How many brain cells do parents lose after the 18 month of sleepless nights? Seriously. My director (a mom of 3) told me that she truly believes the brain falls out with the placenta. This is what she said to me, and I'm not too far from believing her.

Oy.

So the students are representing the school in a few weeks at the State House.

Me: Remember, you need to act appropriately. You can't walk down the halls of the State House all, "Yo yo yo, Deval P, what is UP?"
Student: Yeah, but do we get extra credit if he responds?

or in my second class:

Students - as in, all of them: Who is Deval?

Gah. Only the governor of Massachusetts - and the first black governor at that. I'm thinking I won't have to worry about them pulling out the "yo, yo, yo my man Deval!" since apparently they haven't a clue who he is, let alone what he looks like.

Oy again.

Later on, one student interrupted class to profess his love for me - and not in that "I love you as a teacher" kind of tone.

Me: That is FANTASTIC! Thank you so much for letting me know that. We need more love in this classroom. Hell, we need more love in the world! So thank you for opening that door. Class, I'd really like us to get into the habit of telling each other just how much we love one another. Think of what a nicer place this would be!

Yeah, he wasn't really expecting that response. I think he was just trying to get out of doing his Ethics assignment. Needless to say, he went from smiling to red to not quite sure what the hell just happened. Hee hee. Man, I love my job.

Back in toddlerland, Jay and I decided that Austin (Backyardigans) is being raised by his crotchety old grandmother who never lets him out to play. I thought that maybe he was living in an abusive household and he doesn't want the other kids to see what's going on, but Jay thought that was too heavy for a kid's show. We thought maybe it was foster care, but I argued that there are plenty of healthy foster families who would encourage his friendships with the other kids. Sure, he pretends to be shy, but there's got to be more reason why he's never around - so grumpy grandma it is.

(If you've never seen the Backyardigans, regardless of your parenting status, you should try to catch an episode or two. We're addicted - even when Sammy's not watching, we are! Oh, and as far as TV addictions go, if you're not watching How I Met Your Mother, there's a problem. It's only like the most legen - wait for it, hope you're not lactose intolerant - dary show out there. And if you watched the show, you'd get the joke. So, watch the show!)

Oy #3. So random. Night night.