I have fallen victim to a phenomenon sweeping the blogging world. It is known as “tagging”. Yes, we are playing a giant game of tag. I use “victim” in the loosest sense because obviously the fact that someone thought enough to tag me makes me all giddy and prone to the cheesiest grins known to man.
I discovered I’d been tagged a few days ago, but the subject matter gave me pause for thought. Ah yes! There is a specific subject that I must write about. I’m told that this will be forever known as a “meme”. I have yet to determine the exact definition of this word, but I’m sure that later when I am at a loss as to what to do with a spare five minutes that has cropped up, I will look it up and log it in my stash of words of the day.
Kerrie at The Minivan Soap Box is the wise person who thought it only prudent to draw me further into the blogosphere by tagging me, and the fact that people now get to know how much I’m squirming about this is, I’m sure, a bonus.
Now, on my with my meme….
5 Classes I Wish They’d Taught In School
Please don’t be lured into a false sense of something by the title. I know it implies that I paid enough attention in school to care what they were teaching, but in all honesty I didn’t. However, I’m paying enough attention now to know that if they’d had subjects like this, I might have spent more time attending class, and less time sleeping.
1. Money Growing for beginners
Hard as I tried, I just couldn’t find the fabled money tree in my parent’s back yard, and I would have appreciated the opportunity to buy my own. I think it might have saved me years of working dead end jobs, and I’d own my own house and car now. Outline of class content to include lessons on prime planting time, care for the tender tree and advice on how to beat off thieves.
2. Advanced Sex-Ed for girls
aka “Just because he tells you you’re pretty and buys you 10 drinks, doesn’t mean he’s clean, safe or will be around in the morning”. Too many girls in my graduating year wound up pregnant within a year of gradding and with no guy sticking around. Elective ~ How to Adequately Punish the Guy who walks away.
3. Listen to your parents - they’re usually right
Suggested teachings: How to pick your friends 101, Do you really NEED that second helping 203
4. Children ARE Payback
Everything your mother ever said to you about “I can’t wait til you have kids of your own” will never ring more true when your 3 year old is having that sixth meltdown in a row in the middle of the grocery store. When your 15 year old screams “I hate you!” from the top of the stairs again, you will already be prepared because this class will have taught you that your children are indeed payback for the way you were as a child.
5. Spontaneous Choreographed Singing
Be able to break into song at any moment and have all your friends - nay, your entire school get in on the action. Learn to sing like Mariah, dance like Britney and harmonize like the Bee Gees. Uniforms and basketballs provided. After taking this class, you will never again have another normal conversation. Sing your heart out.
Ok. I’ve completed my task and now I must follow the rules and “tag” 5 other people to perform the same task. This is no easier than the composing of the meme.
I pick:
KelticKaos - Heather
….is this thing on? - Ashley
I Got Two Babe - Michele
Finslippy - Alice
Random Ramblings - DeeDee
and one more for good measure 3+3=6 - Mandy
And now for the rules for you people who I just tagged!
* Link to the person that tagged you.
* Post the rules on your blog
* Blog about the 5 classes you wish they’d have taught in school
* Tag random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
* Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.