Teachers vs. Parents. Let the sharing begin. "Hear me crying, Kumbayah!"

Robbie tends to give me the lowdown on everything going on with his friends at school, his teachers, and the classroom. For instance, he just told me that one of his teachers has a new coffee cup. He went into great detail about how it has some straight lines and some CURVY lines — ‘curvy’ was accompanied by his whole body shaking and contorting and truly conveyed to me just how very curved these lines were.

And it got me thinking. What exactly does he report to his teachers about what goes on at home?

“Daddy keeps his underpants on the floor right next to his socks!”

“Sometimes when its bedtime, Mommy lets us wear regular pants instead of jammies!”

“Our coffee pot is SO BROWN!”

“Mommy got new underpants! They are REALLY pink and tiny!”

Please note that these are merely examples of the kind of thing that a child might tell a teacher. They are not all necessarily reflective of what might be going on at our house. Not all of them.


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14 responses to “Teachers vs. Parents. Let the sharing begin. "Hear me crying, Kumbayah!"”

  1. Robin Avatar

    It’s been my experience that students rarely say anything about their parents unless they do something ‘new’ or ‘unexpected’. Most children assume that whatever goes on in their house in the ‘normal’ way to do things. Since school isn’t like being at home, they don’t make comparisons. You’re probably safe. Except maybe on the new panties…

  2. Jennifer Avatar

    First off…Love the new ‘do!

    I loved when I worked in the schools, hearing the funny, his-mom-would-be-so-embarrassed-right-now tales from home.

  3. Mrs. Schmitty Avatar

    I can only imagine what W. tells his teacher…oh well, she’s kind uptight…maybe she needs to hear some shocking stuff! Hee Hee!

  4. shaz Avatar

    lol

    I wonder too… actually I worry…

  5. Oh, The Joys Avatar

    Go tiny pink underpants girl with the hot new haircut and profile photo!!!

  6. Ivy Avatar

    I promised my daughter’s kindergarten teacher that I would believe half of what Megs told me about her, if she would do the same for me.

    This has worked out well, actually!

  7. MamaLee Avatar

    Just start to worry when your hubby teaches your son to say, “Men love HUMMERS!”

    Great.

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  10. thordora Avatar

    I just never enjoy explaining my underwear to my kids…so lord knows what they’ll say when they start school…

  11. hello insomnia Avatar

    I can only hope my 11-month-old calls my underpants “tiny,” and not, say, a replica of the American flag.

  12. Kalyn Avatar

    Ahh, these parents hoping their child never tells weird things about what’s happening at home. I’ll never forget how many (many, many) years ago when I was a student teacher a child got up for show-and-tell and said “Well, the cops finally busted dad for selling pot, so last night mom’s boyfriend moved in.” Now that was a mouthful.

    (I think that now we have to test the kids to death and spend all year prepping for the stupid tests, lots of classes don’t have time for show and tell, so relax parents.)

  13. moodswingingmommy Avatar

    Oh, I love the new ‘do!…Mouth also hanging open from reading Kalyn’s comment above…

    This is so funny and kind of related to what I just posted today. In a nutshell, apparently my kid told his teacher I was upset because his Daddy’s brain was broken, (He was referring to a conversation he overheard…only he got it the wrong way ’round.)

    Next thing he’ll be telling them that I forgot to take my Prozac. Eeek!

  14. Mitch McDad Avatar

    1st time commentor, here. I’m thinking you’re not buying granny-panties. Good for you!

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