Warning: This post might be slightly anti-climatic considering I already told you the ‘punch-line’ on Facebook. However, for those of you that missed my ‘Status Update’ and for those of you who are not on Facebook, I have something to share with you. And besides, dear readers, I don’t think any of you know the whole story.
Onward.
I have mentioned my 14-year-old son a few times here on this blog. Like that time he dyed his hair bleach blond the night before high school. Or that time I practically died from anaphylaxis shock and my son’s first instincts were to grab my camera and start snapping photos of me with an oxygen mask on my face and my pants around my ankles as soon as the paramedic arrived. Oh, and I’ve even discussed certain means of discipline specifically how to say, “No.”
So it’s safe to say that most of you already know he’s a really good kid. He’s confident, he’s respectful, he’s independent, and he’s very funny.
He’s also smart.
Very. Smart.
Unlike his mother, learning and education comes fairly easy to him. While I really struggled in school to get B’s and C’s – getting good grades for my son is a natural as breathing the air. He’s lucky like that.
On the other hand, he’s not very athletic. Not by any stretch of the imagination. He’s never been into sports. He doesn’t play them. And he doesn’t even watch them on television. But that does NOT mean he isn’t competitive.
That being said….
Last month, my son had his very first high school midterms. He wasn’t the least bit concerned with taking his Math tests. He wasn’t even a tiny bit worried about testing for Lab-Bio, or Language Arts, or Italian, or History, or Business.
Nope.
However, he was very apprehensive about ONE midterm in particular.
Gym.
My son spent countless hours imagining what kind of test he would possibly have to take for a Gym midterm. He envisioned all sorts of complicated obstacle courses much like the ones on the television show Wipeout. Not wanting to look like a fool in front of his peers, and riddled with anxiety, my son began ‘Training’ for TWO WEEKS prior to taking this test.
And here’s how:
* I’m not even kidding when I tell you my son woke up early, every single day, just so he would have enough time in the morning to do sit-ups, and push-ups, and lift weights.
Finally, the much-anticipated day arrived. It was time for my son to be brave, to be bold, and to do his very best to pass his Gym Midterm with flying colors and the least amount of embarrassment possible.
Armed with little to no confidence, my son walked into class, fully prepared for the worst. He was ready to face whatever challenge the teacher handed out.
Only this test was NOTHING like anything he had imagined.
In fact, after all that stress, and after all that worrying, and after all of his training?
He ended up taking a written test.
Made up of True or False questions.
On the subject of:
KICKBALL.
…..the hell?
I wish I’d had written gym exams in high school. Sadly, kickball was what they used to punish us, only it was usually plural.
I never had any kind of test or exam in Gym Class.
Shut the fuck up Donny! That video cracked me up. We used to have to have finals in weight lifting, and to get an A you had to lift more than your body weight, so I would be heavy most of the quarter, and lift a lot, then I’d go anorexic (sp) a few days befor the class, and drop my body weight about 6 lbs. always A’s
Madge:
Really? You’re awesomeness!
I just cant believe my son was SOOO worried about this exam.
And it ended up being the DUMBEST test – ever.
I may have known the punch line…but what came before was so freakin funny!!!! You’re awesome!!!!And so is Justin!!!!!<3
Hey I like that..he took it on even if it wasn’t something he was good at…KUDOS to him…:)
I don’t know, dodgeball rules get a little confusing, for instance,
you know the PE teacher hates at least one kid in every class, if you hit that kid in the head with the ball, you are generally granted asylum, (that can’t be on the test, because you can never put that sort of stuff in writing, but you should be able to add it for extra credit.)
Duh, you said kickball, same deal, if you kick the ball and it hits the kid the Coach hates and knocks him down, it’s not foul .
Justin was a REALLY good sport about this blog post!
Thanks Aunt Lynda!
xoxoox
He was really serious about trying to “Get Into Shape” for this midterm!
And now he wants to join a real gym.
Your son is adorable! And I’m sure that kickball exam will come in handy when he grows up to be leader of the free world and has some ass-kicking to do.
Congrats to the proud mama!
The foot is an important part of playing kickball. True or False?
I asked my son what kind of questions they asked on his exam and he said:
“An OUT is received by catching a fly ball”
True or False.
