As of this last Thursday (this was written a while ago just never finished!) I am no longer working for the YMCA... I am moving on to the next chapter of life, into a new position with a ministry in Robbinsdale. Anyway, I wanted to write about the things I have learned in the past year... working with 5 and 6-year-olds has sure been a fun and crazy ride! So, I have come to these 4 final conclusions:
1. Kids' imaginations come alive in the bathroom. As I sat outside the door for countless hours, I would see small hands tracing lines on the floor, little girls hair hanging down being swung around, and hear soft singing and storytelling. Always was I chuckling. My favorite memory about the bathroom comes from last summer, when as I walked by the bathroom I heard a small excited voice say, "It's as big as a candy bar!"
2. Kids love Crocs. Crocs are the new rage in footwear... molded from foamy-type material that are almost indestructable. And most kids aren't satisfied with black or blue Crocs... they perfer wild neon colors that you can see from 40 miles off. Anyway, Crocs disgust me, but kids love 'em.
3. Little girls have an inborn desire to do their nails, brush or comb hair, shop, and chase boys (quite literally at this age).
4. Little boys have an inborn desire to avoid little girls, shoot guns, and be dirty. My favorite example came from little Max - when I came across him pouring a large bucket of sand over his head just for fun.
I leave with great sadness - a job that I have truely loved has come to an end. To my fellow employess, I will miss you. To you little tykes, I will miss you too....... I won't miss being dirty or having your snot on my shirt or 16 kinds of germs on my hands or you sneezing in my eyes or peeing your pants but I will miss you!
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