Was he asking about my gray roots that are long overdue for a coloring? Or was my hair all over the place because I had just come from parking lot duty where the wind had made an appearance which impacted my appearance.
"Is it all over the place?" I asked.
"Yep" he smiled.
"I wish I had hair like yours. Short and curly." I said.
He smiled again. "I just got mine cut yesterday."
"It looks good. Guess I will get mine cut over the break."
"Yeah, you should probably do that."
"Have a good day." I say as we go our separate ways. And as I walk down the hallway to my classroom I dodge into the bathroom to see what he saw. Wow! That wind really made a mess of my hair. Thankful for a second grader's honesty.
I am laughing out loud. How awesome amazing 2nd graders are. What a gift. Had he not warned you, you may have gone until lunch without noticing. Your lines,
ReplyDelete"Was he asking about my gray roots that are long overdue for a coloring? Or was my hair all over the place because I had just come from parking lot duty where the wind had made an appearance which impacted my appearance."
put me right there in that moment. I thought about the spotlight effect phenomenon and the fact that no one is immune ever from its repercussions. The dialogue nailed it. Thank you!
I am laughing out loud. How awesome amazing 2nd graders are. What a gift. Had he not warned you, you may have gone until lunch without noticing. Your lines,
ReplyDelete"Was he asking about my gray roots that are long overdue for a coloring? Or was my hair all over the place because I had just come from parking lot duty where the wind had made an appearance which impacted my appearance."
put me right there in that moment. I thought about the spotlight effect phenomenon and the fact that no one is immune ever from its repercussions. The dialogue nailed it. Thank you!