We took our kids north to go tubing down a river. It was beautiful there. The kids were complete kids about it. They had a blast. Last night, I dreamt that I walked out on it and quit my job. In the dream, I was stuck entertaining all the kids while my coordinator was doing a million side quests. ADHD things. I woke up dreading coming into work. The day started exactly how I dreamt it.
While we were out there, drifting down the river, I was keeping an eye on the kids. As one should be. Then I spotted the other mentor trying to climb a cliff. I yelled at him to get down. Repeatedly. Like, that isn’t mentorship, that is Darwinism. He caused a mini landslide onto himself immediately after I yelled out. He needed stitches. He fractured his ankle. There was a midway point where we regrouped. The park staff drove him to the hospital in town. My coordinator tried to go with him and leave me with the kids to finish tubing. I put my foot down. The kids were restless while we were on land. One of the kids’ moms was with us, but she isn’t an employee. Other than all of that, it was a good day for the kids. They had an absolute blast. I’m so happy we got to do that for them. Along the way, we spotted a black bear watching us on the cliff.
The kid with the additional needs, who is on the spectrum, it was his mother who came with us. He is a handful sometimes, and I was so glad she was there. Yesterday we took him fishing. We all had to cram into the car. I took the middle in the back. He wasn’t happy about it. He doesn’t like people being too close. Especially dislikes physical contact. On the drive back, he rested his head on me instead of the window. I was so moved by that.
Tomorrow, my sister drives into town so we can celebrate her daughter’s second birthday. I look forward to seeing my little niece. On Sunday, my other sister and my bestie are driving up north to a small town for a playdate for their kids. I’m looking forward to that as well. The weekend after that, I am going camping with the girls. I’ve been going too hard, I am getting burned out. I like this problem though.
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