Isn't there some quote about how children always tell the truth? Well whoever said it was full of shit. Or maybe children just have more moral standing in his neck of the woods. But in any case, some of the kids at the tennis program are just filthy liars. It is impossible to play any game that involves any kind of "honor system." They blatantly cheat, and then when we call them out, they blatantly lie about blatantly cheating.
An example from Simon Says:
"Simon says put your hand on your head"
A boy that vaguely resembles a black version of Benjamin Button (at the beginning of the movie) fails to put his hand on his head.
"Suba, you're out, sit down."
"BUT I DIDN'T PUT MY HAND ON MY HEAD!"
"I know, and I said 'Simon says'
"I MEAN I DID PUT MY HAND ON MY HEAD!" *screaming with indignation*
"Suba, sit down"
Rock-Paper-Scissors, basic games of tag, whether the ball was in or out, they lie about EVERYTHING.
Alright, I'm exaggerating. They're good-hearted kids, they just have a problem with REALLY wanting to win everything. People like that are so obnoxious. Self-deprecating irony LOL.
I was just more bitter than usual about it today because I got a whopping 4ish hours of sleep. And it was whopping. Whop whop whop. What a weird word. Whop.
But seriously, my exhaustion was like a freight train chasing me all day. As long as I stayed moving, I was fine. But as soon as I relaxed for reading time, I was wrecked.
And right after I finish this blog post (as my eyelids are drooping), I have to drive 2 hours the the Cape. SWEET!
Quote of the day (a few days ago actually) comes from, surprise, the kids at camp. We're playing a game where, basically, you have to run across the court if you're wearing a certain color. The color is pink, and wearing none, I stay put. The kids yell at me, "Steve, you have to run, you're wearing pink. Your ACNE!"
I LOL'ed at this, but have been washing my face more regularly ever since.
Byebye.
haha, I laughed at that last bit.
ReplyDeleteI got a whopping ZERO sleep last night. whopppper
oh and about the lying thing, once kids figure out what lying is they will lie about everything to see if they can get away with it .. experimentation if you will. it's like a developmental stage.
ReplyDeleteeveryday my little cousin will claim she has no idea how the play the piano just to get out of practicing and really thinks she's convincing me. it's pretty funny. I CAN'T DO IT KELSEY!! and she'll like fiddle around on a couple keys and sulk. then five seconds later will play.
I hate when kids at camp point out acne!!! Also, YOU really want to win everything.
ReplyDeleteNotice where I wrote "self-deprecating irony"
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