“I have bad news...

...My Spanish teacher got a paper cut."

Scary story feedback from a former English teacher

Feedback from Molly Getz on H's scary story: 

Omg. I definitely watched the entire 10 minutes and was 100% captivated and laughing out loud!

Some notes:
- what an actress! She has a sense of pacing and intonation, and so expressive!
- great cinematography- she really worked a couple of different camera angles! 
- love the allusions to other fairy tales!
- effective use of repetition: “Do you really want to know?” Girl’s got a style and understanding of how to create a mood. 
- I am mostly impressed how she could keep track of her story during the interruptions from her brother and still be coherent. 
-  I always love a good surprise ending. Who knew we would end up in space?!

Thanks for sharing! I needed a good smile :)

Silly mommy

When E woke up struggling to breathe while we were camping:
M: H, just go back to sleep, I'm taking your brother to the doctor because he's having trouble breathing.
H: But mommy, there's no doctors in the woods!