jinx

Last week I bragged to some of my teacher friends that I had found a way to solve a truancy problem with one of my students. One little girl was missing at least one day of school a week, and is therefore academically behind. I discovered that if I texted her mom during attendance, her mom would text back and my student would appear just 15 minutes later. I could not have been happier - what an easy solution.

Then, yesterday she wasn't anywhere in sight. I texted. No answer... She never came.

Now I can't help feeling like I should have just kept my mouth shut.