Things Kids Say, pt. 2

Yesterday the question was asked to a group of 6^th graders, “Do parents always give good advice?” All hands immediately shot up and a resounding, “nooooo,” echoed throughout the classroom. Of course the teacher then asked them to defend their answer. Here are some of the responses:

-          “My mom told me if someone hits me, I should hit them back. I did that, then I got detention.”

-          “They always say don’t listen to your friends, don’t follow what other students are doing. Then one day I was doing something and my friends were telling me that the teacher was coming, but I didn’t listen, so I got in trouble.”

-          “My mom doesn’t know fashion. Whenever she chooses an outfit, it’s always weird and doesn’t match.” (This one seemed common among a few of the students.)

-          “They say don’t hit, just ignore. Then I end up being a punching bag.”

-          “My mom forced me to get this really ugly outfit and made me wear it to school. It was so bad, even the teacher asked me if I had gotten it from the 90s."

Then a brave soul raised her hand and said, “Parents don’t know everything, but they try their best. Because they’ve already gone to middle school and know what it is like. So they are trying to help us avoid some of the things they went through. But they went a long time ago and things have changed since back then and now.”