It’s over. A chapter in my life has closed. I have finally
graduated from middle school. This week was tough. There were many “lasts.” My
emotions have been a swirling mess. I am caught between the excitement I feel
about starting graduate school this year and the sadness I feel leaving my kids
and a theatre program I’ve poured myself into over the past 4 years.
I didn't tell my kids I was leaving until the end of the
week. I put it off as long as I could. Saying goodbye is never easy to do. I
made a video to announce to them I was leaving. I decided to go that route because
I couldn’t stand in front of my student and tell them I wouldn’t be there next
year without crying, and I wanted everyone to get the same message. I stood at the back of the room fighting back
tears as they watched it. So now I turn the page to a new chapter and take a
step into a new adventure. Here’s to risk taking and a blank page.
Feel free to watch my goodbye video if you would like.
