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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Comments (74)
Anteezy 7
Be glad she is being honest with you now you know that you're stupid. If she lied to you, you might have been under the illusion that you were actually smart, so this is no FML it's a my mom rox! Give her the good parenting award she deserves!
feminist19 0
have you ever heard of constructive criticism you whiny brat, your mother is giving you valuable advice, she is an English major after all, but no instead of redoing your essay you come on fml to moan about how your not perfect, just because its your best effort doesnt make it good, practice is how you will improve, so go practice
chotamota 0
Ew, why would you want to apply to UCLA? If you actually want help from your professors, go to a school that's going to offer a class with less than 200 people. And that's even considering if you can register for those classes in the first place.
Xero3g 5
You're all idiots.
RyeBreadBoy 0
Your mom *is* an English major, or your mom *was* an English major? They're very different things. One implies that your mother is still in college getting her B.A. in English, whereas the other implies that she received it some time in the past and is (hopefully) using it in her career. If this is how you wrote your essay, no wonder she said it was terrible. Maybe try to proofread objectively in the future.
blackhawk465 0
Maybe you suck at writing?
kazaam 0
I LOVE UCLA!!!
nyuu1234 0
yer well OP dont get up yurself YDI
suzanabanna 0
mayb she meant like you need to try if u get in
cupcake330 16
get over it.. you wrote crap ok at least it'll help you learn to write better