It Is So Weird
Every time one of my kids asks me permission to go to the bathroom during class, it kind of cracks me up. I mean, yes, it’s cute that they’re too scared of me to go without permission, but also I’d forgotten how dehumanizing middle school and early high school are. It’s rough having to be totally accountable to other people for where you are at all times. If you tried to get a group of college students to follow the set of rules we have for the kids here, you would have total anarchy on your hands. 13 year olds, on the other hand, just say yes ma’am and do it.
