What About You?

If I were [happy], I would want to get married. There are a lot of verbs/ nouns that can be placed within these brackets and continue to make the sentence true.

Thinking about my friends and family that have gotten married over the last decade, I tried to think of some of the things they've said when they were talking about marriage.
If I were: [in love]... I'd get married.
                [ready]...I'd get married.
                [smitten]... I'd get married.
                [financially stable]... I'd get married.

It makes me so sad that some people had to say [legally allowed to]... I'd get married. I know there a lot of people that don't agree with me, but I also know that there a lot of people who do. I want to share my ideas so that my friends who are LGBT.

Is change easy? No, not usually. But guess what, if you don't want to, don't marry a gay person! Pretty simple I would say.

Tutoring: Saying Goodbye

Monday was my last night tutoring one of my students. I've been tutoring children who are in foster care for 1.5 years now and he was my first student and the only student I have worked with throughout this entire span of time. He is a great kid and it has been wonderful seeing him mature. I love his humor and his willingness to learn. Yes, it's difficult at times, he's young after all and would rather be running around outside playing sports. I am really going to miss seeing him every Monday evening.

I have seen this little kid transform. When I first started working with him, if he thought anyone was disappointed in him, he would shut down, completely, and it would take hours to get him to talk/ function. He has taught me so much, not only regarding different ways people learn but fun ways to approach subjects kids don't gravitate towards.

A few weeks ago, I warned him that after this school year, I would not be able to work with him anymore. He seemed so sad, it broke my heart. He said he didn't want me to leave because I was his best friend. It makes me sad, he has a hard time fitting in school, he's moved a lot. He's definitely had some huge gaps in his knowledge and I wish him the best. He's so smart, and he is sweet, attentive, hyper, active, creative, and thoughtful. He's good at reading me and it's been fun to see the things he could come up with to try and make me laugh. I am going to miss him and I wish him the absolute best in life. It frightens me to see him without guidance, limited parental help, etc. He has my contact information but given that he's so young, I'm not convinced he will contact me. Who knows :)