Let’s just get this out of the way: Kids are weird. And gross. They lick shopping carts. They shove random objects — rocks, bugs, flowers, sticks, you name it — in their pockets and noses. And sometimes even in their mouths.
But I think this mom’s phone call from her son’s principal takes the cake on the most hilariously disturbing backpack treasure.
Mom Ladye Hobson recently fielded a call from her son’s school. Holding her breath that he wasn’t hurt or hadn’t been up to any shenanigans, she cautiously answered. The principal proceeded to tell the Oklahoma mom that her son, Brylan, had just made her day. However, this moment of relief was followed by a moment of sheer horror.
The principal fought back laughter while explaining how staff had found a dead squirrel in Brylan’s backpack.
Hobson relived the unforgettable conversation on the blog, Her View From Home.
“Please pause here to imagine my horror. To say I am embarrassed is an understatement. I. Am. Mortified. A dead squirrel? Why is it in his backpack? How did the squirrel die? And WHY in the world would he try to keep this dead animal in his backpack?
When asked by the principal what possessed him to pick up a dead squirrel and store it in his backpack, my son replies with ‘I really wanted squirrel dumplings for dinner.’ She then asks me if I actually want the squirrel to come home with him. Ya’ll, I had to explain that we are from the country, but we are not THAT country!
(The principal) asks permission to send me a photo, because ‘it looks so peaceful lying there in his bag.’ I hate how right she is, because the poor little guy really is cute. And dead. And crawling with bugs. And in my son’s backpack.”
Hobson also posted about her now-viral dead squirrel incident on Facebook. Not surprisingly, the post currently has over 219,000 interactions and more than 137,000 shares! Her hashtags also hit the nail on the head: #jesustakethewheel #lifewithboys #operationbackpacksanitationisunderway.
Featured photo via Flickr/Moyan Brenn
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