A conversation that just happened: in my classroom.

While working on a shredding project in my workskills class, two students were discussing the need for new cell phones.

S1: I need to get a new phone cause mine sucks.

S2: Me, too, but my mom says don’t need a new one.

S1: That’s too bad. My mom spoils me and will buy me anything I want. Except stuffed animals. She did that once and it ended very badly.

Bell rings. Students leave.

It ended badly?!? How? For who? S1? Her parents? The stuffed animals ?