School Picture Day
I was looking at jobs at Monster.com when I saw a position for "kindergarten photographer." I remember those school photographers. The whole class would have to wait in a single-file line, waiting for him to motion you forward and blind you with his flash. He'd call you some nickname that the other students made sure stuck with you for the rest of the day.
Some of the popular girl nicknames were Wonder Woman, Super Girl and Princess Di. I'll never forget that lovely year I was called Strawberry Shortcake.
I had to double-check to see if he was pointing at me. She was the berry best.
I will never forget the year I was called Connie Chung.
To an 8-year-old girl (1 of the 5 asians in the school, 2 of the others being my brother and cousin) with a fresh perm (think Little Orphan Asian Annie), this was a good reason to fake sickness to the school nurse and try to go home early.
Some of the popular girl nicknames were Wonder Woman, Super Girl and Princess Di. I'll never forget that lovely year I was called Strawberry Shortcake.
I had to double-check to see if he was pointing at me. She was the berry best.
I will never forget the year I was called Connie Chung.
To an 8-year-old girl (1 of the 5 asians in the school, 2 of the others being my brother and cousin) with a fresh perm (think Little Orphan Asian Annie), this was a good reason to fake sickness to the school nurse and try to go home early.
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