"Yes?" I said.
She replied snidely, "I'm sorry Mr. Kelsey, I just have never seen an adult spin around in their chair like that."
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I try really hard to be an adult. I usually speak with a relatively commanding and authoritative tone. I discipline, when necessary. I wear khakis, dress shirts and fancy dress shoes. No matter how hard I try though, I can't suppress my childishness.
Take the fancy shoes, for example. I have lots of fancy dress shoes, courtesy of James Saker. They are awesome!
Kind of like these. Man heels. Super hot
But, they have leather bottoms, which makes them very slippery. Sometimes, when a kid will be working and they raise their hand and I have to come over and talk to them, I will walk and then slide in like Tom Cruise in Risky Business, but with pants (I would post a video of what I'm talking about, but it's way too awkward). Obviously I always do this without thinking. I say obviously because every time it happens, a kid laughs at me, which is never a desirable outcome to any action.
It's kind of like this, but more accusatory. Like "Ha, you are a big, old loser"
I am not ashamed of who I am, I just suppose its not always appropriate for my life situations. However, it does sometimes come in handy. On Monday I taught Art at the Greater Lansing Islamic Center. This was great in a whole different way. But in this situation, it was great because my child mind helped in my job. The assignment was for the kids to draw an animal in a strange environment. Like cows flying or a dinosaur on Pluto. This is basically what I like to draw, so it worked out great.
Mostly it was hilarious for me. A girl drew a brontosaurus next to a volcano. I was like, "Well, this is not really a strange environment for a dinosaur, what would make this stranger?"
So she drew a cowboy riding it.
This is why being a child is great and being a childish adult is really great.
