Jul 27, 2005 16:00
Remember when you were a kid, someone would ask you how many bugs you caught and everyone would be like "FIVE!!" "SIX!!" "THREE!"
And you were all cocky because you knew that you had caught SEVEN which was more than everyone else? So you announce that you had seven and suddenly, that kid who had six out of NOWHERE just has eight all of a sudden? He was all proud of his number before he found out that it was number two so he has to LIE in order to be better than you.
Well, I thought that I was done with that kind of thing. However, my partner counselor seems to enjoy doing that to me.
Me: OMG! I finally got Jackie to swim without a swimmie! She was SO scared and by the end, she was totally comfortable!
Her: I got her to do it yesterday. She must have reverted.
Me: OMG! Christopher talked to me! We had a great conversation! He NEVER talks!
Her: He talks to me all the time.
You know...that kind of annoys me. I mean, for all I know she's telling the truth but I KNOW she's lying. And I know she's doing it just because she knows I'm a better counselor.
Not only does she always have to one up me, but she always has to tell me what to do. That's what the CITs are for. I am her EQUAL and she's like: "I'd feel more confident if I took them instead." And I'm like: GIRL! You did NOT just say that! This is my FIFTH year being a counselor!
Also, is it really necessary to explain the rules EVERY morning to eight five year olds for fifteen minutes? Do we really need to be late to every activity because ONE kid is taking a long time tying his shoes when we have TWO perfectly able counselors? I could take the ready kids and she can stay with the slowpoke.
I get along with her JUST fine. I think she's very nice and we could EASILY be friends. We just can't work together with this type of job.
Oh well. Less than two weeks before my group is RUSSIANIFIED again.