This post is not a negative
one though, it is super positive. It is about someone I have known for a while,
but rediscovered in the last few months. I actually mentioned this person in a
couple of posts; however, this is a special mention!
I am going to name this
person JeTi. We met when her daughter and Hans started in Junior Kindergarten.
JeTi made her first appearance in my post about Hans’ crisis with peeing or rather not peeing at school. She made a couple of other appearances; most notably in a
post about my fears about the boys and who they would be in the future. JeTi has always taken the time to send me a
kind note about the boys if she ever ran into them by chance.
When I met JeTi, she was
wrapping up her PhD and eventually, she got a job with SickKids and got busy.
Even when she was preoccupied with her work, she encouraged me to do something
for myself. With her help, I actually started some adult English conversational
lessons for new immigrants in our neighbourhood. Although it didn’t last long,
it gave me an opportunity to get to know some neighbours and hone my teaching
skills. That experience definitely
contributed to my recent procuring of my current job with the Toronto District
School Board.
2 days ago, I received a
Thank You note in the mail from JeTi. The note came with a beautiful bookmark. The
note thanked me for my support at Hans’ school and hoped that JeTi and I could
be friends even after the kids stop studying together.
If I was as thoughtful as JeTi, I would have thought of a handwritten Thank You note way before she did! Maybe I am not; so I am writing this blog post as belated reciprocation!
If I was as thoughtful as JeTi, I would have thought of a handwritten Thank You note way before she did! Maybe I am not; so I am writing this blog post as belated reciprocation!
Last school year, we ended up
“working together” as classroom parents and organizing the graduation party for
our children. JeTi did the bulk of the work and I was her backup. As we
finished the school year, I realized that I found a kindred spirit. Of all the
parents I worked with at Hans’ school, I found JeTi to be most like me. Some
could label us stupid and others could elevate us to selfless beings. It doesn’t matter what people think, it is
how we function regardless of all the thinking!
I am glad I was able to
reconnect with JeTi. I hope we are able to be friends for a very long time. As
I age, I need to surround myself with people who actually care and take the
time to show they care.
Recently, the boys indulged me by watching one of my favourite movies,
My Fair Lady, with me. One of the songs I quite enjoy from that movie is “Show
Me”. Sure the song is about expectations in love, but why must there be fewer expectations
for other relationships in life?! So, I would like to share a few lyrics here
as a conclusion to this post.
Sing me no song! Read me no rhyme!
Don't waste my time, Show me!
…
Don't wait until wrinkles and lines
Pop out all over my brow,
Show me now!
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