Not A Sad Excuse

(My class has been given an assignment where we have to take home a yellow paper flower and write down something unique about ourselves and stick our baby photos below it. This is for a guessing game we are to have the following day. I conveniently forget all about the assignment.)

Teacher: “[My name], why is your yellow flower not filled up?”

Me: “Oh Miss [Teacher], I tried the whole time, and I couldn’t think of anything special about me!”

(The teacher thought I suffered from low self esteem and lack of confidence, called my parents and had us talk with the counselor. I have since then made MUCH better excuses for not doing my homework.)