Friday, June 26, 2009
I Hate You...
I was sitting doing a puzzle yesterday when my B.D. kid turned to me as he was working on another puzzle and said, "I hate you." I stopped and looked at him, and he was smiling. He said, "Do you believe me?" I said, "No, I think you're kidding." And he said, "Yep." So we both smiled and went on our day. Later in the day he came back for Math and we were sitting there and he said, "I still hate you." And I said, "Yeah, I know, I am beginning to hate you too." He smiled and turned away. The kid is from a less-than-ideal home, and I imagine this is his only way of showing that he cares for me. I stopped and looked at him a little while later, as I was pondering how I should handle it, since I didn't want him saying, "I hate you" to everyone he really liked.
So I turned to him and said, "You know, you really shouldn't tell people you hate them."
To which he replied, "I know, it's just that you joke with us and make us laugh, so I wanted to make you laugh too."
I just smiled...and chuckled a smidge.
He got it.
And I did too.
So, for all of you reading this who I am about to leave to start a new adventure...
...I hate you too! :-)
Life.
Is.
Good.
So I turned to him and said, "You know, you really shouldn't tell people you hate them."
To which he replied, "I know, it's just that you joke with us and make us laugh, so I wanted to make you laugh too."
I just smiled...and chuckled a smidge.
He got it.
And I did too.
So, for all of you reading this who I am about to leave to start a new adventure...
...I hate you too! :-)
Life.
Is.
Good.
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