Fat - less

In a recent lesson reviewing suffixes, we were talking about the suffix "-less", meaning "to be without". I began asking students for words that they knew with the suffix "-less" and to use it in a sentence.

Though her intentions were real and genuine, one of my students raised her hand ready to give me her very best sentence. With a stong voice, she answers, "Ms. Guidry is fatless. Like, without fat!" I was very impressed with her trying to overcome my self-deprecation, I replied, "Well, thank you for that sweet sentiment, but fat-less is really not a word. But I am glad that you tried."

It's nice to know that my students see me better than I see myself.