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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GreenDaemon21 0
well i can understand how parents have too high expectations for their kids. i have a friend who was real depressed cuz his parents were pressuring him to get into an Ivy League college and he couldnt, and they yelled at him and said he might as well go to a community college cuz they sure werent paying for state schools. but seriously, that kid's only getting B's in "honors classes", theres no way he coulda gotten into one of those schools. Doesn't mean he only deserves community colleges, though.
Serlenia 3
Wow, you're highschool must suck. In order to even keep a B you have to have all homework turned in and get at least B's on all your tests. If you don't attend classes because you'r tardy then you get ISS or OSS or some other punishment like that. And some teachers won't allow you to turn in homework if that happens. So yeah, highschool is not a piece of cake or I'd have a 4.0 no problem right now.
akshar 0
3.7 weighted sucks. Im made with my 4.45 and im a sophomore. But ya ur moms a bitch for declining like that.
alexandravan5 0
3.7 is very good if you are out of 4.0 like my high school is.
ziqi92 0
being azn, i have a 4.06 (counting all my honors and ap classes) but thats still pretty bad compared to the average 4.3 the other azns get. yep, i feel sry for u cuz an outside prestigious orchestra really backs up that 3.7 on college apps so ur mom is stupid for declining.
bookworm_x 0
some parents need to be shot, including your mother.
srgntawesome 0
Asian!!!!!! Just kidding. Sucks ass tho
ElNegroHombre 0
Saying you made it to state in football is a pretty stupid. There are 10 other guys out there you didn't make it by yourself. I don't care though because most of you are lying.
Ninjaface 0
Helicopter parenting. It's a plague. Luckily my parents aren't like that, but they seem to be the exception rather than the rule. Of course, it helps that they realized early on that setting any kind of bar is unnessecary with me. I guess you could say that I'm an unconscious overachiever.
greg2001 4
What a badass mother!! Obviously if a prominent orchestra were to phone up of course you'd be good enough!!!!