i have been missing my friend daniel. i can't believe i actually worked there. it was a great job. i nearly got a job out here working w/ students such as daniel. after working w/ daniel i am fairly certain i could handle anything. he was a handful. i post pictures now...b/c not too many people look at my site. and, my heart wants to share w/ those who care the adorableness of this child. i love him. pray for him and his family. i pray they would find something to help him calm his mind...and give his parents a peace of heart. we think we have troubles in our lives. pssh. hardly. but, what a joy too! i loved this kid. i do love this kid. i don't easily stop loving.
inquistive little kid. adorable. you can't tell his ability to produce salivia from this picture...
fantastic shot of him outside on this sit and spin thing. he would want me to spin him. so, i would agree. unless he spit on me. he was nice to me usually b/c he liked to spin. i didn't mind b/c at least he was secluded and not able to harm the other kids.
This was a dangerous position....b/c his hands were near my face. he liked to poke and scratch me. but, he also liked to hug me. i took them. i loved this kid w/ all my heart.
This is when we were really connecting at the end of my time. This was our designated corner. See that blue thing on the desk? i think he threw it across the room after this photo was taken.
oh..and if you look on the blackboard you can see remanents of 'mattman.' catchy little song which helped max learn how to draw a person!
inquistive little kid. adorable. you can't tell his ability to produce salivia from this picture...
fantastic shot of him outside on this sit and spin thing. he would want me to spin him. so, i would agree. unless he spit on me. he was nice to me usually b/c he liked to spin. i didn't mind b/c at least he was secluded and not able to harm the other kids.
This was a dangerous position....b/c his hands were near my face. he liked to poke and scratch me. but, he also liked to hug me. i took them. i loved this kid w/ all my heart.
This is when we were really connecting at the end of my time. This was our designated corner. See that blue thing on the desk? i think he threw it across the room after this photo was taken.
oh..and if you look on the blackboard you can see remanents of 'mattman.' catchy little song which helped max learn how to draw a person!
posted by lp at 11:29 PM
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I like Daniel. I would like to meet him. Have you found a new kid to love where you are working?
So this is who helped you design the fantastic plastic bottle sleeves you mentioned? He does look like he could be two in one (adorable and a couple hands full) but I'm glad you had the chance to bond with a child such as Daniel. I know that is something that would take much time and love; any opportunities I've had with children have been too short (day camps for a couple weeks) and too filled with other children to look after, you can't give them the serious attention, time, and care they need (has absolutely nothing to do with 'look at me look at me i need your attention always' nor does it have to do with ADHD). Anyway, children and I get along until they misbehave and then I don't know what to do. Its the only reason I may ever have kids to get the chance to actually know the kids through and through and hopefully leave a positive legacy to help watch after others. But at the same time, its really scary to think about all that responsibility and what might happen with anything related to children. Would he understand a letter from you if you sent him one with a photo of you in it? His parents could explain perhaps? It might be a great influence on his maturing if he knows his caretakers still take care to make sure he's doing well. Just a thought, I know people have influenced me that way through my childhood/now.
this is the little guy who inspired me to make those sleeves. i think this was as close as i have ever come to seeing what it's like to be a mom. to be a parent. to see the need for discipline...and love. how do you combine those two things in the right proportion?
he actually moved a short while after i left... so, i am trying to track down his address now. i had bought a card before i left so i could send it to him while i was out here...but b/c they moved so quickly i didn't have time to get it in the mail! i will soon...you know me and my inability to purchase stamps.
i think he would remember me...he's got a great memory. plus, who wouldn't remember me? i'm the one who spun him on the sit and spin all the time when everyone else refused!
I actually know who works with Daniel now. He transfered to Cedar Rapids. His teacher of his new class is a girl who is in my adult Bible study. She says, "he bites."
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