一年级老师(First-Grade Teacher)

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ididn'tknowthemaninfrontofmethatmorning.butididnoticethatwebothwalkedalittlestraighter,alittlemoreproudly,asourdaughtersheldourhands.wewereproudbutapprehensiveonthatimportantday.ourgirlswerebeginningfirstgrade.wewereabouttogivethemup,forawhileatleast,totheinstitutionwecallschool.asweenteredthebuilding,helookedatme.oureyesmetjustforaminute,butthatwasenough.ourloveforourdaughters,ourhopesfortheirfuture,ourconcernfortheirwell-beingwelledupinoureyes.

you,theirteacher,metusatthedoor.youintroducedyourselfandshowedthegirlstotheirseats.wegavethemeachagood-byekiss,andthenwewalkedoutthedoor.wedidn'ttalktoeachotheronthewaybacktotheparkinglotandontoourrespectivejobs.weweretooinvolvedthinkingaboutyou.thereweresomanythingswewantedtotellyou,teacher.toomanythingswereleftunsaid.soi'mwritingtoyou.i'dliketotellyouthethingswedidn'thavetimeforthatfirstmorning.ihopeyounoticedbeth'sdress.shelookedbeautifulinit.nowiknowyoumightthinkthat'safather'sprejudice,butshethinksshelooksbeautifulinit,andthat'swhat'sreallyimportant.didyouknowwespentafullweeksearchingtheshoppingmallsforjusttherightdressforthatspecialoasion?shewouldn'tshowyou,buti'msureshe'dlikeyoutoknowthatshepickedthatdressbecauseofthewayitunfurledasshedancedinfrontofthemirrorsintheclothingstore.theminuteshetriediton,sheknewshe'dfoundherspecialdress.iwonderifyounoticed.justawordfromyouwouldmakethatdressallthemorewondrous.

hershoestellalotaboutbethandalotaboutherfamily.atleastthey'reworthaminuteofyourtime.yes,they'reblueshoeswithonestrap.solid,well-madeshoes,nottoostylish,youknowthekind.whatyoudon'tknowishowwearguedaboutgettingthekindofshoesshesaidallthegirlswouldbewearing.wesaidnotoplasticshoesinpurpleorpinkororange.

bethwasworriedthattheotherkidswouldlaughatherbabyshoes.intheendshetriedthesolidblueonesonand,withasmile,toldusshealwaysdidlikestrapshoes.that'sthefirst-born,eagertoplease.she'sliketheshoes