Twitter Thread: First Grade Teacher Gets Mistaken For Feral Cat In Adorable Exchange With Student

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kalila courban
Jul 7, 2022 11:00 AM EDT

Hey, y'all! Aren't kids just the cutest lil things you ever did see? Not. If you ask us, cats are always the preferable companion. It's all downhill once kids gain the ability to talk, they say the most bizarre things. Hey, just because we prefer cats over kids does not mean you have to feel the same way! We respect your ability to love both kids AND cats. We can't relate.

Today we came across a silly and kind of adorable Twitter Thread outlining a comedic exchange between a first-grade student and his teacher, where the student refers to his teacher as a 'feral cat.' At first, the original poster thinks perhaps he meant to say 'single' but was quickly shown that that was not at all the case. The hilarious exchange seems to stem from the student being unfamiliar with the fact that his teacher is actually married, does not own a car, and much like a feral cat walks everywhere. 

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    Font - Caitlin Driscoll @TeacherOnTopic Me: So my husband -- First grader: You have a husband? Me: I do, the whole time you've known me. First grader: Oh. I always thought you were feral. Me: Er, do you mean 'single'? First grader: Whatever the word is that you use for stray cats. 8:17 PM Jul 5, 2022. Twitter Web App 11.5K Retweets 1,397 Quote Tweets 176.1K Likes
    via @TeacherOnTopic

    "Me: So my husband -- First grader: You have a husband? Me: I do, the whole time you've known me. First-grader: Oh. I always thought you were feral. Me: Er, do you mean 'single'? First-grader: Whatever the word is that you use for stray cats."

    Try to contain your laughter, folks. 

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    Font - Caitlin Driscoll @TeacherOnTopic I go by Ms. Driscoll at school, not Miss or Mrs. And my spouse kept his last name the same when we got married (kind of like how I did). 4:07 AM Jul 6, 2022. Twitter for Android
    via @TeacherOnTopic
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    Font - Caitlin Driscoll @TeacherOnTopic Replying to @hopesalive12 He and I live a few blocks from each other. There are many cats around, hard to tell if some are feral or just outdoor cats. But he spends a lot of time outdoors so he would see them frequently. That's why he sees me too - I don't have a car & walk everywhere. Same as the cats... 2:53 AM Jul 6, 2022. Twitter for Android ...
    via @TeacherOnTopic

    Ms. Driscoll, or feral cat? Or both?

    Both. 

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    Font - Caitlin Driscoll @TeacherOnTopic Replying to @council_grey He also tried really really hard to teach my dog how to fetch, but she is immune to being taught 8:19 PM Jul 5, 2022 Twitter for Android
    via @TeacherOnTopic
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    Font - hopesalive Y @hopesalive12 : Replying to @TeacherOnTopic I'm truly invested in this now. Where did he learn about feral stray cats? Exactly what did he overhear at the dinner table? Does he act out at home an an adult tells him to stop acting feral. Soooo many questions while laughing my head off 2:30 AM. Jul 6, 2022. Twitter for iPhone
    via @hopesalive12
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    Font - Into YA AA @_TeeTeeTee_ Replying to @TeacherOnTopic and @hopesalive12 The 2022 definition of feral is even funnier with this story. What does it mean when a girl is feral? < A feral girl embraces the opportunity to be a little unhinged. She does her cardio on the dance floor with a drink in hand, has the potential to be booted from a club for having too much of a good time, and has no qualms about taking selfies in the bathroom despite the line for it being extremely long. May 24, 2022 5:
    via @_TeeTeeTee_
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    Font - Bittersweet @BtBittersweet Replying to @Hardcore Left @TeacherOnTopic and @council_grey We rescued animals all the time growing up, and a lot of us in my area had to deal with feral cats everywhere, so "feral" was a word many of my friends and I learned well before 1st grade. Could be something like that. Either that, or family members just calling themselves feral. 9:43 AM Jul 6, 2022. Twitter Web App
    via @BtBittersweet
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    Font - Pokey Person @AtlanticOshMan Replying to @TeacherOnTopic and @council_grey My younger kid has a lot of trouble believing that teachers ever leave the school. In fact, once asked me if teachers are even allowed to leave. I said they're people with full lives apart from dealing with you all day. "Hmm. I'm not sure about that" was the response. 1:54 AM Jul 6, 2022 Twitter for Android
    via @AtlanticOshMan
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    Font - If you are not a scientist, and you disagree with scientists about science, it's actually not a disagreement. You're just wrong. BloodCancerScientist @ScientistBlood Replying to @TeacherOnTopic and @hopesalive12 While it may have been confronting to be described as "feral", I live that this wee fella just associated you with the cats he was so interested in. A friend's child called me Tiger Linda (from 3yrs until now) because I had tabbies. I wear that (name) badge with great pride. 11:00
    via @ScientistBlood
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    Font - hopesalive Y @hopesalive12 Replying to @TeacherOnTopic Love this. He is a wicked smart young man. Single woman on a walk=feral. I want the rights to Feral Cats and Ladies-the musical. Maybe Andrew Lloyd Webber will do the music 3:16 AM Jul 6, 2022 Twitter for iPhone
    via @hopesalive12

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