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[veganinja]

Well, after a week of training, I started my summer job (teaching kids about nature for Cincinnati Parks) for real: the kids showed up. Our group is 8-9 years old. I love them all, even the 'bad' kid. All they want to talk about is butts, aliens, Halo 2, robots, ninjas, chainsaws, and flamethrowers. Naturally, we get along very well

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[humblebumble]

The bad ones were always my favorites.

[veganinja]

We told the kids to go into the woods with us and see if they can find a redbud tree. So the bad kid goes "IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU SAID A RED BUTT!" clearly trying to test the limits and get us to reprimand him or whatever. So I was like "And if you see a red butt, tell us about that too!" and he's just completely dumbfounded.
After I convinced him I was cool and I like Halo 2 and the word 'butt,' he now wants to be my friend.

[humblebumble]

The problem with befriending the bad kids (or any of them really) is that you have to be more inventive with getting them to behave. Gotta trick them into it. Especially if they're 8. But if there's other counselors there then they can be the "mean" ones and you're set to be the "cool, fun" one.

[opprimo]

I can see the gentrified and urbanized children of Cincinnati are in good hands.

[benthic]

Okay, now you have to stop making fun of me for talking about my mom's kids all the time.

[veganinja]

1. Talking about my kids once (does not equal) talking about your kids all the fucking time
2. My stories are interesting

[benthic]

HEY

[benthic]

Oh P.S. are you actually an anth major now or were you just fucking with me? My irony detector is on the fritz (HA HA).

[altbro_emeritus]

lol man kids are awesome