Words of Wisdom and Insight from the Youth of Today

As you probably know I am a teacher.  Which means I am blessed with the honor of spend my days with wonderful students.  They are often amusing.

I wanted to share with you some of the little tidbits that have been shared with me that I found worth sharing.

One girl was talking about someone she was interested in.  She said they had gone out once.  She very easily said, "There was an audition but no call back."   Dating is a little like acting.  It requires learning some lines (good topics to start conversations), a visit to hair and make-up, and you can yell, "Cut! Thats a wrap. " at any time to end a bad date.

I also recently got into a debate with a student.  The topic was, What is old?  I am not sure why the topic was brought up.  The students asked my age.  I was truthful.  See,   I model honesty for my students.  He commented that I didn't look that old.  What a smart kid.   He asked if I had kids.  So i told him no.  He replied, "Thats why you look young.  Kids make you old."  I was intrigued by this comment so I probed a little bit.  I asked him, " What about someone who was 45 year old but didn't have any kids."  I know that 45 is the new 35 but to a 17year old......45 is old.  He stuck to his originally idea and said that a 45 without any kids is young.  Then I asked, "What about a 16 yr old who does have kids."  He quickly informed me that she was old.

Interesting notion...... I could see his thought process.  I am 32 years old which is young in the grand scheme of things but many of my friends do have kids.  At 32 with no kids and no serious relationship, I can be as selfish as I want.  I do not have to worry about much.  I have the normal stresses of work and school but I do not have to worry about anyone else's wants or needs.   Which does make me young.... or at least keep me young.  Yes, one positive thing to being single.

My little sister is 25.  She is single with no kids.  Many of her friends have kids.  I think she has more friends with children than I do.  Her best friends kid calls us both Aunt.  She is almost 5 and a super cute kid.  Last weekend she came to visit me and graced me with a story.  It was a story about when she grows up and is 25.   She is going to get married and wear a crown.  I told her that I was older that 25 and I wasn't married.  She made this face that I can only describe as a grimace.  It wasn't the reaction I had hopped for.