Baby La-Las
I made two kids cry today. It's something to make them laugh, but it's a whole other to make them cry. It happens rarely but when it does, it's usually over something trivial and they're always in grade one. 7 year olds man, pffff... JUST KIDDING, I love kids. Especially the little ones, they're hilarious. I walk into this grade one class towards the end of the day, and have them demonstrate "the human knot", where you grab people's arms in a circle and unknot yourself. I was trying to convey problem-solving. Undoing it is a challenge, but totally possible. This would be the fourth knot demonstration of the week, and the first to end on the floor. One kid pulled all the other kids and they went down like dominos. I took him outside and explained to him why that didn't work and how you have to be patient and calm when I come to visit. Then his bottom lip quivered and his eyes pooled with tears. Break my heart, kid. He told me someone