"THINGS THAT COULD MAKE YOU WANT TO CRY" in THE REALITY SOAP: AFTER DAD'S FUNERAL

Students:"Where have you been? We didn't see you for two weeks!"

Me: (draws my family tree):

ROY --- WATI

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DIRA RUBY ALDI

"Okay, this is my family. Can you tell me who Roy is?"

Students:"FATHER!"

Me: (smiles)"Good." (draws a man's face and writes the word "SICK" under it) "This is my father."

Students:"He's sick?"

Me: (smiles a little sadly this time) "Not anymore now." (adds a 'halo' above the man's head)

Students:"Oh."

Student1:"So, there are only mother, sister, brother, and you?"

Me:"That's right."

Student2:"Does that mean your daddy's in heaven now?"

Me: (smiles while fighting back tears) "Let's pray for that, okay?"

Students:"Okay."

Me: "Can you guys do me a favour?" (watches the students nod) "When you see your fathers, give them a very big hug, okay?"

Students: "Okay."

R.