is that dirt? no it’s not
I haven’t had a good one of these for awhile, but this one is short and sweet and got me to laugh. It actually comes from Wife, who for those who don’t know is a kindergarten teacher at a public school. On a daily basis, she has more TMI-type stories than I get in a month. On a somewhat related note, before you send your kids to school, actually make sure they’re potty trained. Seriously. The teachers thank you in advance.
On this particular day she’s out doing recess duty, and one of her kids comes running up.
“Teacher, look what I found?” as he holds out his finger with a goopy glob of something on the tip of it.
She takes the glob off of the student’s hand with her finger and holds it close to examine it, and she says, “Hmm, I don’t know what that is, it’s probably just a clump of dirt, let me just get rid of that.”
“Yeah, I found it in my nose!”
Cue the gag reflex.
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about 10 months ago
It could have been worse… it could have been from a different orifice…
about 10 months ago
Ick. Damn kids!
about 10 months ago
hahaha kids are awesome
about 10 months ago
Eww,but at least he didnt' eat it!
about 10 months ago
That's typical boy stuff.
Nobody even wonders why his boogers looked like dirt.
Your wife should have wiped it on a card, and mailed it to his parents with a note explaining what happened and telling them that she was returning it.
Then they could have hung it on the refrigerator.
That's what we do.
about 10 months ago
I love Ed's idea.
I used to know a little girl who would say she got some dirt in her undies when she hadn't done a good job of wiping.
about 10 months ago
lilu, there are days for that too i'm sure
shine, now imagine that it's your career!
cass, only kids and really old men could get away with that move
bare, well not that specific one, but the 3 before…
ed, when they run out of paste that's what they use for projects
sis, wouldn't it be more like mud?
about 10 months ago
Ewwww boogers are grosser to me than poop anyday!! yucky yuck eww.
about 10 months ago
Um that is gross! The fact that she touched it is so wrong! Ewwww it was all slimy and dirty…
Your poor wife, bless her for what she does!
about 10 months ago
For your TMI post, it was a hard crusty one (that detail was slightly altered), so it didn't look like a booger when he had it on his finger and offered it to me… but still just as gross. Right after that, a girl told me her underwear said "sassy" on it. Important things in the life of a 4 year old…
-wife
about 10 months ago
Oh sick. It definitely could've been worse though. Gross gross gross.
Stopping by from Tamara's!
about 10 months ago
Ah, the life of a Kindergarten teacher. As I am one, I totally understand. How long has wife been doing this,though? Because I can tell you right now, I would NEVER take anything unidentifiable from a 5 year old's hand. Tisk, tisk. (head shaking…) She'll learn.