Do you remember how weird it was to learn your teacher had kids? It's like Janis Ian said from Mean Girls, "I love seeing teachers outside of school. It's like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs." However, when you're the child of a teacher, you get a behind-the-scenes look into a life not many people get to witness.

1. They knew when you were pretending to be sick.

Chances are they let you stay home anyways because they know the struggle when it comes to school.

2. Going to work with them was the best.

There's something about grading quizzes and watching other students do work that makes school so much more fun.

3. They were just as excited about summer break.

When it came to counting down the seconds until summer, they were right there with you.

4. And snow days...

They would always beat you to the T.V. to check the news and see if your school had been cancelled.

5. You lived on a teacher's salary.

Because let's face it, teachers never earn as much as they deserve.

6. You could never complain about your actual teachers.

They always made sure you knew just how hard teachers work.

7. You even found yourself standing up for teachers that had a bad reputation.

Because you have grown up seeing how hard a teacher's job can be.

8. You knew all the teacher gossip.

You were the first person they ran to when there was new gossip to share.

9. Going to college wasn't even a question.

Chances are they knew where you were going to school before you were even born.

10. There was a time in your life when you actually wanted to be a teacher.

Maybe it was just a phase or maybe it was real, but there was a point when you wanted to be just like your parent.

11. You will always have a soft spot for teachers.

You've seen how dedicated your parent is, and you know that teachers are one of the greatest gifts life can give us!