Little Katie is a fairly normal kid, if not a bit overzealous. Katie's Mom...she's just in a constant state of rigidity. She's like a puma, ready to pounce on Katie for any deviance from the norm. She has to be exhausted from holding that level of tension all day. I bet she falls right into Katie's bed at night and drops immediately into a deep, deep sleep.
Today, I documented the relationship of Katie and Katie's Mom. I pretended like I was playing Candy Crush like all the other moms, but really I was snapping the following photos (and yes, I know that I am a total wench for doing this, but it's SO FUNNY):
#1: Every class starts the same way. Katie's Mom reminds Katie "Please be quiet, honey."
#2: Katie's Mom shows Katie (dark hair, orange shirt) who she's supposed to be listening to.
#3: Katie's Mom then sits no more than 12 inches from Katie.
#4: Katie's Mom sits with the class while the kids are getting instructions from the teacher. Here, Katie's Mom exhibits what good behavior looks like. If you're 3.
#5: Katie's mom sits on the balance beam while the kids learn the mechanics of a cartwheel. See Katie in the orange shirt? Right next to her mom...
(See Lakeland back there in the pink shirt? She is jumping on a mini trampoline, not listening to the teacher, or sitting with her class plus Katie's Mom. Too bad her mom is too busy taking pictures of Katie's Mom to discipline her. Actually, Lakeland's mom figures she paid 80 bucks for this class...she's the teacher's problem for 45 minutes.)
#6: Katie's Mom swoops and scoops. Teacher tries to stop Katie's mom for ruining everything!
(See Lakeland back there in the pink shirt? She is coming back to sit with the class because I gave her my patented "mom look". From across the room. No swooping, no scooping.)
#7: Bye-bye Katie. :(
