Last night, one of the students at the tutoring center where I work said something to me that took me by surprise. This kiddo can be an immature, impulsive, quirky and loud kid. She isn’t the favorite student and many find her too annoying.

She said “You’re a good teacher. You’re nice.”

Why shocked? That was her telling me that she struggles w acceptance. She acts out for attention.

THEN it hit me:
I’m her adult version. I know what she wants bcuz I need it too. Acceptance.

Mind blown.