Hugs!

Today during afterschool program I had a little girl who just wanted to play with me all recess. She's so cute and always tells me things like "Before afterschool today, I made the decision that I would be very quiet and well behaved." When we were coming in for recess she came up to me and gave me a big big hug. However, with all the silly things that go on in today's world, teachers are not allowed to "touch" the students. I had to give her a quick few pats on the back and kind of push her off of me. I wish I could have given her a big hug back because it feels so nice to be loved and appreciated!