Kids: Today, I was babysitting a 4 year-old with a speech impediment....

By Nanny - 30/04/2009 17:42 - United States

Today, I was babysitting a 4 year-old with a speech impediment. I asked her, "Do you got your bag?" And she said, "No. I have my bag. Babies say got. I'm a big girl." I am 20 years old and in the honors program in my college. I was corrected by a 4 year-old with a speech impediment. FML

I agree, your life sucks 17 205

You deserved it 102 032

Halloween: Terror and Laughter
Discover stories that combine fright and humor for an unforgettably funny Halloween. More…

Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

By thebiteof87 - 22/07/2015 06:32 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, I was reading a picture storybook to a kindergarten kid. She could pronounce more words than me, and corrected me. I'm about triple her age. FML

I agree, your life sucks 15 775

You deserved it 26 939

Tonight, on First Dates…

By Anonymous - 25/05/2022 18:00

Today, I got slapped by a date because she thought I was making fun of her speech impediment. I wasn't making fun, I just have the same speech impediment. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 099

You deserved it 118

By AdoKitty - 11/06/2015 03:04 - United States - Redlands

Today, the 4-year-old I was babysitting came up to me all happy, saying she went to the bathroom like a "big girl". Knowing she was just potty trained, I asked if she'd remembered to flush. Looking at me confused, she said, "But it's in my room." FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 053

You deserved it 2 278

By Noname - 10/03/2009 15:46 - United States

Today, the kids I teach informed me that I had spelled my name incorrectly on the board. I looked at it and assured them that I had spelled it correctly. I'm 22 and a graduate student, they're six and mentally challenged. Guess who was right? FML

I agree, your life sucks 19 230

You deserved it 69 562

By Rmglrsm - 23/06/2016 02:21

Today, at work, I was helping someone who really sounded like she had a Boston accent. So, I asked her where she was from. She has never been out of state. Turns out she has a speech impediment. FML

I agree, your life sucks 12 969

You deserved it 1 798

Stumped

By walkingdictionary - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - Canada - Toronto

Today, a four-year-old said a word that I didn't know the meaning of. I had to look up the definition. FML

I agree, your life sucks 17 753

You deserved it 37 200

By JCC - 18/05/2011 10:57 - United States

Today, I was babysitting a three-year-old. She asked me what was wrong with my belly. I had to explain to her that I'm just fat. Twice. FML

I agree, your life sucks 35 473

You deserved it 13 061

You had to ask

By hii - 01/03/2009 20:29 - United States

Today, I was babysitting a one year-old. She'd just learned how to say yes, so if you asked her ANYTHING, she'd say yes. I asked her if she liked vegetables and she said, "Yes!" Then I asked her if I was pretty. She looked at me and said, "NO." FML

I agree, your life sucks 66 557

You deserved it 14 672

By ImprovTeacher - 16/06/2019 14:05

Today, I was teaching a small group of improv students. I asked one guy to do a monologue, and laughed to myself while he did so. I said, "Sorry, I'm just laughing at the way you're doing it." He then got upset and pointed out that he had a speech impediment. FML

I agree, your life sucks 691

You deserved it 2 393

By Anonymous - 25/07/2012 01:37 - United States - Solon Springs

Today, a customer punched me in the face for repeating their order back to them because they thought I was making fun of their speech impediment. I have the same speech impediment. FML

I agree, your life sucks 40 450

You deserved it 2 266

effyourlife_ 0

Thursday 30 April 2009 23:06

just because she has a speech impediment and is 4 doesn't mean she's dumb stop thinking so highly of yourself, ya dick.

bigmack95 0

Thursday 30 April 2009 23:04

thats ur fault u shouldnt speak like a moron

Comments

barthooper 0

Friday 1 May 2009 4:47

While, unquestionably, I agree that assuming someone with a speech impediment is mentally challenged is an incorrect assumption, I must disagree with the majority of comments here. I agree with #25 and #32. I was not aware that you were immediately judged as an unintelligent person simply because of conversational grammar mistakes. I am very adept at noticing mistakes in written grammar, and make use of this frequently to produce flawless papers in my English course. However, in conversation, I rarely use 100% proper grammar unless in front of an authority figure. To be quite honest, I have probably said "Do you got your bag?" in conversation. Personally, I prefer a little relaxed time, which encompasses not being an overbearing tight-ass in terms of my usage of grammar. Hell, I say "What up?" or "Aight." and, ultimately, do not lose sleep over it or cause others to do so.

juicebahx 0

Friday 1 May 2009 4:49

Improper grammar is NEVER okay. Why would you teach a child to speak incorrectly?

aztec37 0

Friday 1 May 2009 5:05

this is not an fml, so YDI

Evee_fml 0

Friday 1 May 2009 5:49

You're a moron and/or ridiculously disrespectful "do you got"? really? Like that's not even trying hun

rt523 0

Friday 1 May 2009 6:08

wow, people are awfully judgemental. i'm sure no one on here has ever made a grammatical error. i'm pretty sure over half of the comments i read had grammar errors. i have a bit of a speech impediment and i am a total grammar nazi, but i find this pretty funny. and: just because the OP spoke to the child using incorrect grammar doesn't necessarily mean she thought the child was "retarded".

duckpsy 2

Friday 1 May 2009 7:03

I'm pretty sure the OP did not intend to sound condescending. A lot of people say things like "you got your bag?" or "your bag AIN'T with you" even when they know it's grammatically incorrect. Besides. That little girl must be annoying as hell.

grazynaanka 0

Friday 1 May 2009 7:09

#148 It was because she spoke to the child using improper grammar. It was the fact that she had to toss in the speech impediment. " I was corrected by a 4 year-old with a speech impediment."

BB_baby 0

Friday 1 May 2009 7:30

haha i enjoyed reading all the people calling the op an ass for thinking the 4 year old with a speech impediment should be stupid when really its the OP...