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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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badactor009 0

Monday 25 July 2011 10:17

Many people do the baby talk thing. I thinks it's best to speak properly to children. Just keep the discussion age appropriate.

ArielTheMermaid 17

Saturday 20 August 2011 2:27

Owned.

mogaconga 4

Tuesday 8 November 2011 22:37

Next time you get corrected by a kid like that, do whatever you can to explain to them that if they understood what you were saying enough that they could correct you, there's no point in correcting you. Don't pay attention to all the people calling you an idiot for your word choice. Nip grammar Nazis at the bud so that maybe people will realize that word choice is based on where you're from, who you're around and the things you hear and has nothing to do with intellect. And just food for thought: there's no such thing as bad grammar. Just sayin'.

Neckyl 6

Friday 7 February 2014 18:10

Yes, there is. That's just asinine. Regional dialect and incorrect verb conjugation are two totally different things. Grammar exists for the purpose of intelligible communication.

justahboy 0

Thursday 8 December 2011 23:27

Do you expect her to be stupid or somw shit .! Like you keep mentioning it A-hole .!

Foreveryoung0511 0

Tuesday 13 December 2011 10:04

Hahah

flawedgenius 6

Tuesday 27 December 2011 2:26

some people just dont speak proper!

DarkFirefly206 9

Wednesday 28 December 2011 16:57

I would be happy that she knows the difference, not that she properly corrected you -while you were talking like an idiot-.

cuddlebunny3548 11

Thursday 12 January 2012 0:55

Just because she has a speech impediment doesn't mean she doesn't know English!! I even noticed you said got before I finished reading your FML and I have a speech impediment too

l23VIVE 17

Wednesday 28 March 2012 4:20

Ouch

missprincess05 0

Sunday 29 April 2012 19:02

Maybe she should be in the honor program instead - just a thought

missprincess05 0

Sunday 29 April 2012 19:14

Haha yeah and plus even my son knows his grammar better than the bitch who wrote this. Oh yeah my son is autistic has a speech impediment and has ADHD so it's no excuse. Lol