March 27, 2008
Today’s art lesson was Kandinsky’s untitled #629. I even managed to get through today’s lesson without screwing up too bad. I only called the color red, PURPLE once! As soon as the kids came in from recess, one of the girls ran up to me.
Girl: Mrs. Teixeira! Mrs. Teixeira! I’ve named myself something else. I want you to call me by my new name.
Me: Ok. What is it?
Girl: My name is…..(pause for dramatic effect) Mwaaaaaa.
Me: (With the straightest face I could muster) Mwaaaaa, huh?
Girl: (proudly) Yes. Mwaaaaaa.
Me: Ok Mwaaaaaa. Sit down so we can get started.
I had to refer to Mwaaaaa during the course of teaching and I’m praying that all the other children in the class have been notified that Mwaaaa has a new name. Not a single kid asked who Mwaaaa was or missed a beat. (Doooode. Is it really that easy? Cuz I wanna change my name to Mrs. Princess.)
When Mwaaaa finished her project she walked over and handed me her painting. I asked her if she put her name on it. She asked if she could put Mwaaaa on it and I agreed. “But Mrs. Teixeira? I don’t know how to spell Mwaaaa.” I told her MWA would suffice.
When class was over she ran up to me and said “Mrs. Teixeira? The next time I see you I still want to be Mwaaaa.” (that last a is VERY drawn out.) Another girl walked up beside her and said “Yeah and next class I want to be Eeee- Mwaaaaaaa. You have to remember that ok?”
I’ll be needing a new roll sheet, please.
March 27, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Hmm, maybe she meant “Moi”? That’s “Me” in French - and of course, you can spend as much time on the www or the aaaa. It’s still “Moi”. Can I be “Moi Aussi”?
March 27, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Isabelle- Well she wasn’t really saying Moi. It sounded nasally more like a fake kiss. lol.
March 28, 2008 at 5:46 am
When i was younger, (2nd Grade I think) i wanted to change my name so i made a petition and made everyone in my class sign it. Then I called a family meeting and demanded that the dictorial powers at be(my Parents) need to change their ways and need to submit to Democracy and the people want my name changed. I then went to say if the peoples request wasnt honored there would be ghastly consuequences (temper tantrums, messy rooms, and best of all constant whining all day) My parents submitted for about a hour and then my attention was drawn elsewhere and my name changing revolution died.
Now this story is like Tibet. Tibet needs to be free! They need to make a name for themselves….so FREE TIBET!!!
March 28, 2008 at 5:47 am
wow, i had a interesting childhood… I guess that is what you get for growing up in the middle of nowhere!
March 28, 2008 at 7:32 am
My mother in law recently held a similar meeting at our house. She’s 84 and has a very traditional name. She says, “I have an announcement, I’m changing my name to George.” She’s 84! What are you going to do, say no?! I don’t think I could stomach a temper tantrum from an 84 year old lady.
March 28, 2008 at 8:27 am
Hmm… my daughter changed her name to “Wilde” when she was in second grade. All the kids believed her too. That made for quite a ruckus.
March 28, 2008 at 8:28 am
Snirt. MWAAAAAAAAA? and Eeee-mwaaaaaaa?
I’d like to be called “The gawdess of the midwest and all sunshiny places.”
thanks.
March 28, 2008 at 8:47 am
I lay claim to the noise when someone blows a raspberry … but I really don’t know how to spell it
March 28, 2008 at 10:53 am
I thought the accepted raspberry spelling was “Pbbbbbt!”
March 28, 2008 at 1:02 pm
My daughter once changed her name to M.
Her teacher was wonderful about it as well!
Cute!
March 28, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Jesse- I just got down on my knees and thanked God I wasn’t your mother. ;D FREE TIBET!
Applehead- LOL! Does she have dementia? What’s up with the George?
Pandemonic- My friend’s daughter had everyone convinced her name was Violet for at least a month. lol.
Gawdess of the midwest and all sunshiny places- You already changed your name to hotfessional. You can’t be both. ;D
Mr. Geek- LMAO! It’s “Thlllppbbbbtttt” Steve can’t spell. His spelling sounds more like a noisy fart. Or what was it that you called it? A trumpet or something?
Steve- see above.
Candid- ooooo. A one word letter. I like it. It’s certainly easier than the sound effects required for Mwaaaa. You also have to make a certain face with the Mwaaaa. And she had a juice moustache so it made it even funnier.