In my six years of teaching, this past week has to go down as the most unpredictable and "whacked" (as my students would call it) collection of days ever. From power outages and low barometric pressure (this seriously impacts students' state of mind) to whole classes being gone for testing, nothing happened liked I planned. Nothing. When talking to the students about it yesterday, they told me it was just preparing me for parenthood because nothing will really go as I plan. They are so wise!
As the lil' buddy's birthdate is getting closer and closer I've been thinking a lot about being a parent. I'm struck by the fact that our son will be born with many advantages in our society: he'll be male, white, educated, and surrounded by love. Although he will be born with these advantages, it is our job as parents to teach him about all the other people--all the people at a disadvantage--and make sure that he fights for those people, too. At times it seems like an overwhelming task while coupled with all of the other things he'll need from us. But I know that we are so thankful for the opportunity to be parents and ready to have "no plans."
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