FoReVer YoUnG

I can't stop thinking of the senseless tragedy that happen in Connecticut.  It hits close to home for me I guess because I have been working in high schools for almost 10 years now.  There isn't one week that goes by that I don't have some kind of thought of that happening in "my" school.  No I don't have kids and people always tell me that you will think and feel different when you have a child of your own. Well I do have kids, many kids and they are my past and present students.  Some of my students come from "families" that you and I could never in your dreams imagine living in.  I feel at times that I need to protect them from their own life.  I am their Mother figure while they are at school and look forward to seeing and talking with them on Mondays when return.  They are my life and I know this is a job that was meant for me.  It is the hardest, most rewarding job I have ever had.  I love my students!  May they stay FoReVer YoUnG!