Saturday, June 22, 2019

The Trash Saga

A friend on Faceboook posted the saga of the candy wrapper which would not be picked up for hours... reminds me of when I worked as an aide at our elementary school.

ME Please pick up the trash. 
THEM [whining] But it's not MIIINE!
ME But you didn't pick up your own trash either. I pick up all sorts of trash that is not mine. So?...  ...  ...
THEM ??? [totally blank and incomprehensible response]
ME: If you pass it, pick it up. Make the world a better place. 
THEM [Groaning]

Then there was bribery. 10 pieces of trash for a "good for you" ticket which they could accumulate to exchange for cheap stuff from a PTA cart. 

I'm sure they hated me. 


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Aren't people amazing? But in my experience it's usually boys who litter more than girls, and men who litter more than women. There is, however, a sweet elderly man who lives near us and on his daily walk he picks up garbage along the side of the highway.