West Genesee seventh-graders in Diane Stukey’s class recently had the opportunity to put their own spin on the quote, “We’re all mad here,” from Lewis Carroll’s classic “Alice in Wonderland.”
Each student was charged with sharing their wit and wisdom by telling what makes them mad.
Here are the students’ struggles:
I hate when teachers give us heavy textbooks.
Brad Till
I get so mad when people throw up next to me on the school bus.
Jackson Powell
It really bothers me that kids don’t do their homework; that’s what the morning bus ride is for.
Dan Leo
I get mad when my dad wakes me up on the weekends to ask me what I want for breakfast.
Billy Mulroy
It’s disgusting when my dad stirs his rice and applesauce together.
Alexis White
I get mad when my brother licks his fingers after he’s done eating.
Dan Leonard
I get so mad when I squirt the ketchup bottle and a bunch of water comes out.
Diana Pugh
I get red hot mad when I get a big homework assignment.
Hunter Hopkins
I get so mad when my cat leaves a present on the front porch.
Morgan LaVallee
I get so mad when my mom sleeps on the couch and snores and I’m trying to watch TV.
Natalie Discenza
I get really annoyed when my dad sings and I’m not in a good mood.
Dina Cavallaro
It is so disgusting when my little brother chews with his mouth open. But if I tell him to stop, my mom yells at me to mind my own business. Then she yells at him!
John Buttner
I hate when my dad dips his chocolate chip cookies in the spaghetti sauce.
Andrew Bussone
I hate it when I drink Coca-Cola right after I drink chocolate milk.
Kenneth Vreeland
It’s annoying and smelly that my brother puts meat marinade on everything!
Elise Dunshee
I really don’t like it when I get to class and my desk seat is warm.
Olivia Kastick
I get so annoyed when I have to listen to a flushing toilet when I’m in my room.
Marko Artymovych
I get mad if my niece touches my stuff, and I get mad if I get in trouble my niece touched.
David Kelly
It just drives me crazy when my sister hits me for no good reason.
Rebecca Purdy
I go nuts when a teacher makes me write complete sentences.
Meghna Babu
I could scream when my mom makes ham and I suggested tacos.
Shannon Cahalan
It bugs me when my mom makes me eat a banana.
Erik Peterson
When I do the dishes, I get so grossed out when there is food on the plate and I can’t recognize it.
Brianna DeMauro
It drives me crazy when hot dogs explode in the microwave.
Josh Snyder
I hate it so much when I order the largest order of fries and I only get like 2 fries!
Luke Trice
I hate it when my sister can eat ice cream for breakfast and if I do, my mom yells at me.
Evan Bunce
I’m not very happy when my mom accidentally puts my sister’s underwear in my boxer drawer!
Ryan Luibrand
I get so angry when the lunch lady gives me the wrong food.
Alex Mora
It bugs me that when a teacher is in a bad mood, everybody’s in a bad mood.
Kayla Overvold
Man, do I hate it when I tell my little sister not to touch something and I come back, and it’s broken.
Jordan Palmer
I hate it when I get sent to week while my sister goes to her friend’s house for hours.
Brendon McMahon
I hate it when we have the same meat for dinner for the third time.
Ben Babcock
I get extremely angry when we have homework in every subject.
Attia Ahmad
I get mad when a boy who always sits near me breaks my pencils.
Taylor Ginestro
It ticks me off when my older brother says he hangs out with celebrities.
Peter Dayton
It makes me mad that when a teacher is running late, she doesn’t need a pass.
Kirsten Moziak
I get really mad when my sister sits in the front seat of the car.
Shamus Hickey
I get mad when I really do forget my assignment.
Jonah Palmer
It’s not fair that my brother doesn’t need to finish his dinner.
Matthew Davern
I hate it when I go to a family party to stay up all night, and my grandma sends me to bed.
Jacob Clark
I get mad when my sister chases me down with her perfume.
Jerry Danes
I get mad when I’m angry and everybody else in my house is happy.
Mike Hanley
I hate it when my mom won’t let me have soda every day.
