Today was sort of a weird, dumb day. The combination of ridiculous hormones, exhaustion, Cameron having this entire week off of school, cold, rainy weather, and Nate being at work all day just sort of all came together. I am just glad today is done. Blah.
But instead spelling out all of the weird, dumb details for you, I just wanted to blog tonight so I could remember one of the absolutely wonderful things that did happen today. This morning I had Cameron's end-of-the-year Parent/Teacher conference. They have been keeping a portfolio of some of his little projects he's done throughout the year, and it was so fun to see how he has progressed. His favorite teacher (and mine), Will, was the one who met with me. At the end of the meeting, he proceeded to tell me one of the kindest, nicest compliments about my son that I have ever heard. Will is a wonderful person, friend and teacher to Cameron and to us. I have been so grateful for his role in our lives this past year. He finds and focuses on the good in people, especially his little students. I think Will can tell that as Cameron's mother, I worry about how other adults perceive Cam....I know he's a handful. I know he doesn't always listen and behave. I know he's loud and talks nonstop. And YES, I worry everytime I'm not with him if he's driving the supervising adult crazy or not. I have heard things said about him. I have seen other people not know how to handle him (crap, here come the hormonal tears....). I have heard adults speak rudely to him. It breaks my heart.
So...it took everything I had not to cry tears of JOY when Will said to me, "Cameron is a GOOD kid. He is. He is very smart, and I promise you, I can tell...he is going to do amazing things with his life."
I will probably never see Will again after school ends next month (he said he most likely won't still be teaching when Roo goes), but I will always remember what he said to me today. I appreciated it so much because Will knows Cameron. This wasn't a light-hearted compliment from someone who thinks Cam is cute...which, those are always really nice to hear too, but I just knew it was real and honest. I could tell that Will wanted me to know that this was his true opinion of Cameron, not just a nice word from a tolerating preschool teacher at the end of the year. I spent a lot of the school year receiving negative feedback about my son from his other teacher, and as the mother of a difficult child, it's nice to hear that someone besides me has real faith in him for a change.
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That's awesome. Hope you have pics of Cam and Will for you guys to remember him!
Yeah, we'll definitely take pictures before school ends next month. I'll have to come back and stick one of the pictures in with this post.
I worry about that with my kids too because I know they can be a handful. BUT try and remember that ALL kids have their moments when they're a handful!
Those little moments are priceless. I know how you feel. Gavin had a horrible kindergarten experience with a crappy teacher but his teacher this year gave me the same kind of compliment Will gave you about Cam. It means everything doesn't it? You're a good mom and it is paying off. Trust that.
I remember well when Ben was that age. He was SUCH a handful (he still has his moments, lol). I was really struggling with it, I'd had similar experiences to what you said in this post, hearing others comments, I even have a sister that still tells me "he's too difficult" for her. There was a Regional Conference and President Monson was one of the speakers. He started talking about how "energetic" some of the kids were and I LOVED his perspective. He said something to the effect that "their spirits are just too big to be contained in their little bodies". It brought tears to my eyes, and now whenever I have a particularly rough day with my little man, the Spirit gently reminds me that his body just needs to catch up! :)
It makes such a difference when you get teachers that see the good and believe in your children as much as you do. I struggled with Ben's Kindergarten teacher, but have been blessed with excellent teachers for 1st & 2nd grades.
loved this post.
I loved this. My daughter is a handful and a half. She is bull headed, loud, doesn't listen, and throws tantrums over everything. I know she's only almost 3 and its pretty normal, but she's always been this way. She's been a high needs child to say the least. I get the looks, the stares, the comments etc from people, and it makes me so sad. If only people weren't so judgemental. If they only stopped to say encouraging words in those moments, understanding how hard it is for us. I worry about Shayla going to preschool all the time. Working with special needs though allows me to have a different perspective on my own child. Yes my daughter has high needs and many days end in tears for me/her, but some of the qualities she has are things I know will make her an amazing person. I remind my self how some of the parents of the kids I teach must feel each day. Their children having meltdowns throughout the day, etc.. how they must worry and wonder how their child is being perceived and treated everyday. I try to remind myself how lucky I am, and how lucky other people are to be around my daughter, and I think if they can't handle her it's their loss, and their fault. Every child needs different things, different attention etc. I hope and pray my daughter comes in contact with people who see all the wonderful qualities and know ( or have a desire to learn ) how to deal with the not so great things she does. I can only imagine how nice it was to hear such a great thing about your sweet boy! ( Sorry this was WAY long haha )
That's so nice. I wish I knew Cam! :(
I hear you Becca! James is my high spirited, loud, non-stop talking, always moving, needy child and I love him for it! Having said all that... he is a handful and we have difficult days and I know there are people who think he is spoiled or that we just let him run wild. So it means the WORLD to me when someone stops long enough to see and know the real him and realizes the gifts that are behind all those qualities that are so "hard to handle" at this age!
I am so glad you have been blessed with a wonderful teacher in Will and I hope and pray that Cameron has other wonderful teachers (male and female) to help guide and mold him along his educational journey!!
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