Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Ya gotta love teenagers!

Today's back-handed compliment, delivered by one of my 7th grade students:

"Hey, Mrs.B! You have really cool blue eyes. Except for all the red veins."

Thanks, kid. Thanks a lot.

Cheers!

4 comments:

  1. That is great, got to love them. I teach at a high school and the best was two months ago (while almost 7 months pregnant) one of my male students when talking about maternity leave looks at me and goes "Your pregnant Miss" I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs "What the hell, did you think I was just getting fatter by the second!!"

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  2. They have a way of building you up and tearing you down all in one sentence, don't they?

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  3. Love it! My teen said to me the other day "hey, ma, you look really skinny, today, but can you move I'm trying to watch tv?!"

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  4. Momma Hunt -- When I was pregnant, one of my sixth graders said, "Hey, I can even tell you're pregnant from the back!" Gulp. Tater Tot Mom & Amethyst Moon -- Yes, indeed. They're great at making you feel good about yourself for, like, one second, before they say something that just completely undoes the compliment. Cheers!

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