Kelly Gibbons, artist and writer, about me

Friday, September 17, 2004

I survived 2 more days on the job. I'm exhausted, but happy. The job is mostly fun.
I can't put "details" here for confidentiality reasons, but here are some of the reasons it is a great job:

The people I work with are genuinely happy to see me everyday. I mean, really, really excited. And it is not a fake happy--they mean it and I know it. The adults are nice too.

I get hugs "just because." And someone always wants to hold my hand, sit on my lap, or sit next to me at lunch.

I get to play with playdough.

I get to sing everyday. We sing to say good morning. We sing in a circle. We sing to go in groups. We sing to line up. We sing before we eat. Everything has a song. I'm not the greatest singing in the world, and I don't know all the songs. Yet, not one person has laughed at my awful singing voice or made fun of me because I don't know the words.

I've also learned (or was reminded) that:

Accidents happen, it's OK.

If you are crying one minute and laughing the next, you are normal. And if you are laughing one minute, and crying the next, well, that's normal too.

It's OK to ask for help, everyone needs some at times.

Little milk cartoons are hard to open.

So far, the job gets a thumbs up.

posted by Kelly @ 9/17/2004 12:52:00 PM

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