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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poptartkid 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 2:36

EPICCCCCCCCCCCCCCC THAT made my day!

emuhleighx 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 2:48

#18 has some serious issues to deal with.

Loe_307 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 2:53

That parent should have taken the child out of class for the day. Some Ice cream or something would have been appropriate.

recordingchick 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 2:59

Why would she just tell her kid and leave?? How rude! Doesn't the mom see that the kid has feelings, too?

BeautyAndBrains 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 3:29

Um, why did she just leave? That's so cruel. FYL.

isantorin 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 3:35

uh, oh boo hoo. You had to deal with kids who were sad someone died. How totally illogical! Seriously, you weren't sad in the least? They're kids, they aren't used to death or even the idea of death. Have a heart.

Kaaaaatie 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 3:37

you should have told them that there's no use in crying over dead grandma. problem solved.

CMcCray214 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 3:48

How is this a FML?? A six year old child's grandmother just passed away and the irresponsible parent decided to come to the school and tell the child the bad news and leave them their to deal with it by themselves. The fact that the other kids were upset is a natural feeling and the rest of the children crying with the one child is showing empathy. Why don't you enlighten me and tell me who do you think is going to have a worse day? Because now that child not only had a bad day they will probably have a bad few days. So boo hoo you had a class of crying children today, it's great that you were there comforting them to bad it wasn't genuine. Why are you even a teacher?