TEACHERS
Wow! Check this kid out! He's a genius!
ME
Chill out, Guys. Just because I have a college-age reading level in kindergarten--
TEACHERS
GEEEENIUUUUUUS. You should totally skip a grade!
RANDOM TEACHER
Skipping a grade is scary. Not very many people pass the test, and then they cry.
ME
Crying is terrible! I don't want to take the test!
PARENTS
It's your choice, our little genius sweetheart.
TEACHERS
Well, then, no skipped grade for you.
FUTURE ME
Why didn't I-- but I could have-- damn it.
THIRD GRADE TEACHER
We're going to do Charlotte's Web for our play. Now, either Joseph or Caleb is going to be Wilbur. You guys choose.
JOSEPH
Well, I mean-- I guess I could-- If given the opportunity--
ME
I'LL DO IT!
THIRD GRADE TEACHER
Sweet. Caleb gets the lead, Joseph is a rat.
JOSEPH
That's cool, I guess.
DRAMA TEACHERS FROM THEN ON
Whoa, you can understand subtexts, connotations, and inflection?! GENIUS!
ME
Another lead role? Wow, I would say that was unexpected except it totally wasn't.
EVERYONE
Stop being so full of yourself!
ME
If I was anything but modest, I would think everyone thought I was cocky.
EVERYONE
We do!
ME
Well, I'm gonna have long hair.
EVERYONE
YOU LOOK LIKE A GIRL!
ME
No, I totally don't!
EVERYONE
YES YOU DO!
ME
Okay, fine, I do. I'll cut it.
EVERYONE (ESPECIALLY MY DAD)
Thank God!
And those are pretty much all the events I remember from my childhood. Great, huh?
Do these memories make me look hipster?
Growing your hair was...a questionable decision.
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