Word Finding...again

At the end of one of my sessions, I was just talking out loud...

Me: Oh I have a dull headache right now...
Client:  Yeah, me too.  I have a "grain."

She rubs the back of her neck.

Me (chuckling): Do you mean migraine?
Client:  Yeah, that's what I mean.

She obviously has heard the word before and bless her heart for trying to use it correctly in context.  At least now she knows the right term.

Laughing is the Best Medicine, or is it?

I was working in a small group one day when one of the girls was particularly giggly.  

Me: You're burning a lot of calories right now laughing!
Girl: How?
Me:  When you laugh, you're using your abdominal muscles.  
Girl: What, are you calling me fat?!

Sigh...oh teenage girls, lol. 

TMI

This particular student has shared with me that he and his gf have been on and off and that this upcoming weekend they were going to go away to Marina Del Rey with his parents.  I guess they were back "on."

Me: How was Marina Del Rey with your girlfriend?
Student:  It was good.  We slept together.
Me: ??????

I know he meant they slept together in the same bed, but that is STILL something I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!

Me:  Ok, that is something you don't tell your teacher!

I felt like I needed to clean out my ears after that! :-/ lol

Movie Review

While discussing what we did over summer vacation...

Student 1:  I watched Epic over summer vacation.
Me:  Oh, is that a movie?
Student 1: Yeah.
Student 2: Oh I watched Epic too!
Me: What did you think of it?
Student 2:  It was pretty epic.

If you had any doubt whether or not to watch Epic, I hope that cleared it up :-)

Being Asian

Within a week I had two conversations about me being Filipino.

Student:  Ms. Sabio, what's your descent?
Me: Oh, I'm Filipino.
Student:  Ok, that means you're Asian sometimes.
Me: Actually, I'm Asian all the time.

Haha...now that I think about it, maybe he's right.  Sometimes, I don't know if I'm Asian or Pacific Islander.  Filipino's are Asian right??

Here's another conversation I had:

Student: Ms. Sabio, are you Asian?
Me: Yes, yes I am.
Student:  What kind? Like Korean?
Me: No, I'm Filipino.
Student: Oh!  Are you parents Filipino?
Me: Yes, yes they are!
Student:  Are your parents still alive?
Me: Yes, they are still alive.
Student: Do you think they'd like us?
Me: I think they'd like you very much!
Student:  Cool.  Asians are so cool!
Me:  What makes Asians cool?
Student:  They just have awesome faces and they have Asian eyes.  Man, I wish I was Asian.

You can't tell by this conversation, but he is one of the sweetest kids I've ever met!