Relatable, Students and Parents: Crackers

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By buryuntime - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, my mother was re-enrolling me in school so she was required to fill out some paperwork. Later, she asked me, "What does caucasian mean?" I replied, "Why?" Apparently she didn't recognize the word, so she checked "Other" and wrote in "White". FML

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You deserved it 5 573

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By Anonymous - 19/02/2022 00:01

Today, I had to slowly and very seriously explain to my mother why there is no 'White History Month'. I can't believe we are actually related. FML

I agree, your life sucks 857

You deserved it 315

By Anonymous - 15/02/2013 04:30 - United States

Today, I had to explain to my white girlfriend that dating me doesn't give her the right to call my mother the N-word. FML

I agree, your life sucks 45 621

You deserved it 9 212

By notmuchfun - 20/07/2010 21:17 - United States

Today, my mother continued her lifelong habit of talking to anyone who isn't white in extremely slow, exaggerated "caveman" English. She insists that she isn't being racist, but rather is helping. FML

I agree, your life sucks 48 455

You deserved it 4 686

By look how totally not racist I am! - 11/07/2014 03:32 - United States - Salida

Today, I was stuck on a campus tour with my subtly racist mother who, in an attempt to seem open-minded, deemed it appropriate to refer to our black tour guide as "Sistah". FML

I agree, your life sucks 46 098

You deserved it 4 002

By kdubz23 - 17/02/2014 22:41 - United States - Pittsburgh

Today, the parent of a student called to ask me about a homework assignment. At the end of the call, she told me that I seem to be losing my "Asian accent" from when she first talked to me in the summer. I was born in the US, grew up in NJ and speak perfect English. FML

I agree, your life sucks 39 889

You deserved it 3 397

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By lordoftheweird - 29/07/2021 10:59

Today, because no one else was willing to, I had to explain to my uncle that he's white, that I'm not his grandfather, and that he's mentally challenged. FML

I agree, your life sucks 847

You deserved it 116

Some people don't belong in education

By Panagiotis - 01/10/2022 18:01 - United States

Today, we had a substitute teacher. She was taking attendance and had trouble pronouncing my last name. When I corrected her, I heard her mutter under her breath about, “Goddamn Mexican immigrants…” I’m from Greek ancestry, born in the USA. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 568

You deserved it 139

Ironic

By Anonymous - 27/03/2021 02:01

Today, I overheard my caucasian mother on the phone lamenting to a friend that her future grandchildren won’t “look American”. Any future grandchildren of hers would be half Lakota native. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 222

You deserved it 135

By Anonymous - 07/07/2014 01:27 - United States - Gournay-sur-marne

Today, I went to see the school counselor to schedule my classes for school. She asked me if I knew how to speak English. My parents are Chinese and I don't even know how to speak Chinese. I've lived in America my whole life. Plus, I even spoke to her in English to ask about classes. FML

I agree, your life sucks 50 008

You deserved it 3 885

Knowledge

By Anonymous - 03/09/2021 02:01

Today, my mom hit me in the face after an argument she didn't win. According to her, Mexican and American are languages, and not dialects or nationalities. She even argued with my teachers, and threatened to remove me "from a school full of uneducated people" after they told her I was correct. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 407

You deserved it 114

macfluffers 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 16:03

That's so ridiculous! XD It's funny how some people don't know common ideas.

bitchtits 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 16:26

yea F your mom's life, glad you're going to school...she clearly didn't

Comments

ComicbookHeroine 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 17:53

Your mother must be blond.

kkkristennnn 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 18:09

Definitely more of a FAIL then a FML, but still hilarious hahaha, maybe you should enroll yourself into school next time.

scb197 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 18:12

I'm with you #21...why was your mom doing enrollment forms FOR you. Tool.

finitely 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 18:17

This IS FML worthy since her school gets to see her enrollment papers that's under her name.

tomorrowbroadway 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 18:29

That's what you get for having your mom fill out your forms.

trayofmuffins 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 18:41

How is this funny? Total failure at trying to be funny. Why does it matter if she put white? This is NOT FML-worthy.

TCarz13 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 19:31

why is your mom filling out school stuff for you? way to be independent and take control of your life...

Len_Kagamine 8

Sunday 26 August 2012 4:48

Well it's usually the parents that are SUPPOSED to fill them out..

ohgodohgodohgod 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 19:42

Holy shit, has no one thought about the fact that the OP could be a minor? You can't fill out your own school enrollment forms and sign them if you're a minor, dumbasses. What if his/her mom was enrolling him/her in a different high school. Geez, and you call the OP's mom ignorant. Critical thinking: use it.