Tuesday, 27 February 2007

Just call me MOM.

Some days I feel like I'm not a teacher, I'm a mother.

When I get the tears and the sulks.
When I see the kids all proud of something they've finished.
When I'm telling kids to go get a tissue and blow their noses.
When I'm reminding them to put their hats on.
When I'm handing out bandaids for skinned knees.
When I'm patting the pre-schoolers' backs to get them to have a nap.
When I'm standing outside of the school toilets bellowing at a little boy to hurry up and "Stop playing around in there!"
(And when I get the response; "Sorry I'm slow, I'm doing a poo!" bellowed back at me.)

Just some things to look forward to, eh?

And to finish on a completely opposite note, the teenybopper in me is all hyped up to see 30 Seconds to Mars at Luna Park. Any takers to come with me? Please, please, pleaseeeee.
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10 comments:

  1. lara27 February 2007 at 04:21

    yeah, i feel like a mom sometimes too, and my kids are 16 and 17 years old. :-P

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  2. Julz*27 February 2007 at 06:35

    *puts hand up*

    I've already decided, I'm coming to sydney for the 30 Seconds to Mars show :D

    Possibly go to the melb one as well, but I'll definitely be making my way to sydney in May :D

    woot woot!

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  3. Susan C27 February 2007 at 08:53

    Yeah but how about the times they call you mum because they forget.

    (whats really funny is when his 7 and 8 YO students call my DH mum - hehehe)

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  4. ~Kathryn~27 February 2007 at 09:25

    and you learnt everything you know from the best MOM didn't you !!!!!

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  5. nancypearlwannabe27 February 2007 at 11:18

    Are you always chasing after them with forgotten hats and gloves and such? Is this what it's like to be a parent? Working in a middle school is an effective means of birth control.

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  6. Lindsey27 February 2007 at 11:22

    You are going to be such a good Mommy one day, since you are a part time Mommy now.

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  7. elise27 February 2007 at 13:20

    Awwww. This is a sweet post. They need you!

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  8. Laurel27 February 2007 at 14:44

    This makes my job seem both infinitely better and infinitely worse than yours. Unfortunately, in an office job, when you feel like someone's mom, you realize moments later that "someone" is your 35-year old office manager. And that makes you angry.

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  9. VirginiaGal27 February 2007 at 16:18

    Delurking to say, while working in a 6-12 school accounting office, during the course of one week I was mistaken from the back for both a 6th and 12th grader. So much for my ego.

    Oh, I followed you back from comments on both Amalah and Sarah Says... (sometimes I Google, sometimes I take the link from Sarah).

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  10. Horrible Warning28 February 2007 at 02:33

    I'll go, I'll go...

    Oh wait...damn ocean. Never mind.

    Post details!

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