Parenting, Students and Education: Today, I submitted my 5000 word assignment. When I got home,...

By JZ. - 30/10/2009 13:34 - New Zealand

Today, I submitted my 5000 word assignment. When I got home, my mother asked if I'd checked it through one more time like she always warned me to do. I hadn't, therefore hadn't noticed the paragraph on page 11 that she'd written, telling me to pay attention to the small details. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/09/2009 04:27 - United States

Today, I realized I forgot to write a 5000 word essay for my English class. I tried to be calm since I had until midnight to finish, and it was only 8pm. I typed for three hours straight,and finished the assignment. I read over the instruction again, and realized it only had to be 500 words. FML

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Today, my mom woke me up in the middle of the night to make me help my brother write an essay. I read what he wrote so far, gave him my suggestions, and went back to bed. She woke me up 30 mins later because he just sat and stared at his paper instead of fixing anything. Somehow that's my fault. FML

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By df22 - 03/07/2020 20:08

Today, I got my language final exam back. It was a 10-page essay front and back, and I saw that I received a D. The teacher told me the plot was too hard to follow and it jumped all over the place. It turns out he forgot to read the back of every page. FML

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By shaifox96 - 17/04/2015 03:34 - Canada - Saint Catharines

Today, I received a terrible grade for an essay I worked really hard on. I had two friends, one being an English major, check it over. However, apparently I "clearly didn't use spellcheck" on this essay just like the last one I submitted to her. FML

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By writerflaw - 10/03/2015 17:36 - United States - Juneau

Today, I lost a grade on an essay, because according to my teacher, I put much more detail into my analytical essay than I should have. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/10/2011 10:09 - United Kingdom

Today, I turned in an overdue English assignment at college. My instructor accused me of plagiarism, writing that my sentence structure was "TO" good. Seriously? FML

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By SMRT - 13/01/2010 06:08 - Canada

Today, I finished my position paper for my social studies class and read it to my mom to get her opinion on it. After I'm done reading it, she asks me if I copied it from somewhere because it sounded very professional and smart, and it didn't sound like me. FML

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By _philliesfan - 14/09/2009 04:20 - United States

Today, I was prioritizing my extreme amount of homework. I read over the front page of my psychology paper seeing that it was pretty easy questions, I decided to do it last. Little did I know there was a 8 page essay on the back of the page. It's 12:19 am. FML

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By MelodyPW - 19/12/2022 03:00 - Algeria

Today, I wrote an email for a job offer. I checked it, double-checked it, triple-checked it, and then sent it. It's only THEN that I realised my CV wasn't attached. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/10/2020 05:01 - Germany - Aachen

Today, my mom wrote me an email, asking how I was doing after an accident yesterday. I wrote back at length, telling her everything in detail. Two hours later, she calls me on the phone, asking how I am. She was simply too lazy to check her mail and expected me to tell her everything a second time. FML

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Friday 30 October 2009 19:07

Omg who in the world would do such a thing... I would give my mom a sound tounge lashing if she ever tried to do something on that scale. Its your work, not hers. I say you walk around correcting her work for the next month, see how she likes it

mitis 0

Friday 30 October 2009 19:09

If you're old enough to be issued a 5000 word assignment, aren't you also old enough to do it without mum helping?

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ShazTheSpaz 0

Saturday 31 October 2009 1:02

The mother's a BITCH.

SincosTann 0

Saturday 31 October 2009 1:12

Was it your extended essay for IB?

RuralNinja 0

Saturday 31 October 2009 1:40

I don't see how people say this is a YDI. She said that her mom told her to double check it again, implying she already checked her work once, if not several times. After I finish and double check something, I shouldn't have to reread it to make sure my mom didn't tamper with it. Also, her mom asked her about checking it after the fact, giving her no chance to correct the vandalism her mom did. Her mom acted like a complete bitch who cared about nothing but setting her up for failure.

FarSide 22

Saturday 31 October 2009 1:47

YDI for disobeying your mother.

TheIrishJaneDoe 8

Saturday 31 October 2009 2:44

Well, on the bright side, that's one less "my roommate/ex-girlfriend/kid brother sabotaged my resume" FML for the future.

NonExistance 0

Saturday 31 October 2009 3:27

This is not a YDI AT ALL. If the OP already checked it once why does supermom have to type a paragraph, instead of just TELLING the op, and **** the whole report up?

WTFpancakes 0

Saturday 31 October 2009 4:16

that means the OP's mom doesnt respect her son enough to keep her from going through his stuff. also, it is the OP's fault for not reading through it, not even skimming through it