Today, my teacher read my story about a haunted house for a class assignment. She liked it very much and turned it in to the office to be sent into a state writing competition. An hour later, I was called to the office where the guidance counselor called my work "disturbing" and said I "need help". FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was reading my students' Halloween stories I made them write for my creative writing class in high school. One of my students wrote about attacking me. She got my street address perfect and everything. FML
Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML
Today, I turned in an essay after staying up late to work on it. I was away when the teacher assigned it, so I'd asked my friend what the subject was. It transpires that she'd given me the wrong one, all because she was mad at me for not returning her pencil. FML
Today, I turned in an overdue English assignment at college. My instructor accused me of plagiarism, writing that my sentence structure was "TO" good. Seriously? FML
Today, my new creative writing teacher informed the class that we should consult him before writing anything "dark or disturbing." I only took the class because my therapist recommended that I join the class so I could freely express my darker thoughts without her help or a fear of being judged. FML
Today, the feedback my teacher wrote on my English assignment was so horrible that it took me half an hour and help from both my parents to decipher it. It turned out to be a scathing criticism of my "poor communication skills". I hate my teachers. FML
Today, one of my classmates got bullied and the whole class got to wrote 2000 words about that. FML
Today, my teacher gave me a 0% on my personal narrative in my writing class. His only comment on the whole paper was, "Too long, didn't read." FML
Today, I got feedback on an essay I wrote, by my mum who is also a teacher. She said it was 'worse than most of her pupils'. She teaches 10-year-olds. I'm a 20-year-old student at university. FML
Today, I turned in an essay about a book I'd read over the summer. My teacher later called me to her desk and began to gush about how interesting the book sounded and asked to borrow my copy. The book I wrote about isn't real, and the main characters are named after my childhood pets. FML
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Top comments
littlemonster94 15
Consider that validation that you indeed wrote a good horror story. Props to you, oh demented one!
HowieDoIt 21
I would exorcise your right to publication, otherwise this ghoul is in trouble
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Comments (77)
Pixiemels 19
I really really REALLY wanna read that story now...nothing better than a disturbing ghost story! We love ghosts!
rattusrattus 19
Don't worry, most good writers are disturbed and in need of help. Of course, some terrible writers are also disturbed and in need of help. That would be me.
SystemofaBlink41 27
Disturbed? Yes. In need of help? I wouldn't say that.. Then they'd stop being disturbed and stop making good stuff.
vbmg152 19
Don't feel bad! Many moons ago when I was in 7th grade, pretty much the same thing happened to me. My parents told the school officials that they're the ones who need help not me! Here it is almost 40 years later & I haven't killed or even maimed anyone yet!
perdix 31
#40, when you finished your comment with "yet," I peed myself a little.
andyyroxx 20
Halt, 25.
chisty87 16
Not every guidance counselor is the same most actually recognize talent and help students get to the next step but yours my friend is just and idiot...
r0cks0 6
Taking political correctness and using it to stifle creativity. The wonders of modern public school.
Vanillanougat 14
Well, aren't you going to write a thank you letter for their positive confirmation of your talent?
Morgiepoooh9822 17
Stephen king writes ****** up stories too and they are awesome in a totally disturbing way. Don't sad OP.
Ziggy122 15
I wonder if that's how Stephen King got his start...
EnterSandman_fml 20
Look at how successful Dean Koontz has been as well. There's a big market for supernatural stories out there.