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NEWSLETTER

LOVE IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
By Linda Rimmer
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My father had died the previous winter and Mom had taken his death very hard. She blamed herself because we had had to place him in a nursing home.

"I just know that broke his heart, Lynn. I should have been with him at the end."

Nothing I said could ease her sorrow, but today, she seemed more cheerful than she had been in some time. When I left for work, she waved good-bye and I thought how beautiful she looked standing in the doorway. For a minute, I thought of turning back and giving her one more hug. Later, I would ask myself if I knew something would go wrong that day.

Soon enough, I was caught up in the daily routine of teaching. Mary's class was not one of my favorites. She taught sixth grade math to kids who were totally uninterested in the subject. And she didn't seem to have much discipline with them, either.

"Billy Anderson, if I have to tell you one more time to pay attention, you'll be on your way to the principal's office for the rest of the morning. Susan, stop passing notes to Karen."

I don't know who was happier to hear the bell ring, the students or me. I headed for the teachers' lounge, hoping for a few minutes of peace and quiet. Instead, I found Stephanie Wilcox sitting in a chair drinking coffee. Stephanie was blonde, twenty-eight, cute, all the things I had wanted to be all my life. She also had a nice personality, and was friends with anyone who met her. She sent a sympathetic look my way.

"How did you make out with Mary's class, or should I even bother asking?"

I tried not to groan too loudly as I sank on the couch.

"You know, I can understand now why she has such a hard time finding babysitters for her kids. The woman does not know the meaning of the word discipline. I spent most of my time trying to bring order to the class. To be honest, I doubt I taught anyone in there much of anything this morning."

"Mary needs to please people. She's afraid to discipline her class because she thinks her pupils will hate her if she tries. It's sad in a way, because they come into my class knowing nothing about math. Well, Mary wouldn't listen to any advice we'd try to give her so she'll just have to learn on her own."

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