Cathy in the Wright

If Only I Had The Pocket Protector And Clip-On Tie

This morning at breakfast I was reading The Senator's classroom newsletter which came home on Friday. In honor of American Education Week, the students are participating in different "dress-up" days this week, kicking off with Career Day - come dressed as your future job.

So, Senator...today is Career Day. You're supposed to dress as your future job. What do you want to be when you grow up?

Tarzan.

What?!

Never mind.

Um, honey. I'm not saying you can't be Tarzan when you grow up...it's just that I'm not sure you can make much of a career out of being Tarzan.

Well, I don't know what I want to be.

You don't have to.

We ate our Lucky Charms in silence. Then:

Hey, Senator! Remember yesterday at church when I was trying to get you to unbutton the top button on your shirt?

Yeah.

And you said you liked it buttoned all the way up and I told you that you looked like a computer nerd?

Yeah.

And you told me you ARE a computer nerd?

Yeah.

Well, do you want to go to school today dressed as a computer nerd? Computer nerd is a great career.

Yeah!

So I got out his plaid shirt and some pens and we put tape around the bridge of his glasses. Perfect. Well, almost perfect. Something seemed to be missing.

Mom! Don't nerds wear their shirts tucked into their pants?

Oh yes! And then crank up your pants as high as you can!

This is sweet.

Yes it is, son. Yes it is. When your IPO nets you billions, you'll remember who first stuffed your shirt pockets with leaky pens, won't you?

Posted by Cathy at November 13, 2006 09:23 AM