Today, I saw my teacher using her phone in the middle of class, so to joke around with her, seeing as we're on pretty good terms, I said: "Using your phone in class? For shame." She looks me in the eyes and says, "Would it be OK if I told you I'm arranging my father's funeral?" 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 told one of my teachers I have to attend a family member's funeral on a day she's passing a test. She straight up asked if I could reschedule it, and if not if I could just give it a miss. FML
Today, my teacher yelled at me for using my phone in class. I apologized out loud, knowing that it would help me get off easier. She was yelling at somebody else. FML
Today, my English teacher asked me why I didn't have my project completed. Thinking quick on my feet, I told her it was because my grandmother had just passed away. Apparently they go to the same country club and have known each other for years. My teacher started crying and ran out of the room. FML
Today, I went to a funeral for my coworker's father. While there, my dad's cell phone rang and he left to answer it. I turned to my brother and said, "I can't believe he brought his cell phone!" He whispered, "I can't believe he's got coverage. This is a dead zone!" I laughed loudly. At a funeral. FML
Today, a relative showed me a picture of her phone. I also saw a picture of her husband, a friend, sleeping. He looked like he was dead to the world. I asked, jokingly, "Why is there a picture of a dead guy on your phone?" Turns out it was her father, who is in the hospital, and dying any day now. FML
Today in class I accidentally called my teacher very old and almost dead. As we were discussing a book I said that the book character is very old and close to death since it fitted to the context. Turns out this character is one year younger than my teacher and she wasn't amused. FML
Today, I accused a student in my class of getting his dad to do his homework. It turns out that his dad died two years ago. FML
Today, on my second day at work. A fellow trainee broke a cardinal rule: no phones in class. When it went off after receiving a text message, our trainer snatched it, handed it to me, and ordered me to read it aloud in front of everyone, "OR ELSE!" Despite my protests, I had to. It read: "Call home ASAP, mom is dead." FML
Today, my mom talked me into going to a funeral since my dad wouldn't go. It was for one of her classmates. When it was our time to view the casket, we paused in front of it for a second before my mom leans over to me and says, "What if I told you that was really your dad?" FML
Today, I asked my fiancé's daughter to use her phone so I could call mine which I'd misplaced. Busy with homework, she nodded. Only after she jumped up did I notice that she had my number listed with a humiliating nickname, and accompanied by a photo of her middle finger. FML
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schhichick 14
I feel so bad for your teacher! what a terrible thing to happen! On that note she should not bring it into the classroom. She should take a few days off to plan and mourn if needed. You were just trying to joke around but now I guess you know! It is just an all a round bad situation.
Everyday_Galaxy 14
There is no way you could have known that.
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schhichick 14
I feel so bad for your teacher! what a terrible thing to happen! On that note she should not bring it into the classroom. She should take a few days off to plan and mourn if needed. You were just trying to joke around but now I guess you know! It is just an all a round bad situation.
BigLatchZatch 14
Never try to prove something to a teacher, you will lose. Every. *******. Time.
pessimistprime 4
Correction. A woman teacher*
drivingmissdaisy 13
I think that was really rude for her to respond that way. I can understand her being upset but she didn't have to snap at you because you didn't even know. If she was really that upset she could have just skipped a few days.
asnakelovinbabe 16
Her dad just died... People tend I snap and not think rationally when something like that happens. Teachers included. It doesn't really indicate that she snapped at OP at all though. It's just as likely that she said it calmly.
droln4maltesers 8
She was in the middle of planning her dad's funeral.... I'm sorry but were you expecting her to be overcome with joy?
nix1993 41
She was also in the middle of teaching a class... Not the time to be planning a funeral. Nor is it the fault of her student who merely jokingly pointed out that she was blatantly doing something she shouldn't be doing. I have every sympathy for her but she should have taken time off if need be, or at least waited until lunch or a free period for her personal errands. It sucks beyond belief having to plan a funeral for a loved one, but that doesn't give her a free pass to do it in the middle of a lesson that she's being paid to teach.
asnakelovinbabe 16
Have you people ever planned a funeral? Sometimes it requires you to to take a call to answer a question or something on the spot... And perhaps she would have rather worked that day and simply taken the occasional phone call rather than miss an entire days work.... Don't be so quick to bring judgement. It's not always so black and white. Teachers are human beings too.
russfml 31
For her snapping like that she clearly isn't in the right state of mind to be teaching and should have taken a couple days off.
onlychildFTW 34
To be honest that sounds very similar to the "grandparents died" excuse! Haha. Though fytl, (**** your teachers life), and there's no way you could have known that before hand.
thebigtwinkie 28
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
If that would've been me, I wouldn't have said anything(when seeing her use the phone
Doritozilla 20
I read FYTL as **** Your Tiny Life.
noah_1234 24
dont they get a couple days off when something like that happens???? confused:/
Everyday_Galaxy 14
There is no way you could have known that.
ThankYouGoodbye 14
Yez hi culd
Nilorak 24
culd?? ?
rich443 22
yez??? hi??? culd??? I'm sorry but you should learn English before committing.
badluckalex 23
commenting* ^ ;)
DrBojangles 4
Nope, he meant committing. as in committing to this post.
Batmans_cat 14
I accedently posted. Sorry
azelk 8
You accidentally pressed the comment button, typed something in the box, and then validated it?
184886837272837 32
this must be the kind of person who accidentally builds a shelf
Batmans_cat 14
Well i typed a comment. And decided i didnt want to post. but my phone is messed up so it posted for some reason
184886837272837 32
then how did the post become? "I accidentally posted sorry" why not just close the app instead of writing something? So many questions
Batmans_cat 14
because after i seen it had posted. i edited it. because that is an option so i said that it was there accedently and that i was sorry
princesspeachxox 18
Just for future reference, it's actually spelt "Accidentally" :)
RedPillSucks 33
accedents will happen
noah_1234 24
accedents happen but you correct them and they become accidents.
ahsanmasood 4
Just make it a point to offer your sincere condolences (seeing how you guys are close) She is going through a tough time, losing a parent is harsh.
LunarServant 10
Damn. Wrong time to use that joke.?
sorryheadphones 26
That went south quickly
jerryj 27
6 feet South, to be precise.
buckstop1 37
it went North
False_Stupidity 42
Why not west or east? Why is it always south? Let's mix it up and say something went north west for a change.
jvfelicio 13
Because South is down
zawesomee 14
78, isn't that Kanye's baby?
DubstepMasta 18
Wow OP that sucks. I hope that that doesn't affect your student-teacher relationship..
Goblin182 27
Was she really planning her father's funeral or just messing with you?
wtfomfgfml 14
"My father died.... hahahah. Just kidding" Why the **** would anyone joke about that?
garrett_8614 14
How many people use the dead relative excuse often? Plenty people joke about death
ZachHatesPeople 22
I think you can expect to not do so well in that class anymore, op.
buckstop1 37
I don't see how that affects your grades...
Mauskau 36
Why would it affect their grades? The teacher obviously understood the joke but to stop them causing a scene they told them what they were doing. It mightve been true, it might not've been.