The Bad Day Thread

Hope your day gets better. And hopefully the mom gets her act together, the kids usually have very high hopes .

And now I'm crying, my partner was one of those kids.

Awww, man. Far, your heart is really in it for these kids. I can tell. I'm fortunate that I have almost none of these situations at my school. My kids tend to come from really fantastic families. My parents are more of the helicopter types.

I'm not sure I could emotionally deal with these that you deal with in the public setting. I'd emotionally take it all home every night which is why I had to step away from home hospice after several years. I was worrying about my patients as though they were family and couldn't handle the emotional aspect after some time.

Bless you! This girl and her mom are in my thoughts and prayers that all goes as hoped and wished for.

i will be hopeful for your student along with you - it's tough to put on a brave face sometimes when you know that they came from a nightmare and despite the parent working to improve and us being positive - we still have that skeptical feeling in our gut knowing that a leopard can't change it's spots. Good luck, dear student. And Good luck Farawyn, it's tough to let go in a situation like that.

Aw. So, I'm already having a bad day.

One of my students, the one that tells people I'm her mom because she really doesn't have anyone else to call mom, just came to say goodbye.

Moving in with her real mom, who is trying like hell to make things right with her daughter.

She'd better.

I corrected the kid when she called me mom, btw. She was just in my office every.single.day. and I care about her.

Happy the kid is hopefully getting a fresh start. Sad for me.

(((hugs))) Far, it sounds like this kid was lucky to have you!

As an aside, I like the idea of a Bad Day thread. Nobody else understands a school nurse like another school nurse!

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OldDude said it beautifully.

Hugs to you, Far!

We do "get it".

I hear you, Far. I said goodbye to one of "my" kids last week. In a messy custody battle, he was living with family but mom wanted him back. Eventually the judge granted her custody but that meant moving to a different district and leaving the only stable situation he had been in for his whole life.

He hugged me and told me I was "a real friend" and would miss me forever and I nearly lost it. His teacher and I basically clutched each other and cried that afternoon. I just tried to console myself knowing that he is old enough (4th grade) that he will hopefully remember how much everyone at the school adored him. I think about him all the time and probably will continue to do so. Your little one will never forget how much you meant to her.

Old Dude is spot on. She will remember you and you may have made such an impact that you may change her destiny. My wife lost her mom at 10. She was a single mother and died around Christmas. One of the nurses who cared for her took my wife under her wing, came to their house and gave her an interest in nursing. My wife continued to visit her into adulthood and my kids know about Mrs. Brown. You are one of the reasons nurses are the most trusted professions, thank you.

I hear you, Far. I said goodbye to one of "my" kids last week. In a messy custody battle, he was living with family but mom wanted him back. Eventually the judge granted her custody but that meant moving to a different district and leaving the only stable situation he had been in for his whole life.

He hugged me and told me I was "a real friend" and would miss me forever and I nearly lost it. His teacher and I basically clutched each other and cried that afternoon. I just tried to console myself knowing that he is old enough (4th grade) that he will hopefully remember how much everyone at the school adored him. I think about him all the time and probably will continue to do so. Your little one will never forget how much you meant to her.

Tears in my eyes. This brings to our minds the special little ones that we have been blessed to call our own "kids".

Reminds me of one of my favorite new quotes:

"Every child you encounter is a divine appointment."

— Wess Stafford, President Emeritus of Compassion International

Keep up the good work my School Nurse friends.