Teary Eyed Teacher

 One day in February, I was subbing in a 3rd grade classroom.  The children noticed people looking in the door.  I told them to get away from the door so I could see who was there.  I opened the door and saw some people outside my door.  There was a soldier, an older woman, a younger woman, and one or two small children.  They said they were there to pick up a student.  His uncle had just arrived from Afghanistan.  I called out the student’s name.  The student looked at me as if he were in trouble.  I said, "You have a visitor."  He looked confused and in walked the soldier, his uncle. OMG!  It was a Kodak moment.  The student flew across the classroom and leaped into his uncle’s arms.  He hugged him tight and could not stop crying.  I was crying, too.  Now, I have experienced this first hand.  I have always seen these scenes on the news, but I experienced it first hand last month.  Writing this makes me cry all over again.  Got to get some tissues.

As a sub, I have new experiences each day.  Some good, and some not so good.