Overused saying is… well, you get it.

Man, FML is tough to please nowadays. Oh well.

@69, you have to have the touch. Apparently only something I have in certain chains as well. And you are the chosen one, your number is 69.

It's not the crowd, it's the material. Good thing this anecdote wasn't worthy of a "shitty" pun. No pun intended, seriously.

@86, I've seen some really good comments with a good amount of downvotes but then when someone else says something like "This comment is great why is it getting downvoted?" both the comment and reply get upvoted. I think most people on FML are sheep so if a comment is already getting downvotes they are much more likely to downvote the comment regardless of if its good or not.

I'd say it's more an aspect of human nature. People tend to mimic the people around them, in an attempt to fit in as seamlessly as possible. It's instinct, enough to happen even when the "crowd" is anonymous and not physically present. That and some people actually do change their minds when a new viewpoint is presented that they find themselves agreeing with more. Most people don't put that much thought into things like FML comments and voting - and why should they?

Some people post FMLs from thins that happened a while ago, it's just a role that you have to say "today" at the beginning of your FML

They could also be from somewhere that has year round school. Or somewhere where their school year starts this time of year.

cali has lots of yr round schools

Also, FMLs sometimes get submitted when they are relevant, and just don't get through "the machine" until they are no longer relevant.

IEPs are not necessary for this. It's a plainly reasonable accommodation under ADA and they're exposed to lawsuits even without an IEP.

The person* who is supposed to be teaching your kids. Sadly there are others like this person, but at the same time, such a sweeping generalization is unfair to the good teachers and displays the same level of ignorance as the teacher in this FML.