Kids: Outsmarted

Outsmarted

By Anonymous - 19/05/2022 06:00

Today, I'm an adjudicator for our school's debate team, collectively I have over 20 years experience both as a debater and as an adjudicator, and yet I have no idea how my daughter manages to convince me she deserves an extra dessert and to stay up an hour past bedtime every single day. FML

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You deserved it 984

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Same thing different taste

By gonnafail - 16/11/2013 20:18 - United States - York

Today, my debate partner repeatedly said "You mad, bro?" to the opposing team in our college debate class. That debate was worth a considerable portion of our grade. FML

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By Judgeisalwaysright - 01/03/2016 08:57 - United States - Chesterfield

Today, while at a big speech and debate tournament, I corrected the judge's use of the word "podium" instead of lectern, because that's what my debate coach had told me was the correct usage. Well, she didn't take it too well and neither did my partner. Or my debate coach. FML

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Not a girl, not yet a woman

By Anonymous - 28/02/2020 01:00

Today, I got a very accusatory phone call from my daughter's teacher. According to my daughter, I absolutely refuse to let her eat in the morning. In reality, I told her it’s her responsibility to get herself up and get breakfast on her own before we leave. My daughter is 17 years old. FML

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You deserved it 237

By Anonymous - 27/10/2012 00:33 - United Kingdom - Knowle

Today, during dinner, my daughter rudely cut into my conversation and gushed that she's "like, totally" going to audition for a reality TV show next year, after I pay her way. Five minutes into her jaw-dropping stupidity, I had to physically restrain myself from slapping her out of her chair. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 434

You deserved it 6 761

By shreking_bawl - 14/11/2014 18:39 - Norway

Today, one of my debate opponents used the "Bill O'Reilly defense" against my arguments. This involved saying "You can't explain that" about easily explainable stuff, and speaking louder and louder to drown out my voice. He ended up getting a better grade than mine. FML

I agree, your life sucks 32 155

You deserved it 3 436

Hammerhead

By I tried - 23/10/2022 07:00 - United States

Today, I had to listen to my classmate loudly argue a question she got wrong on a test for half an hour, repeating the same incorrect argument ad nauseam. She screamed at the rightfully exasperated teacher for being "biased" when he gave up, and started screaming again when I tried to explain it in a different way. FML

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You deserved it 124

Winning

By Anonymous - 16/05/2020 08:00

Today, I found out my fourteen-year-old daughter is making more money than me, thanks to babysitting and winning writing contests. FML

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You deserved it 461

Outsmarted

By Anonymous - 05/10/2023 11:30

Today, my son is smarter than average, almost genius level, and he has now reached an age where not only does he question me at every turn, he actually out-argues me 90% of the time and I can’t do anything about it because technically he’s right and I’m wrong. FML

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You deserved it 359

By anonymous - 05/09/2012 16:25 - United States - El Cajon

Today, my teacher assigned us teams in a class debate. I landed on the team that had to argue the obviously wrong point of view. When I finished, my teacher told me and the entire class how much I disturbed her, and how I reminded her of Hitler and Napoleon. FML

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You deserved it 2 569

Ungrateful

By Anonymous - 04/03/2021 11:01 - Germany

Today, my teenage daughter insisted it was my job to take down the tray full of empty dishes, because I was the one who had carried it upstairs. Sound logic, so far. Why had I carried the tray upstairs? To serve her breakfast in bed. FML

I agree, your life sucks 599

You deserved it 813

jc1015 25

Thursday 19 May 2022 6:22

because you let her...grow a pair and enforce the rules. You're the parent not the friend.

Anderling 32

Thursday 19 May 2022 7:14

It’s easy to convince someone who has no intention of actually following through.

Comments

jc1015 25

Thursday 19 May 2022 6:22

because you let her...grow a pair and enforce the rules. You're the parent not the friend.

Anderling 32

Thursday 19 May 2022 7:14

It’s easy to convince someone who has no intention of actually following through.

RichardPencil 30

Thursday 19 May 2022 7:16

Because you realize your rules are stupid and arbitrary. If she took "con" against your rules, she'd shred you.

poopface82 19

Thursday 19 May 2022 17:18

She gets it honestly. Since she’s smart, get inside her head and work from there. You can be firm without being a dictator.

Yudith 24

Thursday 19 May 2022 18:49

She learned all those debate skills from you. She will become a great lawyer.

IHaveThePower 16

Friday 20 May 2022 7:27

If it's not hurting her, maybe having a slightly bigger dessert and an hour later bedtime is a good thing. You don't need to enforce rules unless they're stopping something bad from happening.