Today, someone called the police on me because one of my students was going home with me every day. The student is my son. 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 found out the man I have been dating is my son’s principal. I found out by having to pick my suspended son up from school. FML
Today, I came home from work. I was really tired and told my son that I would make him dinner later. He called the cops saying, "Mommy won't feed me." FML
Today, I got called into the principal's office of my son's school. Why? He'd called his teacher a "fudge packer". No more weekends with his uncle. FML
Today, I was called by my 9 year old son's teacher. He had handcuffed himself to his desk with handcuffs he found in my room. I was told to please bring in the key and not to leave my kinky toys out where a child could get them. I'm a cop. FML
Today, my son told me he liked a girl, so I asked if they were friends. He said no, he's never spoken to her, but he watches her in class and follows her around. When I told him that was fucking creepy, my wife yelled at me. My kid is a stalker and my wife thinks it's cute. God help me. FML
Today, I found out that the student tutor my son advised me to hire was my son's girlfriend. I have been paying her $20 an hour for the last 3 weeks to make out with my son in his room. FML
Today, I had to tell a parent about her son kicking a boy in his class. She blamed me for not watching him. I wasn't watching him because I was turned around to care for another boy he had hit right before that. FML
Today, my wife reported our neighbor for leaving her son home alone while she works during the day. Her son is 13 years-old. I am so completely embarrassed and my wife keeps justifying what she did. FML
Today, I got to take my 10-year-old son to the junior high school at which I teach. When my students questioned him about what I was like at home, he told the entire class: "Well, she farts all the time." FML
Today, a woman accused me of bullying her son, and said that she is going to get me fired. Her son is a 27-year-old teacher at my school, whom I disciplined for showing up drunk. FML
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Miss_Whipped 43
In a world of people who are now overly paranoid about every little thing, I can understand how the wrong assumption was made. It's unfortunate that it reflected negatively upon yourself but I imagine this has been corrected by now and hopefully everyone will move on and mind their own business. :)
TheNewGuy03 29
Whoever called the fuzz on you is mind-bogglingly dunderheaded. People are too paranoid nowadays.
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Miss_Whipped 43
In a world of people who are now overly paranoid about every little thing, I can understand how the wrong assumption was made. It's unfortunate that it reflected negatively upon yourself but I imagine this has been corrected by now and hopefully everyone will move on and mind their own business. :)
Mathalamus 25
I don't think they are overly paranoid. Just making sure everything is alright. Assuming that things are alright is wrong.
thawny_fml 21
I assume 8 is alright in the head. Guess I'm wrong.
Enslaved 38
Calling the cops does seem extreme, especially if that person could have asked around the school to get more information first. However, people are so afraid to get involved. Many wouldn't say mind your own business if the cops were called and the persons involved were actually doing something deviant. We are our brother's keeper and need to make sure that children are protected, ours and yours too.
TheNewGuy03 29
8, if they merely wanted to know if everything is okay, then they could talk to the child, who will then let the person know that the person picking him up is his parent (especially when you consider that the parent is picking his/her son up everyday). Not everything needs to get the cops involved.
Raxy_fml 18
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I don't understand why everyone is so abhorrent to the idea of police involvement. it's not like OP got arrested, simply a officer came up to him and it, presumably, was resolved in minutes. I would've done the same thing as the guy who called the police. better safe than sorry; from his perspective it was a student driving home with his teacher. "mind your own business," yet what if this was what an actual bad situation, would you just hope everyone "minded their own business"?
Mathalamus 25
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Why would you assume I'm not messed up? There are a bunch of evidence that shows otherwise.
bad_boyfriend 10
There was no need to call the police #20. A good parent would have called or stopped by the school office and the situation would have been explained in 30 seconds. Calling the police is unnecessary, a waste of everyone's time, and in many situations will reflect poorly on the teacher whether they are doing something wrong or not.
