Today, I was helping some mental health patients at work, I spent 20 mins to fail to connect the DVD player to the TV and went back to make them something to eat. I came back into the room after 5 mins and one of the patients had connected it for himself. He has a profound learning disability. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, while teaching my class, I hooked my laptop up to the projector and put on a documentary. I left it playing and went to the toilet. When I came back, the whole class was talking to my mother. She must've Skyped me while I was gone and someone answered the call. FML
Today, I was trying to turn on my computer and couldn't. I spent twenty minutes trying to figure out what was wrong when I finally called my husband for help and made him leave work. He came in, looked at the wall, and plugged it back in. The look on his face said it all. FML
Today, I'm self isolating with a mother who hogs the remote but doesn't know how to use it, and is so short-sighted she can barely see the TV. Every five minutes, I hear, "What have I done now?", "How have I got onto this then?" and she won't let me help her. FML
Today, I stood there for 10 minutes trying to fix the toaster, until I called my brother to help me. I'd forgotten that it wasn't plugged in. He now thinks I'm a complete idiot. FML
Today, a patient, who is normally pretty chill, was being quite difficult for my workmates. They were whinging about him and I defended him, he's normally a sweet guy so something must be upsetting him. I went to chat with him, he punched me and called a useless a**hole. FML
Today, I was working at the hospital and it was very busy. Unthinking, I told a patient in a wheelchair to "sit tight" while I checked on something. He mocked me for the rest of his stay. FML
Today, I was driving home from a long day at work fixing people's electronics. When I got home, I got a call from work saying I needed to go back and help a customer with their TV again. When I got there, after an hour of driving, I realized I'd accidentally kicked the power cord out. FML
Today, in Home Ec, I struggled to open the microwave for almost 10 minutes in front of the whole class. FML
Today, I was going to the bathroom at work. Since I knew it would take a while, I brought my iPod in for entertainment. To bad it disabled me from hearing the continuous knocks on the door as well as the manager eventually picking the lock and busting in. FML
Today, while working at a nursing home, I was alone in the station and figured I could sneak one out. It wound up being very loud, and I could hear the faint snickering of a patient in the next room. Every time he saw me for the rest of the day he would burst out laughing. FML
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Geist_fml 0
Your giving them way too little credit. They are humans like you and me after all.
Azurea_fml 0
You might be retarded.
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Comments (203)
chaya12 0
just because he has a learning disability doesnt mean hes dumb u *****
CaptainPat 0
Red wire goes in the red socket yellow wire goes in the yellow socket. thats how you set up a dvd player. pretty simple.
spaztasticMiMi 0
well at leat they accomplished something that day =p
effyourlife_ 0
that's not a FML, that's a great example of how people with learning disabilities are very smart in other aspects, you judgmental a-hole.
zee209 0
Just because he has a learning disability doesn't mean he can't do anything...You're just being a judgmental asshole...
Sugar_lipsXo 0
i dont think they're disabled, they just learn differently.
TryToBeKind 0
How long have you worked in MRDD? You'll learn that they may be slow, they may have limitations, but they are not stupid. I know a 100 lb girl who can throw my 300 lb co worker when she's pissed off - usually because her DVD player isn't working. I know a man who cannot talk and his IQ is below 50, but he can take apart and put together damn near anything you hand him. You're not stupid, you just have issues with some things. I can't get my video camera to connect properly to the DVD player but my 8-year-old can. I can fix my lawnmower and get my car moving again. People have different talents, that's OK.
blackeagle67 1
im truly sorry but: Girl??
jessamyn_it_is 0
That's not an FML, I think it's great for him!
Got2BKidding 0
I have ADD and a learning disability, anxiety, and depression. So according to you I should be less intelligent, right? How about you contact me when you write a full-length novel, plays, and actually get them published. That's right. I did not "surpass" learning disabilities. I said "F you" to all the people who tried to change the way I learned and created a learning regiment that worked for my learning DIFFERANCE! People like you are why kids like me give up. If it were not for the mental health care professionals and teachers in this world who actually cared, I would have never gotten to where I am. At almost the age of 20, I am a certified 3D Animator and Graphic Designer. I have worked at news stations, helped start up companies, and won professional art competitions. I have worked on campaigns, published a novel (first in a serries), written two full-length plays and one short- both of which are to be published soon. I am also going for a bachelor's degree right now in philosophy and politics with a minor in art education. I can hook up a DVD player just fine. Maybe you need to check yourself on who has the real learning disability.