Jonas and I tutor at MBA until about 7 every night. Last night was no different than the rest. You never know what is going to come out of kid's mouths. I was having a discussion with three seventh graders (who are the toughest boys on the football field, but who also love singing every word of Miley Cyrus' Party in the USA) about how the Mayan culture said that the world would end in 2012. One of the boy is scared half to death to think about it, another thinks it's cool, and the third blurts out in all seriousness "I'm just mad that I'll have to die a virgin". It was one of those moments when you know what was said was so inappropriate, but you are taken soo off guard that you can't help but laugh so hard for a few seconds. He finally realized what he said and was completely mortified. It was definitely one of those moments that makes you love the kids you work with even more.
So, we had our normal four kids in there and we were working away. Once they're finished with all of their homework, they go in the gym to play ball. Jonas was finishing up working with the last kid and I snuck into the gym. I took on two of the seventh graders in an innocent game of horse. They were in awe when they both got beat by a pregnant women. One of them made the comment, "I didn't believe you could actually play basketball". It was hilarious. Then the other three made it into the gym, Jonas included. For the next 20 minutes we had a six person game of pig. The boys loved playing with "Coach Rod" and it was so fun to be in such a relaxed setting at such a strict place. They had a chance to just be themselves and play. It was another one of those special moments.
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