For those of you who are new…D’Avonte, easily one of my favorites (okay, they’re all my favorite), is a 6′ 3″, self-identified drag queen, who comes to school in full regalia every day. Another fun thing about D’Avonte…D’Avonte likes to pretend to be menstruating every time there’s work to avoid.
This is what happens when I’m trying to teach math, y’all. Please picture the entire conversation in a stage whisper…
D’Avonte: “Miss McMcerson…Miss McMcerson!”
Me: “What?”
D’Avonte: “I got my period. Do you have a pad?”
Me: (Shaking my head)
D’Avonte: “Miss McMcerson…I need a pad.”
Me: “This is your sixth period this month.”
D’Avonte: “I need a pad.”
Me: “What you need is a health class.”
I just… Gah! I just can’t… Do drag queens go THAT full-on!!?? At least be glad she didn’t ask for a tampon…
She just does it to get my goat. Lol. And she didn’t ask for a tampon THIS TIME. 😮
ah. better than middle school humor is drag queen middle school humor I am suspecting?
Seriously, D makes me look like the most boring person on Earth.
The proper counter to this is, “just because you’re manstrating doesn’t mean you need a pad… Find yourself a man and everything will sort itself out…”
Oy vey…the way I will worry when that child starts dating…
Did you tell her that in math they’re called decimal points?
HA HA!!! I am soooo stealing that.
Ummmm… yeah… speechless again…
You just described me most days. 🙂
OMG! If that boy is bleedin’ “down there” he has bigger issues than being gay! LOL! He obviously knows you are excepting of him so he can play with you! 😀
(I’m surprised the school will let him dress like that)
My administration THANKFULLY recognizes that for him…his (her, depending on the day) manner of dress is appropriate. I’m so lucky to work with AMAZING administration. 🙂
Maybe you can convince her that menopause occurs in late teens. I just used my last pad recently to clean my bathroom mirror.
Oh, someday… Not that I’m looking forward to hot flashes, but SERIOUSLY.