Box of Shocks (2011)
“Barker, the nastiest piano teacher in the known universe. She’s about as friendly as a runaway lawn mower.
Unfortunately, Dad and Mom think that Mrs. Barker is the best piano teacher in the city.
I tell them I’d rather spend Tuesday afternoons swimming in a pool of hungry dung beetles than take piano lessons with Mrs. Barker. I tell them her breath could kill a rhino at a hundred paces, and that she must use mouthwash from the Black Lagoon. I tell them I’m sure her place has fleas because I’m a...lways itchy by the end of each lesson.
I could give them a million reasons why I don’t like going to Mrs. Barker, but it’s no use. Whenever I complain about my piano lessons, Mom always says, “Taking piano lessons from Mrs. Barker is a wonderful opportunity. Your father and I think that learning a musical instrument is a valuable experience for you.” There’s no point in arguing. My parents aren’t any good at changing their minds.
One morning at breakfast about three weeks after Halloween, Mom says, “I’m sorry, Oliver.MoreLess
Unfortunately, Dad and Mom think that Mrs. Barker is the best piano teacher in the city.
I tell them I’d rather spend Tuesday afternoons swimming in a pool of hungry dung beetles than take piano lessons with Mrs. Barker. I tell them her breath could kill a rhino at a hundred paces, and that she must use mouthwash from the Black Lagoon. I tell them I’m sure her place has fleas because I’m a...lways itchy by the end of each lesson.
I could give them a million reasons why I don’t like going to Mrs. Barker, but it’s no use. Whenever I complain about my piano lessons, Mom always says, “Taking piano lessons from Mrs. Barker is a wonderful opportunity. Your father and I think that learning a musical instrument is a valuable experience for you.” There’s no point in arguing. My parents aren’t any good at changing their minds.
One morning at breakfast about three weeks after Halloween, Mom says, “I’m sorry, Oliver.MoreLess
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