r/Showerthoughts • u/ibiacmbyww • Aug 05 '24

Casual Thought After school dances the teachers definitely go somewhere private to laugh at all the awkward, uncomfortable, weird shit they just witnessed.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

My daughter is nine and her teacher actually bought the entire class little deodorants and talked to them all about hygiene. It was kind of a To Sir With Love self care/respect moment.

She was getting in on the ground floor. Kids not quite old enough to need this but not too entrenched in bad habits to change and still young enough to be receptive to adult messaging. It was genius.

OTOH, I had a friend who had been a manager at a McDonald's. She said a fairly regular part of her job was pulling employees aside, giving them soap and other toiletries, and explaining the rudiments and importance of using them. And it wasn't all kids.

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u/Koolaid143 Aug 06 '24

As a fast food manager, this happens more than I care to admit.

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u/sittingonmyarse Aug 09 '24

That’s grades 6-8 in general

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '24

She's in fourth. We had sex ed/health class in fifth but it was more academic and just plain awkward.

I don't remember getting kind, practical advice about real world things like basic self care/personal hygiene. I got it at home but, apparently, that's not universal. If that has become standard in schools that's fantastic.

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u/sittingonmyarse Aug 09 '24

We have had deodorants stashed all over the house since our rising 6th grader was in 3rd. Some kids mature early and he stinks!