• you have an overwhelming urge to nod and say, “Now I understand why your kid is the way they are,” after meeting the parents.
• you’ve ever said “Put that gum on your nose!”
• …outside of the classroom.
• you can’t have children because there is no name you can think of that doesn’t give you high blood pressure.
• you believe “shallow gene pool” should have its own box on report cards.
• you think people should get government permits before they can reproduce.
• you hand pieces of paper to your friends and make them spit out their gum in front of you.
• your voice is permanently set on high volume from attempting to be heard over students’ voices day after day.
• you’re more strict with the kids at school than at home.
• you correct a total stranger’s grammar errors.
• when you go shopping and your kids spot a friend, the kid’s parents come over and say hi, and you don’t remember ever meeting them.
• you’re more strict with the kids at school than at home.
• your correct a total stranger’s grammar errors.
• when you go shopping and your kids spot a friend, the kid’s parents come over and say hi, and you don’t remember ever meeting them.
• any sustained loud noise causes you to impulsively flick the light switch on and off.
• you think it’s normal to go through four years of college to earn a salary that’s below the poverty line.
• you send another adult to detention for using four-letter words in public…
• … and they go.
• you cringe whenever someone says, “At least you give three months vacation.”
• …or “I would love to get off work at 3.”
• (most) people allow you to tell their child what to do.

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