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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Comments (109)
ShazTheSpaz 0
The mother's a BITCH.
SincosTann 0
Was it your extended essay for IB?
RuralNinja 0
I don't see how people say this is a YDI. She said that her mom told her to double check it again, implying she already checked her work once, if not several times. After I finish and double check something, I shouldn't have to reread it to make sure my mom didn't tamper with it. Also, her mom asked her about checking it after the fact, giving her no chance to correct the vandalism her mom did. Her mom acted like a complete bitch who cared about nothing but setting her up for failure.
FarSide 23
YDI for disobeying your mother.
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
Well, on the bright side, that's one less "my roommate/ex-girlfriend/kid brother sabotaged my resume" FML for the future.
NonExistance 0
This is not a YDI AT ALL. If the OP already checked it once why does supermom have to type a paragraph, instead of just TELLING the op, and **** the whole report up?
WTFpancakes 0
that means the OP's mom doesnt respect her son enough to keep her from going through his stuff. also, it is the OP's fault for not reading through it, not even skimming through it
blastvortex 4
You should've had the sense to check it one more time with a comment like that. It sucks to have such a nasty witch for a mother though.
kinger09 0
why is your mom checking your hw? perhaps get a flash drive to keep your work away from the proofread nazi
cheque_please 0
hahah that sucks, but you have to admit it was smart thinking of your mum...or she knows you too well, lol