tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post990343522285677677..comments2023-10-18T11:21:07.231-04:00Comments on What I Should Have Said: BrokenBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999741671175495307noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-61700072018880889732009-11-18T14:11:02.223-05:002009-11-18T14:11:02.223-05:00What you and my sister do... amazes me.What you and my sister do... amazes me.Cristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278630444931205359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-35807801052450678152009-11-18T13:30:32.945-05:002009-11-18T13:30:32.945-05:00That's one of the hardest parts about teaching...That's one of the hardest parts about teaching - dealing with indifference and apathy in such little kiddos. I think you are right - go with praise and maybe a miracle will happen for both of you!Momma Chaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665819920508553549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-39230608530251065232009-11-17T08:13:09.155-05:002009-11-17T08:13:09.155-05:00Awwww in a sort of distant, can't-quite-rememb...Awwww in a sort of distant, can't-quite-remember sort of way I can relate.mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-75361993641722374612009-11-15T22:38:49.738-05:002009-11-15T22:38:49.738-05:00God job! Hard times, but you are doing the right t...God job! Hard times, but you are doing the right thing!! Sometimes my Weston is a challenge... this is a good reminder, I dont know where we went wrong.Susan Berlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751377135395989730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-970320966297992782009-11-15T18:47:18.135-05:002009-11-15T18:47:18.135-05:00that is sad - and my son was exactly and i mean EX...that is sad - and my son was exactly and i mean EXACTLY the same way and i am glad to report that 2 years later and it is a total 180 - hang in there mommySPEAKING FROM THE CRIBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875665332513211981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-37326979918733406542009-11-15T18:09:55.733-05:002009-11-15T18:09:55.733-05:00That's sadly familiar. My six year old was lik...That's sadly familiar. My six year old was like that last year. He still says he hates school now, but I think he's just saying it now for the sake of it. I can tell he's enjoying himself now.Captain Dumbasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214826608461609241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-9174032866655585532009-11-15T17:58:56.766-05:002009-11-15T17:58:56.766-05:00Good luck! I'm really glad that there are peop...Good luck! I'm really glad that there are people like you who are educators.A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-18087528664931316632009-11-15T16:46:21.914-05:002009-11-15T16:46:21.914-05:00That is so sad! School is suppose to be a safe and...That is so sad! School is suppose to be a safe and happy place!Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13032317917976482505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-87143723903126538432009-11-15T11:24:46.674-05:002009-11-15T11:24:46.674-05:00Liked this so much I put it under the sunset...Liked this so much I put it under the sunset...Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-88474625266724687112009-11-15T09:23:16.175-05:002009-11-15T09:23:16.175-05:00It's sad when someone that age has had nobody ...It's sad when someone that age has had nobody at home show love and caring....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-80389433019976931952009-11-14T19:40:02.622-05:002009-11-14T19:40:02.622-05:00A shame that every little 5 yr old doesn't hav...A shame that every little 5 yr old doesn't have a teacher like you....<br /><br />btw, love the new header. I know,it's possibly not new. I'm not out much these days...:))♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-63983755931294738452009-11-14T17:48:11.910-05:002009-11-14T17:48:11.910-05:00Love your attitude. Warm thoughts coming your way...Love your attitude. Warm thoughts coming your way. <br /><br />HallieWonderful World of Weinershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704174092907120103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-43496844694021994392009-11-14T16:11:40.989-05:002009-11-14T16:11:40.989-05:00Stick with it. You'll work miracles.Stick with it. You'll work miracles.anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870033179328734404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-5180741811878626552009-11-14T14:10:39.466-05:002009-11-14T14:10:39.466-05:00Wonderful.Wonderful.Wendihttp://www.wendiaarons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-45840971273730654072009-11-14T09:25:24.123-05:002009-11-14T09:25:24.123-05:00Thank God there are people like you in this little...Thank God there are people like you in this little girl's life Beth.<br /><br />And congrats on OMG's post of the day award. That little bit of sunshine belongs on your blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-34503451203070577942009-11-14T00:22:15.146-05:002009-11-14T00:22:15.146-05:00I can just hear the thinking: "Because that&#...I can just hear the thinking: "Because that's what we do, we give you the belief in your abilities to learn, to grow, to take succesful steps while you're with us."<br /><br />Congratulations on the OMG post of the day.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-77259812559360759132009-11-13T23:22:46.885-05:002009-11-13T23:22:46.885-05:00Love NEVER fails. You totally have the right plan,...Love NEVER fails. You totally have the right plan, sounds like to me!Brenda Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842228644349167297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-55553388579109220312009-11-13T19:09:48.010-05:002009-11-13T19:09:48.010-05:00I think that if I was in desperate need of someone...I think that if I was in desperate need of someone to give me a hand, that you would be on the list of the first people that I might ask for help! (Don't worry, I will not knock on your door in the middle of the night with my sleeping bag!) haha<br /><br />This was a compliment, by the way!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158978490041796686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-62684810964173302832009-11-13T19:01:50.287-05:002009-11-13T19:01:50.287-05:00The world needs more people with a heart like your...The world needs more people with a heart like yours. Really it does.sun loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08177142568167014934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-68122622522515857312009-11-13T14:07:31.403-05:002009-11-13T14:07:31.403-05:00I wish so many of us would take on a child like th...I wish so many of us would take on a child like this with this same attitude. We need to step back as you do and reevalutate what her needs really areChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666221134973458983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-62424120419974407322009-11-13T13:15:53.909-05:002009-11-13T13:15:53.909-05:00I so wish I had a teacher like you when I was smal...I so wish I had a teacher like you when I was small. I appreciate your insight and your ability to see the true hurts.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-12937567178109022542009-11-13T12:58:51.686-05:002009-11-13T12:58:51.686-05:00Boy does this one ring true, Beth. Sometimes (dar...Boy does this one ring true, Beth. Sometimes (dare I say, MOST times), the kids who are the least lovable need our love the most. You're right, it's terrifying when you see such apathy and hopelessness in a five-year-old.<br /><br />Keep fighting the good fight.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794712479594188124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-87398283946935572332009-11-13T12:07:43.073-05:002009-11-13T12:07:43.073-05:00So sad. And sadly, not uncommon.So sad. And sadly, not uncommon.Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-72124250384393784242009-11-13T11:39:05.585-05:002009-11-13T11:39:05.585-05:00Poor sweetie. A little love can work big miracles...Poor sweetie. A little love can work big miracles!HeatherPridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860275128883460043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5925661918941360037.post-83733749534042716662009-11-13T10:43:02.509-05:002009-11-13T10:43:02.509-05:00And only five... so sad. I'm glad she has you...And only five... so sad. I'm glad she has you Beth.<br /><br />I've got a 15 year old boy in my class who needed someone to turn him around the minute he hit school. Let's hope for him this year too.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.com