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Same bus. Different day. ALWAYS something. 😂

You know what nobody talks about?That feeling when the LAST child gets off your bus. 😭😂You close that door and just sit ...
09/10/2026

You know what nobody talks about?

That feeling when the LAST child gets off your bus. 😭😂

You close that door and just sit there for a second like…

**WHEW, BITCH. WE MADE IT.** 😮‍💨🚌

Everybody got home.

The bus still got all its windows.

Nobody fought.

Nobody threw up.

Nobody’s mama called transportation.

And I only threatened to pull this bus over 6 times. 😂

**THAT’S A SUCCESSFUL ROUTE WHERE I COME FROM.**

Now let me sit in this driver’s seat in COMPLETE silence for 3 minutes before somebody gets on this radio asking me to do some extra s**t. 😭😂

Because the minute I hear:

**“Any available driver…”**

Baby, suddenly I don’t know HOW this radio works. 😭😭😭

*Radio? What radio? I ain’t heard s**t.* 😂😂😂

🚌 Drivers, what’s the FIRST thing you do when that last kid gets off your bus? 👀👇🏾

Let me tell y’all what’ll humble a school bus driver REAL quick… 😭😂Thinking you finally got your route under control.Eve...
09/09/2026

Let me tell y’all what’ll humble a school bus driver REAL quick… 😭😂

Thinking you finally got your route under control.

Everybody seated.
Nobody arguing.
Nobody screaming your name.
Nobody asking, “How many more stops?” every 45 damn seconds.

You sitting up there feeling like:

**“Oh yeah… I got these lil’ mfs TRAINED.”** 😌🚌

Then you hear it from the back…

**“MISS BUS DRIVER!!! HE LICKED ME!”**

…………

Excuse the f**k outta me?! 😭😭😭

Now WHY are we LICKING PEOPLE?!

And before you can even process THAT:

**“Because he licked me FIRST!”**

OH, SO IT’S TWO OF Y’ALL?! 😭😂

This job will introduce you to problems you never once imagined you’d have to solve as a grown adult.

My degree did NOT cover this s**t. 😂

🚌 Drivers, what’s the WEIRDEST sentence you’ve ever had to say because of something happening on your bus?

I KNOW I didn’t just look in this mirror and see you doing the SAME s**t I told you to stop doing three stops ago. 😭😂At ...
09/08/2026

I KNOW I didn’t just look in this mirror and see you doing the SAME s**t I told you to stop doing three stops ago. 😭😂

At this point, you’re not confused.

You’re not forgetful.

**YOU’RE CHECKING TO SEE IF I’M STILL ABOUT THAT LIFE.** 😂

Baby, I got mirrors EVERYWHERE.

I saw you switch seats. 👀
I saw you throw that paper. 👀
I saw you smack your little friend upside the head and then both of y’all hurry up and look forward like nothing happened. 😭😂

And my FAVORITE:

**“I didn’t do nothing!”**

Sir…

I WATCHED YOU DO IT IN 4K. 😭😭😭

Then they have the nerve to look offended because you caught them.

Now I'M the problem?! 😂

🚌 Drivers, what’s the ONE thing your kids keep doing like you suddenly lost access to the damn mirrors? 👀😭

You ever have a kid get on the bus MAD AS HELL at YOU…and you ain’t even done s**t?! 😭😂Won’t say good morning.Walk past ...
09/08/2026

You ever have a kid get on the bus MAD AS HELL at YOU…

and you ain’t even done s**t?! 😭😂

Won’t say good morning.
Walk past you mean mugging.
Throw the backpack down.
Sit in the seat like they got bills, bad credit, AND a custody battle. 😭😭😭

So I’m up front like…
“Damn, what the f**k I do to YOU?!” 😂

Then 10 minutes later:
“Ms. Bus Driver, can I tell you something?” 🥺
Aaaaaand there it is.
Mama got on their nerves.
They got into it with their sibling.
Somebody at school hurt their feelings yesterday.
Or they just woke up and decided LIFE was some bulls**t today. 😭😂

And that’s when you remember…

Sometimes that attitude ain’t got S**T to do with you.
So yeah, I’m still gonna tell your little ass to SIT DOWN. 😂

But I might also turn the music up, crack a joke, let you be quiet for a minute, and give you a fresh start before we get to school. 💛🚌

Because some mornings…
THE BUS DRIVER IS THE FIRST SAFE ADULT THEY SEE.
And I don’t take that lightly. 💛

Drivers, you ever watched a child’s whole mood change between getting ON your bus and getting OFF? 🥹👇🏾

Some days these kids don’t even misbehave… they just say some s**t so OUTTA POCKET you gotta keep your eyes on the road ...
09/08/2026

Some days these kids don’t even misbehave… they just say some s**t so OUTTA POCKET you gotta keep your eyes on the road and pretend you ain’t hear it. 😭😂
Cause why am I driving peacefully and from Row 7 I hear:

“My mama said my daddy’s girlfriend look like a wet cigarette.”
MA’AM?!?! 😭😭😭
Now I’m up front fighting for my LIFE because I cannot laugh.

