Must be a teacher...

Might not have my "own" classroom yet, but I totally relate to every. single. one.

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE A TEACHER?

# You get a secret thrill out of laminating things.

# You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line.

# You walk into a store and hear the words, “It’s Ms./Mr. ____________ and know you have been spotted.

# You have 25 people who accidentally call you Mom/Dad at one time or another.

# You can eat a multi-course meal in under 25 minutes.

# You’ve trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day, lunch and planning period.

# You start saving other people’s trash, because most likely, you can use that toilet paper tube or plastic butter tub for something in the classroom.

# You want to slap the next person who says, “Must be nice to work 7 to 3 and have summers off”.

# You believe chocolate is a food group.

# You can tell if it’s a full moon without ever looking outside.

# You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says, “Boy, the kids are sure mellow today.”

# You feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behavior when you are out in public.

# You believe in aerial spraying of Ritalin.

# You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

# You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children.

# You can’t pass the school supply aisle without getting at least 5 items!

# You ask your friends to use their words and explain if the left hand turn he made was a “good choice” or “bad choice.”

# You find true beauty in a can full of perfectly sharpened pencils.

# You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer.

# You understand, instantaneously, why a child behaves in a certain way after meeting his/her parents