Today, my AP government teacher moved our seats and of course, I was seated next to my ex who has harassed me ever since our breakup. When I asked the teacher after class if I could please have a seat change, she told me I would have to write a 3-page essay on why I made the request. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a girl in my class threw a temper tantrum. Why? Because she wanted my seat. We're in high school. FML
Today, I found out that my classmates hate me so much that they have a seating arrangement where people have to sit next to me on a rotating basis. A fight broke out yesterday because someone tried to skip their turn. FML
Today, while on the bus, I found out the seat I'd taken was the preferred spot of a very hostile and extremely overweight freshman. Instead of letting me find different place to sit, she half sat on me, and completely ignored my attempts to dislodge myself all the way to school. FML
Today, I asked my teacher if he could tutor me for my upcoming exam. He said he'd look into it and let me know later. I later got called to the principal's office because my teacher claimed I'd propositioned him for sex. FML
Today, at my art school, during the class my teacher left the classroom. I stood up from my seat to ask my friend something. When I sat back down, one of my guy classmates was sitting there. I sat on his lap and right at that moment my teacher came back. FML
Today, I got an e-mail from my seminar tutor asking why I wasn't in class. I was sitting next to him. FML
Today, it's my first day of high school. It's also my first day of a three-day in-school suspension. The reason? I sat next to a girl and she immediately got up and told the teacher that she didn't "feel safe". FML
Today, I had to show a new student around my school. Normally, that wouldn't be such a bad thing, but the student was my crazy, overly-attached ex. I transferred schools to get away from her in the first place. FML
Today, I was in class just taking notes and minding my own business. The teacher has already called my parents twice complaining about me. As we are taking 3 pages of notes she grabs mine and rips them up, saying that she is sick and tired of me drawing. I was drawing the graphs on the board. FML
Today, I, a person who has graduated high school, encountered one of my high school teachers in public. The one known for her rampant ableism against me and tendency to get heated when people don't respond immediately to her when she talks. I've had horrible social anxiety for several years. Do the math. FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
concon4815 10
If you explain the situation and the teacher still doesn't make the change then go above them and go to an principal. There is no reason you should have to feel harassed in school
arano 29
If your teacher won't help you then maybe go to a higher up, OP. Teacher's can be assholes for no reason. Or just write a damn good essay.
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (86)
MidnaLink 35
1st page: My ex-boyfriend 2nd page: has been harassing 3rd page: me for a while. "There, 3 pages, now change my seat!"
ashyash90 8
Either way you should talk to the principal or a school counselor because it sounds like he's/she's harassing you which is not only technically illegal but also breaks most schools' student code of conduct. Maybe they can switch him/her to a different class or something and make sure to stick with friends in the halls/free periods to make sure you have witnesses if he/she tries to keep it up!
withered 30
Well this FML can be the start of your essay. Just kidding, go to the principal.
Grisha_fml 18
if you go to the principal the teacher will give you hell for the rest of the time you have this teacher.
heyLaddieHey 18
It's May in the United States. OP probably won't have this teacher more than a few more weeks.
haddiej 21
#44, I'm pretty sure it's May everywhere.
DanielleinDC 34
You should also talk to your parents about this. They should know your ex is harassing you and that the teacher refuses to do anything about it. (I would think telling her that your ex has been harassing you since you broke up would be reason enough to change your seat.) The school principal should also know of the harassment and your teacher's utterly unreasonable request.
kellyem2 20
Maybe it's just me, but I'd write the essay using excruciating, embarrassing detail. This teacher obviously needs to learn some boundaries.
Nappa_fml 2
That sounds like a fast track to getting rid of the problem
Anubis94 24
That's when you give her a 3 page paper repeating "My ex is a selfish, heartless asshole and I will stab his heart out."
Grisha_fml 18
making threats in class May result in her being suspended. Bad idea
xx000o 27
Suspension would remove her from her ex and the harassment, and possibly draw attention to the teachers negligence.
GhostFox 34
No, a suspension would hurt OP's case here. People who get suspended get labeled as trouble makers- and "trouble makers" are usually considered liars. Schools also tend to support their staff regardless of how badly it ***** over the students involves. So a suspension would make getting any official actions towards the matter much harder, and would enable the Ex to escalate the situation since the teachers will sit by and justify it by saying that OP deserves it for being a trouble maker or that they are exaggerating.
laden_swallow09 35
If the ex is the psycho you claim s/he is, you shouldn't have any problem filling out three pages about why this is a problem. Eff Your Ell, either way.
wulfdog40 9
Write the ******* essay
MidnaLink 35
NO!
ssnow_fml 20
Start the essay with "You only have yourself to blame for this..."