Today, my 8-year-old came home from school crying. Apparently her teacher told the whole class to write about how they felt when they learned that Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy weren't real. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my daughter told my son that Santa is not real. Of course, being a child, he started to cry. My only problem is, my son is 11 and my daughter is 6. FML
Today, my little sister came home crying because someone had shown her a video about the Slender Man. Trying to calm her down, I explained to her that he wasn't real, just like Santa Claus. She looked up at me and said "Santa's not real?" It's been 3 hours, and she hasn't stopped crying. FML
Today, my 8-year-old daughter was throwing a tantrum, and I said "Keep this up and I'll tell Santa to take your presents back." She told me I don't even know Santa, at which point I accidentally blurted that I'm "Santa". FML
Today, my 16 year-old son had a tantrum over me asking him to clean up his room, and decided to tell my 6 year-old daughter that Santa isn't real, and that it was me who bought her presents. My daughter is inconsolable. FML
Today, I was at lunch with my mom and we were talking about how to tell my brother that Santa Claus isn't real. After we finished our conversation, I heard someone crying. Little did I know, two little kids and their parents were sitting in the booth behind me. FML
Today, my fifteen year-old son decided to tell his little five year-old sister that Santa isn't real. She now refuses to talk to any of us and thinks "her whole life is a lie". FML
Today, I took my kids to the mall to see Santa. While waiting in line, my eldest got bored and loudly complained, "I don't know why we're here. Santa's not even real." I don't think any of the kids within a hundred feet took the news very well. FML
Today, on the bus, when I was asking my 6-year-old son what he wanted for Christmas, a stranger came up to us and yelled at him about how Santa Claus is not real, that his "parents are fucking liars" and that he should "never listen to anything one of those fuckers says." FML
Today, I brought my 6-year-old to the mall to sit on Santa's lap. She told him what she wanted and smiled for the picture. When the lady told her that her turn was over, she began throwing a fit, pulling off Santa's beard in the process. This caused all the kids in line to begin sobbing. FML
Today, my older sister forced me to tell my nephews, 8 and 6, that Santa Claus does not exist, because she was recently fired from her job and is too much of a coward to tell them she will no longer give them any Christmas gifts for the foreseeable future. FML
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hessel 13
even worse. my 5 year old nephew had the same experience. his teacher had the same assignment and got the whole class in tears because they all still believed in santa
dragonfyre73 4
My sisters are ten and they still believe, so that was a major bitchmove.
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Comments (296)
sydstoomuch 19
It's stupid getting angry over that. Facts are facts and believing in a lie like that is doing more harm than good to kids. Y'all need to grow up.
ReggieReefer 12
Maybe your kid could write about how her teacher ruined their childhood dreams.. What a idiot. Who does that??!?? I'd report that teachers ass to the school board. Going to the school directly leaves room for them to cover each other's asses.
fmlrulesBolt 14
Wait! So you're saying they don't exist?
BrotherPhil 35
My oldest is 9 - not quite sure if he still believes or is just playing along / humouring us. In our house, presents are bought, and then sent off to Santa for delivery.
caitiebug1119 15
I still believed in Santa, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny until I was 10. I cried like someone died when I found out they weren't real. This assignment really needs to wait until at least fifth grade.
havok87 11
Kids gotta know sooner or later. That teacher is awesome!
thecrazymancan 17
While I'm no fan of lying to children, she's still an asshole. She just assumed that none of them still believed in Santa.
proberts17 4
It just hit the fan D:
kitsuneluvuh 12
My parents sat me down one day and told me they weren't real. I felt like my whole world was ripped out, and I cried so hard. I think I was older than 8, too, though I don' remember. Either way, that's not the sort of assignment a teacher should hand out, especially to such young children.
mythicaltimes 15
Terrible teacher. She needs to watch Rise of the Guardians.
SuperMew 22
Why? Rise of the Guardians is still fiction. Just because a movie exists does not mean an adult should change her of the world.
worldclassrager 41
What??? They're not real? My life is ruined... That's a little young to reveal that...