“I have never shared something this unique with a student ever.”
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“I have never shared something this unique with a student ever.”
“Every teacher you know thinks it can happen, so they pray it doesn’t.”
“I’m going to miss your consistent, stable presence in their lives through the uncertainty of so many hard and scary times. I’m going to miss knowing they’re in the absolute best hands while they’re away from me. There’s just no other way to say this—I’m going to miss you so much.”
“These are the people I handed my children to as babies, and toddlers, and preschoolers, and the people who looked at me with reassuring eyes when I needed it most.”
“Can you imagine a pandemic going on for two-plus years and others looking to you as ‘the face of calm’ when all you really wanna do is freak the fudge out like the rest of the world? Teachers don’t have to ‘imagine’ this. It’s their reality, and it shouldn’t be.”
“I read it again. ‘A best friend you can have sex with,’ and then flipped to the inscription ‘How great is that?’ I thought about joining witness protection or calling my daughter in sick for the rest of the year so I didn’t have to face her teacher.”
“These children need a safe space. They need stories, role models, and opportunities to explore and practice who they are growing up to be.”
“When I walked across the stage at 22, I was determined to lead by example. I wanted to show any young mother out there the choice is theirs to make. Only you can decide how your life will turn out.”
“I reminded him he had $5. We chatted about how every little bit counts. He said, ‘I love animals more than I love money.’ And then I melted into a puddle on the floor.”
“The shoes my son lit up when he saw, was so careful to protect, and was so proud of, now didn’t feel right and were too hard to put on.”