They knew I was listening. FML
Today, I had a maths test and I realised that I'd studied the wrong topics. The teacher said the test would be difficult and I stayed up till 1 a.m. just to be prepared. FML
Today, my family yelled at me for being a "selfish disappointment." My crime? Not being able to help my sister's boyfriend do his homework while I'm working on my class finals. FML
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capt_awesome1 11
At least you offered! If they wanna fail, let them fail!
SkoomaKi 28
No, it means OP is intelligent in the mathematical field. However, you sound like a judgmental idiot.
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kra2011 1
It has been my personal experience that sometimes when something is easy for someone and incredibly difficult for me, it is hard to learn from them. Either because they don't know how to explain it to me in a way that makes sense to me OR I'm too close to them to ask for help because I don't want to become nasty toward them when they're only trying to help. For example, my husband is a genius when it comes to chemistry, and lots of people ask for his help and want to be part of his study group; I on the other hand would be the last person to be in that study group - not because I don't want to learn, but I get too emotional when he's trying to explain things to me... mainly because I don't like feeling like I'm stupid in front of him... it's what he's good at and I'm terrible at it. And, we have learned that it goes the other direction as well, he wouldn't want to be study partner in psychology even though I lead several different study groups for the courses I'm in.
doglover100 29
Let them fail.
haruhiotakufan16 7
Maybe you are a real know it all and they would rather learn it on their own?
fantasyworld 39
Some people prefer to learn things on their own and not ask for help.
katluvr 22
They deserved to have failed. Sorry OP that they hurt your feelings in the process.