Normal

Usually there is not much reason to smile on an ordinary day. I can’t stop laughing today though. Just laughing really lets out the stress, I must say. What’s so funny, you ask? It’s really hilarious listening to Judy yell at us.


For those who don’t know her, let me explain. The thing that stands out most about her is that she sees no difference between us and normal people. So when she talks to us, she says the same things she’d say to anyone. When I slump over in my chair, she’ll snap at me, “Sit your ass up! What, you’re too weak to sit up?” When we try to be lazy, she’ll threaten to put us over her knee for a thorough spanking. The fact that we are twice her size makes it even funnier. 

So today when she yelled down the hall, at Alex, “Sit down and shut up!” we all cracked up. It’s the best part of being here, because it means that she sees us as normal and capable human beings. She never talks down to us. And that’s part of the magic. 

The less we are treated as incompetent, the more we will behave as normal.