Interesting conversation with some of my girls today while they were supposed to be working on their math at the kidney table:
Alondra: Miss G.? Are you and Toshi married?
Me: No.
Lydia: So he’s your boyfriend? (I’ve only been referring to
him as such for the whole year and a half that I’ve known her!)
Me: Yes.
Alondra: Miss G., you can’t ever break up because that would be a sin.
Me: 
Alondra, I think you may be confused. You might be thinking of divorce.
Alondra: No, my mom says that you can only break up with someone
if he sleeps with another girl. Otherwise, it’s a sin.
Me: Ladies, I think you’d better get back to work.
Devinne: Is it a sin to be divorced?
Me: Some religions don’t like people to get divorced. People have different opinions about that.
Alondra: I don’t know, but I am not going to have a boyfriend
until I’m 18 or maybe 24. I don’t want to get pregnant. You
have to have a boy to help you get pregnant, and I just don’t know
what’s going on with boys these days. They’re trouble!
Me: Yes, it’s a great idea to wait until you’re much older to
have a boyfriend. You want to be able to go to college and travel
and have fun with your friends. How’s that math coming along?
Alondra: I heard that some ladies get shots to help them get pregnant. But those shots aren’t good for their bodies.
Devinne: I thought they needed a man to help them get pregnant. Can they get pregnant with just a shot?
Me: 
(sweat beginning to form on my brow) Okay, girls, what number are you on now?
Lydia: Miss G., are you and Toshi going to get married?
Me: I don’t know.
Devinne: Does he live with you?
Me: 
Wow! Look at the time! I think you’d better finish up that work.
Halle: (joining the conversation from across the room) Toshi lives on
the same street as Miss G. I asked him. They’re like neighbors.
Lydia: Of course he doesn’t live with her. He probably just
comes to visit sometimes. Like maybe he comes over for
sleepovers. Right, Miss G.?
Thank God for recess!
This morning the kids were trying to copy something from the board and
no matter where I stood I was in their way, so I said, “Gee, I need to
either be a lot shorter or so skinny that I could turn sideways and
disappear. Then everyone would be able to see.” Their reply
… “Miss G., you should get shorter because you’re already very
skinny.” See why I LOVE these kids? 
I think I need to rein in the sarcasm a touch, however. It was one of those days. 
The smarter of my kids enjoyed it, though. I love to kid around
with them. I used to make them cock their heads to the side
and say “It’s a good thing!” a la Martha Stewart whenever they
finished a craft project … they had no idea why they had to do it,
but it cracked me up every time. Kind of like the hula hoop relay
races. Have you ever seen a kid trying to hula hoop and run at
the same time. Hilarious! It’s so cute. I have to
admit, sometimes I do things solely for my own entertainment. 
Quote of the Day:
“We don’t need no education. We don’t need no thought control. No
dark sarcasm in the classroom … teacher, leave those kids alone!”
— Pink Floyd
On a totally unrelated note … Apollo just made it into
the finals of the 500! Woohoo! So cute when his hat is
askew at the end of the race.
Poisoned by Fairy Tales 
persistent, weren’t they? Makes me wonder what my 3rd grader says in class….eek! My “other” (I don’t call him the b word, even though we’ve been seeing each other for a year and a half now) lives 30 miles away but works in my town, so she doesn’t get to see him very often, even when he sleeps over. Her teacher asked a few probing questions at our conference, so Faith must talk about him. Because she’s curious (and her little circle of friends is starting to gain some info), I’ve had to clue her in on a few things about boyfriends and marriage and even a tiny bit into mentrual cycles and sex. Most of it I’ve told her will have to wait until she’s older, but we’ve certainly gone over bad touching and why we shouldn’t kiss boys…..ugh!! I don’t want to be the mommy anymore !!
Boy you sure dodged that bullet well. They know just enough to be scary don’t they? Scary and funny! What a combination. I love third graders, I always said if I ever taught school it would be third grade and then of all things when I was substitute teaching it was high school, what was I thinking? :rollseyes:
hmm third grade there is not as excelled as third grade here…be glad be very glad…lol i wish children had the innocent we all had back then…those days seem so gone….i marvel when i can still find it in a child….why do they have to grow up so fast…sometimes i just want to forget all of life…take out a barbie doll sit her down and design a great condo for her…okay my dolls were just extras for the real avent of designing a great living space…gee why didnt i pick up on that and become a architect…lol you never know the road you are going to travel and the bumps really can make you fly….lol take care and have a warm and LOVE day..and Toshi is he sitting on the couch pretending to be a visitor now…lol i am definitly laughing on this one…now to get back to my life list…car pay off credit card pay off…oh ultimate biggy…LOVE….where is he? lol
Remember, these kids are watching Law & Order every nite…=)
Wow…that’s a conversation that you never HOPE for isn’t it? LOL…I think that you handled it beautifully m’dear.