Middle School!

It is days like today when I leave after teaching my middle school dance classes and I rethink why I want to be a parent! It is a miracle any of of survive that time in life! I have been struggling with some of the work I am doing with this age since Sept. and yet I feel like I have come so far since then. Much like where they are at in life, I still have so far to go! The good news is that developmentally , middle schoolers are very similar to 3 year olds! So perhaps by the time my child is 3, I will REALLY feel like a good teacher and parent!

I am also feeling very sad today about the young boy from Oakland who became paralyzed by a random bullet during his piano lesson earlier this week . I was listening to a radio interview today of his mother who sounded so strong and together in a time of  such challenge. I loved how she spoke about her son being the reason why she felt like things would be ok. It also made me think about how terrifying it must be for a parent to trust the world with their baby and how there is a woman out there who will take such a big leap and trust that Wally and I will be the right parents for her child.