I’m a mermaid.
I am a kindergarten teacher. The teacher part is a major part of my identity, but the kindergarten part is just for now – well, for the past four years. Of all the different teaching positions I’ve held (I’m still searching for where I fit best), it’s the most difficult and exhausting, but also the most endearing. Each day brings a joyous new tidbit (if I can actually remember it at the end of the day). Today, we were decoding words as we sat on the carpet. As we progressed through three word families, students began giving an explanation of the word or a sentence using it as I changed the beginning letter to form the next word. It wasn’t something I prompted, but it showed they were understanding, and wasn’t too disruptive. One of the words was “man” and a girl student said to a boy student, “like you’re a man.” His response was, “I’m a mermaid.” Adorable, full of possibility, and it stuck with me all day, which is virtually impossible when I am called/talked to/interrupted approximately 9 MILLION times throughout the day.
Some days I would definitely rather be a mermaid! One of the primary reasons I decided to blog is because I, at almost 39 years old, have been feeling so disconnected. Even with my utterly perfect children, wonderful husband, supportive mom, successful career, and a couple of good friends, I feel disconnected. I began to think that I’m probably not alone in that feeling of isolation. It’s just not something that we talk about. Is it acceptable to be a normal person and admit that you have faults – weaknesses, even? Could some of those apparent “faults” just be things that make you different, make you you? Or are those the things that separate you from others? I am still searching for answers, but I wanted to put myself out there. To let others know that they are not alone in this feeling of isolation. If you, too, are looking to make connections, look no further. I’ll pop in as often as I can to share my musings about life, a funny story, some positive thoughts, etc. Positivity is the name of the game, friends. To loosely quote something I read this week, let’s start to toss kindness like confetti. Are you with me???
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