Actual Untaped Conversation(s)
Son gets into car after school , Friday . The beginning of spring break.
Son:Hi
Mom:How was your day
Ok
I begin to drive off.
Mr H wants to see you
When?
Now
I reverse and repark.
With no further info forthcoming, I go to see MrH who is sitting at his desk.
Mr H is a young 30 something man's man. My son's favorite teacher so far. Nice man.
Thanks for coming in Hope,
No problem, what can I do for you?
Well, during math this morning, I intercepted this note from the three musketeers, and I thought you may want to see it.
And he hands me a rumpled piece of paper. Yep, my son's writing all right, couldn't read a single word, so I took of my glasses, and peered a little closer, and was able to read some of the words, but not determine the context, until I got to the bottom corner, and there was a perfectly drawn, supersized picture of a piece of (*)"unique to males" anatomy. No abstracts, it's photo quality.
I lower the paper and met Mr H's eyes. And smile. perhaps blush.
Hope:I was worried this might have been something mean, about someone so I'm thankful for that.
Mr H:The three musketeers would never do that, they did however try to pass the drawing off as an exploding cigar.Then they lawyered up.
And I crack up. And he cracks up, and I have to wait an extra few minutes so that I can put my firm momma face back on. And go back to the car.
My musketeer has chosen to have the conversation at a later time today, deadline: prior to bedtime. He's making himself suffer, not for fear of a lecture about passing notes during math but for fear of Installment 8 of the Facts of Life.
Man is he sweatin'. Poor boy.
(*) Word subsituted to avoid vistors who expect something that this blog does not offer
About Me
- Hope
- I am a woman who is content with herself and her life, but believe that each day brings new possibilities and opportunities that I intend to be open to. I am an intuative person who does not always listen to herself.
6 comments:
Go easy on him. He got caught being a boy. At least give him pionts for being creative..."exploding cigar" that's, um, quick witted, don't you think?
No worries, the conversation will go something like, so it seems you have interest in .......... do you have any questions or anything you might want to say. This sex ed is a Slow process.
I'm not sure which of the musketeers came up with the explanation. The teacher put the note in his pocket then waited till recess to speak with them. They had plenty of time to both worry and come up with a good story.
Yes, the facts of life conversation I am learning is a very slow process. My ten yr-old daughter got the main talk about two years go, and it has been baby steps through a surprising array of topics since.
Very funny story...Great to have a sense of humor about it.
a bit at a time... they let ya know
That made me laugh...
That is a great story! Ha!
His fear of what's next is waaayyyy worse than anything you could come up with. Frankly, I see nothing wrong with the content, kids are curious, and, he seems like a good artist. He may have quite a career in front of him.
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