Here I was thinking it’s still June, but nope, it’s January! Though, I won’t lie, I just remembered I had a project due in June which I never turned in, so I’m kind of glad that we skipped that month.
I remember this time last year, I wrote about New Year resolutions and how everyone made these big grand plans for the new year. I think I made some resolutions too, but since I can’t even remember what they were, I guess I didn’t stick to them very well.
Anyway, I think instead of making New Year resolutions for myself, which I’m obviously not good at keeping, I thought this year I would make resolutions for friends and family instead.
New resolutions
Allgrown ups (except teachers) : Practice what you preach! Grownups are ALWAYS telling us kids what to do. Don’t eat too much chocolate, don’t watch too much TV, no phone for you or you’ll become addicted. But guess what? Almost all the grown ups I know do exactly those things! The first thing they reach for in the morning is their phone, and after that it stays super glue- stuck to their palms till they go to sleep. So, grown ups, we promise to do what you tell us to, if you do it too!
Teachers: How about in 2019, less boring worksheets and more fun experiments? Less shouting and less… shouting? Also, just because I’m 10 doesn’t mean I’m not a kid. Three more years till I’m a teenager yo! Ok, sorry ma’am won’t say yo and all!
Pesky brothers (and sisters): Maybe you could work on being less annoying this year? And less nosy? And less snitch-y (Thanks for showing Amma that test paper I got a C in. Not.) And all-round less weird. I know it’s hard for you, so let’s start with just being less annoying.
Best friends: Don’t ditch your best friend since second grade for some new person just because new person has six fancy cars and goes to Disneyland every year. It’s not cool.
Dogs: Anyone know how to say ‘My socks and cricket gloves are not chew toys!’ in dog? ‘Woof Woof Woof Woof Woof Woof Woof Woof Woof!’ Oh, and how about this year you finally learn how to eat homework? When you do, tell me, do probability sums taste as gross as they are to solve?
So, if you could make a New Year resolution for someone else, what would it be? I’m pretty sure I know what kind of resolutions people would make for me: talk less, remember things better, be on time, do homework, be less cheeky, make more friends, work harder.
Well, thank god other people don’t get to write this column and I do!
