If only they knew...

Certain comments have made me laugh (internally) simply because my friends have no idea how true they are. Take Tuesday, for instance. Jeanne (a friend and co-worker) referenced a meeting we had had the day before, during which she shared that she would serve as a full-time gifted teacher next year, thus eliminating the need for my assistance with the program. Our supervisor commented that I would surely want to be involved with the curriculum aspect, to which Jeanne and I just paused, before she offered an elusive reply (she and I had already agreed prior to this that the shift in the position was actually a good thing, oops, a God-thing). Upon discussing this Tuesday, Jeanne asked me if I thought our supervisor noticed the "pregnant pause". Oh, Jeanne. If only you knew how pregnant that pause was!

Then, of course, there's my students. One of my former students (a senior, and a great young lady) stopped by to visit. She stayed for a good 45 minutes, filling me in on her senior year, from classes to prom to drama (as in high school drama, not theatre) to her college plans. Oh, and the fact that her sister is pregnant. Because this student is one I will always remember fondly, and one who would be excited by my news, I wanted to tell her... but couldn't. *sigh*

And then there's today. While my juniors were working on an assignment, one of my co-workers stopped by with her son (today was take your child to work day). That in turn prompted questions ("Do you have any kids?" "Do you want any kids?" "When will you have them?") from my students. I simply smiled, and replied, "No, yes, and someday." If only they knew...