Today, my mother decided to "help me" by throwing out the stack of papers on my desk. Unfortunately, those were all my notes for my final exams. 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 was separating my notes into two piles: one to save for exam studying and one to throw out. I finished separating, picked up the junk pile, and absentmindedly shredded it. Afterwards, I looked down to see the junk pile still completely intact. Goodbye, passing grades. FML
Today, I found out that my entire class, me included, has to rewrite the painfully difficult midterm we wrote last week. All this because the Professor left the exams strewn across her desk. The cleaners thought it was trash and disposed of them. FML
Today, my mum is convinced I'm a hoarder. While I was out of the house, she went through my room and threw out stuff I "don't need." This included $500 worth of textbooks, a flash drive with crucial work on it, and my phone charger. FML
Today, my mother-in-law visited the house while my husband and I were at work. When we returned, we discovered she'd shredded and thrown away all the scribbled on papers sprawled on our messy desks. We're graphics designers. Those were rough sketches for about 14 different clients. FML
Today, my friend told me she'd lost her notebook filled with crucial notes for our finals. She asked if she could borrow mine and copy my notes. She then lost my notebook too. FML
Today, I asked my mom if she'd seen my financial calculator on my way out to an exam. She told me she'd tossed it in the donation pile that she'd taken to the Salvation Army this morning because it was "clutter." I needed it to take an exam required to pass the class, to graduate next month. The only place to buy a replacement was closed. FML
Today, I tried to get ready for a final. I had about six hours to study. My girlfriend decided to help by jabbering loudly in my ear about celebrity gossip, noisily cleaning the office and losing my notes, and getting in a screaming argument with her mom over the phone. FML
Today, I came home and found my desk devoid of all paper. Turned out my mom dropped by and wanted to surprise me by cleaning up my work area. She threw away over 7 months worth of irreplaceable original sketches, notes and storylines, thinking they were worthless. My job is a full-time artist. FML
Today, I was taking the final exam for one of my classes. The teacher came over to my desk, grabbed my test and ripped it in half. Then he grabbed my hand and read the note I had written on it to remind myself to pay rent. FML
Today, whilst cleaning out his desk, my dad "accidentally" threw away my summer homework. That's 100 pages, over a duration of 2 months. School starts in 3 days. FML
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jvanevery 19
it's time to get that trunk that can be locked with a padlock and change the passwords on your computer
SilmeriaKai 1
I hope you made friends with someone in the class who took notes like you did. Maybe you can copy them in time to study them. Sorry to hear that. I hope all goes well.
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moodyreallyrocks 27
Good luck OP!
SilmeriaKai 1
I hope you made friends with someone in the class who took notes like you did. Maybe you can copy them in time to study them. Sorry to hear that. I hope all goes well.
XxxT3rr4xxX 25
omg I'm sorry OP. I hope you can get notes from someone else or remember enough to pass your exam.
sweetbliss3 37
go get it from the trash, unless she shredded it. and if she took it outside to the trash can then just rip the bag open and get it out. if it's a stack and not 1 or 2 papers it shouldn't be hard to find.
annalily5 28
I don't know about you, but once something like paper is in the communal trash can covered in eggs, yogurt, a pad or two, and other grossness it's as good as lost
makerofhumans 7
I had to do exactly this once in high school. I needed those notes to pass and I had to pass that test or I'd lose a scholarship that required you to have a perfect 4.0 I have to say, copying my notes over to fresh paper was some of the most effective studying I ever did. passed the test with a perfect score and even aced all 4 bonus questions.
Colon_Man 17
Hey! New study technique! Wish I would have thought of that back in the day.
Cynical_1 26
And I bet you didn't even thank her did you? Kids these days are so ungrateful. lol
FaerieKitteh 9
My mother does this to everyone... Guess who threw out the 14-15 tax stuff? She's still in denial. They mean the best, but really?!
tounces7 28
I don't buy that "They mean the best" crap. More like, they're tired of looking at it and doing it for their own comfort.
RichardPencil 32
She's helping you consolidate your memory but getting rid of the crutch of written notes.
Super_manic 1
Your mother is either blind or really dumb
maritime1992 5
Return the favor by throwing out her favorite clothes.
TheGhostyy 0
FYL that your finals are so late in the year to begin with!