Anonymous
Buffalo, United States
Not a geography major
Today, I had to show my daughter where the USA is on a map. She's 17, and we live in the USA. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
isabellam0426
Today, while teaching my history class, a girl asked me where North America was. She lives in North America. FML
Anonymous
Marlboro, United States
Today, my teenage daughter tried to convince me that the UK is a part of Canada. After I pulled out a map to prove her wrong, she got all angry and defensive, and said that nobody's perfect at "geometry". My daughter is an idiot. FML
geonix
So do some adults…
Today, I discovered that apparently my six-year-old daughter actually believes that the United States is the only country with advanced technology. FML
lucille
Not a geography major
Today, my daughter tried to argue with me that Scandinavia isn’t a real place. She’s 17. FML
Anonymous
Houston, United States
Oh no…
Today, I was telling my girlfriend about how my parents are flying out to Japan today on vacation. She was shocked at how short the flight will be, because "It's on the other side of the world." We live in the USA, and it seems I'm dating a Flat Earther. FML
Ange
United States
Today, I had to slowly explain to my daughter why her Facebook profile isn't a valid piece of ID. FML
Lonely
Utrecht, Netherlands
You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Today, my only daughter and her boyfriend sat me down for an important talk. I was thrilled, thinking they were engaged or pregnant. They actually wanted to tell me they're moving half way around the world. FML
yingyang2
United States
Today, I have been teaching my 5 year-old step-daughter how to read and write. She came bounding up to me with a piece of paper and said, "look what I did". It was a letter that said "My dad misses my real mommy, not you". FML
jesuschrist
They'll go at night
Today, my daughter asked me why NASA hasn't gone to the sun yet. She's seventeen. FML
Anonymous
United Kingdom
Today, I had to explain to my 18-year-old daughter why she can't pull a duck face pose for her driver's license. She still doesn't believe me. FML
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TrackGirl19 29
One can only hope she was joking.
CreamGravy 36
You would be surprised at how many kids actually don't know this stuff then.
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Silentcrafter11 13
Most students around me can't get shit done without copying or nagging the shit out of someone for answers. I can't imagine their future if they stay the same...
amisenho 11
They become politicians! *bah dum tss*
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Shows how well the public education system is functioning these days. But still, how can she not know that? I can't fathom it. Even a kindergartner can point out where the USA is on a world map.
NoFlippinWai 24
you hope.
jw90 18
Someone isn't paying attention in geography class.
toxic_venom 4
Never underestimate the power of stupid
Ziggy122 15
Jesus Christ. I'm not even that far removed from high school and here I am thinking, what are schools TEACHING kids nowadays?
nightbirdblue 27
How to pass standardized tests on math and interpreting readings the proper way is obviously the only thing they teach in schools nowadays.
NoFlippinWai 24
Standardized Testing is out of control. My Senior year we took 6 of them.
amisenho 11
As #59 mentioned, the only thing they teach schoolchildren these days is how to pass tests, not to think critically. Like George Carlin once said, they want obedient workers: "They don't want people who are smart enough to sit around the kitchen table and figure out how badly they're getting [screwed] by a system that threw them overboard [30 years] ago."
wanks18 6
You shouldn't be surprised. They have no clue where anything is. Ask any american how many states canada has. Guarantee they don't correct you lol
dontquestion_fml 4
Provinces and territories, ************. I am a seventeen year old American female. Not all of us are ******* idiots.
NoFlippinWai 24
Awe 64 you beat me to it. You make me not lose hope.
buttcramp 21
growing up we had little plastic place mats with maps of the world on them and my parents would tell us to find certain countries at dinner.. looks like you should embrace this little game. you cant blame the schools if you dont interact with your kids enough. you should have noticed she was behind before it got this bad! sorry op you and your daughter are both idiots
notsofriendly 17
My parents had those map placemats for me, too! My dad used to quiz me during dinner. :)
RedDragonx32 8
down vote plz ty
sweetbliss3 37
has she never taken a geography class, or even looked at a map? Sheesh.
Dcm210 19
That's why I can't have kids, I couldn't deal with the stupidity.