Author’s Note:  I am a stay at home mother who happens to hold a part time job.  That job is bus driving.  I drive an elementary route and a junior high route.  As you can probably imagine, some amazing and funny events have transpired over the last few years one of which I’ve written below.  Names have been changed to protect…well, basically, to protect me and my job.

WHAT KIDS DO ON A BUS 

I see amazing, funny, and gross stuff everyday.  Just for the heck of it I thought I’d share in quiz form.  I’ll say what I see, you try to guess what age group, elementary (K-5) or junior high (6-8), that entertains me with a particular behavior.  Answers at the bottom.  Be real, be honest, and I’ll be really honest.  Feel free to e-mail me and tell me how many you answered correctly, or incorrectly, depending on your mood.  Kathy@eyeonsoaps.com 

1)  Two friends who dress alike (sometimes exactly alike) at least two times a week. 

2)  Laughing in delight at long, loud burps. 

3)  Discussing and imitating farting noises. 

4)  Practicing bird calls. 

5)  Yelling loudly and repeatedly at a person in the seat across the aisle, “Stop looking at me!”

6)  Two kids who carry black leather portfolio type briefcases each day along with their back packs. 

7)  Rolling up paper and whapping any person within arms length. 

8)  Falling asleep on the way home. 

9)  Holding up seatmate’s jacket and threatening to toss out the window. 

10) Tattling that someone is not being nice to them. 

11)  Trading Pokemon cards. 

12)  Standing on the side of the road on a day that he or she left school early for an appointment grinning and waving madly. 

13)  Doing homework on the bus. 

14)  Taking off shoes and passing around so others can smell them. 

15)  Cry out at regular intervals my least favorite expression in the whole world, “That’s not fair!” 

OK, answers below.  I thought I’d share especially for parents looking at their children and sighing at how quickly they are growing up.  Don’t worry, immaturity lasts a loonnnng time.  LOL

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1)  Two friends who dress alike (sometimes exactly alike) at least two times a week.  Junior High 7^th and 8^th graders - boys 

2)  Laughing in delight at long, loud burps.  Junior High 

3)  Discussing and imitating farting noises.  Elementary boys K-2^nd think this is hysterically funny – every day. 

4)  Practicing bird calls.  Junior High (Monkey and dog sounds are also immensely popular) 

5)  Yelling loudly and repeatedly at a person in the seat across the aisle, “Stop looking at me!”  Junior High 

6)  Two kids who carry black leather portfolio type briefcases each day along with their back packs.  Elementary 5^th graders (Can we say Alex Keaton?) 

7)  Rolling up paper and whapping any person within arms length.  This is universal to all grades 

8)  Falling asleep on the way home.  Also universal 

9)  Holding up seatmate’s jacket and threatening to toss out the window.  Junior High 

10) Tattling that someone is not being nice to them.  K and 1^st graders, some 6^th graders 

11)  Trading Pokemon cards.  Currently BIG in K and 1^st grade 

12)  Standing on the side of the road on a day that he or she left school early for an appointment grinning and waving madly.  Junior High 

13)  Doing homework on the bus.  K and 1^st graders, no one else seems to care anymore. 

14)  Taking off shoes and passing around so others can smell them.  This was today’s entertainment for the elementary kids. 

15)  Cry out at regular intervals my least favorite expression in the whole world, “That’s not fair!”  Junior High 6^th graders.  At which point I feel obligated to offer my Life Isn’t Fair Get Over It Lecture.