Kids and School: Today, I went to my son's final band performance. I also have...

By Jaymz - 26/06/2018 15:00

Today, I went to my son's final band performance. I also have a busy toddler, so I ended up watching most of the performance in the hallway on a tv monitor. In the middle of the awards ceremony, my toddler pulled the fire alarm. Everyone had to evacuate the building. FML

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By anonymous - 10/08/2011 04:31 - United States

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By musicmaniac13 - 18/03/2011 19:08 - France

Today, I performed in my school's choir concert. The girl next to me started to pass out, and I grabbed her so she wouldn't hit her head. After we were done performing and the curtains closed, my choir teacher dragged me off stage and said I was getting an F for "creating a distraction". FML

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By Time to study again - 08/11/2017 15:00

Today, I was taking the SAT and feeling really confident in my answers. When we were close to finishing, some idiot pulled the fire alarm. All of us have to retake it. FML

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JasonThorn 20

Monday 11 June 2018 19:23

Wow. How did a toddler reach the fire alarm?

ViviMage 39

Tuesday 26 June 2018 16:04

So as the parent/legal guardian, do you pay the $500+ fine and 6 months in jail? You need to watch your child to make sure they don't get into trouble. A babysitter to watch the child at home costs less than the fine for pulling the fire alarm for no reason does. The good news is as a minor his criminal record will be sealed when he turns 18, unless he keeps the thug life up. (Doesn't impact employment, if they dig they can see it but cannot access whatever is in the record to see what he did).

Comments

PropsandPieces613 20

Wednesday 27 June 2018 0:39

I work at a daycare with the preschoolers and I remember when this happened to us. The fire-alarm was above the cubbies and the child had climbed and pulled it. We had three teachers and approximately 24 kids. It was crazy. Long story short, we had to evacuate and the kid wrote an apology letter to the firefighters. And we got a cover for the fire-alarm lol.

Diana Stecchi 6

Wednesday 27 June 2018 13:15

Ok but she had only one, and also she ruined the other son's performance

ahabsfan 14

Wednesday 27 June 2018 0:51

You wouldn't happen to be a momma monkey who was trying to eat, would you? Amazing that you learned to type too.

draghkar 18

Wednesday 27 June 2018 2:22

This happened to me when my son was about 3. It was a low mounted “pull down” model, and he reached up (I remember it in slow motion yelling “Nooooo!”), hooked his fingers over it, and pulled down. We didn’t get in trouble but we did get a stern lecture. Look at “Honeywell FireLite BG-12S Single Action Manual Pull Station” on Amazon to see how it could easily happen.

bigdaddyeric 35

Wednesday 27 June 2018 6:34

Jesus, talk about poor parenting or a complete lack of multitasking skills. Way to go Mom and be there for your talented son.

Emma Marshall 19

Wednesday 27 June 2018 8:55

Watch your kid?

Cody Vertigo Bonthoux 15

Thursday 28 June 2018 16:43

you have to have chosen the dumbest spot to stand if your toddler could pull a fire alarm

mcdgaf 14

Friday 29 June 2018 2:27

Okay so I won't sit on my phone and judge you for your parenting skills, but I will tell you to keep in mind that that "busy" toddler has to grow up to be a functioning adult and YOU are responsible for that.