My Life As a Cartoonist
“My mom says our teachers do stuff like examine the curriculum and talk about homework and tests, but I think they secretly run through the halls laughing and screaming because they never get to let loose while the school is full of kids. I bet they have a giant food fight in the cafeteria, then use the corridor like a Slip ’N Slide to glide on gravy from one end of the school to the other. My mother listens to this scenario patiently until I get to the part where Principal Demetri lights the ma...keshift luge on fire with a giant blowtorch he keeps underneath his desk. I can tell she’s no longer listening because her eyes are closed, just waiting for me to finish.
blowtorch “I can keep going if you want me to,” I say.
Mom puts up her hand to stop me. “How about if you do your homework—”
“It’s a vacation day!”
“Technically, it’s NOT a vacation day. Your teachers have meetings. You spent so much time drawing yesterday that you didn’t study for your math test.”
programmed I don’t understand how my mom can run a successful veterinary business, manage seven employees, take care of hundreds of dogs, cats, and birds, as well as the occasional ferret, AND monitor every minute detail of my six classes.MoreLess
blowtorch “I can keep going if you want me to,” I say.
Mom puts up her hand to stop me. “How about if you do your homework—”
“It’s a vacation day!”
“Technically, it’s NOT a vacation day. Your teachers have meetings. You spent so much time drawing yesterday that you didn’t study for your math test.”
programmed I don’t understand how my mom can run a successful veterinary business, manage seven employees, take care of hundreds of dogs, cats, and birds, as well as the occasional ferret, AND monitor every minute detail of my six classes.MoreLess
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