Winter boots!

(Anyone who has ever dressed a child will love this)

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Did you hear about the teacher who was helping one of her pupils put his boots on?

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He asked for help and she could see why.

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Even with her pulling, and him pushing, the little boots still didn't want to go on.

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By the time they got the second boot on, she had worked up a sweat.

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She almost cried when the little boy said,

'Teacher, they're on the wrong feet.'
> > She looked, and sure enough, they were.

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Unfortunately, it wasn't any easier pulling the boots off, than it was putting them on.

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She managed to keep her cool as, together, they worked to get the boots back on, this time on the correct feet.

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He then announced,

'These aren't my boots.'
> > She bit her tongue, rather than get right in his face and scream,

'Why didn't you say so?'

like she wanted to.

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Once again, she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting boots off his little feet.

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No sooner had they got the boots off when he said,

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'They're my brother's boots. But my Mom made me wear 'em today.'
> > Now she didn't know if she should laugh or cry.

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But she mustered up what grace and courage she had left to wrestle the boots BACK onto his feet again.

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Helping him into his coat, she asked,

'Now, where are your mittens?'
> > He said,

'I stuffed 'em in the toes of my boots.'

She'll be eligible for parole in three years.
-from Isobel