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
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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 realized I forgot to write a 5000 word essay for my English class. I tried to be calm since I had until midnight to finish, and it was only 8pm. I typed for three hours straight,and finished the assignment. I read over the instruction again, and realized it only had to be 500 words. FML
Today, my mom woke me up in the middle of the night to make me help my brother write an essay. I read what he wrote so far, gave him my suggestions, and went back to bed. She woke me up 30 mins later because he just sat and stared at his paper instead of fixing anything. Somehow that's my fault. FML
Today, I got my language final exam back. It was a 10-page essay front and back, and I saw that I received a D. The teacher told me the plot was too hard to follow and it jumped all over the place. It turns out he forgot to read the back of every page. FML
Today, I pulled an all-nighter to finish an essay. I submitted it one minute before the deadline. Later, I opened the file to double-check and realized I'd uploaded my rough draft, containing notes like “THIS PART MAKES NO SENSE, FIX LATER.” The professor then replied, “I agree with your assessments.” 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 lost a grade on an essay, because according to my teacher, I put much more detail into my analytical essay than I should have. FML
Today, I turned in an overdue English assignment at college. My instructor accused me of plagiarism, writing that my sentence structure was "TO" good. Seriously? FML
Today, I finished my position paper for my social studies class and read it to my mom to get her opinion on it. After I'm done reading it, she asks me if I copied it from somewhere because it sounded very professional and smart, and it didn't sound like me. FML
Today, I was prioritizing my extreme amount of homework. I read over the front page of my psychology paper seeing that it was pretty easy questions, I decided to do it last. Little did I know there was a 8 page essay on the back of the page. It's 12:19 am. FML
Today, I wrote an email for a job offer. I checked it, double-checked it, triple-checked it, and then sent it. It's only THEN that I realised my CV wasn't attached. FML
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sarcasmsally 0
Omg who in the world would do such a thing... I would give my mom a sound tounge lashing if she ever tried to do something on that scale. Its your work, not hers. I say you walk around correcting her work for the next month, see how she likes it
mitis 0
If you're old enough to be issued a 5000 word assignment, aren't you also old enough to do it without mum helping?
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Baylorbound2012 0
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fyl first!!!
pancakes_n_syrup 0
good for you... But I agree with the FYL, but it's also a YDI. YDI because you should check your work right before you print/turn it in just to make sure, but also FYL because that was pretty mean of your mom to do that.
americayay 0
Eh. I disagree that she deserved it. She could've checked it over a hundred times while writing it. Her mom just wants her to do things exactly the same way she does them and that's just mean.
Starchild21 3
I think instead that her mom was only trying to be helpful, but it was over-the-top for her to critique the paper without informing ahead of time. _____________________________ www.myspace.com/rapid99
The_Pleb 0
Tell yo mom to make you a sammich!!! YDI
Exiro2 0
If only you paid attention, you would've noticed that you should've paid attention!
xxCFHxx 0
If it was a 5000 word assignment, then yeah, it should've been looked over and double checked a few times. But FYL for having such an intrusive mom. If it makes you feel any better, my mom once logged onto our family computer and proceeded to 'clear up disk space' by deleting 60% of my files, including a term paper because she'd asked me to do it a few weeks ago. There's no rules basically for being a parent, but there are ways to do it wrong.
live_2_eat 5
That's so stupid, I hope you gave your mum a lot of hell for doing that!! Parents should learn to butt out of stuff that isn't theirs and that includes deleting stuff that doesn't belong to them!
cxal_fml 0
She could have double checked it 10 times in the days prior to needing to turn it in, only to have her mom add the paragraph afterward. After all, how many times do you recheck your work. And if you aren't stupid, you don't need to recheck it in the days before its due because you've already done so
albert17 0
your moms a biiiiitch
daniisme 0
why don't you just take out that paragraph and re-email it...?
canadaxkid 0
Wow, seriously?
wtfyouresocute 0
lmfao . hahahaha
frolick123 0
i swear a typed 5k word essay isnt 11 pages...
sarcasmsally 0
Omg who in the world would do such a thing... I would give my mom a sound tounge lashing if she ever tried to do something on that scale. Its your work, not hers. I say you walk around correcting her work for the next month, see how she likes it
fawfulster 11
I agree with #3. Delete her stuff, collect some papers of hers and bank accounts.
4realz226 0
Chill! Seriously it's funny....
BannedDistress78 0
YDI for not paying attention. You should always listen to your mom dumass.
mitis 0
If you're old enough to be issued a 5000 word assignment, aren't you also old enough to do it without mum helping?
OhHerrrooo 0
love this comment. very true.
wah_face 0
exactly my thoughts, mitis!
Aha09 1
I couldn't agree more.
xNephilim 19
Some people like feedback on their work. It's not unusual for someone to show their assignments to a family member or friend to have someone give them their opinion before turning it in.
kay71095 9
Well in school you write assignments with 5000 words in 8th grade and freshman year, which ranges between ages 13-15 which could use a little help with things. We aren't talking about young adults here.
jts2 3
Rofl, clever.
txgirl09 5
fyl. your mom should let you make your own mistakes not risk your grade to prove her point. Yes she is correct that you should in fact always give your work one last look but that is your paper and your grade she messed with. I hope the teacher had a good sense of humor and didn't fail you because of it.
UsernameHere_ 0
He never said she helped him, he said she wrote a paragraph about him needing to pay more attention without his knowledge. Which, btw, is pretty ****** up. His grade will probably suffer for it, and he obviously put at least SOME effort into the paper, since it was 5000 words. And honestly, how many of you would got back and read through a 5000 word paper that you JUST WROTE? I'm guessing very few.
idkweird 0
I always read over my papers multiple times before printing. I also ALWAYS did a last check to make sure I didn't miss anything. I thought it was pretty standard practice. I also reread papers after I printed them out. I was a pretty bad student, too, lol.
4realz226 0
Well u c I always re-read my papers it's not that hard actually. It's just reading.
Jotne 0
Haha, pwned by mom! This is pure awesomeness. ^^
PkSk8ter 0
Damn fyl!