Dating Like a Mother

 Tomorrow I will wrap up another year teaching PreK.  9 months ago I met my tiny new best friends.  At first I mourned the loss of my previous class but eventually they grew on me and I fell in love with each of them.   The end of the school year (for those who love what they do) is like a really terrible break up.  This week has been full of emotion, some personal but a lot of sadness about what's coming to an end.  I'm not going to say that this year has been smooth or easy.  There have been many challenges. If you think about the amount of time I spend with these children each day it's a lot.  I spend almost 5 hours each day 4 days a week with theses kiddos.   There have been tears (from them and myself). When they walked through my door 9 months ago many of them were quiet, scared and unfamiliar with me.  I was able to earn their trust, and show them that I was more than just their teacher.  I loved them and was comple...

Discard is a word that lately has been very heavy in my heart.  The simple definition of discard is as follows: Get rid of (someone or something) as it no longer is useful or desirable. We discard things all the time not thinking twice about it.  But, what about people?  I know this sounds very harsh and maybe a bit dramatic.  But let me step back and revisit the past... As a young child I never really felt like I was wanted or desired.  Now, I'm not trying to blame anyone for this, just stating how I felt.  Those around me were doing the best that they could with what they knew.  When I was just 5 years old we moved to California to chase down a dream that my parents had.  They packed us up, we moved into a hotel and they hoped we would find a place to live.  We eventually did... (Have I ever mentioned in my lifetime I have switched schools over 10 times).  While living in California I found a nice mom and her daughters (I was probably ...