Working with children is supposed to be heartwarming and sweet. But let’s be honest: kids have no concept of social boundaries, and they are essentially tiny, unfiltered agents of chaos.
I’ve heard things that made me laugh until I cried, and things that made me want to disappear entirely. Here are the five times the kids I work with left me absolutely speechless.
1. The Junior Therapist
I was watching a group of six-year-olds when one girl started acting out. I was preparing to step in and mediate, but before I could, another little girl turned to her, sighed, and said with the wisdom of a woman who’s been through a divorce: “Go see a therapist, darling. You sound like you need one.”
It was hilarious, but then it hit me—how often must she be hearing that phrase at home for it to be her go-to insult?
What happened next changed everything…
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