The PTM session in the morning struck a chord in me. Never would I realized that I am carrying a huge burden on my shoulder by becoming a tutor for these kids. Obviously, their parents pinned high hopes on us, as the tutors to mould their students. I had a long conversation with the mother of one of my NA student. Apparently, she is having a horrendous time trying to control her teenage daughter. I was quite taken aback when the mother practically started emptying the whole family's skeletons closet. I was a total stranger to her and to think that she trusted me so much so that she was able to come clear shows how dignified the status of a teacher really is. Or maybe she was really in a desperate need of a listening ear, which I was very glad to lend to. I tried my best to soothe the frayed nerves of the poor mother even though I knew that I do not have much experience to begin with. Her huge commitment to understand the daughter's problems really make me think of my own mother whom I have to say is soo very different from her. Sometimes, I wish for a more typical mother. But well, I guess you cannot have everything in life. There is always a flaw and there is a good reason why God provide you with such. I am trying to accept this faith since young. Remember Ayuni, Patience is a Virtue.
The whole session made me realized that teaching may not be a horrible career after all. (Pardon me) In fact, it is a noble professional where you play a very important role of nurturing students. If I will ever be one, I will rather be a secondary school teacher as it is more challenging. Nurturing troubled teenagers will be an honourable job but of course, it will be a stressful one too. Well, we see how things go. I will try my best to achieve my dream career since journalism has always been a childhood dream. The rest is in the hands of dear God.  ¶ 11:54 PM