Flat Tire Drama
I was teaching a biology class at a nearby school 3 hours a week, while my husband babysat our 4 kids, including a nursing baby. Nearby is relative in the country, it was a half hour drive away. It was tough, I never liked high school myself and being an Army brat, I changed high schools 4 times, so that didn't help my integration in my adolescent years. 119
I've always felt ill at ease with teens, much more comfortable with adults. So when I got to my car after school one day and saw a tire totally deflated, my first thought was that my students had played a mean prank on me and I cried. I was worried I'd be late for my baby's feeding, my husband had no patience with the baby when he was fussy, and I had no idea what to do.
Luckily for me, the school had a mechanics program and the students fixed my tire in a jif and for free. I was wrong about teens! 533