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My wife always put an ‘H’ on the hardboiled eggs with a pencil to make sure they aren’t confused with the raw. When my daughter was in elementary school, they were one of her favorite snacks. So when I’d make them, instead of the ‘H’ I’d draw a little something. I’m not any great artist, but I’d draw a butterfly or a cat or some silly face. I didn’t realize for ages that they apparently became a sensation at school and the other kids always wanted to see the day’s egg.
That’s a lovely story and a lovely memory for both of you
It’s funny, after she told me it kind of felt like a pressure/obligation - I sort of wished I didn’t know.
A hobby turned into a job
Yeah, pretty much that
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Pencils haven’t used lead in almost a century. Pencils use graphite which is just really thin sheets of carbon atoms arranged in lattice. Graphite is for all intents and purposes harmless to humans.
They’ve never used lead, actually. People just thought graphite was black lead back in the 1500s.
Got confused due to marketing apparently back home refils are called leads
It’s a colloquial term, but pencils have never contained lead.
On the shell, and pencils use graphite - they haven’t used lead for ages.
I can’t imagine trying to write on an egg itself with either kind of pencil.
Pencils have actually never contained lead. People in the 1500s just thought graphite was lead.
Huh, interesting
They aren’t called permitanas.
Oh boy this got me to groan out loud. Nice work
Ban any banana
Ban Anna
Fear No Art
Change to another fruit then. Paint watermelons.
When I worked in a produce department when I was a teen, there was a brand of watermelon called “Senior Sandia” (Mister Watermelon). So when we got that brand in I’d usually cut out a face on one like a friendly pumpkin and put him on display. Sometimes he’d get a hat n shit if I had one handy. My boss was just confused at these displays until I told pointed out the brand. I was then banned from giving Mister Watermelon the life he deserved.
took more photos before the ban
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nanana
Nanny Ogg knew how to start spelling banana, but didn’t know how you stopped. - STP
What kind of messages does this send to your son.
Obey, when authority says to prevent art?
You’re an adult, and you’re still conditioned to obey teachers?
Get good and defy the bad rule. Keep making art all the harder now that it’s under attack.
This would be even worse if this were happening in USA, with the much touted first amendment, or anywhere that reccognises article 10 of the human rights convention.
Enjoys the compliment of the effect the art has, but still seems resolved to the ban. :/
Empathy for the teacher. It’s hard to be a teacher today and anything that pulls kids into the crazy space will sometimes encourage disrespect and bad behavior.
Not really about obeying the teacher. About empathy for your fellow human working. Teachers aren’t our bitch to abuse and say “fuck you” to, they probably are one demographic who needs the most help in the US right now
bananART
What can you use to draw on a banana skin?
Doesn’t look like chalk.
Just some old leaded paint we found in gandpappys shed
Still as sweet as it was when he brought it home from the store!
Simply search for food coloring pens. Patisserie shops sell them, and so does Amazon, but I wouldn’t draw on a kid’s banana with a random pen ordered off of Amazon, unless it’s a reputable brand.
Probably paint pens like Poscas.
You can use the tip of a kitchen knife or a hobby knife to etch a message into the skin. The cuts will turn brown quickly.
Oil pastel maybe? Would work if you plastic wrap it after.
I call bs. What teacher would care that much about little banana people? And because they caused too much of a ruckus…yeah I’m sure everyone completely freaked out when they saw these
You never had a teacher ban something the kids were excited about? Lucky.
I don’t see how they could possibly ban this.
Hey stop bringing in bananas for lunch with pictures drawn on them.
“No”
Ban is probably hyperbole. Teacher probably explained the issue and asked, and the parent probably acquiesced.
I imagine the teacher called her and had a friendly chat “hey Mrs whatever, the pictures are so lovely and whatnot but we lose 10 minutes every day and with so little time in a lesson anyway could you kindly refrain blablabla”
I went a different direction: what teacher is so inept that a little excitement over a banana at lunchtime throws the class into disarray?
Reminds me of some people I work with. I have one coworker in particular that I think is jealous that her students like me more, even though I’ve never worked with them. She’s become very snippy to me, and when her kids are excited to talk to me I can see by the look on her face that she isn’t pleased.
She snaps at her kids for doing innocent things, has little patience when she gives commands (note: 100% of our students are on the autism spectrum, sometimes they just don’t hear her), and never seems to do anything to try to bond with them. Meanwhile, I talk to my kids like we’re equals, share their curiosity about the world, and praise their growths and efforts regularly.
So yes, I can absolutely imagine a teacher who makes class so boring and insufferable that a simple drawing on a banana can make the kids giddy. I can also easily imagine that the teacher’s first instinct isn’t to up their teaching game, but to put a stop to the little spot of joy their class found. Because God forbid we make school an engaging place that kids want to go to, amirite?
It’s a bit of a Main Character Syndrome thing to do.
Not if they were just doing cute art for the kid. That’s just doing fun things. I doubt she did the art just so her child could show it off to other 6 year olds or get her famous. Especially since she doesn’t have other photos or a dedicated insta to it or anything.
You’re right. She didn’t take photos to post online for clout and that’s why we don’t even know this happened.
Uh huh. So you ignored the “other” and dedicated part to just zero in on any photos? I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, but you appear to be very intentionally missing my point.
Who has time for this?
Time for what? Fun? Creativity? Bonding with your child?
The time spent browsing the internet could be spent doing those things, and everyone here clearly has time to browse the internet therefore has time to draw on a banana.
For painting bananas. I spend 3-5 hours most days actively interacting and bonding with my children across a variety of subjects - homework, music, their hobbies. An uninterrupted hour of personal time to spend as I wish outside of work, children, keeping house, eating and sleeping is frankly a luxury I rarely get.
My “internet time” tends to coincide with my toiletry habits, I’m not sure this is an ideal time to prepare bananas.
I didn’t have kids so I’d have more time to browse the Internet.
Somebody with their priorities straight.
I hesitate to even mention the hobby rabbit holes I’ve gone down thanks to having just one kid.
The insinuation here being if I don’t paint bananas I don’t have my priorities straight?
I’m busy spending my time doing stuff with my kids, working, fighting a losing battle to keep the house in any kind of respectable state, eating, sleeping and trying to squeeze in some time with my partner. Regular dedicated time for hobbies is something I’d like, you sound pretty lucky in that regard.
Please stay nice
I’m genuinely curious what you feel isn’t nice about my comment?
