Once upon a time a child who is rather round, cute, and annoying all at the same time was my student. I will call him R. He cries, jokes, but can participate well.
One happy Friday another teacher was giving out ice cream sandwiches at recess. She offered me one and I agreed to eat one. As I was unwrapping the delicious treat, I saw someone appear beside me on the bench and I felt an obnoxious tap on my shoulder. As I paused unwrapping the goodness..I turned to see R staring straight at my ice cream sandwich drooling over the whole situation. He decides to ask me, "can I have one? I want one!" Apparently one of my other students got one from this teacher because she took a test in her room..long story. But R did not get one, so that's all that matters.
I stopped and froze hoping he'd just go away. I knew he couldn't have one, and I felt terrible what I was about to do. I told him to ask the teacher who was giving them out for one. And as I said this I took a huge bite and another. He went over to the teacher and asked..the teacher said, "ask your teacher if you deserve one and if you've been good" (we had a rough week with him..except this particular Friday).
As I overheard this conversation I said "oh gosh no..don't come back over here.." So I got up and walked around..I went back to the bench and not even a second later-R found me! By the time he found me and asked me, the other teacher had given out the rest of the treats! I knew the afternoon would be interesting.
After I told him the tragic news that they were all gone......tears the size of Texas fell from his puppy dog eyes and he followed me around as if one would magically appear.
In the classroom, he still cried. I had all of the students on the carpet and I set R beside me, or I knew he'd start his fits. He leaned on me and cried. And cried. And cried. For an hour and a half he cried. Finally he stopped as I put them in groups to do an activity. He got happy. He got hyper. And he lived hyperily ever after.
The End.
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