If you’ve been to a high school, shopping mall, or train station in the past ten years you’re probably wondering why anyone might want to have children. I have a lot of words to describe my thoughts on teenagers, and none of them are positive. This may sound a little exaggerated but I honestly don’t think I’m being harsh enough. I was doing some electrical work on the roof of a high school the other week. During the students’ lunch break some punk kid came and pushed my ladder down. I was 25 metres from the ground; there was absolutely no way down. I know, boys will be boys and all, but he’d been caught by a teacher, and this is how their conversation went down:
TEACHER: Jeremy, can you please replace that ladder and apologise to the man?
STUDENT: Why the fuck would I do that?
TEACHER: Because what you did was inappropriate. A helping hand and an apology my help you avoid an undesirable situation.
STUDENT: Go fuck yourself.
The student then walked off. The teacher replaced the ladder and apologised. “I don’t know how you do it,” I said; “putting up with teenagers all day.”
“I’m trying to get into a different line of work,” he replied. “I’m just saving up some money so I can get a business started.”
“What are you going into?” I asked.
“I’m planning to release a line of condoms with pictures of teenagers on the packages. I think it really emphasises what unsafe sex can get you into.”
I arranged to buy a couple of cartons then and there.
TEACHER: Jeremy, can you please replace that ladder and apologise to the man?
STUDENT: Why the fuck would I do that?
TEACHER: Because what you did was inappropriate. A helping hand and an apology my help you avoid an undesirable situation.
STUDENT: Go fuck yourself.
The student then walked off. The teacher replaced the ladder and apologised. “I don’t know how you do it,” I said; “putting up with teenagers all day.”
“I’m trying to get into a different line of work,” he replied. “I’m just saving up some money so I can get a business started.”
“What are you going into?” I asked.
“I’m planning to release a line of condoms with pictures of teenagers on the packages. I think it really emphasises what unsafe sex can get you into.”
I arranged to buy a couple of cartons then and there.