Kids, Death and Work: A teacher's burden

A teacher's burden

By Anonymous - 13/05/2009 17:46 - Canada

Today, a parent came into my class and told one of my 6 year-old students that their grandma died. Then the parent left. The kid started crying from the news, which then got all the other students crying. I spent the rest of the day comforting a class of kids crying over someone else's grandma. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/10/2009 21:07 - United States

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

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By dramateach11 - 03/04/2009 00:37 - United States

Today, I was trying to get drama students to attempt to make themselves cry. I was not having any luck, until suddenly a girl burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably. I jumped up to applaud, saying what a wonderful thing it is to have such expressive kids. Turns out her grandma just died. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/07/2020 02:01

Today, I was doing my job and trying to teach a lazy bunch of 16-year-olds. A girl entered the room just 15 minutes before class ended, so I snapped, "Someone had better have died for you to be this late!" She immediately burst into tears. Turns out, someone had. FML

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By myanmarkaviar - 27/08/2015 16:34 - Norway - Fl?

Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML

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By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, at school, I was crying because someone I knew had died. My teacher pulled me aside and said, "I understand you're socially awkward, but don't worry, it gets better." FML

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By thechad_144 - 01/06/2009 23:42 - United States

Today, at an elementary school a girl showed me her grandma's obituary in the paper and started crying. To stop her from crying I made things out of the rest of the paper, later she asked me where her grandma's obituary was. I accidentally made it into a hat, with lots of tape. FML

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By lissa - 01/06/2021 11:01

Today, at school, some kid I’ve never liked came up to me and said, to my face, "I’m really happy to hear about your mom." She died two weeks ago. FML

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By ITM21 - 09/03/2012 06:43 - United States

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

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By perfectmoment - 30/11/2009 00:47 - Canada

Today, I called my boyfriend to have a shoulder to cry on because my grandpa died. As soon as I told him, he started crying and telling me how much he missed his grandmother, who died six years ago. I spent the majority of the phone call listening to him wail. FML

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By Maxie - 08/03/2013 01:55 - United States - Chesterland

Today, after my 5-year-old finally got over his grandmother's death, we went to a store and saw a lady that looked exactly like her. She came up to us asking if we saw her grandson; I can't get my son to stop freaking out. FML

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MaddieMonster 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:06

Kids will cry over anything, although it sucks you have to deal with it. Sorry charlie. And how shitty of the mom to just come by tell the bad news and leave.

lindsayellow 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 23:08

The kid's mom didn't take him/her home? Jeez.

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k10tree 0

Friday 15 May 2009 1:19

That is so awful of the parent, I'm with #103 all the way.

sexaddict247 0

Friday 15 May 2009 2:55

You are so selfish, think of the little kid that just found out their grandma died while at school and the parents didnt even stay or take em home to comfort em. And all u can think is `oh shit now i have to comfort the kids`.. maybe u shouldnt be teaching for young kids because thats what it involves!

Grotesque 0

Friday 15 May 2009 5:00

For ****'s sakes, you idiots. The poor OP is a TEACHER, not a child therapist. And no amount of schooling and cries of "suck it up!" could prepare you for a class full of 20+ six-year-olds in desperate need of their parents. Especially the one who found out his/her grandma died. Although, I think they'd be better off being consoled by someone ELSE's parents, considering. What's TRULY baffling here, honestly, is what in the bloody blue **** would possess a parent to walk in, drop the bomb, and walk back out again? Were they in shock? Drunk? Stoned? Mentally ill? HANDICAPPED? I mean, I've been going through it over and over, and those were some of my conclusions. I'm thinking another (far more extreme) possibility is that the kid was really close to grandma, and the parent(s) is/are perhaps abusive, and that's one less loving and trustworthy adult in the kid's life. Again, that's an extreme assumption, but it's an extremely intriguing case of parental abandonment of a child. Either way, OP, I'm sorry you had to deal with something so completely and utterly ridiculous and avoidable. I know it must've been hard, but remember: this is one of those situations that also helps you grow as a person. It may help to read up on child psychology and look for some allies in your school in case something like this ever happens again. Also, I'd keep a watch on this kid. I don't trust his/her parents.

CMcCray214 0

Friday 15 May 2009 5:30

Dear #94 if you really think the teacher has it worse then the six year old who just lost their grandparent then you need a reality check

Mnemo_fml 0

Friday 15 May 2009 6:29

WHY WOULD THE PARENT LEAVE????!!!! :O

Morelcap 0

Friday 15 May 2009 11:39

Why wouldn't the parent wait until their kid got home? It doesn't make any sense to randomly go to their school, tell them, and then leave!

blairf83 0

Friday 15 May 2009 16:33

dang.... those parents are idiots. Who the heck tells their little kid that grammy or grampy has died and then leaves them with no comfort? Odds are this is the first time they've lost somebody they loved.... they should have waited until the kid got home, or pulled the kid out of class.