Patrick Ciarla
I get furious when I have to eat chicken.
Evan Reichel
It bugs me when a teacher spells something wrong.
Kennedy McMillan
It makes me mad when my little brother doesn’t have to eat everything before he can leave the table. Yet, when we were growing up, we did.
Shannon Fetteroff
I hate it when I have too much in my hands and something in my locker falls out.
Jessica Dussing
I get really annoyed when my younger brother goes on and on about something nobody cares about.
Devyn Ottman
I hate it when we go to a restaurant to get the special and it’s sold out!
Makayla Fox
I get really mad when my mom makes something that she likes and the rest of the family has to eat anyway.
Michaela Anderson
It gets me mad that I have to eat Grandma’s homemade soup. I don’t know what’s in it.
Adriana Gasparini
It makes me really mad when my older brother takes my money.
Brigid Regin
I hate it when I drop my food because my plate is too heavy.
Danielle Schmidt
I hate it when my mom cooks her “surprises.” I’d rather call them her “mistakes.”
Stephanie Guglielmi
I hate it when a teacher talks about things we already know. All I hear is bla bla bla bla bla.
Dalton Elias
I get really annoyed when it’s leftover night and the rice is in chunks.
David Meredith
I’m annoyed when my dad blurts random things about me in public.
Abby Uczen
I hate when my cousin comes to eat because he eats ALL OUR FOOD.
Jillian Wager
I hate it when my aunt bites on her fork.
Kayla Case
I hate it when teachers can yell at us and we can’t yell back.
Robbie Morey
I hate it when my friends are taller than me.
Jessica Birchler
When my brother says, “You think you’re big but you’re not!” It bugs me.
Haley Richardson
I hate it when our mild freezes.
Jared Bivens
I hate it when my dog lies on my legs in bed and I can’t shift positions.
Josh Mattice
I hate it when my aunt looks over my head when she’s talking to me. I always think that something is wrong with my hair.
Alex Tripodi
I’m so annoyed when my mom steals the computer for five hours straight.
Mark Murray
I don’t like it when teachers tell you, “You need to improve.”
Elizabeth Stanistreet
I hate it when my speedy, rat-like dog gets out front, and I have to chase him.
Valerie Sheitz
It drives me crazy when teachers assign essays on the first week of school.
Jenna Rahrle
I hate it when my parents constantly ask “who are you texting?” and “what Web site are you on?”
Josh Macholl
I hate it when my sister tells me to be more like her.
Jessica Hunter
I hate it when teachers talk too much.
Tyler Bedell
I hate it when my dad screams and yells when he’s watching football on the TV.
Ben Wilson
Oh, it makes me mad when my mom asks me to help her text.
Nicole Paone
I hate it when my brother is drinking out of the milk carton and then asks me if I want some.
Abby Mullett
I hate it when my sister tries to make fun of me. She’s really terrible at it.
Tom Nicholson
I really don’t like it when my mom buys whole wheat foods.
Nick Cunningham
I hated it when one time my friend brought dog food to school and told everyone it was Cocoa Puffs.
Tim Boleno
One of my friends annoys me because she will close my locker and then laugh.
Katherine Widrick
Every day my locker will not open until the 4th try. I have 9 classes so that means that I have to try to open my locker 36 times and only 4 out of those 36 times will it open.
Maya Driscoll
It really makes me angry when my brother changes the channel when I was there first.
Claire Michel
It makes me go insane when there’s a dance on the weekend and teachers give us homework,
Sophia Pontello
It ticks me off because all of the sixth graders on my bus are REALLY LOUD.
Grainger Sasso
I get so mad because it seems that I can’t eat without spilling!
Matt O’Donnell
The bus hybrids are too loud for six o’clock in the morning. It makes me mad.
Patrick Murphy
It really makes me mad when every day my mom yells, “The bus is here!” and I know the bus is here.
Maria Fall
What really makes me mad is when I order something really good at a restaurant and I end up sharing it with everyone.
