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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Top comments
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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Comments (124)
champjb 0
yup. poor u. lookin younger
zcheema17 0
That's a compliment! :)
leadman1989 16
Well this can't be ke$ha op's obviously made it past the fourth grade.
mindblow 0
Kids love young teachers
leannecloveryau 11
epic fail
dapperdan18 0
At least you know you'll age well haha.
perdix 31
Sucks for now, but that could be a blessing in the future. When you're 60, you'll be able to hit on college boys! Until then, enjoy your extended childhood.
5t3ff1k4h 47
Madonna looks her age yet she still gets the college boys.
blakrhynes 0
nice u must be hot
cherryleaf23 7
That's pretty cool. The kids with probably like you.
kyz_xox 11
Im a kid, and people think Im 20.
mnohoe 9
I'm 15 and people think I'm in my mid-twenties. Mainly because they say I'm mature when necessary but sometime because I'm tall and kind of look older.