Today, the clock in the study lounge was off, so I was half-an-hour late to class. I was too embarrassed to walk in late, so I sat for the next half-hour with my ear against the door trying to hear the lecture. People stopped to ask if there was something wrong with me. Yeah, probably. 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, I was late for class. I have extreme social anxiety, so I quietly slipped into the huge, packed auditorium, trying to be as quiet as possible. When I was almost to my seat, I accidentally kicked a teacher's coffee down the steps. The entire class looked at me and some clapped. FML
Today, I finally got the guts to walk out of class 30 minutes early, only to find that the back door was locked. As I stood there like an idiot trying to get it open, all 200 people in my class turned to laugh. My professor stared at me. I then walked back to my seat, sat down, and unpacked. FML
Today, I had a big exam. Twenty minutes in I could feel people turning round looking at me. I ignored them at first, but towards the one hour mark it got more distracting. I stood up and yelled, "Why's everyone staring at me!" I got kicked out. Turns out I was seated directly in front of the clock. FML
Today, I was terribly late for class, so I rushed to the classroom door, thinking it was unlocked. I smacked face-first into the glass, and awkwardly fell to the floor. Once I got back up, I peeked through the glass, only to realise it wasn't even my class. FML
Today, I walked into the wrong classroom, sat down, took notes for ten minutes, and only realized my mistake when the professor asked me to introduce myself and explain why I was there. I wasn’t even enrolled in the class. FML
Today, on the way to an exam, I got hit by a car. I got back up and limped to class. The teacher wouldn’t let me in because I was 10 seconds late. FML
Today, I went to college, where I'm studying for my dream job. Despite getting up at 5am to catch the earliest bus into town, I arrived ten minutes late. My professor knows my circumstances, but is still threatening to kick me off the course if I don't "arrive on time like everyone else." FML
Today, I stayed up all night to study for my anatomy final at 9 a.m. I studied outside the testing room in the hall all night. Apparently, I fell asleep with my headphones on, as my friend woke me up after walking out of the test, asking how I did. 300 classmates walked by and no one woke me up. FML
Today, one of my teachers yelled at me for being two minutes late to class. He was so concerned with my punishment that he didn't notice the four other people that walked in after me. FML
Today, I showed up to an important meeting 20 minutes late, claiming I couldn't find my keys. They were in my hand the whole time, and I realized it just as I reached for the doorknob. Everyone saw me pause mid-step, staring at my hand in disbelief. FML
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da_poiler 3
And that wasn't too embarrassing? Just go into the lecture next time...
9gagnFml 8
Don't worry, it's normal. I also did that once.
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Comments (40)
alicat13 12
Your fault for sitting outside. You should have just not bothered going to class.
kingdomgirl94 29
Cause **** school and **** getting what you paid thousands of dollars for, right?
rcs2112 11
Don't worry OP. Just shows how dedicated you are to your studies.
CrazyMelvin 14
Wear a watch next time
middlenamefrank 8
There's this cool new thing they've got, you wear it on your wrist, and it'll tell you the time whenever you need to know it! It's called a w-a-t-c-h.
kingdomgirl94 29
a) most girls don't wear watches, at least not where I am b) she thought the clock was right, and had no reason to question it, so why would she check the time on something else?
FucYoCouch 13
No need to be rude, 41. Perhaps Op uses their phone for time, like most people do. As it seems Op is willing to go great lengths for their education, I'm assuming Op powered off her phone to prevent interuptions as she studied, leaving her to rely on the clock that was there.
NightHawk387 22
I have social anxiety too, OP, so I completely understand the struggle. I know how hard it is to deal with ordinary social situations. I was once about 30 minutes late to the first class of the semester, and all of the seats were taken, so I had to sit up front with the teacher by the podium for the rest of the lecture. It was very uncomfortable to say the least.
Omniprism 15
I have social anxiety too. It sucks and people don't understand it. Good luck.
chinita1214 8
Next time just ask yourself.. What's the worst that could happen? You're late so what? At least you made it !
tiffanimichele1 7
Hey, at least you made the effort to learn something. I would have just stayed in the lounge.
toaster123 11
I applaud your dedication.
miss_sqwert 19
So perhaps it's time to buy a wrist watch OP then you won't have rely on any clocks but your own