Every so often the little nuggets surprise you.
There was big drama today at lunch in the teacher's lounge. A girl voted onto Homecoming Court may be a "joke" instead of Homecoming Court "material".
Never having been Homecoming Court "material" myself, I'm not sure what is required. And quite honestly, never cared when I was a student. But there was hand-wringing. And teeth-gnashing. "Should we tell her? Should we not have her on court? What should we do?"
I, of course, put in my opinion. "I think you should tell her that hey she made Homecoming Court, which is great. And f**k them." And then I got yelled at for saying f**k in the teacher's lounge.
And then there was more hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing. Would the other students "boo" when her name was called? How did it come to this? Should we talk to her friends? How do we prepare her for this?
Because we, the adults, are control freaks. And this is now beyond our control. So we are trying to get it back . . . to make it raise it's hand before it sharpens it's pencil. How could the kids vote in non-Homecoming "material" as a cruel joke? Next thing you know, they'll organize and overthrow us.
But at the end of the day, I saw the girl. She was at her locker with her best friend. The BF is a former student of mine, so I said "hello" but he didn't hear me . . . so a stood and waited for them to finish up their conversation. She did not seem frail. She did not seem disadvantaged. She had sparkly ribbons in her hair.
And a senior walked by . . . "Hey __________, congratulations!" the senior said. And she meant it. There was a pause. The pause of someone being complimented who isn't all that often. "Thanks ____________" she said gracefully, and added "I really like your hair like that." And it was a moment. But everything is going to be all right. Homecoming "material" she is . . .
Sometimes the little nuggets surprise you.
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Awwwwwwww... touching story from a very annoying day. Nice. Oh yeah, and f**k them.
The "not homecoming material" trick has been around a long time...when I was in high school, a hundred years ago, only the football team (fine upstanding young men that they were) were allowed to "vote" on the homecoming queen. The top vote getters were the queen and court--all seniors by the way....none of the jr. princess stuff it has become....and that year, a "nobody" was elected queen by the "guys', as it was locker room fodder that she was pregnant and it was the captains baby....well, we had a pregnant homecoming queen (who disappeared to take care of her ailing aunt the next week)..and everyone knew the reason--mean guys! She also looks "radiant" in the yearbook--probably the high point of her life, considering..... So kids have always been mean, and sometimes it works out o.k......because after June, who really cares who was homecoming queen????? Really, homecoming is a big joke, as in who really comes back anymore? Like the class of 54???? We should get rid of it, or at least leave it to the kids--because adults just don't "get it" that no one will care, but them.
Hope princess sparkly hair enjoys everyo minute!
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