Two years ago, Jared asked me if I wanted to go to a dance. I was really excited because we haven't gone dancing for a long time, so I said "Heck yes I do!" He said, "Great, our school is putting one on and they need chaperone's." I was still excited even if it was going to be a Jr. High dance. I could show off my sweet moves since you know all those kids are going to do is stand on the sideline until a slow song comes on, then proceed to do the Deacon Shuffle.
Anyways, so I get there and Jared and I just cut up the rug. We are having a blast! We are doing the Rogger Rabbit, the Running Man, Cha Cha, Bunny Hop, and all sorts of made up moves. During the slow songs I try to hold him tight and he says, " This is a school dance, you can't grope me." ( I don't recall anything in our marriage vows that states I can't!) Anyways, I behaved myself! hehehe!
The dance was nearly over and the school principal comes up to us. Awesome lady! And she say's "Those teachers over there just asked if it was very appropriate for Mr. Heath to be dancing so much with that 8th grader." She looked at us, laughed and said, "Oh that's not an 8th grader, that is his wife, better yet, they have two kids." We all laughed together!
The thing that is disturbing though, is not the fact that I looked like a 14 year old girl to them, but that they thought Jared would dance all night with a student and even slow dance with her. Creepy! It was our first year at that school and Jared's fellow teachers had not met me yet, though they have now.
So, today I get to go and help chaperon again. I am excited and I am sure that I will not be mistaken as one of the students...hopefully. But if I am, the school principle will be able to say, "Oh, that's his wife, and better yet, they have three kids!"
My question is, how young can you pull off, I can pull off 14!
7 comments:
Weird that they wouldnt say something to Jared sooner about dancing with an eigth grader??? Maybe u dressed like one? But u do look young esepcially cause u are so short next to Jared.
yesterday i went to help with babptisms at a youth temple trip, and when i came in they asked me to sit down, and the other ladies helping got to go back and change, i thought they just wanted me to stay with the youth, but they thought i was a 15 year old... it was kind of refreshing
at least you didn't look like a 14 year old boy!! haha I was in the young womens program and would chaperone at the dances, they would always think me and our YW pres. were one of the YW and we are 28 and 29! We all just can't help looking so young and beautiful!! LOL!!
This is a funny story, Courtney!
I could see why they thought you as 14...you are super short next to Jared and you still look pretty young. But I think it's funny and very creepy they thought Jared would dance with a 14 year old all night. yucka
I can't pass as a 14 year old... just a young looking mom of 5. People are always very surprised that I have 5 children. They think I look way too young for 5. People usually think I'm in my early 20's. I just hope they say that in 10 years!
Hope you have fun at the dance- again!
I always get the "you don't look old enough" comments. Count it as a blessing.
I'll count it as a blessing when I am 70 but I look 35!
I was a temple worker at the Mt. Timpanogos Temple and I freaked a couple of people out because they thought I was a 14 year old walking around the temple. I was probably 22 at the time.
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