Today, I was teaching a new student their first ever piano lesson, hoping that they would sign up for more lessons. Thirty minutes had gone by and after the 5th time of me saying what a talented, sweet little girl she was, the mother told me it was in fact a boy. They didn't sign up. 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 taught a kid piano for a two hour lesson. The mom left to do some errands, and by the time two hours was up, she texted me asking to watch the kid for another "15 minutes" while she returned home. No problem, she had the money too, so I stayed. Four hours later, she showed up, and refused to pay me extra. FML
Today, I was teaching a ten year old how to play piano. Halfway through the lesson, she made a minor mistake, which, trying to be a good tutor, I corrected her. She smiled up at me, paused, then slammed the key cover down onto my fingers. FML
Today, my piano teacher told me that she "forgot" to inform me that she volunteered me to play a 5-page song in a recital in front of 300 people that's happening next week. FML
Today, I started recording my piano exam pieces to submit, and I was proud at my interpretation that I spent time trying to make it sound good. That was until my tutor walked in and said I had "shit rhythm and ass intonation." My mom was there. FML
Today, I was at a piano lesson playing a song I had worked very hard to make perfect. Halfway through, my teacher abruptly stops me and asks, "Did you notice that I rearranged the furniture?" FML
Today, I have been teaching my 5 year-old step-daughter how to read and write. She came bounding up to me with a piece of paper and said, "look what I did". It was a letter that said "My dad misses my real mommy, not you". FML
Today, my Spanish teacher told me that the reason the girl I'm tutoring hasn't contacted me yet is because she emailed the teacher saying she didn't like my name, therefore she didn't want me to be her tutor. FML
Today, I was doing my job and trying to teach a lazy bunch of 16-year-olds. A girl entered the room just 15 minutes before class ended, so I snapped, "Someone had better have died for you to be this late!" She immediately burst into tears. Turns out, someone had. FML
Today, I tutored a kid for two hours, for $25 an hour. When it came time for them to pay, my mother told the kid's parents that they could give me ten bucks for the whole thing. She does this a lot. FML
Today, after I'd told this girl I’m seeing that I play piano to impress her, it turns out her father is a pianist and has a grand piano in their house. Tonight, I’m supposed to go to her place to play her my "favorite piece." FML
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WCARlover 35
You meant no harm by it, the mother should've corrected you a lot earlier.
CalculatedRisk 19
Some people are just a little out of tune.
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WCARlover 35
You meant no harm by it, the mother should've corrected you a lot earlier.
CalculatedRisk 19
Some people are just a little out of tune.
SapphireBlueELF 18
It Mozart been hard...
lysx84 24
I'm here to let you know that even though this comment is buried, I was thoroughly cracked up by it. Best comment by a huge margin. Still giggling to myself like a crazy person. You are appreciated.
SapphireBlueELF 18
I'm glad at least you liked it LOL
gracehi 33
Prepubescent children are very androgynous. Don't feel bad. It's the mother's fault for not correcting you the first time, and, I assume, grooming and dressing him in a way that made him appear feminine.
Janetemokid 13
Yes! that happened to me the other day too. this little boy had long wavy brown hair and his face was feminine.
vshah 13
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
That's why you don't assume people's gender
CMYKorBust 7
I know it's hard, but try not to hop on that band wagon because it's full of very ignorant, misinformed people.
Sayeret_Matkal 18
@6 Did you just assume their kintype?!
Isa_fml 20
Yeah, using good manners is so ignorant. Ugh.
writerchic85 26
Yeah because it's more proper to refer to everyone as "it" until you know how they identify. Hell, they shouldn't even tell you the sex of their babies when they're born. Let it decide.
Tsumetai_ 11
um You don't need to use "It" when referring to someone whose gender you don't know. They/them, gender neutral terms exist.
wolfheartmoon 12
they/them exists. I swear, you people are retarded
cootiequeen4444 11
what's worse to you? misgendering or ableism? I personally don't think misgendering is that big of a deal unless done in a way that is to purposefully hurt the misgendered person nor do I think ableism is truly a legit concern (in a lot of instances I have witnessed it just seemed to be like aggression taken towards the able bodied person when a little education could have gotten a lot farther. same can go with getting mad over being misgendered tbh). Also while I do avoid assuming gender out loud I totally do so in my head. And I'd bet 50 bucks that a lot of people who get angry about this topic and aren't transgender or androgyne do the freaking same at the very least. I wouldn't be surpris3d if everyone at least played a guessing game in thier head... not fueled by bigotry mind you but by curiosity and people make assumptions and judge other all the time, whether they like it or not and whether they admit it or not. not saying to be proud of it. just to get over it. ). but yeah mostly wanted to point out the hypocrisy in that response lol.
J352SAURUS 30
They/them is plural. You shouldn't refer to a singular object with a plural pronoun. Perhaps we should all carry around a pocket book with all the different genders and tip toe around in life so not as to offend anybody. Stop making mountains out of molehills, please.
yerawizardlizzy 27
Did #6 change their comment? Because none of the following comments really make sense to what I see.
vshah 13
You do realize sex and gender aren't the same right. what you identify as on a social basis is not always the same as your sex. That's why you don't assume people's gender.
sweetpotato301 7
So you're supposed to ask everyone you meet about their preferred pronouns? Surely it's not that difficult to just correct someone if they misgender you, it's an honest mistake. People get so easily offended.
DoomedGemini 38
I don't see why using they/them for singular is a big deal. I also don't think misgendering is a big deal unless purposeful, but since when do people care about grammar enough to be huffy over they/them being used as singular?
MummyRavyne 14
Was his name Ashley or something else that could also be a girls name?
LonelyAngel22 13
I used to be a tour guide and, I'm still kicking myself for this stupid thing, said to a kid who asked a question, "That's a great question, young man!" Of course, the ONE TIME in my life I say something like that, it was to a little girl in front of a huge crowd. The girl was a total tomboy with short hair and masculine features, but still, it taught me to be more gender-neutral in my approach to strangers. Feeling your pain, OP.
whatahatuis 7
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
the mother full of sheet (music) how was that one
whatahatuis 7
cats are always so picky
Moerighan 23
A lot of kids don't have defined male/feminine features until puberty sets in and it can be really hard to tell sometimes, especially if they dress a certain way. My son has been mistaken for a girl many times and I see no harm in it, he is only one and has 3 older sisters so unless he's wearing blue or really defined boy stuff I see the mistake. He looks a lot like them. Don't be down on yourself too much OP