Funny but Socially Inappropriate
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 8:56crossposted to my Asperger’s blog on Trusera.com
“Ethan’s mom!”, someone yelled from behind me.
(This is a title I’m quite accustomed to. “Oh, YOU’RE Ethan’s mom?”)
I turned to find one of Ethan’s teachers flagging me down. Yay!
“Hi!” I said, as cheerfully as possible.
Him: “Hi. I wanted to tell you what he did today.”
Me: “Of course! Why else would you flag me down from across the school by yelling, at a dead run?”
Him: “We were talking about planets today. I’m not sure any of the other kids heard or understood but Ethan asked me if there was a planet named after my anus.”
There was a brief pause while I scrambled to decide what to do. Should I laugh because damn, that’s funny or should I nod in serious agreement that it was a horrible thing to say? Could I nod in serious agreement without laughing?
I tried. I failed. I laughed. The teacher laughed to and said that yes it was funny and then returned to seriousness “But it’s not appropriate.” I nodded in seriousness and stifled the laugh for a moment. I briefly considered telling him the poop in the desert story and then decided it might not be the right moment.
I did talk to Ethan about it. We had a good laugh. Anus isn’t a bad word… it’s actually the appropriate word for that part of the body. The other kids didn’t understand because they don’t know what an anus is yet. So, my kid is advanced. I’m not going to discipline him for using the word. Uranus = ‘Yer Anus’ is FUNNY. I can’t convince him I don’t think it’s funny. I’m not going to discipline him for that. So all I could tell him was yes, it’s funny… but it’s socially inappropriate. Don’t say it in class again. Until all the other kids are older and know what an anus is and get the joke and then what is the teacher going to do… call EVERYONE’s parents? MuahahaHAHAHA.
No.. I didnt say that last part. I didn’t do the evil laugh either.
Shrug… what’re ya gonna do?
Also may have been crossposted to my Asperger's Syndrome blog on Trusera.com, a site where people show health related stories. Check it out!
