How often do you pick up the children and ask how was school? I’d hazard a guess at daily. I’d also go out on a limb and suggest that the answers are monosyllabic. Or in Olive’s case “I can’t remember”. Are you freaking kidding me! Like the last 6 hours are some kind of distant memory. If you follow me regularly *cough if you don’t my Facebook Business Page is : JoanneDewberry.co.uk check it out and hit LIKE* my daughter Megan loves dancing, drawing and writing stories. She’s such a creative soul. Yesterday she presented me with this poem she had written during her lunch break (like you do!) and as a parent to 3 children this is literally my daily car drive home, I couldn’t have written it better myself!
How Was School?
Mum can’t you see why it’s uncool
to ask me cheerfully
“How was school?”
She shakes her head and rolls her eyes
to everyone of these replies.
“Good,
Not bad,
You what,
OK,
Awful,
Grim,
It’s hard to say.
Well,
It’s …
Can’t remember.
Ask me again in December.
History.
Stop nagging,
What’s for tea?
Tests all day.
Wish we could flee.
None of your biz.
I can’t think.
Boring mostly.
The usual stuff.
We did some work,
Then sang a hymn.”
My mum is such a peculiar creature.
She knows how school was!
She’s my teacher!
By Megan E.J Giltrow (age 10)
*disclaimer her mother isn’t a teacher*
Ah, but you teach her so much, she wouldn’t be who she is if it wasn’t for you!!
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I’m debating if that’s good or bad!! Haha!
You’ve got a talented one there! She’s very perceptive.
WOW! what a wonderful poem, she is so talented – and spot on with every line
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Amazing!
I totally wasn’t expecting that ending, how lovely!
Well done Megan!
I love this!! My boys (aged 3 and 5) always respond with ‘Nothing’ when I ask what they did at school lol! x
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I always tell Olive (7) that I’m going back to tell her teacher she needs to work harder tomorrow, that soon gets more than an nothing response!
Ha ha! Love it Megan! Well done. My kids get fed up with me asking them too.
Oh this is brilliant she is so talented #prose4t
What a great poem. I used to DREAD my parents asking me this question every bloomin day!!
Lol!! Very good. my dad used to be my teacher. My own children will often pop out with something around the 3 weeks later mark that is quite important and I could have done with knowing sooner!
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My son is like that! As if by some magic I should know that he’s cooking that day and needs ingredients I’ve never heard of! Kids eh! Who’d have them!
My daughter doesn’t respond if I just ask her how her day was however, I ask her to remember one thing to tell me about each day. It could be a fact she learnt or what she ate for lunch, I find that way it becomes a conversation starter and I soon get to learn about her day.
Ha ha, what a funny ending! I think my husband needs to write one of these. He can never come up with much info on his day at work either. At least, I think that’s where he is…
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Haha! Maybe he never grew out of this stage! Mine is quite good at talking about his day.
I love this! I can imagine I drive mine mad, how was your day…. good….. what was for lunch….. can’t remember.
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Oh that is adorable! I love her poem! It’s so creative and gets right to the point. I guess you have your answer for the rest of their school years now lol!
That is a really brilliant poem! Well done Megan – I love it!
Aw I love this poem so much. She has so much talent.
My mom always asked me the same question before!!! I love it!
Brilliantly written Megan – I love how it flows. Keep up the great poetry! Thank you for linking to #Prose4T x