I had a normal day... work in cedar... lost my crown and went to the dentist (Gentle Dental) and they graciously put my tooth back in... noticed we were low on candy at the theatre and as I drove back to St. George and still feeling energized and driving my kids to Cheer, Tennis, Kick boxing etc... I made a stop in at the Dollar Tree store... I love that store... It's all $1, pretty easy to navigate through and so I picked up 32 boxes of Reese's Pieces and 9 boxes of Milk Duds... Pretty normal day for me...Then it happened...
ARE YOU A TEACHER!!!! You would have thought someone came into the store with an AK47 (is that even a thing) and yelled... Everybody Down!! Just shut up and Get down...
Seriously... when I hear the words... Are you a teacher... I cringe... I scowl... My A$$ overrides my mouth and I say with a profound and deadly... (as if they asked me if I was from Utah)... OH HELL NO...
The only problem with my reaction which was quicker then a sniper on top of a rooftop was that when I looked up to see who said it to me, it was the Sweetest, kindest, littlest old lady... She was so sincere in her cause of praising me for praising my students... She thought I was some kind of saint who was going to give some spectacular presentation to a bunch of kids that probably needed some kind of encouragement and she thought that SWEET someone was ME!!..
WOW!! I got in the car... told my 13 year old what had just happened... she giggle because she knows my feelings about being a teacher... And for the record... my parents, and ALL my sisters are teachers... and I have a LOT of teacher friends... and they are GOOD teachers... and they ALL love their careers... (at least I hope they did or do)... And my Parents were the BEST teachers... so why would I be so disgusted at the question... Are you a Teacher? well because I haven't had the best experience with teachers with my kids... (ANOTHER BLOG for another day)
But I said to my daughter... WHY... Why does the tiny hairs crawl on the back of my neck when I was asked that... I mean... in reality, I AM a TEACHER!! I've taught you kids... I TEACH Sunday School... I do NOT need a DEGREE to TEACH or be a TEACHER... I teach Everyday, whether by example, in my home with my kids friends... I mean in All reality... I am a TEACHER!!!
But I guess by the World's standards I wouldn't be considered a Teacher... But I am... so the next time Someone asked me sweetly.. ARE you a TEACHER? I am going to say... Oh HELL YA... I teach kids to dream... I teach kids to believe in themselves... I teach kids to reach for the stars... I teach kids they are smart and can do hard things... I teach kids to be kind... I teach kids to LOVE GOD... I teach kids to know and understand the Plan of Salvation... I teach kids to love themselves... I teach kids that Hard is GOOD... I teach kids to set Goals... I teach kids to Plan... I teach kids to listen and know when to Shut up!! I teach kids piano... I teach kids to love their MOM and Dad even though it's hard... I teach kids to look up and reach up... I teach kids to GET up... so I guess my question to You is this... WHAT do YOU Teach!!
Because I DO TEACH which makes me a TEACHER!!!
So I am so SORRY to that sweet little old lady that genuinely looked at me like I was the sweetest teacher in the world... This is RAW people... And this is HOW I am taught... I am taught by my reactions, as imperfect as they are, I learned the lesson I was supposed to learn... I am a TEACHER!! And probably a better teacher then most with College Degrees... I have no limitations or restrictions in what I can teach... I am not governed by anyone except the very God that Created me...
#maximizeyoueveryday
#peaceandblessings
#maximizeyourdreams
#blessyou
#mayGodblessyou
Mama Sadie
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