Save the drama for your mama.
A couple of weeks ago, when I was the only one at the office guarding the goods whilst a few of the girls went to get a truck for some bigger things we need to move out, I just happened to grab a box of journals from one of our middle school programs and started reading what the girls have been saying lately. I came across this gem, written by a 7th grade girl to her college-aged volunteer and knew I had to share it with you:
“The big news in my life right now is that I’M FINALLY ALLOWED TO HAVE A BOYFRIEND. And guess what? I’ve ALREADY got boy drama. So…… HELP!”
Get used to it, sister. Oh and check out this one, from an eighth grade girl:
“I have an amazing boyfriend! He treats me so good, even better than all my other boyfriends did. He even carries my purse for me!”
Yes, because by eighth grade, I also had “all my other boyfriends.” Definitely. I totally identify.
And then, near the end of the stack, I found this one, from a girl in seventh grade. I’m guessing they skipped the lesson about run-on sentences in English class last year:
“Okay, so there’s this really cute guy that I like and his name is Mark and he is sooooo cute. So in our 7th period math class I sit right in front of my friend Jenny and we were talking and I was talking to Mark and then I got done and Jenny said my first name WITH HIS LAST NAME acting like I was married to Mark which I WASN’T cause that would be extremely weird but anyways so I said something about Jenny that was funny and good to this kid named John and then Ben told John that I liked Mark and John told Mark that I wasn’t supposed to do that and then Mark looked at me and said “do you like me” and I said no but I really do like him but I don’t want him to know that and I wasn’t mad at Jenny or anything but I was so embarrassed. So, that’s my story.”
I’m glad she was able to get all that off her chest.
Oooh… I cannot stop laughing at that last one! Gosh, I could have transcribed that from one of my old journals!!
What a gift these girls are.
Oh, this is why I LOVE middle school girls. I can so related to them – with a little bit better punctuation, perhaps.
As a ninth grade English teacher, can I just say I’ll bet they didn’t skip the lesson on run-on sentences….the girls were probably just too focused on their boy drama to realize their teachers were teaching something useful
It’s funny how life in junior high never changes. LOL!
Working with Jr. High kids… you’d think it was a soap opera in their lives… & thinking back, I remember it being HUGE drama too… they dont even KNOW what drama is – do they?
The last one made me laugh out loud! Thanks… I so needed that today!
Oh my, I remember those days like they were yesterday! DRAMA–that about sums up junior high in one word!
oh how i love middle school girls.
and i love that those girls have college girls to vent their drama to.
and i love run on sentences!
today is full of junior high love; i have been laughing at them all morning– i have about 16 posts of blog-worthy material, except for that it’s so not appropriate… i just finished reading our basket full of anonymous questions about sex from our 8th graders.
i’m sure you can imagine why i’m rolling on the floor in laughter!! thank you for yet another reminder why junior high kids are awesome!
Oh, middle school girls are so funny! It’s drama all the time. That last journal entry is just too much! It so typifies that age. lol!
That last one? Makes me wanna lay my head down….
Funny!
Oh wow I actually laughed out loud in the middle of work. I got some weird looks, but it was so worth it