Girls

Not that girls are any better than boys. Girls can be so catty! I have one in particular that just cannot be pleased. Two weeks ago she said, "I hate this class. I mean, I like doing projects but studying history is so boring." Now, today, she tells me, "I really hate this project. I'm not gonna lie." It's a good thing I DON'T REALLY CARE! Some of these girls are just so grouchy about everything. Pep assembly? Lame. Better at another school. Bon Fire? Lame. Better at another school. Girl brings knife to bonfire. My question: "Did she get caught?" Student response (student who was being threatened, mind you): "No! I wasn't gonna rat her out," (all the while looking at me like I may possibly be dumber than algae.) Anyone else's clothes besides their own? Lame. Any books besides the ones they like? Lame. Any songs other than the ones they like? Lame. What a sad existence! They are unable to have any fun because they are so worried about being grown up when really they sound like little girls. They try to act cool, when really, they fear standing out. To all you girls out there, LOOSEN UP! Don't take yourselves so seriously. Be a little dorky. Have some quirks. Be mysterious. Just stop being so lame!

Boys

What's up with teenage boys? I'm sitting in my husband's biology class right now. He took the morning off to take our daughter to the doctor and his substitute didn't show, so guess who the go-to-girl is. That's right, the Fine Arts-teaching wife. Anyway, I'm watching these sophomores as they work and there's a reason that the word meaning immature is "sophomoric." Not junioric. Not senioric. But sophomoric. Really, though, the class is behaving very well, except for two embarrassingly immature boys. They have not done one thing except touch each other. The whole hour. In various manners. Ummm....Okay. Why is that such a teenage boy thing? Touching. I know they're going through an awkward phase, bless their smelly, unshowered, undeodorized hearts. But c'mon. Do they really believe that the girls are going to think acting like a 4-year-old is HOT? In the words of Cher Horowitz regarding her generation of baggy-pantsed boys, AS IF! I mean, seriously, all you have to do is watch the new 90210. Who's the hottest? Not the guys running around acting childish No. It's the quiet, mysterious guy. You know, the one who acts like A MAN!!!!! One of these days these boys will grow up, but why are they so blind at this age? Oh yeah, blindness-teenage boys-I just got it!