Okay, so going to work and to my son's second grade Friendship Party today has solidified my decision to transition out of middle school. The little kids in his class really made my day. I had such a good time with them. I will look forward to having parties with my students. I can certainly appreciate their innocence. I have almost lost hope with the older ones. I had a boy at my school tell me that he is the father of an 18-month old baby. He is no more than 13 years old. The mother is a sixteen year old girl in highschool. I am speechless. His behavior is so infantile and it horrifies me to think that he will be responsible for this baby. Or that he is sexually active at all. He flirts with me all the time and now I guess I know why.
It is so sad to see the disconnect that these teens clearly have with their parents, authority, and the real world. They live in some sort of fantasy land with blinders on. I still believe I can change someone's life for the better and my quest continues!
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