I don't want no scrub

This afternoon before dismissal my students were “suppose” to be on a math program on their chrome books practicing their skills. Id like to say I am that teacher who is on top of things and walks around the room but, we are 28 days away from the end of the year and I pick my battles. Today I decided to help a student with decimals instead. Today is the day I wish I would have picked that battle to monitor the computers because this would have prevented the embarrassment that was about to happen. One of my students sang “ I don’t want to meet you no where. I don’t want none of your time.” I am deep in decimal conversation so I wasn’t even thinking when I sang “I don’t want no scrub. A scrub is a guy who can get no love from me. Hanging out on the passenger’s side of her best friends ride.” Pure reflex. Also, pure horrification filled the room. The horrification didn’t come from me either. It came from my students. Like totally embarrassed for me. “Misss STANIC!! What are you doing?! Do you even know who this is?” Seriously? Seriously. “First off, TLC was my jam before you were born. Second, do your math work.” Ok, so the first thing wrong here is when on earth did I become the uncool old person? Like Im 25. I thought I was young, wild, and free. Well aint nothing like a little reality check from a 5th grader on a Tuesday. k.

More importantly, my sweet 5th graders reminded me of something. “A scrub is a guy who cant get no love from me.” Sometimes I get so incredibly impatient. I want a husband. I may or may not drink a glass of wine or buy a Kate Spade bag every time someone I know gets engaged. Judge me but I am a 25 year old. Show me what girl isn’t wanting that at my age? BUT as much as I want that, I will not settle for less than my best. Less than your best? Yes, Im not settling for less than a guy that’s best for me. My best guy. Hes the best guy for me and more importantly makes me want to be my best. I want a guy who complements me not completes me. Now this is hard. They say you will meet him when you aren’t looking. So Im always like “oh I am not looking for a guy right now” and inside im like. “where ya at??” like who am I trying to fool?? I said earlier that I am not settling for less than my best for a guy. That’s true. For him and for me. I want to be my best when I meet him and I want him to be his best for me. I want to be each others best. And that takes time. Like I want to be able to put a shelf together from IKEA. Now when I get married best be believing my husband will be doing that. But I want to be able to do that on my own first. My best is being a COMPLETE strong independent woman before I let a guy COMPLEMENT me. I want us to be 100% ready for each other. Lord knows hes going to have to prepare my husband a while so that he can put up with my crazy self. In the mean time while I am “patiently” waiting I am not going to pick up no scrubs. Whats the point? Its useless. You should feel validated enough by yourself. You shouldn’t have to pick up a scrub because you want to feel wanted. Why would you? When you know hes not the one and your best is coming? So just wait. Enjoy the ride. Become your best. Put that IKEA shelf together. Don’t get no scrub. Especially if his game is kinda weak.

Lesson of the story: 5th graders who wear headphones are most likely not listening to Beethoven.