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.

Comments

imazaari 12

Tuesday 5 February 2013 19:08

Why the f**k didn't the parent take the child home early and then tell him/her? I'm sure that a family death could've gotten the parent out of work for the day..

trinityfagan 5

Monday 15 April 2013 3:09

It's awful sweet of you for comforting the kids, and sweet of the kids to care about their classmate.

doglover100 28

Friday 1 November 2013 21:18

I don't get why the mom didn't take the kid home or wait to tell him after school.

cwl727 32

Thursday 20 March 2014 23:14

What type of parent comes into a class room and tells a kid their grandparent is dead and then just leaves?

FrancesShiver 20

Tuesday 25 March 2014 20:00

fantasyworld 37

Monday 30 June 2014 13:51

"Hey son grandma died, see you at three" WTF?!

MiLM 37

Friday 7 November 2014 13:05

Aww. That's so adorable :')

NerdilyDone 7

Tuesday 14 July 2015 22:15

I like the idea of someone being there for kids when they start to understand loss. It was potentially a very educational moment for them, and depending on how it's handled, you could have done a good thing for the kids.

sayroshi 15

Tuesday 28 July 2015 18:10

unacceptable, you can't tell a child that and then leave. they should have waited until after school or taken them with them and let them have a day off.