September 12, 2025 at 10:48 am

A Teacher Read Some Pretty Wild Quotes From His Second-Grade Students. – ‘Can I write a letter to my dad? He went to jail last night.’

by Matthew Gilligan

teacher in a classroom

TikTok/@_dreholmes

Right off the top, let’s give our hard-working teachers a tip of the hat and a round of applause.

Okay, now on to the story.

A teacher names Mr. Holmes posted a video on TikTok and shared quotes from his second-grade students that got viewers talking.

teacher in his classroom

TikTok/@_dreholmes

The first comment he read was, “Mr. Holmes, my momma found your TikTok and called you fine.”

He responded by saying, “Thanks, Mom.”

Next up, a student said, “The boys bathroom smells like wet dog.”

Mr. Holmes agreed and said, “It does, it does.”

The third comment was a sad one: “Can I write a letter to my dad? He went to jail last night.”

Mr. Holmes told viewers, “I looked it up, and he indeed went to jail.”

teacher talking to tiktok viewers

TikTok/@_dreholmes

Next up was a joke about how old Mr. Holmes’ students think he is: “Did you see when God created the sun?”

Mr. Holmes continued down the list: “My pawpaw has a hairy back.”

And finally, one student said, “We are staying with my aunty because Dad had another woman in our apartment.”

Uh oh!

teacher in a classroom

TikTok/@_dreholmes

Check out the video.

@_dreholmes

Cheers to it being the last day of school!🥳 #elementaryschool #teachersoftiktok #teacher #fyp

♬ original sound – _dreholmes

And here’s what viewers had to say about this.

This person chimed in.

Screenshot 2025 08 17 at 6.58.08 PM A Teacher Read Some Pretty Wild Quotes From His Second Grade Students.   Can I write a letter to my dad? He went to jail last night.

Another viewer spoke up.

Screenshot 2025 08 17 at 6.58.30 PM A Teacher Read Some Pretty Wild Quotes From His Second Grade Students.   Can I write a letter to my dad? He went to jail last night.

And this TikTokker shared their thoughts.

Screenshot 2025 08 17 at 6.58.45 PM A Teacher Read Some Pretty Wild Quotes From His Second Grade Students.   Can I write a letter to my dad? He went to jail last night.

Kids today…you never know what they’re gonna say!

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