Your extra credit question would have been AWESOME.
Ahahahhahahahah
Aw. Thanks, Jayne.
🙂
TRUE!
I don’t recall EVER having an exam in PhysEd. WTF?
What a great video and good sport (and actor) your son is. But he didn’t drink the raw eggs?? Pishaw! And what is “kickball” anyway? Soccer? Other than soccer and basketball, we only had “murderball” (aka an assasin’s version of dodgeball) – there were days I’d go home with red welts on my legs and my butt. It was fun, though!
😉
Me either! WTF is right!
Dodgeball is KIND of like kickball.
And I will totally tell my son he should re-do this video with a scene where
he drinks the raw eggs!
I kept waiting for him to run up the steps!
Those gym tests can be a killer. I once stayed up all night studying for a drug test. It was a real pisser.
Kickball has rules? What’s the final going to be on? Moneybars?
We had gym… but it was not compulsory – because the heat in the desert can get unbearable. Forget about an airconditioned or indoor sport facility !
It’s one of the many things I regret about my high-school.
But a written test in … kickball ? Outrageous ! What is the world coming to ?
Apparently kickball has so many rules it’s a midterm!
Be afraid, Jaffer. Be very afraid. I am!
LOL….Love this!! He got pimples for NOTHING then huh… lol
Sounds like high school to me! A whole lot of anxiety over nothing!
Yep.
I laughed SO MUCH when he told me about his Gym midterm.
Hahahaha! Kickball??? I love when they give written tests in phy-ed class. It just seems so…. not right. But I am very glad your son found it to be nowhere near as bad as he’d imagined.
Nice form on the push ups! That’s so crazy that he had a written test about KICK BALL! Hang on, is kick ball the same as dodge ball? I think kick ball is sort of like baseball, right? Gah, I would have failed.
Nice form on the push ups! That’s so crazy that he had a written test about KICK BALL! Hang on, is kick ball the same as dodge ball? I think kick ball is sort of like baseball, right? Gah, I would have failed.
That was just too funny. JCH obviously has inherited your sense of humour. My son is exactly the same about gym – he would freak out over a midterm too. I would have as well. I can’t even count the number of times I used the old ‘I’m having my period’ excuse to get out of gym class. This was hilarious. Totally brightened my day!
We just had to show up, and dress for class, and we passed. My daughter just had her PE mid-term, 90 true or false questions. And yes, there were kickball questions.
Okay, first I gotta say…the video was AWESOME! (as all your videos are, girl!)
“He ended up taking a written test.
Made up of True or False questions.
On the subject of:
KICKBALL.”
OH. MY. GOD. you’re freakin’ KIDDING me?!?!?!? What’s next, written drivers license tests with NO practical???
Please tell your son, I was never good in gym either. But, neither was a good student. I don’t know how the hell I ever got out of school?!
X
Well, if nothing else it limbered him up a bit eh? That’s so funny 🙂
No way! But I love how he prepped because he was determined to do well. He is a smart kid.
How to play kickball: kick the ball
True or False?
I could have been on the honour roll in high school if they had written tests for gym and physical tests for everything else.
He was so relived!
I think kickball is like dodgeball.
But I’m not sure either!
Wait, I’ll ask my son!
Selma,
I used that very excuse ALL THE TIME!
HA.
Shut The F*ck Up. Really?
My son took THE SAME TEST!
I’m so NOT kidding. This REALLY happened!
I love when you drop by my blog, your comments always make me smile.
Thanks, Ron!
Im still laughing AT him.
I was shocked when I found out HOW he was preparing for this!
TRUE!
The only thing funnier would be an essay test. Write 500 words on “Kickball Strategy” or “what Makes a Kickball Champion.” At least it worked out for him.
Ahahahahhahahaha!
I’d have kicked “balls”. Why even bother…
Ha!
I remember tests in gym class. They were always written. And they were always on stuff that didn’t really matter. I mean, I think you can safely get through life without knowing the rules of kickball or whatnot.
I think so too – but I’ve NEVER had to take a PE midterm!
Meleah, he is so adorable. And he looks very much like you! The coloring throws you off of how similar you are.