Me in all my brooding avatar after discussing some events...
Me : "Zaara don't be so attached to teachers or fella classmates. Years change and your sections also change. You must go with the flow!"
Z : "But why should I not get attached. At times I may find a favorite person in the process, with whom I would love to talk more..."
Me little surprised: "Ya, you will find such, but is there any recent favorite person!"
Z: "Ya , my grade 3 teacher . I meet her in every snacks period!"
Me : Really?!
Z: Ya , I still meet her. We talk. One day she asked me , how's your grade 4 Zaara. I said , "Mam!Busy, suffocating mammm!"
Me: wow, then?!😅
Z: She laughed and said, tell me about it Zaara and we chatted away.
Me: So you guys talk like friends now then!?
Z: Ya. She is not my class teacher, so we talk more now.
Me: So you feel good then!?
Z: Not just good maa! It feels fresh, a new feeling....like how you finish a book and start a new one, or how you end a lesson and start a new lesson, I feel that refreshing!!!
I WAS MIND BLOWN AND COMPLETELY SHOCKED TO SAY THE LEAST! I didn't want to amend her thoughts or add my thoughts. I just let that be...
It feels like it is not me who is teaching, but my always talkative 🦜 kid is teaching me - more about relations, friends, or emotions !
Uhh! Freedom of Speech and Expression - what a beautiful freedom to have and exercise, isn't it?!! And a child reflects it every once in a while and makes us realise how to beautifully yet nonchalantly execute it!
Today is 78th Independence day for India ( India became independent on Aug 15th 1947, 🇮🇳) - Happy Independence day. A plea to all to have the sense and sensibilities to recognise and understand the differences between patriotism and hyper nationalism!⛓️💥
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She is very wise. We can all learn from her.
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DeleteYes, Afshan, children today are a lot more observant, perceptive, communicative, and smarter in many ways. You did the right thing but not adding your own thoughts about what she said.
ReplyDeleteFrom my experience (my son is 32 years) I can say all children pass through difference phases in their lives, just as we did. They are all passing phases. All experiences in themselves.
You are right, very often we learn a lot from them as well.
(My latest post: Real-world lessons from younger folks)