As a high school teacher, students open up to me about some heavy stuff. It’s a really cool feeling know that they feel safe and that they trust me so much. However, sometimes my anxiety about their well being keeps me up at night.
I was single for my first Valentine's Day in many years. I shared a bed room with my college roommate. She kicked me out because her boyfriend was coming over. I sat alone on our living room couch eating an entire box of Papa Johns cheese sticks watching TLC's Virgin Diaries, while…Â
I teach art at an extremely diverse high school. On the last day of school one of my 9th grade students watched all the other students leave Starbucks gift cards and little gifts on my desk. He must have felt guilty and came up to me ashamed. He explained that he didn't have a gift…Â
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