Then another child jumps in:
“Well my daddy don’t even live with us no more.”

BABY I DIDN’T ASK! 😂😂😂

I’m just trying to get y’all home.
Why do I suddenly know who got put out the house, who mama blocked who, why Uncle Ray-Ray can’t come to Thanksgiving, AND who owe Grandma $40?! 😭
And the whole time I’m thinking:

Do y’all parents KNOW y’all be getting on this bus telling ALL the family business?! 😂😂😂
School bus drivers don’t need reality TV.
We get NEW EPISODES Monday through Friday. 🚌😭😂

Drivers, what’s the most OUT-OF-POCKET thing you’ve heard from behind that wheel? 👀👇🏾

There’s a special kind of PEACE that hits when you pull back into the yard after your last route. 😭🚌Bus empty.Radio quie...
09/08/2026

There’s a special kind of PEACE that hits when you pull back into the yard after your last route. 😭🚌

Bus empty.
Radio quiet.
Nobody yelling your name.
Nobody asking, “Are we there yet?”
Nobody standing up like the seat personally offended them. 😂
Just you sitting there thinking…

DAMN. I REALLY DO THIS S**T EVERY DAY. 😭😂

Because people see “bus driver” and think we just drive.
BABY…

I done been a driver, referee, counselor, investigator, DJ, lost-and-found department, mediator, nurse, motivational speaker AND somebody’s temporary auntie…

BEFORE 9 A.M. 😭😭😭

And somehow tomorrow morning I’m gonna wake up, grab my drink, climb right back in that yellow mf and do it ALL OVER AGAIN. 😂💛

Cause as much as these kids work our LAST nerve…
Those are still OUR babies when they step on that bus. 🚌💛

Drivers, drop a 💛 if you complain about your route all damn day… but would still defend your kids like they came outta YOU. 😂👇🏾

I be trying SO HARD to give these kids the professional school-bus-driver version of me… 😭😂But some mornings my HOOD be ...
09/08/2026

I be trying SO HARD to give these kids the professional school-bus-driver version of me… 😭😂

But some mornings my HOOD be sitting right there in the driver’s seat with me like:

**“Shay… tag me in. I got this.”** 😭😭😭

Cause why I done said **“Sit down, please”** 13 times…

and you STILL standing in the aisle like you pay a damn mortgage on this bus?! 😭😂

Now I gotta hit you with the:

**“AYE! LIL’ BABY! PARK IT!”** 😂

And suddenly everybody understands English.

Don’t judge me. 😭

Sometimes “Please remain seated while the bus is in motion” just ain’t reaching the congregation.

You gotta translate that s**t into something the COMMUNITY understands. 😂🚌

Drivers… what’s your **professional bus-driver phrase** that eventually turns a lil hood after the 15th time? 😭👇🏾

You ever pull up to a stop and the parent is standing there looking at YOU crazy because the bus is “late”… 😭😂Ma’am…I di...
09/08/2026

You ever pull up to a stop and the parent is standing there looking at YOU crazy because the bus is “late”… 😭😂

Ma’am…

I didn’t wake up this morning and say:

**“You know what? Let me f**k up KeKe’s mama whole morning.”** 😭

I’ve been fighting for my LIFE since Stop #3.

One child couldn’t find their backpack.

Another one came strolling out the house like they were headed to brunch. 😭

Then I caught every red light known to mankind.

A garbage truck said, **“Not today, bitch.”**

Construction got one whole lane shut down.

And somebody’s granddaddy doing **22 in a 45** directly in front of me. 😭😭😭

Meanwhile, I’m driving a whole SCHOOL BUS.

I can’t whip this mf through traffic like a Nissan Altima with expired tags. 😂😂😂

So when I finally pull up…

Please don’t be at the curb tapping your imaginary watch at me. 😭

I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS.

**I’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET HERE TOO!** 😂🚌

Drivers… what’s the ONE thing that can completely F**K UP a route that people outside transportation just don’t understand? 👀👇🏾

I swear school bus kids have a built-in sensor that tells them EXACTLY when you need them to act right. 😭😂Running behind...
09/07/2026

I swear school bus kids have a built-in sensor that tells them EXACTLY when you need them to act right. 😭😂

Running behind?
They cutting up.

Traffic backed up?
They cutting up.

Dispatcher calling you on the radio?
NOW everybody got something to say. 😭

But let another driver pull up beside us at a red light…

All of a sudden everybody at the window like:

👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾 “HIIIIIIIIII!!!”

Baby, you don’t even wave at ME when you get on this bus every morning. 😭😂

And WHY are y’all so excited to see a bus full of children you have NEVER met?!

Now both buses at the light looking like two ships passing in the night. 😂🚌🚌

Kids waving.
Drivers giving each other that little head nod.
And for 30 beautiful seconds…

Everybody forgot they were just getting on my damn nerves. 😂💛

🚌 Drivers, do YOUR kids lose their minds when another school bus pulls up beside you too? 😂

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