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NJCher

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7. The name thing can last a long time

Reply to kimbutgar (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2025, 11:33 PM

May 2025

I went to school with a kid named John Booth. Not John Wilkes Booth, just John Booth. Whenever we studied Lincoln’s assassination, this kid would act out.

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Today I substituted for a kindergarten class [View all] kimbutgar May 2025 OP

Very blue area? amerikat May 2025 #1

Out of the mouths of babes Iamscrewed May 2025 #2

Love this 😍. n/t iluvtennis May 2025 #3

Hopefully 'little Elon's' middle name isn't Donald. StarryNite May 2025 #4

Sad for that poor boy etc. that elunatic ruined his name for him... Meowmee May 2025 #5

Not the first time a name became poisoned. I had an uncle whose name was Adolf MurrayDelph May 2025 #11

This gives me a boost in hope Alice Kramden May 2025 #6

The name thing can last a long time NJCher May 2025 #7

My Six year old British American grandson vanlassie May 2025 #8

The hate that djt and muskrat experience are true and very real by most other Americans. SWBTATTReg May 2025 #9

Young children understand a lot more than we adults give them credit for. mwmisses4289 May 2025 #10

It breaks my heart that teachers are required to keep silent FakeNoose May 2025 #12