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I confess...
One of my groups of students is causing me exhaustion every day! Don't get me wrong, I love this group of kids, but the boys outnumber the girls 5 to 1. Yes, for every 1 girl in that class, I have 5 boys!
I had forgotten how PHYSICAL boys this age (11-12) can be when you get big groups of them together without enough femininity to offset their budding masculinity. They're always pushing, shoving, tackling, chasing, jumping, or falling on the floor. And not because they're being bad. They're just so physical! And today, one of the little buggers got me good. He hid in a doorway as I was coming down the hall, and he jumped out and scared me, just like my son used to do, actually still does sometimes. They're great fun, but I am exhausted when they leave my room after an hour and a half each day.
I confess...
I'm still feeling somewhat depressed. It started when I was confined to my recliner for 5 1/2 weeks this summer after shoulder surgery. Then I had a car accident. And my body is going through changes I am sure are related to turning 50 very soon. Not to mention the stress at work over added job duties and a complete change in curriculum and methodology that is requiring me to work harder and longer than I have in years.
Have you ever heard of
Project Semi-colon? Our counselors at school sent us a link this week to read some inspiring stories in order to help students who suffer with mental illness or addiction. According to the website, Project Semicolon
is a faith-based non-profit that encourages and supports people with depression, addiction, and thoughts of self-injury or suicide. If I were ever going to get a tattoo, and I'm too scared to ever do it, but if I were, it would be a semi-colon, and not just because I'm a grammar nerd!
"Writing [a] semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to. The author is you and the sentence is your life.” Doesn't that just say it all?
I confess...
That's all for now! Have a great weekend!
I cannot imagine going to work every day with that many boys in my class. I love kids and had three brothers growing up, but that's a lot of testoterone.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that you're still feeling blue. We'll be channelling some positive vibes your way. Love the tattoo idea. Why are you too scare to do get one?