Fourth period can be the most ridiculous, frustrating, and also hilarious class sometimes. Lately, they have been very very difficult to quiet down–particularly when we come back from lunch. Yesterday, the following ensued (before lunch):
D: Miss, you married?
Me: Well, am I MISS G, or MRS G?
D: Miss…
Me: So no, I’m not married.
C: OH! Do you have a boyfriend?
Me: I don’t see how that’s any of your business. How’s that Daily Math Review?
D: Well, are you single?
Me: Annnnnd that’s not your business, either! How’s your Daily Math Review?
C: Ooooh–I heard that Nnnn–that means NO!
Me: Still not your business!
E: [Whispering to D] No, of course she doesn’t have a boyfriend–she’s always in a bad mood!
Me: What’s that, E?
E: Oh! Uh…nothing!!
Me: I’m always in a bad mood, therefore I don’t have a boyfriend?
E: Uh…yeah… But you are!!
Me: Oh, really? Am I in a bad mood now?
E: No, but after lunch! You’ll start yelling at us! You do every day!
Me: And that has nothing to do with the way y’all act in class?
E: No!
Me: Ok, just so I get this straight–It doesn’t annoy me when y’all talk while I’m trying to teach. The only reason I’m in a bad mood after lunch is because I don’t have a boyfriend.
E: Yup, pretty much.
This is, by the way, the SECOND time I’ve heard this argument. Apparently, boyfriends are directly proportional to patience. I wonder what E would think of me if I really didn’t have a boyfriend!!
We all know the real reason you are in a bad mood with those kids is because you don’t have your WIFE nearby. Boyfriends are inconsequential