If you can read this, thank a teacher!

Like the title? I saw that bumper sticker on a car in some commercial :)

As some know, I provide habilitation for an Autistic child as a part time job on top of early intervention. This child has two younger siblings who I work with as well, just to make sure they allow me to work with the oldest. Well, the middle child is always attached to my side when I am at their home. The other night, this child was asked by the mother "why do you like Miss Kristen?" To which this child said "I like Miss Kristen because she teaches me!" Well, that statement just melted my heart. Later that night this child was getting tired and was rather irritable with the mother. While I was working with the eldest sibling I hear "I want Miss Kristen to be my mom, she lets me grow up!!" My heart basically broke because I knew the mother's heart was breaking as well. On the plus side, this child realized how the statement made the mother feel and appologized shortly after. The mother came and talked to me, asking if I heard the statement. I did not know what to say about the situation. I really felt for the mother and wish the whole situation did not happen.