TheNewGuy03 29
The problem with that line of thought is that, hypothetically, everything could be a bad situation. Obviously, OP wasn't a threat of violence to anyone, and the same situation occurred daily and wasn't anomalous. The cops should be called when there are actual emergencies.
xoteeshaox 22
My mum was a school teacher, so catching lifts with other teachers wasn't weird for me. If my mum was sick, another teacher would take me to school (they had their own kids, and both this teacher and my mum worked at my primary school)
bad_boyfriend 10
But there was no actual emergency #24. This isn't someone dragging a kid into a car. This was an adult and a child walking together, probably talking as parent and child often do. You have nothing to stand on here dude, your're completely wrong. Deal with it.
TheNewGuy03 29
I believe you were referencing #22... ;)
DoomedGemini 38
Because all cases of kidnapping or abuse have the kid kicking and screaming? Especially if the person is a trusted adult, the kid might not freak out when they try to take them. Should they have investigated further? Yes. Were they wrong for having concerns? No.
kyu_Q 19
If the child was being kidnapped they would not show up at school the next day. Its obvious from the fml that the person observed OP taking the child home several times. They could have brought the matter up to the principal or asked their childs' teacher. Yes concern is warranted, but the police should not be called if it can be taken care of by asking a question or two.
DoomedGemini 38
Not disagreeing, but it doesn't have to be kidnapping. Molestation tends to occur over time. It was more likely they were worried about sexual abuse rather than kidnapping
TheNewGuy03 29
Molestation cases do indeed occur, and often WITHIN families (which makes it that much harder to investigate). However, calling the cops is still overreacting. If an individual is not a threat and you suspect something, yet are unsure about it, just approach the person about whom you feel suspicious, and address it respectfully.
Trapgirl747 11
It doesn't necessarily have to be a case where someone was kidnapped remember, it could have been that someone was concerned there was something of inappropriate activity going on and there were concerns. In many cases it's actually okay to react first and ask later for sometimes just as your asking a question it could be too late.
TheNewGuy03 29
Whoever called the fuzz on you is mind-bogglingly dunderheaded. People are too paranoid nowadays.
CLOTHESPlN 17
"mind-boggling dunderheaded"
NickACD 27
You are my new favorite person.
TheNewGuy03 29
I feel honored.
CyndiHouse3 5
I feel like I need to use this phrase from now on. Mind-boggling dunderheaded. wow.
TheNewGuy03 29
Feel free. A colorful vocabulary always comes in handy. (By the way, make sure "mind-boggling" is in adverb form (i.e., "mind-bogglingly) before that adjective in order to avoid sounding silly whilst trying to sound smart.)
Badluckolsen 10
Why are people so over protective nowadays?
Mathalamus 25
It's because of the few unfortunately evil people. They tend to ruin things for everyone. Still, better safe than sorry.
pedinhuh 23
They could have spoken to the kid and avoid all the hassle of having the cops come over.
crazyindynathan 13
One might argue that mass communication over emphasizes the bad in the world. I think people have forgotten that these bad acts are an exception to the rule, rather than society's norm.
gracehi 33
Yeah, 11, but the kid could lie to protect their abuser, as abuse victims often do.
Mathalamus 25
That just makes it worse. There is a reason I didn't mention it...
dreamweaver1227 11
Scary stuff like that happens now. The person who called didn't know and wanted to safe rather than sorry. It happens. Now they know.
Colon_Man 17
#60; Stuff like that has always happened. It's just that we're more aware of it because of instant communication and 24 hour news. Lindbergh Baby.
Skycop_S 23
Well, I'm sure that won't be too hard to explain to the police. I hope you and your son don't have to put up with that bullcrap again! :)
pedinhuh 23
So instead of talking to the kid first, they just call the police like that? FYL OP
irulan 7
Fair enough if you are concerned about the well being of a child, but what happened to just asking what's up? probably a question to other parents would have cleared it up.
Reihna_fml 14
People are idiots. They report innocuous situations and ignore serious ones, it seems.
LPac5295 27
They probably just didn't know is all OP. It still sucks though but at least now they'll know.
TheRussianNavy 11
How could people make that mistake? They should've known it was your kid. I mean, it just seems like something people would know.
writerchic85 26
Even if it was just a student of yours and not your son whose to say it's inappropriate? You could be dropping them off at home. People are so overly sensitive and paranoid.
DoomedGemini 38
So we should ignore the risk? The person could've easily found out nothing was wrong in the story without calling the cops, but if it wasn't op's child then it's not that simple.