Today, I was sent to the principal's office because I refused to take my earbuds out. Those "earbuds" are my hearing aids. 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 got suspended for bringing a "hazardous weapon" to school. They were earrings. FML
Today, I lost my earbuds on the subway to work, so I had to listen to my boss's terrible music all day. FML
Today, I got yelled at for having a set of headphones around my neck at all times, because it "makes me seem disinterested." Two things: 1. I have established myself as a very good listener among my peers; 2. I'm autistic, so I need the headphones readily available at all times to cope with loud environments. FML
Today, I was taken to the principal's office and bitched out about the dangerous weapon I brought to school. The "weapon" was a pocket fan. FML
Today, I was excited about showing everyone at work my new piercing. It's in an interesting place in my ear, and it's not that common. Before I had the chance to tell anyone about it, someone asked, "Are you wearing a hearing aid?" FML
Today, after telling my boss about my hearing problem, she simply told me to "listen harder". FML
Today, my hearing aids got wet because i was caught in the middle of a thunderstorm. So they stopped working. I didn’t hear this morning's alarm because I can’t hear the alarm without my hearing aids. FML
Today, I wore out yet another set of headphones. This is the third one in a year. I need my headphones whenever I go outside because I have sensory processing disorder, and a multitude of hearing disorders that painfully enhance my hearing. Guess I'm stuck at home until I can buy pair number four. FML
Today, I went to work as a home health-aid, and found out that my client turns his hearing aid off on purpose because he can't stand my voice. FML
Today, I asked my boss for a couple of days off to recover from a nasty ear infection which has left me hard of hearing. However, he didn't understand why that would affect my job and refused. I work in a telephone call centre. FML
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XxReddragonxX 7
how can they not tell the difference?
Yazoo77 16
What did the principle say? Talk to your teacher about her behaviour, and if she does anything like this again, report her.
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Comments (77)
joe3_fml 15
Insensitive teacher is insensitive.
MidnaLink 35
Overused saying is… well, you get it.
joe3_fml 15
Man, FML is tough to please nowadays. Oh well.
QuaDECH 13
@69, you have to have the touch. Apparently only something I have in certain chains as well. And you are the chosen one, your number is 69.
MidnaLink 35
It's not the crowd, it's the material. Good thing this anecdote wasn't worthy of a "shitty" pun. No pun intended, seriously.
QuaDECH 13
@86, I've seen some really good comments with a good amount of downvotes but then when someone else says something like "This comment is great why is it getting downvoted?" both the comment and reply get upvoted. I think most people on FML are sheep so if a comment is already getting downvotes they are much more likely to downvote the comment regardless of if its good or not.
Fairyjoshy 13
I'd say it's more an aspect of human nature. People tend to mimic the people around them, in an attempt to fit in as seamlessly as possible. It's instinct, enough to happen even when the "crowd" is anonymous and not physically present. That and some people actually do change their minds when a new viewpoint is presented that they find themselves agreeing with more. Most people don't put that much thought into things like FML comments and voting - and why should they?
majesticprincess 19
Schools is out already... Summer school??? That sucks
Hyenayena 27
Some people post FMLs from thins that happened a while ago, it's just a role that you have to say "today" at the beginning of your FML
MandieL 27
They could also be from somewhere that has year round school. Or somewhere where their school year starts this time of year.
slackerjoe 22
cali has lots of yr round schools
Fairyjoshy 13
Also, FMLs sometimes get submitted when they are relevant, and just don't get through "the machine" until they are no longer relevant.
StormGirl142 24
You would figure that kind of thing would be disclosed to teachers beforehand so they don't make an ass of themselves or embarrass the kids. Sorry, OP.
myoukei 31
Go to your school's equivalent of Disability resource services. get your need for hearing aids documented (if it isn't already) and have them get in contact with your teachers. If they try to say anything again, go to the superintendent and demand that they put a stop to it. So long as you have an IEP you are so far within your rights you can probably even sue for discrimination. (I'm not saying to sue, just that IEPs are so necessary).
engineerosaurus 26
IEPs are not necessary for this. It's a plainly reasonable accommodation under ADA and they're exposed to lawsuits even without an IEP.
daddysgirl243 21
they don'nt even look similar
Tarlachia 33
I wear hearing aids too. I once had a teacher ask something similar. So, I pulled them out and showed her. Then she realized I really am deaf. Of course that was back when hearing aids were the size of a book. That may have been my skewed childhood perception of it though, lol.
mustangbravo 27
Did they not believe you when you told them? I'm assuming you told whoever sent you to the office they were your hearing aids and they didn't believe you.
knobatnight 14
Ladies and Gentlemen, the people who are supposed to teach your kids.
Fairyjoshy 13
The person* who is supposed to be teaching your kids. Sadly there are others like this person, but at the same time, such a sweeping generalization is unfair to the good teachers and displays the same level of ignorance as the teacher in this FML.
jqmalang 17
Well that's screwed up. Hopefully the Principal is a lot brighter than your teacher.
beantownchivette 8
Normally I would say fight this one on your own but it sounds like you need to get the Special Education coordinator for your district involved. They'll set your teacher straight