Today, I got a call from a prominent orchestra asking me to play with them. They were especially interested because I'm still in high school. I called to accept only to find out that my mother had already declined the offer for me because I "only" have a 3.7. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I came home and told my mom that I got the lead in the school musical, which I was very happy about. She pulled me into a hug then said, "But you know you can't really sing, right?" FML
Today, I told my mom that I want to try out for a singing competition on TV, so I might be able to kick off my musical career. She convinced me to sing a song for her, so I did. Mid-way through, she lost it, burst into laughter, and told me to stay in school. FML
Today, I was offered a job that pays far more than I expected, being a high school senior. My parents decided they aren't letting me take the job, saying I should enjoy my childhood. They're also not paying for my college, which is why I was looking for work in the first place. FML
Today, after spending years volunteering at community theatres and being accepted into a prestigious university for theatrical design, my public high school gave me a scholarship. All my mother could say was, "I'm sorry they wasted their money on you." FML
Today, I was a guest performer for a school orchestra concert a grade above mine. When they called my name, I didn’t hear them, so when they started the song hundreds of people watched me run on stage. FML
Today, and for my entire childhood, my parents made me play the piano until I gave in and just learned to enjoy it somehow. Now, I actually have an opportunity to play professionally, and what did my parents say? “Don’t bother, musicians hardly ever make good money. Get a real job instead.” FML
Today, my mom told me that she was selling my favorite thing in the world, my trombone. The only thing that I'm good at is the trombone. FML
Today, I played in a high school concert. Some alumni of the band were sitting in the audience and were brought to tears. Not because it was beautiful, but because they were sad to see how much the music program had declined since they left. FML
Today, I went out to dinner with my mom and several of her friends. My mom spent the entire night gushing about my Ivy League school and med student boyfriend. I attend a state university and I'm single. She threatened to cut me off if I didn't play along. FML
Today, my mom called and told me I got accepted to my first-choice college. I got really excited and asked her to read me the letter. As she started to read it, she said, "Oops... uh, nevermind." FML
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Rota 0
Judging by your name, I assume you play the bass. That makes this suck even more because the standup bass is an amazing instrument that takes a ton if talent and finesse to play well, especially well enough to be invited into a prestigious orchestra. I hope that you insisted on still playing with them! FYL indeed, I'd be both angry and sad in that situation.
memory_loss_fml 0
FYL. Just... FYL. We should probably have a category for "meddling parents" ._. what's up with that, really?
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Comments (159)
ozymandias_fml 0
You are in high school. What possible excuse could you have for not having a 4.0?
tbagg74 0
having a life and friends is a good reason
ozymandias_fml 0
Not really. It's high school. All you have to do to get a 4.0 is pretty much to attend class and not crap your pants. Hell, sometimes it doesn't even take that much. 2/3 of my 'high school' classes were at the local state college, for college credit (no, not AP or CLEP, actual college credit) and I didn't even have to show up any other time than test days. High school is a cakewalk.
qaz_plm 0
Please tell me you're trolling. Your high school is not the only high school around. I go to a high school ranked yearly in the Top 100 High Schools in the US, and I have a 5.21 GPA out of 6.0 as a sophomore (standard is out of 4.0, honors out of 5.0, AP out of 6.0), and I'm not even close to being ranked first. And I KNOW my high school is definitely not the toughest out there. So maybe other schools have higher standards than yours.
yellowberri 0
How old are you like 50? In case you haven't noticed, high school has gotten extremely difficult recently, depending on the school. I am extremely smart, I have gotten straight A's all my life. But this year with APs and Honors is so intense that the whole school and I are really struggling. This generation has gotten extremely competitive, so why in the world do you think high school is easy? Not to be harsh, I just hate when people think high school is some cake walk when I'm working my ass of every damn day.
neji218 6
For all of you who ClAIM to have a high GPA, do you happen to play an instrument and did you get asked to join a prestigious orchestra? So shut the he'll up
f_u_u_f_f 0
@ 63, different schools use different systems. I know of a school that it was possible to get above a 4.0. For this same school, you could get A+ as a grade. Whereas my college, the highest GPA was a 4.0 and the highest grade was an A.
zappyalex 0
Wow, that sucks. **** her.
OneSadGuy 3
Plexico, did you just rob Susan Boyle's appearance? (I laughed when I read your comment lol :P)
amitalegaonkar 0
4.07 :)
leothelion4894 0
Hey that really sucks and I'm sorry. I play bass too and I'm in high school so I'm very sorry. What orchestra was it?
psu5120 0
If you read the information below the post, you would see that the OP IS from the United States. Therefore, thinking what happens in America is the correct way to think in this situation. You should have checked where the OP lived before judging.
steph8608 0
That totally sucks! You should call them back and see if they'll still take you. If not, you could rub it in your mom's and the orchestra's faces by getting accepted into a different orchestra.
epicFAIL7 0
Was your mom born in China, Korea, or India? lmao note: nothing against chinese/korean/indian people. but all of my friends from those countries have INSANE parents who yell at them when they get A-s.
FStupidPeople 0
You should go have sex with as many people as you possibly can. Actually, even if your mom hadn't f'd your life, you probably still should've done that.
lifeislife_fml 0
Yeah seriously. When I tell my dad about some good grade I got, he'll be like "Why not 100%?!" I know he's joking, but ughh that 'joke' got old 20 times ago. But I'd say my dad is pretty lenient compared to SOME parents...shudder.
Serlenia 3
Same here.
blehx 0
not from china, korea or india (but somewhere around there lol) but (on 4.0 scale) 3.7 is not really good. in my society, that is. a 3.85 or so is 'ok' but with a warning sign. 3.9 is 'quite safe'. 3. 95 is 'pretty good'. i just found out 3.7 is okay by reading the comments. o.O cool, i guess. o.o
boatkicker 5
3.85 is 'ok but with a warning'? It's an A-. It's not perfect but if getting a 3.8 is a 'warning sign' there are some other issues going on. Not everyone is going to be a straight A student and if that's the way things are at your school I am mildly concerned about grade inflation.