I don’t usually go shopping near where I work. Not that I don’t want to, but I just don’t live out that way. When I lived closer I shopped in the community. Sometimes I would run into students at the store or at a restaurant.
I haven’t lived in the area in about 10 years. So running into families from school is a little less common. I went into the Kohls and as soon as I walked in…. I saw a familiar masked face! I haven’t seen this mom in over two years. I instantly remembered her name and her oldest son. But I was totally drawing a blank on the younger two’s names. Then she told me that it was her son in front of her in the line. I could have fallen over, he was no longer 11, he was now 16 and has a job! I have such a hard time seeing the little faces I remember in these grown up looking faces. It just amazes me how quickly they grow up, yet they still seem to be little in my head. Whether they are former students who have bridged into adulthood or their parents who stopped to say “hi,” it is always good to see familiar faces!
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3/25/2022 11:44:09 am
It is funto see familiar faces and shocking at the same time. I have been teaching 36 years and a former student is now my pulmonologist!!
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EugeniaKouts
3/25/2022 10:05:37 pm
Always good to see familiar faces, but I'm most impressed that you can remember their names. Old age has my memory blurred!
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Katie Krzoz
3/25/2022 11:30:51 pm
Oh Michelle, what a wonderful post. You amaze me everyday, thanks for sharing!!
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