It's been one academic school year since I started after school teaching. Every day I am surrounded by teachers who have been at this for far longer. The pay is terrible. But in every other way it is a delight. It's also a roller coaster of challenges. I'm challenged every day to improve myself to be a better version of myself so I can model that for my students. I build meaningful connection with my students, my co-teachers, the administrators, and the parents of the students. I could go on about this, but I'd rather share a few of the Kiddisms I have collected.

kindergarten field trip to 12 baskets cafe.

Kid gets called to go home.
"Argh. I don't want to go home. Did you know I am scared of my bedroom?"
"What? Why? Is it haunted or something?"
"Yes.. it is haunted. By me. I am a vampire."

We're in line to go to the gym.
Kid has one of those flat translucent marbles, like the ones you play Mancala with.
"I'm going to look at you! Oh my god you are so creepy looking! I can see your skin..."

Kids are hungry, it's before snack time. They are pulling on the new snack bag to find out what's for snack. We are fending off these snack bag attacks. The snack of the day is Fig Newtons. Two kids are caught trying to pull on the bag and sneak a look at the snack.
Kid 1: "I just want to know what is for snack today."
Kid 2: "Well, I actually know what's for snack, but I don't know what they are called."
Me: "Well, if you had to guess what they are called, so you can tell your classmate, what would you guess they are called?"
Kid 2: "I don't know.. Boobabs?"

Out of context eavesdropping into kid-conversation at the wrong/right time: "It started out all gross and disgusting, but now it's nice and wonderful."