I heard a car horn honk and immediately looked up, embarrassed, expecting to see that the light had changed to green.
But when I looked, it was still red. So I glanced around and, to my right, saw two very fast-waving, smiling-faced people in the car next to me. One of my students and his mom were very excited to be waiting at the light next to me. My logical brain said “Wave. Roll down the window. Smile.” My anxious brain said “Did they just see me scratching my nose? Did they think I was picking my nose? I hope they didn’t see me scratching my nose. I swear I was just scratching.” And after a moment of small talk and “Ope, my light is green! Have a great night!” I pulled away feeling wrongly accused (though I wasn’t accused at all) and very empathetic for Jerry Seinfeld.
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Mona Towner
3/3/2022 09:20:39 pm
This is awesome! Made me laugh out loud.
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EugeniaKouts
3/4/2022 12:44:13 am
I love your connection! Isn't it crazy how the brain works and automatically goes to "what was I doing wrong?" I'm glad seeing you outside of school brought some joy to your student.
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