Just Because

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This is just funny. And so true for those of you who are teachers. And, I've gotten really good at keeping a straight face in crazy situations....except for the time one of my freshmen told another one "Tell your mom to suck my Dickies" (which is a popular brand of clothing in school nowadays, for those of you not down with the style). He happened to be wearing Dickies pants that day. That was too funny to hold in but I tried so hard that day. So hard. For those of you familiar with my laugh, you can probably visualize how that went down.....

For those of you who aren't blessed with a 75 daily doses of hormones on a rampage, maybe you can empathize with the following....

You Know You're A Teacher When....

● you can recognize all your students by the backs of their heads.
● your own children raise their hand in order to speak at the dinner table.
● when you ask to borrow any kind of object from anyone to use in your lesson presentation, and nobody has to ask why you need it.
● You can make up toys and games on the spot, out of nothing, or out of anything.
● you take Prozac as part of your daily supplement.
● a pencil is the hair accessory which holds up your hair.
● you know a major storm is coming without watching a weather report.
● you have programmed yourself to say sweetie or honey instead of #@?!!*@?
● you say “thank you for sharing” to your tax man.
● you feel a debate of the merits of white board vs. chalk board should be part of the presidential election.
● you feel that weekends are grading time! (yeah right)
● vacation is planning time.
● you feel after Christmas sales mean cheap ribbon for craft projects.
● your kids tell you to stop using your teacher voice.
● half your wardrobe consists of your school's colors.
● you can maintain a straight face in any situation.
● you attend a lecture and mutter every time the speaker makes a grammatical error.
● you point out misspelled signs to managers (at a restaurant, store, etc.)
● you volunteer for the insanely early appointments at the doctor's office because you are used to getting up that early anyway.
● when you call your dog or cat or child your students' names instead of their own.
● when you tell your spouse every move you make such as, "I'm going to the bathroom now and I'll be right back...okay?"
● you have a hard time choosing a name for your child that doesn't have negative associations.