Kids: Today, I asked my daughter what time it was. She stared at the...

By sadmother - 01/07/2011 23:12 - Canada

Today, I asked my daughter what time it was. She stared at the clock for several seconds before muttering, "I don't know". She's 14 years old and on the honour roll, and yet she can't tell the time on an analogue clock. FML

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Today, I submitted my big assignment to my teacher at 1:55pm. The deadline was 2pm. She rejected it, because her watch read a few minutes after 2pm, and she maintains that the time on her watch is the "real" time. FML

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By Mothering - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - Australia

Today, I took my 16 year-old daughter to get a bank account, taking her birth certificate with us as requested. When the teller wrote her name down on a piece of paper, my daughter said, "How do you know my name?" The teller just looked at her and held up her birth certificate. I raised a nitwit. FML

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Saturday 2 July 2011 5:51

time to switch to digital clocks

krysxkatastrophe 14

Saturday 2 July 2011 5:55

I know college kids who can't read a regular clock. It scares me that these people are the future of this world.

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tacohead411 14

Saturday 2 July 2011 16:18

haha and you can't spell HONOR right!

matt6784 0

Saturday 2 July 2011 16:19

I'm 27 and it takes me a few moments to tell what the time is on an analog just because I'm not used to it. this causes my family to think I can't tell time. but if you ask me to guess what time it is without looking at a clock directly and I can get pretty close. plus digital clocks are everywhere now. I don't even have a watch anymore because I have my phone.

ryguy83 2

Saturday 2 July 2011 16:21

you spelled honor wrong

Volke 4

Saturday 2 July 2011 16:24

Tons of people at my school can't read an analouge clock too.

Raesin 21

Saturday 2 July 2011 16:30

In just a second all you people pointing out the Honour spelling are going to feel really really stupid. In the English language, Honour is spelt 'Honour' in the American-English dialect, you tend you dumb words down a bit e.g. Honor, harbor, color. Whereas these words are actually spelt Honour, harbour, colour. There is a world outside of America, maybe you should learn about it sometime.