Today, my daughter admitted why her grades, which are usually straight A's, have been slipping the past few weeks. Turns out she has been deliberately failing tests to avoid becoming valedictorian, so she won't have to deliver a speech at graduation. 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, the mother of one of my students bitched me out about her son's poor grades. He lazes around all day, paying no attention and being a constant nuisance. But, she says it's not his fault, and demands that I give him better grades so he won't get "self-esteem" issues. FML
Today, my mom said if I don't get straight As in my classes this year, she'll get the school to hold me back until I do. I believe her. FML
Today, my son was smart enough to hack the school's computers to change his midterm, but isn't smart enough to actually keep his grades up. FML
Today, my little sister decided the best way to cheat on a test is to take someone else's test, scratch through their name in pencil, and write her name underneath. She starts high school next semester. FML
Today, I got my results on a recent, important midterm. During the exam, I'd noticed my instructor had accidentally left an answers page in the test packet, so being honest, I didn't look at them. It turns out she did it on purpose to help us pass. I failed. FML
Today, one of my fourth-graders came up to me and asked, "Can you please not put my test grades in the weekly folders? My mom likes to get mad when I get below a 90." FML
Today, my mom found out that I’ve been faking my exam grades, turning my 30s to 80s and 40s to 90s on the paper exams. She got access to my online student portal and saw my real grades. I'm grounded for the rest of the school year. FML
Today, I had to sneak out of work to get my daughter from her school. Apparently, she had thought that hurling a bowling ball down the stairs during the lunch hour rush would make her cool. In actual fact, it made her expelled. FML
Today, after a conference with my teacher who had previously accused me of not doing my homework, she finally discovered she'd been losing it all this time. I've been getting straight Fs for a month. FML
Today, I found out that my daughter has been making up horrible lies about her home life to impress some new friends. Since when is having two highly involved, loving parents with good careers and a nice home an embarrassment? FML
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Top comments
cjwayy 22
Sounds like she has social anxiety or something of the sort. Ask her why she's afraid of giving a speech maybe?
w_pony_4ever 15
hahaha that's a hard worker you've got there
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Comments (191)
gilliaga73 18
Oh, for pete's sake. Fear of public speaking routinely beats out fear of death in psychological surveys...there's no reason to think this girl needs to go to therapy for some big social anxiety disorder; she's like the MAJORITY of people in the world.
TommyBoy0017 9
To be able to public speak and to public speak well is a gif from God. Not everyone has that talent. So if I was in the same spot as the daughter of the person who posted this FML I would have done the same thing. Because I cannot public speak well at all.
kitsuneluvuh 12
So? I did the same thing.
RedPillSucks 33
I had my speech prepared. "YOLO. Swag! Idk, right? And in conclusion, peace out, yo" Sadly, I did not kill enough people above me in the class rankings to become valedictorian .
DARKDAY07 16
I understand where she is coming from I personally hate public speeches( especiall at school functions) and have sweated through every1 I have given and sadly that was my exact plan to get out of valedictorian
katertott 44
I considered doing the same thing due to my social anxiety, but ultimately was neither valedictorian nor salutatorian. I simply would not have been able to deliver a speech, and you know what? That's okay! That's just who I am and if people don't like it then it's their loss. I'm still happy, healthy, and successful! No need for me to change into something someone else wants me to be. Don't let your daughter think that her anxiety should determine her academic success- or any other direction life takes her. In the end, if she doesn't want to make a speech, no one can force her to. Someone else could read hers or create their own altogether. It's okay. She wouldn't be the first to refuse the podium and won't be the last. I wish her all the best in whatever endeavor comes her way.
chidexy 21
Wow I wish I could do that....deliberately fail...
IndridWarm 23
Why not just say no? Surely they can't make her do it against her will.
thelittlemissy 29
I don't think an fml have ever made me this happy. Op's nic ♡
EmiliaB 12
Sounds like a strong work ethic ;D