This year, I’ve had several students think that it is fun to call me “Mom.” It started pretty early in the school year with one student, and then it spread to several. At first it was funny, then annoying for a bit, and now I’ve realized something. Sometimes, students call you mom because they wish you were their mom. After discovering something about a student that broke my heart this week, it’s changed my perspective on being called mom by students. Now, I realize that many of my students call me mom because it’s funny, but some do because they need a stable influence. So if it makes you feel better, you can just call me mom.
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