Today, a student's mother sent me an e-mail complaining that I was requiring her child to read a book containing mild profanity. She then demanded me to let him read an easier book. This would've been somewhat acceptable if the student wasn't in the 12th grade. FML
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Today, my 12-year-old daughter was suspended from school for doing a book report on 50 Shades of Grey. FML
Today, the mother of one of my students bitched me out about her son's poor grades. He lazes around all day, paying no attention and being a constant nuisance. But, she says it's not his fault, and demands that I give him better grades so he won't get "self-esteem" issues. FML
Today, my son's school actually called me to complain that despite his excellent test scores, he spends too much time reading, and has a wilfully overactive imagination, so could I please get him to stop ''reading and imagining'' so much, as it makes him hard to teach. Are they taking the piss? They must be taking the piss, right? FML
Today, I was warned that I was failing too many students and it had to stop, so I showed my boss all of the easy assignments a lot of students didn't even turn in. She told me to stop using so many "big words" in them. I teach at a four year University. FML
Today, I had to re-grade a student's assignments because neither he, nor his parents can read "Spanish." I'd written in cursive. FML
Today, one of my fourth-graders came up to me and asked, "Can you please not put my test grades in the weekly folders? My mom likes to get mad when I get below a 90." FML
Today, I was bitched out by my 17 year-old son's teacher. It seems the idiot teacher made the kids advocate for his own political beliefs in a presentation, and my son ended his speech saying, "And it remains my opinion that our instructor is cramping my motherfucking style." Instant suspension. FML
Today, a student told me to fuck off. I work with 3 year-olds. FML
Today, I was reading a picture storybook to a kindergarten kid. She could pronounce more words than me, and corrected me. I'm about triple her age. FML
Today, my daughter was expelled from her school for beating another kindergartener with a Dr. Seuss book. FML
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voltroz 18
With this kind of mothering; some people will never grow up.
briang959 47
50 shades of lame?
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Comments (106)
that1guyyy 12
Must be highly religious.
sweetnsourrr 11
Nope, some parents are just crazy...
myeverydaymylife 21
Actually, some cultures actually tend to be more conservative in nature than other cultures
saba_ajira 29
Just because someone does something ridiculous regarding topic such as this does not always mean they're religious. Don't always jump to that
patrickalamo 48
Or have high moral values Or just high
dylanhasemann 9
I hate religion. Religious people are stupid thinking someone else is controlling them. I love atheism I can be free and do what I please
GriffonTheCat 10
Who ever said the parent was religious?
oreoeater 21
#58 The first commenter
hduebdo 14
I'm somewhat religious and I swear all the time
Just_A_Tree 20
As a religious person, we're not all like this. My favorite is that there is actually a website trying to ban certain books within the school system. Parents can read the book then grade it on how acceptable it is and give commentary on it. I don't remember specific examples, but they clearly can't comprehend text. They described a book about a young girls horrible experiences and tough life as whimsical, and silly. It was written from the child's point of view, so the terrible things weren't blatantly stated, and they thought a story containing rape was whimsical...
leoe005 6
Is this student now in a lower class?
briang959 47
50 shades of lame?
spoo 24
Dr Sues!
gshocker20 21
Does nobody get #48's joke? Why is it being thumbed down?
voltroz 18
With this kind of mothering; some people will never grow up.
Retaheki 27
I bet you the 'profanity' was 'crap' or 'damn.'
CoGhostRider 31
@85 Hey watch your mouth, We have 12th graders in here!
604 11
This is so absurd I can't even come up with a witty retort. Wow. I think I'm nonplussed.
kayteakay 26
Way to hold your kid back.
rdenkewicz 11
To be fair, the kid probably would not learn too much from the language teacher that uses incorrect grammar in his/ her FML post.
Oyas12 14
#81 1.) This is the internet 2.) No one's perfect 3.) She/he has better grammar than you
Retaheki 27
#81, Where's the mistake?
DArthurVaderian 18
My English Lit teacher sometimes can't figure out how to spell words, has no effect on teaching literature. By high school English teachers aren't teaching spelling anymore.
CoGhostRider 31
Tell her it's extremely mild compared to what the kid says at school.
Rababco 29
Yeah, when I was in high school they would swear all the time; they especially loved to use the f-word a lot.
MzZombicidal 36
What in the world is she going to do when/if he goes to college?
vikky538 29
could he possibly go to college?
MzZombicidal 36
If his mother backs the hell off and gives him a chance at an honest education then I don't see why not. :P Who knows, he may not have any issues with the curriculum and all the crazy is from his mom entirely.
patrickeli 15
Can't stand helicopter parents
bombielol 20
moms these days