Part 1: first week feelings
It suddenly dawned on me that the oldest kid I'm working with right now was born in 1989. The second youngest was born in 1991!!! And all the others are younger than that!
[On a sad note, I realized that Christine would've been 15 this year...an early high schooler. Whoa. How life would've been different. I wonder what she would've been like. I think I remember she had dark hair. It's so strange to think I don't just have 2 sisters...Adrina & Elyse who I've grown up with...I have another...one I've never met but drew pictures that were buried with her. K, I'm starting to sound morbid. I guess, though it affects Mom every year, I don't think about it that often.]
Back to the theatre...Some of these kids are so amazing. No, (and I'm gonna sound sappy) *all* of them are...just in their own ways. But there are these select few of the little boys (and I use "little" meaning they start at age 14 and get younger) that are so wonderful...I seriously love them to death...they're not only talented but there are moments - amidst their goofing off - that they act like adults! (ie: telling the other kids to be quiet; anticipating my wanting the kids to be quiet; suggesting creative blocking that is actually really good, etc.) If I ever have boys I want them to be just like these ones! Hehe...in a few years, they're going to have the ladies fighting over them (maybe they already do...if you watch the jr. high girls around them you can kind of tell..haha), and they could be huge stars if they wanted.
Sometimes you meet people with so much obvious potential that you just want to shower them with compliments and encourage them to go after those big dreams...hmm...ok, so I've actually done that before...sometimes they aren't interested in hearing it. I hate it when people with potential waste it/don't use it.
Within two days of working, I loved each kid so much. It was strange. It was also the first job I've ever gone to where I wasn't nervous my first day. It almost feels like I'm not working. I'm in my element even though I don't know the ropes yet. Now I just have to pray that certain people won't "look down on [me] because [I'm] young." [1 Timothy 4:12] People have different working styles. People who are doing a job for the first time will most likely work slower and take more time to think than those who have been doing this for years. I don't want others to lose confidence in me. I can't lose confidence. God is guiding me. :-)