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How I Mastered the Eye Roll

01/23/14 | assorted

In fourth grade were you spent recess was a big deal.  The cool kids spent it on the top of the hill playing their Gameboy Color’s comparing who was further in the Legend of Zelda game.  The kids on the travel middle school soccer team had races for who could complete the six laps around the soccer field that constituated a mile faster.  The earthy-crunchy hippie girls spent time braiding each others hair.  I was not in any of these groups.

I was in the group of girly girls who sat behind the stone wall and tried to do two coats of sparkly polish in the 20-minute time frame and write down our dreams and goals in our Lisa Frank journals.  For some reason one day this was not allowed any more. The teachers decided it was mandatory for us to “play” cough cough exercise at recess.

Teacher:  Kelly, why are you not playing? 

Kelly:  I do not want to. 

Teacher: Kelly it is important that you get your daily exercise. 

Kelly: I am doing that at 4:30. I have swim practice. 

Teacher:  Swimming does not count as exercise.  Running does.

Kelly: {see below}  

 Teacher:  Don’t roll your eyes at me.

 Kelly: I am sorry, I didn’t mean to. 

Teacher:  That does not matter. You are in TIME OUT. 

Yes, we did have time out in 4th grade.  Special, I know. I had to sit by the door to the school for the rest of receess.  All eight minutes of it.  Perfect, the ideal way to get out of running around the field or using the jungle gym.

During the rest of fourth grade I perfected the eye roll.

I have to be careful in the real world that I do not let this bad boy out too often – the consequences might be much worse than an eight minute time-out.  Secretly though, I am channeling some other ladies who have perfected the gesture:

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Let the eye-roll live on. Where appropriate, of course! 
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Comments

  1. Kari @ The Kari Diaries says

    January 27, 2014 at 6:25 am

    I use to get in trouble all the time when I was younger for rolling my eyes. They’d always say “your eyes will get stuck that way.” Fyi, they didn’t.

  2. Kari @ The Kari Diaries says

    January 27, 2014 at 6:25 am

    I use to get in trouble all the time when I was younger for rolling my eyes. They’d always say “your eyes will get stuck that way.” Fyi, they didn’t.

  3. Elizabeth Smith says

    January 25, 2014 at 11:35 am

    I was just reading your post on Back East Blonde (loved) so I came over here to find this *gem* of a post! I had a teacher put me in “time out” for eye-rolling when I didn’t realize I was eye-rolling too. When she took me out of time out and had a talk with me about what I did I had to make a conscience effort not to eye roll because really who puts someone in time out for an eye roll? ha

  4. Elizabeth Smith says

    January 25, 2014 at 11:35 am

    I was just reading your post on Back East Blonde (loved) so I came over here to find this *gem* of a post! I had a teacher put me in “time out” for eye-rolling when I didn’t realize I was eye-rolling too. When she took me out of time out and had a talk with me about what I did I had to make a conscience effort not to eye roll because really who puts someone in time out for an eye roll? ha

  5. Amy Breckenridge says

    January 24, 2014 at 11:21 am

    i cannot tell you how many times i’ve gotten in trouble for rolling my eyes. sometimes i don’t even realize i’m doing it. my mum used to ground me for it all the time growing up, haha! love the gif of you – too funny!! thanks again for guest posting for me last week while i was out having surgery – i really appreciate it!!

  6. Amy Breckenridge says

    January 24, 2014 at 11:21 am

    i cannot tell you how many times i’ve gotten in trouble for rolling my eyes. sometimes i don’t even realize i’m doing it. my mum used to ground me for it all the time growing up, haha! love the gif of you – too funny!! thanks again for guest posting for me last week while i was out having surgery – i really appreciate it!!

  7. Kim says

    January 24, 2014 at 10:19 am

    Haha, love this post. I roll my eyes way more than I should; my husband actually gets mad when I do it.

  8. Chic Street Choc says

    January 24, 2014 at 6:53 am

    GREAT!! I REALLY LOVE IT
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  9. Chic Street Choc says

    January 24, 2014 at 6:53 am

    GREAT!! I REALLY LOVE IT
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    CHIC STREET CHOC

  10. Kelly says

    January 24, 2014 at 12:49 am

    Superbowl?

  11. Karly Kim says

    January 23, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    HAHA omg, I need you to do this in my presence. You’re a master.

  12. Jessica says

    January 23, 2014 at 10:14 pm

    I sadly don’t think I have ever mastered the eye roll but you have it down perfectly.

    Tracy @ Sunny Days and Starry Nights

  13. Karly Kim says

    January 23, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    HAHA omg, I need you to do this in my presence. You’re a master.

    • Kelly says

      January 24, 2014 at 12:49 am

      Superbowl?

  14. Jessica says

    January 23, 2014 at 10:14 pm

    I sadly don’t think I have ever mastered the eye roll but you have it down perfectly.

    Tracy @ Sunny Days and Starry Nights

  15. Becky Dougherty says

    January 23, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    Hahaha! I don’t recommend rolling one’s eyes at one’s teacher (as a teacher, that infuriates me), but she totally deserved that. How is swimming NOT exercise!?!? (Also, LOVE Mary Crawley!)

  16. Becky Dougherty says

    January 23, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    Hahaha! I don’t recommend rolling one’s eyes at one’s teacher (as a teacher, that infuriates me), but she totally deserved that. How is swimming NOT exercise!?!? (Also, LOVE Mary Crawley!)

  17. [email protected] and Soda says

    January 23, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    i try not to do it around my daughter becuse if i saw her to that to me, i would hate it but at work? eye rolling all the live long day.

    -kathy
    Vodka and Soda

  18. [email protected] and Soda says

    January 23, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    i try not to do it around my daughter becuse if i saw her to that to me, i would hate it but at work? eye rolling all the live long day.

    -kathy
    Vodka and Soda

  19. Brittany conners says

    January 23, 2014 at 2:24 pm

    The art of eye rolling seems to be an inherited trait haha My nieces have it down already and they are only 6!

  20. Amanda Elizabeth says

    January 23, 2014 at 3:17 pm

    I’ve got that eye roll down pat….and so does my significant other….at me…like 5 times a day. Tell that old bittie swimming is way better cardio than running!

  21. Brittany conners says

    January 23, 2014 at 2:24 pm

    The art of eye rolling seems to be an inherited trait haha My nieces have it down already and they are only 6!

  22. Michael says

    January 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    I’m a constant eye-roller. It cracks me up to see my niece already doing it. She’s not even 2 so she doesn’t “get it” but oh, she’s going to be good!

  23. Michael says

    January 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    I’m a constant eye-roller. It cracks me up to see my niece already doing it. She’s not even 2 so she doesn’t “get it” but oh, she’s going to be good!

  24. Sharon says

    January 23, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Haha, I am an eye roller too…it can definitely get you into trouble!

    -Sharon
    The Tiny Heart
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  25. Sharon says

    January 23, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Haha, I am an eye roller too…it can definitely get you into trouble!

    -Sharon
    The Tiny Heart
    Headband Giveaway!

  26. Rekita Nicole says

    January 23, 2014 at 10:09 am

    lauren’s eye roll looks like she’s possessed! lol

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