I haven't had a chance to blog recently! Been very tired. But it's a good tired; the kind of tired that makes you appreciate everything. My new job is going very very well. I love the children in my care and the parents are wonderful. I always tell myself not to get attached to the children I care for, but how can I not? Looking in the eyes of a two-month old, hearing an 18-month old trying to pronounce my name. It goes straight into my heart.
You work and you talk to the same people everyday, but when you leave it's that whole "out of sight out of mind". I tried real hard to keep in contact with the last set of families I left, but I don't feel I made the expression on them as their children did on me. You know, just another person in and out of their lives. I can't deny that that didn't hurt a lot. That's where not wanting to get too attached comes in. I don't want to be just another "care giver" for children. I want to make an impact on their lives. I want them to go on to the next level bringing what I helped them to learn with them.