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We soar when we see a child “get it” for the very first time.

We worry while we drive home about that child that just seems lost.

Not much grosses us out.

We know when it’s been too quiet for too long and we need to investigate.

We can pretend to be interested in slimey things- from a safe distance.

We can make almost anything sound like a fun and interesting choice.

We save bubbles wands and the lids to dried up markers.

We’ve perfected the “I don’t think so” look and can guide children’s’ behavior often with just a facial expression.

We get excited about little things.

We know that a band aid does more than just cover a scrape or cut.

We save things that other people consider junk… and when we see “junk” we wonder what can we do or make with it.

We know the current most popular children’s television shows, based merely on the shoes the kids are wearing, who needs nelson ratings?

We will pick things out of the garbage for our school, but not for ourselves.

We respond to things like: “Miss Cathy!” being yelled enthusiastically (and with a degree of bewilderment) in the grocery store.

We inwardly groan when a child comes in with an action figure, or with McDonalds because they “didn’t have lunch yet”.

We are often heard to say the phrase: “Use your words” as a mantra.

We usually know when problems at home have started, even before a parent tells us.

We know how to make a bathroom accident seem like absolutely no big deal.

Some of us know we don’t look very graceful getting up from sitting on the floor anymore, but we know that that’s not what’s important.

We love Velcro and we love the dollar store.

We instinctively know when a child is about to put a serving spoon in their mouth.

We usually have a tissue on hand.

We go home very tired at the end of the day, but usually happy.

As a group, we tend to have a genuine love for life and fun, and appreciate that quality in children. We know that what we do is important.

-by Cathy Abram