My 12 year olds vocab word was melting pot. This word is really weird to explain to someone living in a homogenous culture. Me: So you kno...

So my 12 year old is really bad at flying airplanes. She vomits in the bathroom for the whole duration of a flight. This happens on every ...

So one of the vocab words yesterday was macho. My 12 year old learns quickly. "Macho means the way a man acts when he is very manly. ...

Today: "What did you learn in science today? "Nothing, we had a new girl in class so the teacher was off the hook." "Wha...

I had my 12 year old write up similes. Here are some samples: The souffle was as light as an ostrich feather. Lia's face is dark like t...

So we have a stricter tutoring schedule for my 12 year old and she now has to stay until 9:30 every night and do extra vocab/writing exercis...

My 12 year old had a homework assignment to try a cuisine that is new and foreign to her. I wondered what kind of bs homework assignment is...

So my 12 year old didn't know the difference between the Empire State building and the WTC. So we got into it. Me: But the WTC isn'...

Sees my ipod. "I had your IPod.........in 2nd grade" Ugh, little girls are the worst!

I am teaching my 12 year old The Outsiders by S.E Hinton and there is some colorful language in there that I have to explain to her. At the ...

12 year old: Teacher, did you pray last night like I told you to? Me: yup (lied) 12 year old: What did you pray for? Me: You, of course. Wh...

Teacher, you look like a Japanese person from 2008. Burnnnnn