Gino Lustrinelli
It makes me really mad when someone who has a locker next to me opens it really wide and I can’t get to mine.
Taylor Abdo
I get mad when my friends get mad.
Cheyenne Bandera
I hate it when I get a milkshake. I try to get the stuff out through the straw but then I get lightheaded. I keep trying but then my mouth hurts and I still haven’t tasted my shake.
Kynna Braun
It makes me so mad when mom tells me to hurry up because I’m going to miss the bus but then I’m out there for 20 minutes in the cold.
Aaron Wierbinski
It really makes me mad when I tell my sister to “Get lost, brat” and she’s still there.
Evan Janes-Rouse
It makes me angry when my parents ask me if I’m mad and I’m not.
Shawn Picciott
It drives me crazy when my locker won’t open but when the teacher tries it, it opens on the first try.
Levi Hurd
It really bugs me that the stupid microphones at Dunkin’ Donuts drive through don’t ever work!
Hannah Garty
I hate how my favorite foods cost so much.
Sophia Gettino
I hate it when you go through the drive through and you don’t get what you ordered and your parents say, “Oh, well.”
Autumn Barfield
I get mad when I have to get up and it’s still dark out.
Becca Kulick
I hate it when my brothers use my cologne when they have their own.
Mo Hasan
It really makes me mad when my dad eats cereal because he makes these annoying sounds.
Mo Hussein
I can’t stand it when I drip syrup on me.
Ian Cahill
It drives me crazy when the school bus driver tells us to sit down and we are sitting down.
Michaela Mascia
My little niece makes me mad when she spills her cereal on the floor.
Samah Hasan
I get so mad when my Great Grandmother tries to give me a kiss but ends up almost sucking my whole cheek off.
Marisa Joyce
It annoys me when my cat opens the bathroom door while I’m in there.
Patrick Spiddle
I become hostile when my brother burns my grilled cheese.
Jon Brown
I hate it when I get up to get a drink and my dog is eating my food!
Nina Cereo
I hate it when I have to pause and think about how long my mom cooked when I’d rather just say, “WHAT IS THAT?”
Becky Dwinell
I hate it when different foods touch each other on the same plate.
Kara Sweeney
I hate it when I don’t have enough money to get the JUMBO shake.
Megan Hannahan
It really makes me crazy when my Grandpa dances at my games.
Devon Walker
It bothers me when my dog comes to lie down with me in bed but starts itching, scratching, licking, making a bunch of odd noises, and shaking the whole bed.
Monica Andrews
It makes me crazy when my sister sings LOUD.
Kaylee Kick
It bothers me that when I finish dinner and there’s food under my chair and I get blamed for it.
Grace Osterdale
I hate when the person at the drive through forgets the napkins.
John Lisi
I get very cranky when my dog barks ar 2 in the morning for no reason.
David Procopio
I hate it when I get a kid mad who is a foot taller than me.
Collin McCrea
I hate it when people gargle their milk!
Claire Thomas
It bugs me when I get called on and I’m not paying attention.
Kelsey Hartnett
I hate it when my brother yells at me when I take too long in the shower.
Mike Fletcher
It bothers me when I’m ready to go to bed and I find my dog already sleeping and there’s no room for me.
Scott Amedro
I hate it when my aunt tries to wipe my freckles off because she thinks it’s leftover food.
Christianna Braun
I’m mad when I toast a great bagel and we’re out of cream cheese.
Matt Rimualdo
It annoys me when my brother takes my stuff and hides it.
Jimmy Pelton
In school, the thing that gets me mad is when I get stuck and can’t find the answer.
Sean Erhardt
It bothers me when someone says something I can’t hear and then they won’t repeat it.
Shauna Elmer
It really makes me mad when I order a medium ice cream cone and it looks like a small.
Steven Mirabito
It makes me mad if I leave my lunch unattended with hungry friends around.
Kayleigh Castle
It bothers me when I am having a great dream and my mom wakes me up for school!
Hannah Snow
I get cranky when someone has more than 2 serving of beans at once.
Alex Goldych
