What a student said to me after a volunteer session, left me smiling all day😊
I've been volunteering online for an NGO project for the past 2 years. It involves counseling teenagers from rural areas about career choices.
I always accept such opportunities, hoping I could be useful in some way. And I also have my own selfish reasons...
I'm 40 & single and had always dreamt of being a mother with lots of happy children. So these virtual interactions help me enjoy that feeling ...momentarily 🙂
Yesterday, at the end of the session, after I finished my endless blabbering... when I was about to close, one of the kids suddenly took the mic and said "thankyou so much ma'am... you don't know what you mean to us" 🥹🥲
Even my bones were smiling I guess...when I heard this. And by coincidence, today happens to be mother's day :)
Maybe motherhood was never only about reproduction but also about inclusiveness.
The girl didn't realize, but in that moment, I felt like she gave me a virtual hug ❤️