Today, I had just finished writing an essay for English. I was proud of it and thought it was one of my best works. I decided to show it to my mom, who is an English major. She read it, turned to me and said, "You know, if you actually want to go to UCLA, you're going to need to actually try." 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, 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
Today, I submitted my 5000 word assignment. When I got home, my mother asked if I'd checked it through one more time like she always warned me to do. I hadn't, therefore hadn't noticed the paragraph on page 11 that she'd written, telling me to pay attention to the small details. FML
Today, I wrote a poem and was very proud of it. I showed it to my mom. After reading it, her response was, "What is this shit?" FML
Today, I had to write an essay for school explaining what motivates me to study. The more I tried to write it, the more I realized I've been wasting my time going back to school, and I never really wanted it. FML
Today, I am expected to write an 8 page essay, due tonight. The reason why I don't even have one page yet? My mom decided to take away the only computer I have the essay saved on because I have an 'F' in English. The essay is for English. FML
Today, I received a terrible grade for an essay I worked really hard on. I had two friends, one being an English major, check it over. However, apparently I "clearly didn't use spellcheck" on this essay just like the last one I submitted to her. FML
Today, I received my acceptance letter to one of the most prestigious universities in the US, as well as a nice scholarship. I was so proud of myself, I eagerly showed my dad, hoping he would shed a tear or two. His only words were, "Just get a job so you can get the hell out of my house." FML
Today, I got feedback on an essay I wrote, by my mum who is also a teacher. She said it was 'worse than most of her pupils'. She teaches 10-year-olds. I'm a 20-year-old student at university. FML
Today, I excitedly told my mom how I got accepted to the master’s program of my dreams. She decided now would be a good time to proudly repeat for the millionth time how she gave up a full ride to the Ivy League to marry my father, and I ought to be a "good woman" and do the same. FML
Today, I got an F because I’m an idiot and wrote my essay on WW1 instead of WW2. I offered to resubmit a correct essay, but my mom stormed to school to demand it be changed to at least a B, because it was a good essay, even if it was on the wrong war. God, she’s impossible and embarrassing. FML
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TJStarzZ 8
Dude, my mother is a Science major, my anatomy teacher, and all that jazz. Doesn't mean that EVERYTHING she says is right, though. You should take the paper to your professor, cause knowing my mom, when I took my perfectly dissected fetal pig and removed brain to her, she got mad because it was better than the one she did a few years back. All I'm saying is, don't just take her words to heart, if you did great and you know it, you got nothing to worry about.
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yougetmecloserto 0
I applaud your excellent call.
perdix 31
Your mom is probably telling you the sad truth: You are a no-talent hack. The good news that you should tell your mom is that there is a lot more work out there for uninspired, insipid morons who can string together banal cliches than there is for literary geniuses. They don't need the next Bill Shakespeare to write the screenplay for the next Hollywood remake sequel, to assemble truisms for motivational speakers or to ghost-write books for FOX News "personalities" (or Sarah Palin). You need to thank your mom for recognizing your lucrative mediocrity.
andyroxs 2
And to realize "spells" should be "spell". Yes, thats you bee.
skyeyez9 25
maybe your paper was well written, but she did not like the topic?
jonny2x4 0
YDI for being a bullshit artist. Your mom being an English major should be able to know bullshit when she sees it.
shudashuia 0
whining !!!!
cthulhu1138 1
I haven't seen the OP's essay and I cannot comment on its content. However, thinking one did something well in no way implies that it was, in fact, done well. It's an unfortunate fact that the only way to notice one's incompetence is to become competent, but by that point the problem has been remedied. You'll find thousands of people on the Internet who think they're good writers, but whose writing is atrocious. Go to fanfiction.net sometime and see for yourself.
watermind 0
Grow up and learn to take some criticism. You thought it was really good, she didn't, she's probably right. Now talk with her about it and try and learn a thing or two.
Mx_Rider 6
wtf #1 youre pathetic. what does a "west coast" education have to do with anything. atleast you didnt put first gotta give it to you.
BeeSkwaird 0
Haha, we both messed up our grammar in correcting someone else! I appreciate it anyway :)