None The Wiser

Sometimes when a situation occurs in our family that is funny on a level that pretty much anyone could appreciate, my older son will sternly warn me through his cackling laughter, "Mom, you CAN'T blog this, O.K!" Funny how quickly they've learned that anything they do or say is potential material for mom's addictive habit. (They have rarely even read the blog, but they know better than to want other people to either when it wouldn't show their better sides.) And I promise I have left out some of the more embarrassing stuff they've offered, basically because I understand the principle of blackmail. It's not like I'm completely free of my own blonde moments. Not by a long shot.

This is why my interest spiked yesterday when my son came home almost singing "Mom, I've got something you have GOT to put on your blog." I really appreciate that he is understanding the value of a good memory, even if it does stem from a pre-teen male perspective.

He said that he was in Science class when the teacher asked "What happens when the rock inside a volcano heats up to the point of changing it's state or form? What is that called?" Everyone apparently looked at her blankly as if not to recognize exactly what she was looking for. Dalton's friend J piped up and asked, "do you mean what does it turn into?" And during his quest for clarification he accidentally sounded his horn so to speak, what we refer to in our house as "tooting." This naturally got all of the guys around J giggling as respectfully as possible when a kid on the other side of the room, outside of earshot of the offense, raised his hand excitedly shouting, "Oh, oh, I know! Is it GAS?" Dalton said the group on his side could not contain themselves! They were all now cracking up at how innocently this guy had called out the other.

He said that J was a great sport about it and luckily kids that age are still just young enough to be somewhat forgiving of social no-no's. He also said that the teacher let them have their giggles for a few seconds before urging them without any condemnation to move on. She knows how to handle boys that will boys.

I thought it was a pretty good story and I was actually impressed that my son recognized it would make a unique memory to record. By the way, the answer to her question was "MAGMA."