~ How Do You Know You are a Teacher? ~

by Tina~in_ut

- You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line.

- You get a secret thrill out of laminating something.

- You walk into a store and hear the words "It’s Ms./Mr.________" and know you have been spotted.

- You have 25 people that accidentally call you Mom/Dad at one time or another.

- You can eat a multi-course meal in under twenty-five minutes.

- You’ve trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day: lunch and prep period.

- You start saving other people’s trash, because most likely, you can use that toilet paper tube or plastic butter tub for something in the classroom.

- You believe the teachers’ lounge should be equipped with a margarita machine.

- You want to slap the next person who says, "Must be nice to work 9 to 3 and have summers off."

- You believe chocolate is a food group.

- You can tell if it’s a full moon without ever looking outside.

- You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says, "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today."

- You feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behavior when you are out in public.

- You believe in aerial spraying of Ritalin.

- You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

- You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children.

- You can’t pass the school supply aisle without getting at least five items!

- You ask your friends if the left hand turn he just made was a "good choice or a bad choice."

- You find true beauty in a can full of perfectly sharpened pencils.

- You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer.

…. and finally ….

- You understand instantaneously why a child behaves a certain way after meeting his or her parents.