The Boy, aka my baby, is about to commence life in the real world. He was accepted into a teaching fellowship program and will soon be both tutoring and training to be a teacher. Last night he was reviewing small flashcards he had made for himself. Each one had a photo of a student he'd be working with on the front, with the child's name written on the back. He is expected to know all the children's names before he begins work. He will be tutoring and ultimately teaching very little ones - pre-kindergarteners and second graders. All of these children are ESL kids - English as Second Language.
Needless to say, I am very proud of The Boy and will watch his career unfold with interest. I am also counting the days until he moves to New England to take this job - and it is not a happy count down. My whole family jokes that "Mom has a little trouble letting go." It's true.
PS That is not really The Boy in the photo - just a random male teacher.
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