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My Small but Meaningful Victory

First thing in school this morning, we received a timetable for some mock exams we have. Realising we had one today, when our timetables could have been given out before Christmas break so that I could revise, the conversation followed:

Me: "Miss, how can I revise for our RE mock when it's today. Why wouldn't you let us have our timetables on the friday before we broke up, such as when I asked you for it on that day?"

Her: "William, you are the most annoying person I've ever met."

(That came from months of hard work at proving her wrong at every incident, protesting youth rights against her and also speaking my mind about how boys are treated unfairly compared to girls in our sexist school.)

Me: "That's not a very Catholic thing to say Miss."

Her: "You weren't speaking in a very Catholic way to me."

Me: "What ever happened to showing us the example?"

A bright red face and awkward silence then followed. A few laughs and general humiliation for her was then abundant in the room. Lovely Smile

Sometimes I like to think that I don't take shit from anybody and even in small examples like this, it makes me feel better about myself.
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