I'm starting a new segment. Something I'd like to call - "As read by a 3rd grader":
The pine tree cast a long shadow.
As read by a 3rd grader: The porn tree cast a long shadow.
Sophomore
As read by a 3rd grader: Homophobe
When I was a youngster and someone took a jab at someone else in some way we would say they got "dissed" i.e. disrespected. The kids at my school say someone gets "moted"...or "moded"...I can't ever tell which. I think it's "moted" and is short for demoted. Anyhow, I was talking to some 6th graders, one of them said something to me, and I said something back, upon which his friends yelled, "Ooooh! You just got moted by a teacher!" I felt cool.
I always like to observe the children and pick out which one I would have been, or which ones I think my friends were. It's now springtime and we have usable fields. Over the past few days I've noticed one young man wandering aimlessly in the field, spinning around, picking flowers, trying to catch butterflies etc. I had a sad moment where I realized I was kind of that kid, (my coworkers kindly pointed out that I still am that kid) but I like to think I had more friends than that in elementary school. Perhaps I'm wrong, but who am I to disillusion myself?
1 comment:
I love that story!
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