Yesterday, I discovered that I have my very own Mini-Me in the making…
The Mini-Me in the making is one of my students – MartytheSmarty.
I have no idea how she managed to conceal, for the last five months, the fact that she was slowly being morphed into the image of her wonderful, talented English teacher (that’s me, if you’re new to my blog).
We were innocently talking about Sir Gawain and the Green Knight when I might have gotten off on a tangent. I am absolutely positive that my bunny trail was related, in some way, to the discussion. 😉
Anyhoo…someone mentioned something about something one of us had done or was doing.
Then I think she said something like, “You will never see me knitting in public.”
To which I replied, “So, you’re knitting in private? I knew you would turn to the dark side!”
To which she responded by putting her hands on her face, unknowingly imitating what I was doing at that exact moment.
Heck…I think she was actually surprised the most by the revelation.
She shouldn’t have been surprised.
She’s an old soul.
She actually LIKES and LISTENS to 80’s music.
She had sung a few words of a song the day before, to which I responded by singing the words that followed.
Next thing you know, she’ll be straightening her hair (even if it does go under her hijab), turning into a vegetarian, and…gasp…eating KETCHUP!!!!
Go visit her blog and troll around a bit. Do a search for “ketchup.” You’ll get this inside joke.
See…here’s the thing. She may not realize it, but she really is a lot like me.
She’s an exceptional student – a perfectionist, in fact.
Her writing is incredible. I’m hoping she posts the Too Much Heavy in the Chevy (was that the title?) autobiographical sketch she turned in for a grade last week. Let’s just say that students were instructed to use vivid words to “show” rather than “tell.”
It will leave you gasping for air…that is how hysterical it is.
Uh huh.
As much as she’d like to deny it, she is a Mini-Me in the making.
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