Monday, October 23, 2006
Mondays.......
We had a wonderful long weekend in Northern Minnesota. We watched deer, a golden eagle and other wildlife. Last night we came home and relaxed some more.
This morning was going like every other Monday, two of my students who had been traveling, one to London and the other to Vegas, were back and it was great to see them. My Vegas traveler brought me a bracelet of dice. It is wonderful. His grandma told me that he picked it out himself. It makes it even that much more special.
Then the bottom dropped out. One of our bilingual aids came up to my room with a few tears in her eyes. She pulled me out into the hallway and told me that one of my students lost her baby sister this weekend. The baby was 2 1/2 months old and she loved that little girl. It sounds like SIDS. I have been so sad all day. She was in school and trying to keep up a good front but I could tell that it was getting to her. She told me that tonight would be the last time she ever gets to see her sister. How sad is that???
It just made everything else seem so trivial in the picture of things. How do you explain to a 7 year old about life not being fair much less to the mother who treasures her children??? In my 19 years of teaching I have never had a student lose anyone that close to them in age.
Hug your little people tonight, for that matter everyone you love, because you just never know what life has in store.
This morning was going like every other Monday, two of my students who had been traveling, one to London and the other to Vegas, were back and it was great to see them. My Vegas traveler brought me a bracelet of dice. It is wonderful. His grandma told me that he picked it out himself. It makes it even that much more special.
Then the bottom dropped out. One of our bilingual aids came up to my room with a few tears in her eyes. She pulled me out into the hallway and told me that one of my students lost her baby sister this weekend. The baby was 2 1/2 months old and she loved that little girl. It sounds like SIDS. I have been so sad all day. She was in school and trying to keep up a good front but I could tell that it was getting to her. She told me that tonight would be the last time she ever gets to see her sister. How sad is that???
It just made everything else seem so trivial in the picture of things. How do you explain to a 7 year old about life not being fair much less to the mother who treasures her children??? In my 19 years of teaching I have never had a student lose anyone that close to them in age.
Hug your little people tonight, for that matter everyone you love, because you just never know what life has in store.
# posted by sjobs @ 6:01 PM 
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My son lost one of his best friends last week, massive heart attack,
42 years old...he is being buried on Friday...it never gets easy..and it's kind of hard to hold a 45 year old
200 lb kid in your lap while while he crys..
I will add your student to our prayer list at church...GiGi
42 years old...he is being buried on Friday...it never gets easy..and it's kind of hard to hold a 45 year old
200 lb kid in your lap while while he crys..
I will add your student to our prayer list at church...GiGi
My mother-in-law had a little boy two years after my wife was born, and lost him to SIDS, though at the time they didn't call it that. It haunted her for the rest of her life...I can't imagine trying to console your student!
Thinking of you and her...
alan
Thinking of you and her...
alan
Oh, so sad... I'm a little surprised they sent the kid to school, though I guess they thought normalcy would help.
So sorry...
So sorry...
Oh this is so very heartbreaking...this little dear is lucky to have a kind and caring teacher in you. I hope that she gets some counselling and can overcome this....
oh poor dear...
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oh poor dear...
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