A good day

I had, as the title suggests, a good day at work today. The Kids were alright and I even had a Y11 boy asking me out. Although I found that more amusing than anything else.

He started off by being a bit naughty and me telling him off for it and then he said something about the two of us dating and I said something about me rather killing myself... He then said that my eyes were "The most beautiful eyes" he had ever seen and that "they match your blonde hair Miss"! My response was "Thanks, but what does that have to do with anything?".

The poor boy, bless him, tried another approach by using one of the most horrible chat up lines to ever have been spoken: "D'you know what, Miss? You look very much like my next girlfriend!"

I was unsuccessful in trying to stifle the laugh that came bubbling out and told him to never, ever use such horrible lines in the future as they wouldn't work and if ever they were to work, would he like dating such a girl? But I said that he could try it and perhaps it might work with a girl that wasn't as old as I am.

I should have known better than to drag up the subject of my age as the whole class joined in on the "Guess Miss's age" game. I had everything from 19 (!?) to 40 - although this was said very jokingly and I muttered something about that kid getting a 40 minute detention, much to everyone else's delight. The boy who liked my eyes refused to believe I was older than 19 (maximum 22) and when I told them my age he cried out "For f###s sake, my mum is 30! Are you telling me that you're only a few years younger than my mum?! Nah, you can't be any older than 19..." And on he went...

I think I shocked him but he seemed satisfied after that and they all settled apart from a girl who wanted to know what moisturiser I use. I guess that must be the highest praise of them all, huh?

They can be lovely but it's not enough with one day of lovely students - I know all too well how some of them behave... btw, another teacher told me today that the best "threat" is to say that the school/me would call their mum's as some kids seem to have very strict mothers. But I don't want to have to threaten them with their mothers - that seems a bit wrong... But what do I know??

Right'o. I'm off to Bedfordshire
G'night!