Today, while teaching my class, I hooked my laptop up to the projector and put on a documentary. I left it playing and went to the toilet. When I came back, the whole class was talking to my mother. She must've Skyped me while I was gone and someone answered the call. 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 giving a lecture to my class I heard a phone go off. Aggravated and exhausted, I asked everyone to turn their phones off. Then the phone rang again. I lost my shit and spent the next half hour calling my students a bunch of "technology whores". Then I realized the phone was mine. FML
Today, while my teacher was in the middle of a lecture, I accidentally made it so my laptop would display everything upside down. It took me the rest of class to get it right side up again. FML
Today, I was having a mass lecture, for 3 classes combined, all microphones muted. I wanted to go to the toilet, so I connected my headphones, and I did my job massively while listening to the teacher. Suddenly, the teacher said, "Oh, close your mic for the love of god." 85 students heard me taking a shit. FML
Today, I watched a YouTube video at work because I was bored. I forgot I was on a conference call and my computer's desktop was shared with 15 other people. No one said anything till it ended. FML
Today, I asked my mom to help my daughter with Zoom school while I handled an emergency. When I got back, I found out my mom went through my laptop containing all my documents, my emails and even the journal my therapist suggested I keep. She says she was looking for a Zoom link. Yeah right. FML
Today, I went to the toilet during drama class, not because I had to actually go, but because I wanted to play Monopoly on my iPod. I lost track of time and came back twenty minutes later. My whole class listened while I was forced to tell my teacher I'd been really constipated. FML
Today, I was on webcam with someone and the conversation died so I said "brb". I sat there for five minutes not realising I had left my webcam on. FML
Today, my parents left for work before I had to leave for school and I decided to skip. I stayed by the phone, expecting the school to call so I could pose as my parent and excuse my absence. The phone rings and I pick up. It's my Mom, calling to leave my dad a message on the machine. FML
Today, I was Skyping with a guy I'm really into. I'm not supposed to Skype at night, so when I heard my mum coming, I minimized the window. She walked in before I could mute my mic and started bitching me out for flushing my tampons down the toilet. FML
Today, I was on a conference call and digital meeting at work when I got bored and started surfing the Internet. Little did I know that my desktop was being shared. My boss was on the call and saw everything. FML
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Top comments
Awesomeaxel 24
Oh come on. Thats pretty freakin awesome
cutycat136 28
Maybe give your mom a schedule of when you are teaching and tell her not to try and Skype you between those times
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Comments (85)
Awesomeaxel 24
Oh come on. Thats pretty freakin awesome
thatonetribute 31
I agree!
CoGhostRider 31
It could have been way worse.
tdawg91 17
Yeah I was expecting something along the lines of OPs **** page popping up so students skyping your mum is a way better FML
NotYourAnon 10
Plot twist: it was the plan all along as part of the lecture on treating those you do not know with courtesy.
YourOpinionSucks 22
The only way I see this being an FML is if the mother decided to show baby pictures to the OP's students. This was an honest mistake, and if your students like your mom, you could even bribe them with sloping with her if they do well on their tests and homework. Haha
xxjohndoexx9 10
I was expecting **** to be playing
mexican_music 13
And how is this an FML? Unless you're a primary school teacher, it couldn't of had been a bad conversation
JonathanKG 12
Hope she didn't divulge any embarrassing secrets of yours!
MisterEx 28
Did you know that OP was finally potty trained at the age of 15?!
remometol 16
That's better than quite a few people you hear about here.
chosha_fml 27
I kinda hope she did. At least one.
cjfred 13
I didn't know that, but OP's class probably does!
CliffyB03 28
I'm sorry, but this would be cool.
cutycat136 28
Maybe give your mom a schedule of when you are teaching and tell her not to try and Skype you between those times
Tarlachia 33
So, "Here's my schedule of when I teach. Don't call me between those times." Following the logic of what you said versus what you meant, you've instructed OP to tell mom to call during teaching periods. Nice!
fakedsincerity 32
#25 - Don't call her between the times she starts and when she finishes. You knew what #5 meant so there's no need to be pedantic.
EmoKami 21
Better yet, log off when they're teaching, so no one can Skype their class whilst they're out.
janfleury 19
If her mom is like mine, that would be a guarantee way to have her call when you said not to.
kbecks87 16
Better yet, actually teach instead of playing a movie and leaving.
rldostie 19
#90--It was a documentary, which means it was probably essential information. Most kids appreciate having a change in class and media, especially when it's visual. How about stop being so judgmental? Now leaving the class? I never did that but I do know there were times when you might not get a bathroom break for hours at a time, so I at least understand the urge to go.
derpina72 23
Also, we don't know if this is a college class or not. My professor steps out when she has to, there's nothing wrong with that.
LittleMissShadow 16
Ok but that's really cool though..
Liamj774 36
So... What was the lesson?
ironmany_fml 23
don't leave you skype on during class time ?
pleasedie 22
Please tell me she told the class embarrassing stories about you ?
shotishot 1
That would actually be pretty cool
theTravinator 21
That's hilarious, as long as it's all in good fun I see no harm