Not so silly.

 If you are over the age of 18,

or you don’t have children in your life,

then let me tell you about Silly Bands.

They are bracelets.

They come in various, VARIOUS shapes.

You can trade them.

They are rubbery. Like jelly bracelets. Which seems very 80’s to me, but the kids love ‘em!

When you take them off, they reshape.

My first experience with Silly Bands was neither silly nor pleasant.

A child in my class wore 6 silly Bands to school. Under permission of HER MOTHER she began passing them out to the 21 children in Purple Door.

No, you did not do the math wrong. 6 Silly Bands. 21 children.

Did I mention that Silly Bands are THE THING. Kids become wild eyed and crazy over these bracelets. They are a hot commodity. There were children fighting, hitting, ripping them off of wrists, stealing and sitting in corners crying over Silly Bands. They are like crack for kids and my little dealer had a supply vs. demand problem.

For the rest of the day EVERYONE (even my dealer, who had the realization that she gave her Silly Bands away) were crying over Silly Bands. I tried explaining the silly part, but kids these days, didn’t find the humor.

So, that’s when I started hating Silly Bands.

 If you wear a Silly Band in my class, YOU DO NOT TRADE IT. If your Silly Band comes off your wrist, it becomes MY Silly Band.

I may have found a lucrative business…