So I was walking around tutoring again, and I pass by this kid I’ve known since last year, who likes to talk to me sometimes, or hail me down for a question that he might not actually need the answer to.

Kid: Want to hear a joke?

Me: Sure!

Kid: (to Kid 2 across the table) Hey I’m going to tell her that joke…about the…

Kid 2: Nono…don’t! don’t……don’t!

Kid: (shaking head) no, I’m gonna do it.

Me: <Attentive and alert!>

Kid: So, there is a farmer and he has a donkey, and he wants to make his donkey laugh but he can’t. So he tells the village that he’ll pay 600 gold to anyone who can get him to laugh, and everyone fails, except for one guy, and he gets the donkey to laugh. But then the donkey can’t stop laughing and the farmer tries to get him to stop but he can’t. So he tells the village he’ll give anything 600g who can get the donkey to stop laughing, and everyone fails, except for the guy who got the donkey to laugh in the first place. So the farmer asks the guy how he did it, and

Kid 2: Noooo no…don’t do it….

Kid: I…..I can’t…..I can’t…..No, nevermind…I can’t say it….<turns away from me>

Me: …..@_@……(and?!?!)

Sigh…I really am in this position right? Try to connect with kids but still am apart.