Today, I started my new job as a teacher. Worried about how I looked, I asked a coworker if I looked okay. She said, "You look fine. Just like a normal high school kid." I spent the next half hour convincing her that I was not a student, but a teacher. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I started at a new school. It's a pretty great school, but there's only one problem: Everybody thinks I'm a teacher. I'm only a freshman. FML
Today, I went to my first job interview. I didn't think I was doing too badly, until the interviewer said, "Wait a second, you're in high school?" I explained that the guy who'd called me had said that this wouldn't be a problem. I then watched as my interviewer left his desk to "deal" with him. FML
Today, all of my friends and teachers asked me what was wrong because I looked sad and tired. One kid even said that I looked like "an abused housewife the day after." I was fine. It was the first time I went to school without wearing any makeup. FML
Today, a colleague said I looked “different” and I thought it was a compliment. It turns out they meant that I looked “tired and stressed.” I smiled awkwardly and said, “Thanks?” while internally dying. FML
Today, I walked into school confident about the new hair color I'd had done over the weekend. My drama teacher apparently dyed her hair the same color; everyone noticed and thought I'd copied her. FML
Today, I started my first teaching job ever. As I was teaching, another teacher interrupted my class about 5 times because she thought it was her class. Not only did she ruin my confidence, her behavior caused my students to laugh at me. FML
Today, I started a new job. As I was introducing myself during the morning get together with the team, I forgot how old I was, and panicked. I ended up saying I was "twenty-fine." I’m 27. FML
Today, and for a long time, I've had a phobia of schools. I'm extremely stressed out about starting in a new school. Normal, right? Yes, except that I'm the teacher. FML
Today, I saw my former high school teacher at the mall. After a nice conversation, she mentioned that I "still dress like a slut." FML
Today, I ran into an old student of mine at the grocery store. She didn't recognize me at first so I introduced myself as her old teacher. She looked taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Oh my God... you're still alive?" FML
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Dalliance 4
I'm a teacher, 25, and look about seventeen. It sucks. I sympathize.
StopDropNRoll 11
Play a joke on your students. Sit down and wait for the the teacher :D
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Dalliance 4
I'm a teacher, 25, and look about seventeen. It sucks. I sympathize.
Majstr 23
I would love to have you for a theacher.
Majstr 23
I would love to have you as a theacher.
StoryOfTheYear 15
Why is that a deal? Yes, maybe you will have less authority, but as long as you seem cool the students will love you if you look like them in comparison to wearing grandma pants up to your belly button
margie2194 12
TILF? teacher I would like to ****. Haha to relive all my teacher fantasies in high school. Boy was my calculus teacher sexy.
TrixER 6
Well at least you relate to them! :D
v3nomously 0
Don't u wanna look younger? ;)
kleider1 9
Op should have walked into class the first day and sat down in a chair and wait like 20 minutes before saying they're the teacher
xoconnie 8
stuff like that happens to me, im a hs senior and adults think im in 9th grade! its really embarressing and awkward, so i feel for u OP. its alright, its better to look younger then older anyway. in 10 years u'll be happy about it
x3ShanTastic 0
I had a teacher that looked like a student and she loved to mess with the faculty by pretending to cut in the lunch line and wearing hoodies around =P it was great
totallynotchubby 0
I'd rather look like a highschooler when I'm old!!!!
deaper 16
Thank you for beating me to making the TILF comment! (I'm glad I decided to read first before actually posting it!)
Daralea 21
That why you dress up more professionally ...especially on your first day. If you're wearing to work what high school students wear, there is something wrong.
sweetheartxoxo88 7
I started teaching middle school this year and spent the better part of my first day politely declining dates from students who thought I was a new kid. LOL This youth thing will work in our favor in 20 years when everyone our age wishes to look as young as us!
CharlotteRx 4
We're on the same boat. Also it's really difficult to get a job because administrators believe that the students won't take us seriously as teachers.
tamoodielovesmar 1
why does it suck?
Lucidium 0
I love you dalliance
cocobulla1 4
Isn't that kinda a compliment? I dunno... The coworker is saying you look young..
adamo_erebus 26
Well... at least you look young? Always a good thing.
AcidLacedBong 5
At least your students will relate better with you
evilplatypus 39
In my experience, when students see that their teacher is young, they assume (usually correctly) that the teacher is inexperienced and a pushover so they take much more advantage of them.
BIEBERSLAYER 10
Or they'll just hit on you
Rickilynn1 10
Sublime = love.
Jaxx66 21
-2 that's not always true. I had a civics teacher and her best friends were geography and history teachers... We called them the Charlie's angels because they'd always wear mini skirts and stand together swinging their keys and acting younger than us. We didn't like them... Preps.... Ick.
MoodyBlue320 11
There was a teacher in our school that looked like a freshman, lol.
anorexicbarbie 8
Congrats on your new teaching job! And I thought everyone wants to look younger than they really are...? Eh could be just me.
MagicallyFat 12
Couldn't she have shown the other teacher her liscense and her work program for the day?
sskarma23 9
There are tons of ways to show here co-worker she is a teacher and not a student. Op you should take it as a compliment
FarSide 23
Why should anyone care what someone else thinks?
tsim_fml 0
teachers dont care about appearance silly OP
xShannonxSammyx 7
Hey, if you look young, that's a plus.
yomommma 6
Not when you are getting mistaken for a student.
shutterbug1190 14
Ugh I'm always getting mistaken for a 14 year old despite almost being 21. Just take it as a blessing, when you are 40 you'll look 20 ;)
Eggers 2
you don't look 14 in your picture, fibber
Cleao18317 11
Because she isn't.....
krazy_glu3 0
I'm 20 and people say I look 15. Hopefully when I'm older I'll look way younger. But for now it sucks. :[
Barbarossa_fml 0
You don't look 14 at all, you DO however look adorable.
StopDropNRoll 11
Play a joke on your students. Sit down and wait for the the teacher :D
heykaymae 2
Yes!!!
evilplatypus 39
Had a professor do that once, freakin hilarious
Isoldael 27
That is bound to lead to overhearing some VERY interesting rumours. Assuming the students know who they are waiting for (i know there was always someone in my class spreading rumours, even about new teachers)
2wenty0ne21 0
with a wig and sunglasses, possibly a high school shirt
BuffaloSabres134 8
Congrats on your new job :)
life2007 0
I know how you feel I work as a jailer at a police department nothing beats an honest drunk asking if you're still in high school. At least the students won't hit on you like inmates. Good luck
ShyAnn29 15
What is your picture of?? I've literally looked at it every different way I can think of, but I still can't figure it out...lol
bizarre_ftw 22
Recent femur surgery (he explained it on a different fml) ... Or was it knee......?
StopDropNRoll 11
Femur is right I read it too lol
ShyAnn29 15
Oh, ok thanks for clearing that up!
jrsylilballer6 7
Isn't it good to look younger? Itll be easier to communicate with students too.