What did you say?

Once a month I have the privilege of spending a little over an hour in my son's classroom. Today was my third time, I realized I really enjoy it and I usually end up smiling the entire time. Its true 5 year olds say the craziest things. Today they were discussing what was in their pants. I wasn't sure if I should stop the conversation since it seemed inappropriate at first. But the answers to this question were too funny so I let it go. One little boy said he had a fire in his pants and that he had to get matches for it. Another boy said he had a bomb in his pants, good thing we weren't at the airport. I almost wish I could record these conversations to share with them when they are older. Another kid was asking my son what does p-o-o-p spell and sounding it out for my son. I decided to end that conversation (Even though I was laughing inside.) 

I had to walk my little group of 7 to the library to pick out a book at the book fair, where they would write down a book on a wish list for their parents to buy. An older lady that was helping me asked a little girl in my group what her name was, the girl started to spell it out and the lady's response was "I don't need you to spell it, just tell me". Apparently she was doing this in the interest of saving time but after she wrote the girl's name down she confirmed the spelling. Really did you save that much time by telling the little girl not to spell her name? People are strange. I didn't help her cause since I asked each kid in my group to spell out their name for me. 

I look forward to this hour every month, I get to see what my son is doing in class and I get to meet his friends. The best part today was when I was walking the kids back to their classroom and one of the little girls grabbed my hand. The days like today make me even more sure about the decision I made to stay home...