That awkward moment when...

...a kid sits you down to give you advice on how "get a man"...yeah, it happens all too often in my classroom. My students apparently think that I must be a pathetically depressed and downtrodden soul since I have no ring on my finger. I feel like they ask me at least every other day why I'm not married or don't have any children ("You don't gotta be married to get a baby Ms. Foxworthy...all you need is a baby daddy!") Sigh. And despite my best efforts and keeping some aspects of my personal life--well--personal, they seem to have this acute radar that can sense whether I am involved in a facebook-official relationship or not, which of course leads to a series of questions regarding exactly what I do in my free time and whether or not I am seriously "putting myself out there". One of my girls went as far as to draw a connection between the book she was reading and my lack of love life in her reader response journal. These little comments and questions are becoming more and more frequent as summer draws near. I think they might be concerned for the health of my social life after I no longer have them to torment and nag all the day long. Bless them, I suppose I should feel flattered...?