i will not be moving up with my first 1:1 child and i don’t know how to get over it
i started this job when i was 19, the kiddo i work with and i have established such a strong bond. however, she does not like any of the other teachers, and will drop to the floor and cry if they come to help her.
i’m 21 now, i’ve had 2 years with this wonderful girl and since hearing the news i won’t be with her due to this attachment next year, i have taken it really hard. i cried when i got to work today, but held it together in front of my peers, i cried when i saw her, i cried when i got home and i’m crying as i write this. i am so so proud of this girl and the progress she’s made, but i am having such a difficult time letting go. i genuinely think i might be too much of a softie for this job because this is a type of heartbreak i have never experienced. i’m wondering if most people feel this way or if i need to find another job to avoid feeling this way again.
her mom requested i follow her next year as well, and has expressed to me how much she appreciates me and how much i’ve done to help, and i’m sad for that reason as well. i wish i could do more