Showing posts with label mental state. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mental state. Show all posts

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Questioning Her Mental Capacity

One of my students is now at university, and was telling me about another girl in one of her lectures. 

Girl: ... And she, just, like, constructed a fort from tables and chairs.  For no apparent reason.
Me: Why?
Girl: No idea.
Me: ... Does she do architecture? [no] Engineering? [no] So... why?
Girl: I have no idea.  But, we think she might have some... mental problems... I mean, she likes One Direction and Justin Bieber so I do question her mental capactity.

Gold.

Sunday, 2 December 2012

Five Husbands - Mental State

The girl who thinks I have five husbands looked at me, like she had a really serious question to ask me.

Girl: Um... Do you think I'm crazy?
Me: No.  You are very imaginative, though...
Girl: But do you think I'll end up in a mental... you know...?
Me: Mental asylum?  I doubt it.  But anyone can.  I think I would be more likely to end up in a mental asylum than you are.
Girl: Why?
Me: You know... the whole two lives thing... five husbands...?
Girl: But we both know that you do have five husbands.  And anyway, you have no feelings!
Me: Ouch!

I don't think she meant that in a mean way - it certainly didn't come across that way when she said it.  I would take it as a compliment, actually, in that I don't have very changeable moods as a teacher, but keep it a bit more professional.  Despite hearing all about my love life from an 11-yr-old.