Delusions

Today was my last day working at my summer daycare. My co-teacher had all the kids go around and say something they loved about me.

They were saying some pretty sweet things and I was feeling pretty good about myself until one little girl said, "No matter how mad she gets, she never yells." 

I don't know where this girl has been all summer, I was rarely NOT yelling. "Listen!" "Face forward!" "Who just threw that?!" "Slow down!" "LISTEN the FIRST time!" "Who just pulled the bus cord?!" "What just happened, why is he crying?!" LISTEN THE FIRST TIME!!!!"

I began to question all the other comments made by the other kids and how many of them were just as deluded as this sweet girl.

My favorite thing that someone said though was, "She always notices who's alone and makes sure that no one gets left behind. And when you're stuck in the back of the line she calls you her Back-line Buddies and has a party with you."

Go figure, all this time when my back-line buddies would roll their eyes at me they were secretly enjoying my lame dance moves and attempts at drawing high fives from them. Kids surprise me all the time. And that's why I love them, although I might be a little deluded.

Signs

Signs I've been spending all my days with a rambunctious group of daycare children:

1) The other day, I saw a man jogging on the street and I wanted to shout at him to use his "walking feet."

2) When a friend or family member casually tells me they have to go to the bathroom, I have to bite my tongue before saying "Hold on a sec and I'll take you."

3) Today I tripped and I said, out loud without thinking, "Are you okay?"