Think then Speak

Once upon a time, in a second grade classroom near the center of the United States, a teacher playfully asks a forgetful student who left her homework at home, "What should I do about you?"

Then the skinny blonde boy in the back of the room, who's known for not paying attention yells, "Give her a wedgie!!!"

Huh?

Random, impulsive, inappropriate? Yep, that's my boy.



So as soon as I walked in the door tonight Dad handed me the planner. It has the dreaded yellow color change marked with a short "wedgie" explanation next to it. I sit down, take a deep breathe and contemplate how to responsibly broach this incident with Logan.

After he gives me a short explanation, I try to cover it all.

Inappropriate - check.
No yelling in the classroom - check.
Apologize to teacher and student - check.
THINK before you speak - check.

Then out of curiosity I ask, "where did you learn the word wedgie anyways?" (I don't recall using it recently.)

"I read it in my Captain Underpants book."

Great, I knew I shouldn't have let him read that (and you all wonder why I've banned Diary of a Wimpy Kid at my house!)

Then he corrects himself, "no ... I heard it from Grandpa!"

Even better.