Beware! Kids will tell all your business!

It's funny how the classroom teacher knows all the business at home and the parents don't even realize how much we know.  I don't know if it was because of the inclement weather, but the children felt very compelled to tell me as much as they could while we killed time and waited for their parents to arrive.  Surprisingly, the teacher never has to ask any questions, children just tell it.

Our story begins with Little Anthony (You remember him from the post entitled "It's Not That Serious").  At about 10:00 am, the principal came over the PA and told us that we would have an early dismissal due to the inclement weather.  The principal then instructed us to begin calling parents to inform them about the change of schedule.  Well, I call Little Anthony over and ask him to give me his dad's number.  Unfortunately I couldn't reach the dad, so I asked for mom's number. 

After I finished speaking to his mom, Little Anthony says, "I don't think my dad's coming to get me."  All I had to say was, "Why not?" and Little Anthony begins to spill the beans.  He says, "My mom hates talking to my dad.  She won't call him so I will be stuck here with you."  It took everything in me not to laugh.  You should have seen the look on this little angel's face.  He was so serious.

I've had other instances in which the kids tell me about the new boyfriend/girlfriend or how mom sneaks out in the middle of the night to go out on a date (booty call).  So it's pretty obvious that I am privy to A LOT of information.  My favorite story is about a young man who was drawing a picture for the art teacher.  When the drawing was finished the art teacher and I were speechless.  This young man drew a picture of a naked woman and man.  The woman had a speech bubble over her head that read, "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME I GOT THIS FROM YOU!"  The worst part was the drawing of the woman looked just like the child's mother (who might I add was a rather rotund woman). 

So I am sure you can just imagine how embarassed the art teacher, principal, guidance counselor and I were when we had to conference with the mom.  Then she had the audacity to say she had no idea where he was getting this from.  I wanted to say, "Maybe your bedroom, Temptress of the Night!" 

I'm done for the day, but I hope this post helped you chuckle a bit on this cold, snowy evening.  And remember...think about what you say and do in front of your children.  Most likely, the teacher already knows the business and then some.  Until next time =)