"Teaching the Teacher"

[similiesslip]

I’ve spent too much of my life wishing I could trade lives. I’ll admire someone and wish I could be them. I’ve often assumed that if I just lived in another neighborhood, or another house, or had had other parents, I would be closer to the woman I want to be

Comments

[basric]

A powerful story of strength. Wanting to strive to be like her no be her is a worthwhile goal, excellent read,

[similiesslip]

She is amazing. I feel privileged to work with her every day. Thank you for reading about her. So many heroes live unnoticed.

[aquarius_galuxy]

Definitely gotta learn to be like Mrs C! Lots of times we tend to procrastinate.. It's not easy doing something now instead of waiting 'until the time is right'

[similiesslip]

I learn so much from her.

And I learn other things from you. I admire your courage :) You inspire me.

[aquarius_galuxy]

I'm glad I inspire you! (Personally I'm not very inspiring to myself ;) ) Very awesome that you get the opportunity to learn lots in your job =)

[adoptedwriter]

Sometimes ya think ya know someone, then.... Bam! Wow! AW

[similiesslip]

Yes. I already admired her, but this, wow. And she'd never mentioned it in the first nine weeks I had known her. She also does not act at all bitter. Some people who live with loss seem bitter or have a gloomy viewpoint, but she is NOT like that at all. I never would have guessed she experienced such a tragedy.

[sonarvampress]

Such a brave woman to go out and face the world after going through that.

[similiesslip]

And to take a job like this one. I teach at an alternative school. All of our students have been expelled from the city schools. Though she is firm, she lives a life of love. She'd never mentioned this loss in the first nine weeks I had known her. She also does not act at all bitter. Some people who live with loss seem bitter or have a gloomy viewpoint, but she is NOT like that at all. I never would have guessed she experienced such a tragedy.

Thank you for reading this about her life. It means a lot to me.

[eternal_ot]

Loved the way you handled this, we always tend to see the grass to be greener on the other side...but it may not be so...beautiful!