Do I Really Sound Like That?

Do I really sound like I hate my job or that I'm unhappy all the time?

I don't. For the most part, I love my kids (all 34 of them). They DO make me laugh on a daily basis. The small percentage that don't are dominating my work life right now. But I'm also damn good at what I do, even if it's not recognized. I feel many days like I'm the only one fighting for my kids and I keep hitting walls I can't figure out how to get around. But I do enjoy my kids. Maybe I need to work harder at conveying that?

Some recent highlights from the last two days:

Yesterday on the way out of my room at the end of the day:
Connor: Merry Christmas, Mrs. B!
Mrs. B: (confused) Merry Christmas, Connor. Won't you be here for the rest of the week?
Connor: (matter of factly) Yes. Why?



Mrs. E (my team teacher): Tabias, you have a quiz for Mrs. B today on the John Henry story. Are you ready?
Tabias: Yup!
Mrs. E: Great! Why don't you tell me about the story?
Tabias: Oh, no, I can't!
Mrs. E: Why not?
Tabias: If I do, it'll all be gone from my head.



Hannah (coming down the hall at the beginning of the day): Mrs. B! Mrs. B! I have a surprise for you!
Mrs. B.: Yea! Is it a good surprise?
Hannah: Yes!
(puts her items away, then returns to the door with something under her coat)
Hannah: Are you ready?!?
(pulls out book missing for 3 weeks from under her coat)
Hannah: Tada! It was under my sister's bed the whole time!


Moments like that keep us going when we're being told so constantly how "bad" we are.