Trick-or-Treat? As a parent and educator I enjoyed a real treat this morning when my son played a delightful trick on me with words. Yesterday, Max’s teacher told her third grade class to wear spooky t-shirts to school today for their Halloween party. When Max came downstairs for breakfast this morning he we was wearing a Florida Gator t-shirt instead (his big sister is a senior at UF). I reminded him it was spooky t-shirt day and instructed him to go change quickly or we’d be late for school. He replied, “But mmm-o-m, I am wearing a spooky shirt…have you seen the Gators play lately? Instead of ‘boo!’ (waving his fingers like a ghost) it’s ‘booooo!’ (turning both thumbs down).” Now that was laugh-out-loud funny to me!
Children can be such a delight! We all should follow their lead and weave more fun in our daily lives. And yes, I did let him wear the Gator shirt to school after all. Right now I imagine he’s treating his classmates with his tricky word play as they innocently fall one-by-one into his well-laid trap that begins with the question… “Max, why aren’t you wearing a spooky shirt?”
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