Although there are many more, like being slightly OCD and being a name brand crayon snob, here are just a few signs that your parent is one of the best and bravest: an educator.
1. You never come home from a shopping trip without classroom decorations or school supplies.
2. You know exactly how many days until the next break.
3. Summers are always more fun with your parent at home.
4. You've become a pro with a red pen.
5. You knew your teachers on a first-name-basis.
6. Your teachers knew everything about you by the time you had them in class.
7. Any fights or drama at school were old news by the time you saw your parent after school.
8. Your grammar is constantly critiqued.
9. Snow days are welcomed in your house with equal excitement from both of you.
10. You hate when someone disrespects any of your teachers.
11. Your childhood best friends were other teachers' kids.
12. You didn't ride a bus, so it was always an adventure when you got to ride one on a field trip.
13. Your parent either has fantastic handwriting or it's barely legible.
14. You know that being a teacher is so much more than just a 9-5 job.
15. Nothing beats the smell of a new box of crayons.
16. You never run out of school supplies because their desk is always full.
17. Most of their friends are teachers.
18. You're the guinea pig for new ideas/lessons.
19. You're all too familiar with "the look" and may have even perfected it yourself.
