"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
04/14/2016 at 22:40 • Filed to: None
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"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
04/14/2016 at 22:40 • Filed to: None | 1
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I have none, biologically. Or legally. But I’m sharing responsibility for 14 of them while on an out-of-state band trip, and I don’t know how some of you do it. They’re exhausting. And I should be on guard making sure fake-ID child doesn’t try to sneak to the grocery store for a treat, but instead I’m locked in my hotel room with a margarita that I’m not supposed to be drinking. It’s for their own safety, honest. Is this what it’s like to parent teens?
ttyymmnn
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 22:49 |
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I was going to ask what age the kids are. As a professional musician, I have been on plenty of band trips, though mostly in college. Oh, the stories..... Musicians can be a rowdy lot, to be sure. And they will be worse far from home. Just make sure you don’t get kicked out of the hotel.
And as far as kids go, I don’t know how I do it either. I’ve got three boys, aged 10, 10 and 13. Pretty much on a daily basis I have to find a reason not to kill them. The best reason I’ve found is that my wife won’t be very pleased.
Enjoy your margarita.
Alfalfa
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 22:50 |
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Not sure, so far I just have to worry about my toddler noticing that I have ice cream.
Gone
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 22:50 |
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14 kids and only one margarita. You’re outta your goddamned mind. /parent
Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 22:53 |
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I work with kids 5-13 yrs old during the school year and summer...I know how it feels. If i didnt have to drive to and from work during the summer, I’d probably be drowning in drinks every night
G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 23:02 |
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At least they aren’t hotboxing the tour van.
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 23:05 |
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Maybe those Buddhists were right about me... I always loved being a camp counselor/event leader/etc with junior high aged kids. Everyone else claims they’re a living terror, but I never had the slightest bit of difficulty with them.
Theories include some combination of:
They’re afraid of upsetting me.
They realize they can’t really rile me up like other leaders.
I don’t treat them like children, so they act like adults.
Sorry to hear that you’re having a hard time with it.
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smobgirl
> ttyymmnn
04/14/2016 at 23:07 |
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They’re 14-18ish. They thankfully don’t know me well enough to push my buttons but they’re so exhausting to keep outsmarting. We’re only one day in, too.
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smobgirl
> Alfalfa
04/14/2016 at 23:10 |
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True. At least these understand that life is unfair! If they beg me for m&ms, they get pelleted with them instead.
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smobgirl
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
04/14/2016 at 23:13 |
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...yet. Though the one kids bong probably would’ve been caught by airport security since he was dumb enough to get caught with it at school last year.
Funktheduck
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 23:16 |
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My dealings with children are minimal. I've found dogs and kids are a lot alike. They want to do whatever makes them happy even if it's bad for them so you just reward good behavior and ignore/punish bad stuff.
PS9
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 23:17 |
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Shock collars and chloroform.
Problem? Solved.
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smobgirl
> Eric @ opposite-lock.com
04/14/2016 at 23:17 |
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Not really a hard time...they’re funny, but exhausting. We have some tough kids this year. One had a bottle of vodka and a fistful of pills a few months ago...supplied by fake-ID kid, whose girlfriend bullies the crap out of her and provoked the suicide attempt. They’re all on the trip together. So far we have had no medical or legal emergencies and thats good enough right now.
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smobgirl
> Funktheduck
04/14/2016 at 23:19 |
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I like this philosophy.
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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 23:20 |
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I used to be the one to turn in early. That is, until I woke up to a brown tabby cat snuggling up against me. None of us owned a brown tabby cat without any tags. It was then I decided to stay up, just to see what was going on.
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Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 23:27 |
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Good job. I wonder if they’d be as entertaining if they were our own kids, but I can totally relate to that.
It sounds like yours are unusually-unruly.
Conan
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 23:40 |
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I teach 140. It’s something all right. I’ve got a field trip in 2 weeks I’m still scrambling for chaperones for.
Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 23:47 |
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As a middle-school band director who specifically refuses to do any sort of an overnight travel with my students, SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE REASONS, let me say to you, God bless you so very very much for your willingness to volunteer.
You’ve earned that second margarita.
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ttyymmnn
> smobgirl
04/14/2016 at 23:57 |
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How long is the trip?
Birddog
> smobgirl
04/15/2016 at 00:10 |
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Children are better off left to the people that handle them already. Locked up with booze is a much better place to be.
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smobgirl
> Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious
04/15/2016 at 07:47 |
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I’m thankful this isn’t my real job - just meaning, if something went horribly wrong, I wouldn’t lose my whole career and livelihood. I’ve had mostly well-intentioned kids over the years but the possibility of getting fired over some made-up accusation is always in the back of my mind. Thank you for teaching and inspiring them so people like me can teach only the fun stuff!
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smobgirl
> ttyymmnn
04/15/2016 at 07:49 |
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5 days, as long as the upcoming snowstorm in Denver isn't too bad. *fingers crossed*