We teach them the abc's, they teach us much more.
i know that i complain about my job a lot. either the kids are being brats or my boss is pulling a fast one. this entry is about work but it is nothing like that. the assitant director told me that i was going to change children's lives. little did i know, she was wrong, its the other way around. i was 17 when i first met joshua. he was only a few months old. he was a peanut of a baby that i could just let nuzzle to my forarm. his home life was not that great, i wont go into detail, but because of this, josh and i had become very close. also, because of some of the specifics of the ordeals, i became very close with his mother as well. she is not much older than me. when josh was old enough to come to my classroom, i was estatic. i got to watch him grow just that little bit more. a very strong bond was forming between us. yes, he was a difficult child, but i would joke with his mother that i liked the fiesty ones. there were times when josh would break my heart. he wouldnt know it but a little piece of me would go with him at certain times. he moved on, moved out of my room but he was still my little boy. i have never loved a child that came through my center as much as josh. there were times that if he were to get upset, i would be asked to go talk to him. those were the times i never wanted to let him go. other times, he would come barrelling out of the gate and onto the playground and knock me over as he hugged my waist. this friday was his graduation from my school. come september, he will be starting kindergarten. as i stood by his mother at his graduation i felt so proud that this little boy had changed my life and my ideas on having children. he came to my gate right before he got picked up and gave me a huge hug. I was about to cry but he said something and it made me laugh. joshua is going to turn out to be a great person. im glad i got to spend the time with him that i did. his mom promised to bring him back to visit. this is the one kid i hope does that.